Xi Wei unexpectedly won a beta-testing slot for the latest brain-computer interface game, The Demon King's Quest. Figuring she might as well play since she got the chance, she put on the device sent by the game company. But after logging in, she drew a commoner card with the lowest stats and became a so-called hero who was anything but heroic. She thought she could steadily grind levels in the starting village, but before she knew it, she had released the sealed final boss: the Dark Demon King, Yisemier.
Xi Wei: I'm supposed to fight the Demon King? Seriously? My stats aren't even a fraction of hers!
Although Xi Wei had three lives, she didn't want to waste one right after logging in. After careful consideration, she dropped her sword and begged for mercy.
Demon King Yisemier accepted her pledge of loyalty. She had thought Xi Wei could serve as a household attendant, but it turned out she couldn't lift or carry anything, and her combat ability was unimaginably low.
One day, after cleaning the house, fighting off attacking monsters, and contacting her old followers to prepare for a comeback, the Demon King finally lost patience. "What can you even do?"
Xi Wei, who had just blown up the kitchen: "I can cook..."
Demon King Yisemier, a powerhouse who ruled the continent a thousand years ago, had never imagined she could be defeated by an ordinary person.
As the first servant to pledge loyalty after her awakening, Xi Wei had almost no qualities that satisfied her.
Strength: Xi Wei would be gasping for breath just from picking up a piece of luggage. This Dark Demon King had to carry her own bags, and sometimes even carry Xi Wei on the journey.
Combat: Apart from slimes, Xi Wei could only run away whenever she encountered a monster. With no other choice, Yisemier had to teach her everything herself.
Housework: Xi Wei could do it, but either the dust made her cough or she tired herself out until her back hurt. In any case, Yisemier found Xi Wei's frown irritating, so she ended up doing the work herself.
Yisemier could only regret it. She regretted not killing Xi Wei the moment they met. If only she had...
"Your Majesty, you could still kill her now..."
The demon subordinate who had traveled a thousand miles to join her was blasted away before she could finish speaking.
Xi Wei, who had just come home with groceries: "Why was there an explosion all of a sudden?"
Yisemier, scowling, snatched the basket of groceries from her. "Should I braise the fish or steam it?"
Xi Wei: "Let's make soup."
Demon subordinate: Sob, love-struck people are terrifying...
There is a long-standing prophecy on this continent: when the Demon King breaks free of her seal, a hero will transmigrate from another world and destroy her once and for all.
Yisemier didn't believe the prophecy. First, no one in the world could possibly match her. And second, even if such an enemy really appeared, they would surely die before her.
But one day, Xi Wei really did die in front of her.
Yisemier finally understood the meaning of the prophecy. The hero had destroyed the Demon King forever in another way.
Meanwhile, after using up all three lives and logging out, Xi Wei stared blankly at the game's achievement screen.
"This game must have a bug. How did I clear it?"
The game really did have a bug, because that night Yisemier appeared in the real world...
*An optimistic, lively ray of sunshine x a Demon King who says one thing but means another
*Mostly lighthearted, though a few chapters focusing on the main plot get a little angsty
Theme: Love can save the world.
