Chapter 333
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Side Story: Miyu 1
This is a problem…
I’m right in the middle of the Warring States era. The strong prevail while the weak die ―― a genuine epoch where only the fittest survive.
I’ve been somehow surviving thus far by employing all sorts of means, but…I’m gradually reaching my limit.
Those controlling information rule over everything! ―― That was the underlying principle for my activities, but in front of an overwhelming force, information becomes powerless.
What is information? That is something you only understand after gathering a lot of it and analyzing it.
But, no matter how hard I work, I cannot win against other Demon Kings…no, mighty entities like the Thirteen Evil Stars.
Throwing them into chaos through information warfare? Getting them to fall for traps? Outwit them with strategies?
That’s pointless—all of it.
If I refine a decent plan, I can maybe snatch one or two sectors from them. But I won’t be able to go any further than that. In front of their overwhelming power, I’ll simply fall to my knees.
Did I make a mistake somewhere in my choices?
I don’t know.
I should have acted more smartly and cleverly… Laplace ―― the system I built while capitalizing on my own skills, and the Thirteen Evil Stars ―― my once-in-a-lifetime plan I enacted. I’m proud that it’s an ingenious plan that no one could have copied.
But I’m weak. I’m a weakling who cannot spot a chance for victory in this mad world.
Even if I could turn back time as much as I want to…would I find a junction where victory would have been possible for me?
I thought back on the days ever since I became a Demon King.
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The day when I turned into a Demon King. The day when all buildings except for my own room turned into object――
I decided to gather information through the PC installed in my room.
After becoming a Demon King, I had forgotten my family name, my parents’ names, and even the names of my work colleagues, but I still remembered what sort of person I had been.
A freelance programmer. Or rather, a shut-in programmer who would never leave his room.
I decided to get some more information for starters.
When I accessed deep sites, I found posts from users who seemed to have been chosen as 【Chaos】 just like me.
Demon King…? It seems like all of us, who had been chosen as 【Chaos】 , have become Demon Kings. The evidence exists inside our smartphones…or so they say?
Come to think of it, the girl, who had talked to me in that limitless space, said something along those lines as well, didn’t she?
No choice then.
When I looked at my phone, I saw an app I had never seen before. It was called 【World Salvation Project】. After doing a virus check on it, I disconnected my network line and then booted it up…
It certainly seems like I’m a Demon King. Not only did it contain some freaky entries like 【Stats】, but it also listed my race as Demon King.
If all those who were chosen as 【Chaos】, have become Demon Kings…how many Demon Kings exist in this world? Is it some sort of Demon King bargain sale? And does the existence of Demon Kings also mean heroes exist?
Considering it logically, 【Law】 should become the heroes in this setting. But, if that girl’s words are correct, it looks like 【Law】 will get involved in this messed-up era one month later.
Now then, what’s going to happen?
Using the sole ability I possessed, I hurried to grasp my situation and set up countermeasures.
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Ninety days after I was dragged into the real-time strategy game called 【World Salvation Project】 by becoming a Demon King.
My level has gone up to three. It seems like I can do something called evolution, but…there are a lot of races I can’t choose.
When I tried to look it up online, some Demon Kings could choose Oni, Devil, and Elf species. Something which I can’t do. It seems like you need to fulfill certain conditions to evolve into specific races.
I checked things quite thoroughly, but it appears Dragon and Fallen Angel species are very rare. Several Demon Kings claimed to be one of those two races, but…going by the context, they must be lying.
But what are those conditions?
Even when I searched the Internet, the Demon Kings were all mutual enemies. So when I tried to verify things, I was on my own.
First, I must fix that problem.
And just like that, I decided to create a community for Demon Kings to participate in ―― Laplace.
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500 days since I became a Demon King.
The administration of Laplace was going well. A lot of information was naturally gathered on the forum, and I enjoyed my days interacting with people as Nina.
But because I had access to a lot of information, I could tell… no, I was forced to face an inevitable reality.
I’m not strong. I won’t go so far as to describe myself as weak, but I’m definitely not strong.
Very likely, I count as the strongest power within my own prefecture, but…looking around me, Demon King Hayate was rampaging in the Aichi prefecture, Demon King Yui had the rule over the Kanagawa prefecture right in front of her eyes…those two were obviously above me.
When I looked for others…no, I didn’t even need to look. There existed twelve Demon Kings who were clearly different in nature within the range I could observe.
I wonder what’s the difference between them and me? Why couldn’t I become as strong as they are?
I want to live…I want to survive…I don’t care about conquering Japan. But…I want to live freely without having anyone interfere with my matters…
What…What should I do?
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I decided to devise a plan.
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