I’m the Demon King, but There Are Too Many Heroes

001. Failure, and

I was a good student.

He entered the Demon King Military Academy as a senior and graduated as a senior.

There were no other demons above me, and no one could surpass me.

‘The Demon King’s Standard’

I dig deeper into the theory established when the Demon Realm began to expand.

And when he finally became a complete demon king and was dispatched to the dimension, he shone.

I followed the standard more diligently than anyone else.

We proceeded with the grand plan step by step according to the standard.

They built a tower and kidnapped the princess.

I masterminded and wreaked havoc and helped materially and spiritually Heros both men and women to grow.

Goblins were placed on the 1st floor and Balrogs were placed on the 19th floor in the tower that had grown to over 20 floors. And sitting on the throne at the top, he waited for the warriors.

Everything was perfect.

Everything went as planned.

The standard was not wrong, and I was finally left with one last step.

I never thought that I would not be able to take that last step.

I never dreamed that the standard that I, the Demon King, and the Demon Realm had blindly trusted, was being manipulated by mere mortals.

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cool-

vomited blood An incomprehensible reality sometimes breeds denial.

I couldn’t face reality.

Why is the black flame that I am proud of not harming the warriors?

Why is the red sword of a hero able to pierce my scales, which are harder than any metal in the world, and dig into my heart?

I couldn’t understand.

“how···?”

Doubts outweighed the fear of death.

I faithfully followed the Demon King’s standard.

I kidnapped the princesses and directed the wrath of the kingdoms to me, and became a blackout, causing the wrath and sorrow of more people.

They made me stronger.

Most of the restrictions on dimensional interference were lifted, and a significant part of the land became demonic, so even full occupation was not a dream.

The next thing he took was to help the warrior grow.

Their special feelings are invaluable. Because standard was telling them to raise them and eat them.

I raised them according to the teachings. It was a job to bear fruit and now sit on the top of the tower, indulge in the ripe warriors, and get drunk with magic.

But why did I fall?

“how? Are you bastards of the Demon King really like that?”

cook-

The brave man who had bruised my grand plans sneered at me.

“I don’t understand why you guys always put on a look of disbelief even when you put yourself in this situation.”

“What nonsense…!”

“You must kidnap a princess or a prince and send a signal to humans. The Demon King has started his activities, so stop it. How in the world can you be so kind? If I had killed the king, the kingdom would be in chaos.”

That’s because when you kidnap the king, your anger turns into greed and starts a war between them for the throne.

“And make sure to send subordinates to the warriors. It’s just picking a level that you can deal with in moderation.”

Because the hero can’t die in the middle. Be careful not to spoil the best dishes.

Because that’s the standard’s teaching.

“Is that all? If you go to the tower, wherever you go, if you don’t go, you send the demons again. So how do we know? thanks. Even if it’s a little risky anyway, it’s at a level that I can deal with, so I say thank you and eat it. It’s amazing how you can spend time with such a perfect level? My parents won’t be as delicate as you.”

“How about when we get to the tower? It’s better there. There are always weak monsters on the first floor. The higher you go, the more your level will gradually rise, so you can train according to your level.”

The warrior nodded his head. ‘Thank you,’ he muttered a little. Seeing that, my stomach twisted.

I realized something was wrong.

“Do you know what the tower is famous for among the warriors? It is a bonanza with a lot of food that can grow stably. A heavenly treasure trove.”

the guy whispers

They say that my beliefs in the Demon Realm, of the Demon Lord, were wrong from the beginning.

It is said that the demon king does not raise and eat the hero, but the hero makes fun of the demon king.

“Some of the heroes enter the Demon King’s Tower and come out after clearing everything except the top. why? comfortable Even if you kill everything anyway, it will reset again after a few months. Truly the best hunting ground. Oh, you don’t know because there is very little interaction between you demon lords?”

It’s called a hunting ground.

my tower

“But sometimes, there are times when I don’t feel like doing that anymore. It’s going to be tiring and boring. Then you just have to kill the demon king. After looking around with an expression of incomprehension like you, a new demon king and tower will appear soon after. Then it will be fresh again.”

A hunting ground that never disappears. How good?

“However, you were a little tough. Compared to other demon lords, he is much stronger. Thanks to that, many warriors suffered. But, whatever, they do the same thing, so in the end it was a planned ending.”

I was confused.

To the Demon King, a hero is a pig that can be eaten at any time. They only gain a little more weight and raise them to eat deliciously, but that doesn’t make a pig a dragon.

That was the thought of all demon lords and demons.

It was denied from the root.

The hero was not a pig, but a dragon capable of killing the demon king from the beginning.

And the Demon King was raising a dragon that could kill him with his own hands.

No, it was the opposite from the beginning. The hero was making fun of the demon king.

how. how can this be

“Well then, my lord. Thank you for that time. Thanks to this, I also made a name for myself as a warrior. I wonder who will come and entertain us next.”

