Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo Dorei Majutsu Vol 2 Prologue

Part 1

Lifelia Kingdom, Calendar Year 164——

It was a dreary room that only had one window that took in light on the stone piled wall and only one large bed.

Three people were sitting on the bed and one person that came to visit was standing at the doorway.
The man at the center of the bed was the Demon that had sinister horns growing from his head, 《The Demon King, Diablo》. On his left and right were young ladies that had 《Slavery Chokers》 placed on them.

One of the young ladies was the short Pantherian, Rem Galeu. The panther ears that were on her head, her hair that grew down to her waist, and the slender tail that stretched out from her bottom were all a fascinatingly elegant black color. Since normal Pantherians had a leopard print design, black was rare.[1]

Although she had some childish looks left over, it was beautifully arranged, and her slanted eyes like that of a cat and her pursed mouth made one feel the strength of her determination.

The other young lady was the Elf, Shera L. Greenwood.

Shera’s hair was gold colored as if it were gold that had been melted and spread out like a rolling plain. Her eyes were a cerulean blue like the sky, and her skin was white and smooth like white porcelain.

Right now, she had an appearance that excessively had too little clothing.

Normal Elves were slender and had figures that had meager curves, but Shera had a very large chest that gave her a sensual body. They looked like they would fall out at any moment from her little cloth.

She looked like a child that was still only about ten years old, but they didn’t know her real age. Being of a race called Grasswalker, even if they grow up, their outward appearance is still that of a child. Also, they had ears and tails like that of a rabbit.

That Adventurer’s Guild Guildmaster opened her mouth.

「……A demand for the delivery of Shera L. Greenwood had been delivered to the feudal lord of Faltra City from the Elf Kingdom. There is still ten-something days until the settlement date, and if isn’t executed, they say that they won’t hesitate to start a war.」

Still expressing a smile, Sylvie declared something astonishing.

There was something called the Greenwood Kingdom, which was the Elf race’s suzerain state. Shera was that country’s princess. Having various circumstances, it seems that she ran away. However, the Elves were trying to bring her back.

The Guildmaster breathed a sigh.

「Normally, we would have handed Shera-chan over, you know? We don’t want to have something like a war after all. But there’s one thing troubling us.」

He could pretty much predict what it was that she was trying to say.

「It’s you, Diablo-san……You probably won’t relinquish Shera-chan, will you?」

「So that means that Faltra City’s feudal lord, who was demanded to hand her over, will have to make a decision……Either defeat Diablo-san and snatch Shera-chan away, or not hand Shera-chan over and have a war with the Greenwood Kingdom.」

Not good……

During the time he acted as a Demon King in the game, he experienced battles of one versus six.

However, he was inexperienced in battles against 1,000 or 10,000 people. As one would expect, his MP probably wouldn’t last.

Of course, he also wanted to avoid something like a war between the Humans and the Elves, but he first needed to avoid the situation where he would be targeted.

It’s impossible.

If his former self came out, he could only say things like 「Ah–」 or 「Uh–」.

As he thought, he had no choice but to do his Demon King role play.

「Kukuku……Very well……I was just thinking that I was getting tired of lying idle. If the opponent is going to be the nation’s armed forces, they aren’t lacking. I shall return the country to ash with my magic.」

He said it in a voice he made as low as he possibly could.

「Wait, wait! I was saying that that choice is impossible! To fight with you, Diablo-san, who repelled the Demonic Being military force all by yourself, that wouldn’t be any different from making enemies with a single country, and more importantly, it would be brutal.」

——That I did!

Sylvie put up her index finger.

「Here’s a quest from me and the troubled feudal lord. Prevent the war with the Greenwood Kingdom, ‘kay, Diablo-san!」

I refuse.

However, he naturally had no choice but to accept it. In order to protect Shera……

「L, listen……Diablo……I……I can……run away on my own again, you know?」

Shera added one more thing as if she were flustered.

「Will you be able to run away from the Elven forces by yourself?」

He tightly gripped his fist.

「Do you truly feel that “it can’t be helped”?」

He understood what she wanted to say.

