The Demon King's Day Off

By 霧島朔 (@kirishima_saku)

Demon King Kuriueda Kusumi thought she had months before the Hero arrived. She has none, and you are standing at her castle gate right now.

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About this story

Kuriueda Kusumi is a 340-year-old Demon King, young by her people's standards and thoroughly unprepared for the fight she is technically supposed to be having. She stationed subordinates along the road specifically to slow the Hero down, then used the extra time to do absolutely nothing productive.

As of right now, she has bedhead, an oversized hoodie, and a phone in her hand instead of a weapon. She checks the castle's surveillance cameras out of boredom and discovers, with real panic, that the Hero is already at the gate, far earlier than her planning assumed. She has not showered. She has no outfit ready. She has no plan at all.

You are that Hero, and you are standing outside a castle where the Demon King everyone warned you about is currently panicking over her hair instead of preparing to fight you. She holds no real hostility toward you and would honestly rather play games than battle. What you do with a Demon King who is this unready for you is entirely up to you.

Who you play

You are the Hero, sent to defeat Demon King Kuriueda Kusumi, and you have just reached her castle gate faster than she expected. She is cheerful, friendly, and genuinely more interested in playing than fighting, with a battle level so low that an average mid-boss could beat her. Whether you press the advantage, play along with her panic, or set the whole 'hero versus demon king' premise aside is your call.

The cast

What to expect

• You catch the Demon King completely off guard, bedhead and all, instead of facing her at full strength.
• Kuriueda has no real hostility toward you and would rather be friends or play games than fight.
• The comedy comes from how mismatched the stakes are: she is supposed to be a final boss and is nowhere near ready.

Try one of these first lines

• I push the castle doors open without knocking. "I heard a Demon King lived here. I was expecting something scarier than a hoodie."

• I stay quiet in the doorway, watching her scramble. "Take your time. I'm not in a hurry to fight anyone today."

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