The warrior, the warriors laugh. A clear smirk is engraved in my pupils.

“I···! I am the Demon King! How dare you guys make fun of me!”

“king? Is there a king here?”

“I have a good Godfather. Who cares more for us than the demon kings?”

“That’s right. right.”

The guys giggled.

Anger soared. He couldn’t control the heat that was about to explode. So I didn’t hold back.

“Even if I go when I go, I will never go alone.”

The already pierced heart was losing its strength.

It doesn’t change that I die here.

Then I will punish them and leave. I will make sure to pay the price for taunting the Demon King.

Even if I give my last life.

squeezed my heart All the magic was raised.

The flames rose and the heat surged.

“This bastard is making a refurbishment!”

“Cut off your head right now!”

The warriors who realized the situation later shouted. urgent movement. The cool blade of the sword aimed at his neck.

spatula-

There was a tingling in the neck area. My vision was completely turned around.

But it’s already too late.

In his rolling vision, he lost his head and saw his body scattered. The heart pierced by the warrior’s sword was expanding with black heat.

Magi that had gathered enough exploded all firepower using the heart as a medium.

I saw the warriors running away in a hurry.

Black heat engulfed the room.

‘ah.’

hot.

My flame is so hot

The past flashed past like a lantern. There was skepticism and regret.

standard was wrong.

If I had known that the warriors saw the Demon King as a hogu because of the standard, I would have never followed it.

If given another chance.

At that time, I’d give the standard Orc orc.

But it was too late to regret.

vision was blurred.

* * *

‘···My.’

The mind floated in the dark.

i’m dead If so, is this the underworld?

where am i going

‘···My Day···.’

A faint voice tickled his ears. But the drowsy mind paid no attention to it.

“Berge Deias! Isn’t it!”

That moment-

vision brightened got up abruptly.

It was an auditorium. Hundreds of demons were all looking at me.

What’s the matter?

“Berge Deias! Forward! Fast forward!”

For a moment, I realized that the host on the podium was still calling me.

I hurriedly climbed onto the podium. An old vampire greeted me.

“Berge Deias. You don’t normally do that, so why do you do that on graduation day?”

A voice full of concern. From his words I inferred many things.

Graduation ceremony, and the present site.

Vampire, the chairman put a red badge on my chest. A symbol of the Demon King given to all students who have completed the Demon King Military Academy.

It was then that I realized the exact situation.

It was the graduation ceremony of the Demon King Military Academy that took place 15 years ago.

After graduating from high school, I was a gifted person who received the attention of many people.

“it’s nothing.”

“Then I’m happy. I have high expectations for you and everyone at school.”

He recites what the chairman had said in the past without making a single mistake.

I couldn’t understand why he returned to the day of the graduation ceremony.

But the opportunity could not be denied.

“Thank you, I will do my best.”

“okay.”

The chairman patted my shoulder. After that, the cadets, including the second seat, climbed up the stage one by one.

They all wore badges.

– All graduates, please look back.

turned around Hundreds of demons were celebrating our graduation.

– Then, from now on, we will begin the oath of the graduates who will become the new Demon King.

– The senior graduate, Berge Deias, will be read as the representative.

A hologram appeared in front of me.

[One. The Demon King must build a tower in the assigned world.]

[2. The Demon King must kidnap the prince or princess.]

[3. It should become a dark curtain and cause riots. And you have to leave traces that you are a black screen.]

[4. The Demon King must help the warrior grow both physically and mentally.]

[5. The lower floors of the tower place low-level monsters and monsters, and the higher you go, the higher the level. The Demon King must always wait for the hero at the top.]

[6. The tower is…]

that.

‘The Demon King’s standard.’

Things I’ve watched so much, I’ve memorized until my head explodes, and I’ve done my best to practice.

And the garbage that drove me to death and made me a hero’s plaything.

I have to read that from now on. You have to make an oath in front of everyone that you will keep it well.

dog sound.

– Berge Deias?

That’s an asshole-like bridle. Even if it deviates, it is the wrong piece of garbage from the very beginning.

I didn’t want to read. I had no intention of reading.

– Hurry up and sing the standard of the great Demon King.

The moderator urged me.

I knew how serious a sin it was to deny the standard in a public place where everyone saw it.

It is also about scattering ashes on my brilliant future.

But I.

He died and was fooled by the standard.

“Impossible.”

So I hated it more than I loved it and trusted it.

In an instant, the hall became quiet.

“I can’t take an oath like that. Keeping the standard of the Demon King is a foolish and stupid thing that is no different from carrying a hatchling’s corpse and entering a dragon’s rare. That standard!”

Berge raised his head and shouted.

“It’s trash!”

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It was the moment when the best chief of the Demon King Military Academy turned into a rare underdog.