However, would she be able to get away?

In that case, should he protect Shera and fight with the Greenwood Kingdom? That would be reckless.

If it was him before he came to this world, he would have refused without a worry. He might have said “it can’t be helped”. It’s because something like stopping a war all alone was absurd.

The answer was already decided.
It’s because his current self was——the Demon King Diablo!

「Do not make light of me. A Demon King that would yield to something like a nation’s armed forces, there’s no such thing.」

Shera opened her eyes wide.

「The other day, you acknowledged that you were “the Demon King’s property”, correct?」

「If there is no lie in those words, then don’t selfishly say that you’ll “run away alone”. Do you doubt my strength?」

「Hmph, I shall show no mercy to those that challenge me, but……I will at least give them warning. Just leave everything to me.」

His promising without proper consideration was also excessive. A cold sweat went down along his spine and his mouth felt like it was going to twitch.

「……Is it……alright for me……to be together with you, Diablo?」

「Uwaahn! Thank you! The truth is! The truth is! I!」

The considerable sensual feeling was……squeezing him.
He firmly endured the 「Uwah」 that he was about to unintentionally let out. A Demon King wouldn’t get flustered over something like being pressed with boobs!

Rem made a sigh.

While wiping her tears, Shera asked.

「……I have never heard of a case before where the 《Slavery Ceremony》 was reflected. Because of that, the exact details regarding the 《Slavery Chokers》 that were placed on us are unknown. However, if it were normal, the Summoned Beast wouldn’t be able to separate very far from the Summoner.」

「……Though, there are cases where……they’re ordered not to separate from them.」

「……For a stupid Elf, you remembered that well. However, if you were to run away on your own, you’d have to go to another town or maybe even further, right? Now then……did you think of that as a possibility?」

Rem sighed a second time.

The responsibility was really important.

——What should I do? What should I do? What should I do?

Sylvie hit her hands together with a *Pon*.

Diablo frowned.

「No, it seems the client was her older brother, Prince Kiira. They say that the one that brings her back will get one hundred million F. If a commoner were to get that much, they’d be able to live their life without working.」

Rem muttered and Shera made a frightened facial expression. Diablo reflexively raised his voice.

Rage oozed from him.

Rem and Shera, and even Sylvie raised surprised voices.

——What’s going on?

Come to think of it, he felt that the power was stronger when he was firmly anxious about something than when he normally used magic.

If I were to be holding 《The Staff of Tenma》 which raised my INT, how would it have turned out? I really don’t want magic being spontaneously discharged——is what Diablo thought.

Diablo took a deep breath and calmed his emotions.

Sylvie made a wry smile.

「Don’t you people share information?」

Since this other world didn’t have the internet, he imagined that it would be at the level of barroom idle talk, but he didn’t expect that it wouldn’t have spread at all.

「There are two reasons——First, Diablo-san, you’re a 《Chemical Element Magician》, aren’t you? As you know, in this Lifelia Kingdom, when you speak of Magicians, it’s about 《Summoners》. It’s because we think that Chemical Elemental magic is weak.」

The reason was simple. It was because they were the ones with the most power.

Compared to that, the game’s Summoner was a misfortunate job. Even if they did their best to summon something, the Summoned Beast would be weaker than a Warrior of the same level.

The Summoned Beast’s advantage was, at most, that even if it were to be defeated, the practitioner wouldn’t get injured.

However, this world was different.

He knew the reason.

A majority of the Adventurers wouldn’t look to level up or pursue rare equipment, and were satisfied with enough strength just to live day to day. Without risking their lives, training themselves, or challenging formidable enemies, starting with a range where they wouldn’t die, they thought it would be fine if could just earn their living expenses.

They wouldn’t recklessly attack like they did in the game. Possessing cowardice where they would only run away if they saw an opponent they were no match for, they valued their lives, and seemed to be that much weaker.

How the practitioner would be safe was also a huge advantage.

They’d laugh it off as a joke. Or at most, they would only think of it was “he seems to be strong for a Chemical Elemental Magician”.

However, apart from his emotions, he needed to consent to it. In this world, Chemical Element Magicians were thought of as weak.

