I Reincarnated as the Strongest Demon King, but Joined the Hero's Party to Survive

About How I Reincarnated as a Slime (Not Really)

Bad news: Lin Zhimi, a young office worker, was hit and killed by a truck because of a mistake made by a god.

Good news: He successfully reincarnated in another world as the most powerful Demon Lord, though for now he looks like a slime.

Bad news: According to the established plot, the Hero is destined to defeat the Demon Lord, and when the Hero kills the Demon Lord, the Demon Lord will definitely die. ∑(O_O;)

Good news: As long as the Hero chooses not to kill the Demon Lord, the Demon Lord can survive!

To stay alive, Lin Zhimi has no choice but to take the god's terrible advice: hide his identity, join the Hero's party, and build a deep bond with them so that he can win them over during the final showdown.

Good news: Lin Zhimi really did manage to get close to the Hero!

Bad news: The Hero is way too reckless and keeps putting himself in danger without warning. (◔̯◔)

To make sure the world doesn't end because its reckless Hero dies, Lin Zhimi has no choice but to take on the task of protecting him. |･ω･`)

The tiny slime (not really) ends up shouldering everything.

A Hero who acts even more like a Demon Lord than the Demon Lord himself and develops an intense yandere streak for the Demon Lord

A supremely powerful Demon Lord who works himself to the bone looking after his reckless Hero while keeping his good deeds a secret

📑 Reading Guide

1️⃣ It starts with the classic reincarnation-in-another-world setup, but the story soon takes a turn.

2️⃣ Most of the blurb's details are revealed by the middle of Chapter 2.

3️⃣ The first four chapters contain quite a bit of worldbuilding and plot setup. Besides driving the story forward, these details also foreshadow later events. (In other words, the beginning has a lot of exposition‼️)

4️⃣ This isn't a typical power fantasy. Lin Zhimi is the strongest and has an absurdly powerful golden finger, but his life is a mess. 😂

5️⃣ Lin Zhimi won't stay in slime form forever. His adult form looks human, and it won't take too long for him to evolve into it.

6️⃣ It has a Western fantasy setting, but it's my own take, not especially Western fantasy, with more of a Japanese fantasy feel.

7️⃣ This is a plot-driven story with a somewhat unusual wavelength. (I hope we're on the same wavelength.)

8️⃣ Since I don't get comment notifications, I may miss some comments. Sorry, and a bow of apology. Sincere thanks for reading, commenting, and bookmarking! (Another bow.)

✨ Before signing a contract, updates may depend on the rankings, so there may be days without updates. If I don't need to keep to a word count, I can update daily and post plenty. ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧

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👾 There's a link to the announcement below. If you're interested, feel free to bookmark it first. (•ૢ⚈͒⌄⚈͒•ૢ)

📕 Coming next: After Maxing Out My Random Stats, I Became the Savior

I'm going to completely rewrite the previous material and gradually replace it with a brand-new version.

It's basically like publishing a new story while Reincarnated as a Demon Lord is still being serialized. (Replacing the old text won't trigger update notifications.) Updates will be a little slower, though.

If you're interested, you can bookmark it and let the chapters pile up. I'll start updating it as soon as Reincarnated as a Demon Lord is finished.

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📗 Coming after that: The Fake Young Master Wants to Escape His Fated Death

A light, sweet story of around 250,000 words. Consider this a pre-release listing.

(Planned to start and finish in the first half of 2027.)

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📘 Coming after that: How Did I, an Ordinary Human, Become the Teacher of an Ancient Ferocious Beast?!

There are new worldbuilding details to develop, so I'll be rewriting the story as well.

(Planned to start in July 2027.)

A long, action-packed school story, around two million words?

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📙 Coming after that: No Forced Pairings, Starting with Me [Crime Investigation]

Just a pre-release listing. That's the basic premise: the hero and the love interest's perspectives will be briefly covered in Chapter 1, then the story moves on to solving cases. It's a serious crime investigation story about a bickering couple, and the central premise ties into the main plot.

For more details, you'll have to read the story itself. If you're interested, bookmark it and keep an eye out.

Theme: Keep living well.