[To any readers still following this story, I'm sorry! I haven't been able to find a writing style that suits me, and writing has been painful, so I've decided to lock the whole thing and rewrite it.
I'm slowly exploring things now, and I've decided to stop worrying about what's popular and just write the stories I want to write as best I can. Once I've revised enough, I'll post it all at once! Thank you.]
Long, long ago, back when this continent was still called Real.
At the beginning of a long rainy season, as plague was brewing and witch hunts were steadily gaining momentum, an unfortunate stranger fell from the sky and landed in a stinking sheep pen near the border.
Minister: "Who is this newcomer?"
Mage: "She has horns. The Free Knights say she's just a goat monster."
Minister: "No, she claims to be the Demon Lord!"
Mage: "The Demon Lord? Ha ha, don't worry. She can't use magic in this world."
Minister: "Hey, she can't use magic, but she healed the sick? And she says she wants to be our healer? Do you even know..."
Mage: "There's no need to worry! The pilgrimage of a healer is perilous. With plague ahead and pursuers behind, she'll never make it to the end!"
King: "Do you see what's following her? She's thrown my kingdom into chaos, and now she's taking them to challenge the Abyss?!"
Mage: "Your Majesty! Don't panic! We'll make her a high priestess to keep her happy! Just wait! She'll leave eventually."
King: "Are you sure?! That dragon is staring right at me! ...I'll ask again, who exactly is this newcomer?!"
The court poet abruptly plucked his strings, lifted his head, and began to sing loudly:
"The Demon Lord, the Demon Lord Vesper!"
Just then, the teleportation circle beside the throne glowed, and a golden-haired figure stepped out, wearing a crown with a pair of proud black horns above her brow.
She sat on the throne and smiled faintly at everyone. "It's been a hundred years. Why are you still singing about what I did back then?"
[Reader's Guide]
1. The Demon Lord starts a new career from scratch. She's a career-minded force of nature and a once-in-a-millennium mage.
2. The only male lead is much older than the heroine. They're both powerful. The Demon Lord is paired with... wait, no, not the Hero.
3. My take on Western fantasy, with a pilgrimage across another continent.
4. I agonized over this for a long time, but decided to write at the pace I'm best at. The style leans toward serious fantasy, and I'll do my best to fully portray the customs and culture of this fantastical world.
[The author has no backlog and updates twice a week when there's no ranking event. If an update is too late, I'll lock the chapter afterward to revise it. My apologies in advance. Thank you for your support, and feel free to bookmark the story and let our little Demon Lord build up a readership! <3]
Theme: Keep your principles in adversity. Wherever you can make a difference, there will be a light of justice.
This setting is so cute! The boss is great——