「It can’t be helped. It’s because Diablo-san’s strength is unimaginable. And then, about the other reason——I’m forbidden to speak of it.」

「I also thought that it would be something unnecessary, but you guys, it seems like you have various circumstances going on, don’t you? That’s why I thought that it would be better if you didn’t stand out too much. Though, I don’t know much of the details.」

At the very least, she seemed to know about Shera’s lineage. Although Shera said that she was hiding it, since she let it slip to other people, that was fine but……

「You, you say that you don’t know the details, but……just how much do you know?」

When she said stuff like this, even though she had the outward appearance of a child, it felt like Sylvie was older than Diablo.

She probably accumulated a proportionate amount of experience.

「……I’m grateful for your concern.」

「……Thank you very much.」

Sylvie made a proposal.

It was an attractive idea.

It felt like they could trust Sylvie’s character.

For Diablo, he couldn’t make the decision.

Diablo had a communication disorder. If he could obediently get along with someone just by being told “Let’s get along”, he wouldn’t have had an eternity playing solo.
He was bad at shortening the distance with other people.

Trusting them, feeling like he got along with them, but not having a close enough relationship as he thought, he’d get betrayed.

If he was going to worry about the sense of distance, then it would be easier to not get closer to them from the beginning.

Right now, it was a situation where it was before the war.

Just what should he do?

The foundation of a quest capture was information gathering.

Diablo opened his mouth to make a certain demand.
「I do not like being indebted to other people. More importantly——」

A sudden thunderous roar interrupted Diablo’s words.

Translator’s Notes:
[1] Pantherian was my liberal translation of the race. Original is 豹人族 (hyoujinzoku) with no other way of reading it. The character 豹 can be read as leopard or panther.

Part 2

The stone wall behind them collapsed.

If it was magic or a large type of weapon, it was probably possible to destroy it.

Sylvie jumped back from in front of the door. She shouted.

She landed beside the bed that Diablo was on.

As Diablo tried to grasp the situation, he ran his eyes around the surroundings.

Three of them came in from the hallway.

The characteristics of the men of the Dwarf race were burly muscles, beards that could conceal their mouths and necks, and a short and stout figure. They’re slow-footed and magic is their weak point, but they’re tenacious and excel in physical strength. They possess the natural talent for the Warrior type.

Continuing on from the Dwarf was two melancholy-eyed, light armored Grasswalker Warriors.

These two Grasswalkers had completely the same face. It wasn’t that they were similar because they were of the same race, they were the splitting image of each other as if they were mirroring each other. Could they be twins?

The one that destroyed the back wall and entered the room was a Pantherian Warrior that had hook claws equipped.

Diablo’s group was gathered on the bed that was at the center of the room.
Since it wasn’t a very spacious place, it looked like they were caught from the front and back.

——These guys, so they’re Adventurers!

Rem asked a question to Shera.

Before, Shera had easily discovered Elven elites that were lurking in the forest. She had also sensed the fight with the Demonic Being that was happening in the town.

For that Shera to not notice them until they had attacked……Were the opponents superior to her? Or was there another reason?

「There are so many people inside the town that I couldn’t tell!」

There was a great number of people within the town. Perceiving only the ones that held malice towards them and were getting closer was probably much harder than discovering Elves in the forest.

Though, if possible, it would be best if he could make them pull back by threatening them……
Diablo talked with a terrifying voice.

「You fools that have appeared before me……Does this mean you do not need your lives?」

The Grasswalker twins whispered together.

「He did ask if “we need our lives”, little bro.」

「No, we won’t answer him. Our target isn’t the Demon.」

「That’s right, it’s that Elf.」

「M, me!? But I don’t know any of you guys!?」

「……It was explained just now by Sylvie-san……They’re Adventurers……no……criminals whose objective is the bounty placed by the Greenwood Prince.」

——How could this happen! 《The Staff of Tenma》 is deeper in the room!

Since Diablo was level 150, he could use it without a problem, but it was easier to aim and control the power with the staff.

Right now, what he had equipped was——《The Distorted Crown》 that possessed an Auto-HP Recovery effect and looked like curved horns of a devil and the super rare item, 《The Demon King’s Ring》 that had the effect of Magic Reflection.

Although he was exhausted, this was a terrible situation.

Rem tried to take out a crystal from the pocket of her hemp belt. By throwing that, she could use a Summoned Beast.

「Whoa there!」

——He’s faster than I thought. Is this Warrior’s level around 20?

「Kyah!?」

However, since Rem’s concentration was interrupted in the middle, the Summoned Beast wasn’t called out.

「Th, thank you very much……」

The Dwarf Warrior licked his lips.

They were inside a small room.

They’d be able to deal with the Magician before the Magician would be able to do something, is probably what they thought.

——When compared to me, these guys’ movements are slow.

However, if he used attack magic, the opponent might die.

Putting himself aside, damage might also befall Rem and the others.

——Can I win even if I’m bare handed?

But, what if Shera was kidnapped as he was fighting? What if Rem was killed?

Earlier, before the door was kicked open, she should have jumped towards him.

Suddenly, Sylvie’s voice resounded in the room.

「《Ivy Bind》!」

From underfoot of one of the attackers——From underfoot of the Dwarf Warrior, the light of magic power welled up. Thick ivy plants stretched out from the floor.

The Dwarf raised a surprised voice.

The ivy quickly restrained the Dwarf.

Even though she should have been right beside him, that was an unexpected Hide Skill.

That magic gave the opponent a bad status called 《Bind》——It was something powerful that would seal action for a fixed period of time.

《Ivy Bind》 was a support-type magic. It wasn’t possible to defeat an enemy just by only stopping the opponent. When fighting with a group, it’s effectiveness would be displayed, but there would be no meaning to it when acting alone.

——A situation where I would have to worry about being sure not to kill opponents that challenged me wasn’t in the game after all.

「You guys! You’re not Faltra City’s Adventurers, are you! Where did you come from!?」

「That’s Faltra City’s Guildmaster, Nii-san.」

「That’s unexpected, isn’t it.」

They had exactly the same voice and the same tone. Some weirdness could be felt.

「Should we keep going, Nii-san?」

「Well then, shall we resign?」

「Got it, Nii-san. In that case——」

——He’s planning on using an item!?
The small tube that he pulled out from his pouch released a radiance.

His field of vision was enveloped by a pure white light.

「ッ!」

A distraction.

Possible to manufacture with a Craft-type Skill, it was an item that, when used, gave the bad status of 《Blindness》 to targets within a fixed range.

To cure it, either a bad status curing magic or item or a passage of time would be needed.

For that reason, it was a popular item that many Adventurers would be indebted to at least once.

Within his narrowed field of vision, he saw the two Grasswalkers shouldering the restrained Dwarf.

——So shouldering a restrained comrade is alright!?

Diablo was struck with surprise only for a moment.

The Pantherian also left to the outside from the hole of the destroyed wall.

Even if he were to catch them, what kind of information would he get from them? There probably wouldn’t be much meaning to it.

While he was being indecisive, the figures of the attackers could no longer be seen.

Diablo surveyed the room that had become quiet.

The back stone wall that made the bed inserted in the center was collapsed together with the window. Even though it was the second floor, just how did they do it. This was a show of how Adventurer’s abilities were used for stupid things.

——It’s in a terrible state.

However, he thought that the attackers’ judgement was praiseworthy.

Based on his experience from the game, falling into a predicament that wasn’t hypothesized had a high probability of being connected with the party’s annihilation. While hesitating over how to cope with it, the chance to escape would be lost.

Also, the choice was precise.

——This world’s “death” isn’t “decreasing experience points and restarting from a return point”, but “actual death” after all.

Even without listening to Shera’s request, even Diablo didn’t want to kill.

If it were to save someone that he knew, even abandoning some stranger is something that he would do.

——At the very least, I want to put effort into going easy on people.

For Diablo, most of the distraction had no effect, and Sylvie also had a calm looking face.

「……So they escaped……I’m sorry, I only got in the way, didn’t I.」

Although she was sorry for the trouble, Rem nodded.

「……I am grateful that you helped us.」

Shera also raised her voice.

Sylvie puffed up her breastless chest with pride.

——I see, so she reached herself to bad status magic.

In regards to the MMORPG Cross Reverie, although it’s useful in a Party Play, since they’d be hopeless in Solo play, it was fairly rare.

When seeing a strong opponent, Diablo would unconsciously think “if it were him, how would he fight against them” within his head.

For Warrior-types, it was 《Bind》, but for Magician’s like Diablo, would their magic be sealed with 《Silent》?

Support-type magic made the user’s Player Skills come out in plain sight.

Rather than being “Party Play Oriented”, Support Magicians were more like “Party Play Exclusive”.

He couldn’t help but let his awareness that they were hard to deal with take precedence.

There wouldn’t be a problem if it were one-on-one, but if they were to fight someday, Sylvie would need special attention. He decided to be careful so that such a situation wouldn’t happen.

「What is it?」

——No! A Demon King wouldn’t get embarrassed from just looking at something like a little girl’s (that’s what she looks like, but she’s probably an adult) cute behavior and turn his eyes away!

「If you hadn’t extended your hand, they would have probably been annihilated from this world by my magic.」

「I didn’t do something like control myself. Since it looked like you were going to do something, I just watched.」

He had lost sight of Sylvie’s appearance.

In addition, having allies was something that he just couldn’t get accustomed to.

「Although it would have ended as legitimate self-defense even if you were to kill them……If you kill someone of the Races within the town using magic, I think that you would still receive an investigation. And during that time, you wouldn’t be able to protect Shera-chan. There wouldn’t be any meaning after that even if you were acquitted, right?」

「U–n, but the opponent would either be the local knights under the feudal lord’s direct control or the country knights under the king’s direct control. If you oppose them, you’d be a wanted man, you know? Let alone Faltra City, you’d lose your place in the whole Lifelia Kingdom. Leading a vagabond life where you can’t use Inns or stores, that might be fine for you, Diablo-san, but I’m sure it would be harsh from Rem-san and Shera-chan.」

——I see. Even though it was like that, if I killed them, it would have been treated as a PK (Player Kill).

Whether it be in the field or in town, if one were to kill another Player (even if it were an operating miss), within the game, they would be pursued as a criminal.

It seemed that even in this world, they would be treated similarly.

In Cross Reverie, a competition system called PvP——Player versus Player had been implemented.

It would normally be one versus one, but if approval is given, there could also be situations where it was one versus six.

If one won, the result would spread and their experience points would drastically increase.

——Not using attack magic on the attackers might have actually been an amazingly fine play?

However, since a Demon King wouldn’t let his heart race, he continued his attitude as if it didn’t matter.

「Probably. That’s why I proposed the idea of preparing a room for you at the Adventurer’s Guild but——Come to think of it, Diablo-san, weren’t you about to say something a while ago?」

Because of the attackers, his thoughts about that had completely stopped.

And then, speaking of the one that was “the one most likely to have information, and possible to have a conversation with”, it was……

「U–n……are you really?」

If it were someone that had gotten a bit familiar with quests, it was probably a natural thought.

「Haa……Diablo-san, I was thinking that your wish was only natural……But there is something that bothers me a little……You, how should I put this, you don’t use things like words of respect, do you?」

There’s no way a Demon King could say something like that.

There was probably no way he could politely talk with words of respect.

It couldn’t be helped.

「Waaa, hold it, hold it! I didn’t say that I refused, you know!? Ah~, jeez, even I don’t do very well with the feudal lord……I’ll lead you there. It’s because I do think that he’ll meet with you.」

At any rate, if he can meet with him, he should be able to get some information. After all, for a feudal lord, war is something he wouldn’t wish for.

「I shall allow it, you shall guide me there.」

「……This should be obvious but I am going as well.」

When Shera threw away the blanket, she openly had a figure that was naked for the most part.

「……Go change your clothes, stupid Shera.」

「……Let alone the estate, you’d be struck out if you went outside.」

Chapter end