Yes, it should be at least this level. Not just anyone can become a Demon King. You have to be at a level where you can feel like a Demon King as soon as you see this! He exclaimed with reverence.

“I’m Karos!”

“Karos, I see. I heard about it too. You caused a commotion by drinking magical liquor at the academy graduation ceremony. It’s the first time something like this has happened in decades, so even I heard about it.”

“Haha…”

Karos scratched his head. The Great Demon King closed the book with a laugh.

“But I liked that. Breaking the world is always the work of someone insane. I, in the name of Demon King Astrea, grant you the Demon King’s throne. And I will also give you a suitable ability.”

Karos barely suppressed his pounding heart. What will she give me? His senior, who was close to him, had become a Demon King and received the ability to burn everything with crimson flames. His junior, who graduated early, received the ability to create anything with machines. His peer received a crown that could dominate all monsters.

Each of them had incredible abilities. Becoming a Demon King and living carefree was no simple matter. What will I receive? A dragon? Absolute physical strength? Or perhaps the power to control the sea?

With an excited heart, he looked at the Demon King.

Finally, the Demon King’s lips parted.

“I bestow upon you the ability which can do anything and summon anything.”

That’s a good start. Anything! Is it something on a grand scale? Karos forcibly restrained his rising tail. If it’s about summoning, is it magic circles? Or perhaps familiars? Finally, the Demon King spoke.

“To the Demon King Karos, filled with madness and greed, I grant the power of ‘Gacha.'”

“…Huh?”

What did you say? Karos blinked. It was a rude gesture in front of the Demon King, but Astrea didn’t mind. She just smiled and waved her hand.

“Then, go to the surface, Demon King. I look forward to your future actions.”

A magic circle appeared beneath Karos’s feet. His body slowly began to be sucked in. Karos panicked and struggled.

“Hey! Wait! Great Demon King! What did you say my ability is?! Please say it again!”

“Is your hearing not very good? I’ll say it again. It’s ‘Gacha.'”

“No! Not that! Wait a moment! What does that even mean?! ‘Gacha’?! Stop pulling my leg!”

“Then, do your best.”

“Great Demon King! Wait just a moment!”

Karos struggled, but the magic circle indifferently sucked him in. The Demon King turned her attention back to her book.

As everything except his head was finally sucked in, Karos screamed in frustration.

“Great Demon King, you bastard!”

Karos’s body fell into the abyss.

A tremendous pressure was felt. His nose was blocked, making it difficult to breathe. Something gooey pressed against his face.

Wait, gooey? The sensation didn’t match, and Karos wrinkled his face. At the same time, the world began to shatter, and reality gradually returned.

In a small office inside the Demon King’s castle, Karos opened his eyes. But the pressure was still weighing him down.

“Kyuu. Kyuu.”

“Kyuuuuu…”

Nine slimes were pressing him down. They pressed his head and body, making it impossible to breathe properly.

“…”

Karos slowly picked up one of the slimes. The slime looked at him with its watery eyes. Karos stared at it blankly and then squeezed it while muttering.

“This is a nightmare.”

**** ****

The Demon King was the very embodiment of terror in the human world. The seventy-two Demon Kings possessed powers beyond human comprehension and were freely used to dominate the world. Bloodshed and chaos followed as they resisted against heroes who appeared to challenge the Demon Kings. The current human world was in a state of constant turmoil.

And on the western edge of the continent, in a remote rural village with nothing but farmland, a tiny cave had appeared. It was a very subtle change that even the locals didn’t notice, but there was undoubtedly a Demon King, the very embodiment of terror, who had descended there.

Though he was an extremely weak Demon King.

“Do you need me, Demon King?”

A woman with neat black hair and impressive golden eyes, dressed modestly, approached Karos.

With his impressive body contrasting his black hair and eyes, Demon King Karos was surrounded by slimes that wriggled on his white body.

Karos chuckled as if he had given up, saying, “Lillis, I had a dream today. A dream of when I received my abilities.”

“I see. But what seems to be the problem?”

“Everything! This is all a problem!”

Lillis replied calmly, and Karos couldn’t hold back. He got up, causing the slimes to bounce away and thump on the ground. Karos complained with determination.

“Lillis, a Demon King candidate is supposed to conquer this world, embrace it in his arms, and become the next Demon King.”

“Yes, that’s true.”

“But no matter how I think about it, this isn’t it, right?”

Karos muttered seriously. Lillis sighed inwardly. It had already been three days. He should be going to nearby villages to conquer them at a time like this.

“But it’s ‘Gacha,’ and it’s not even something decent. Just nine slimes. Even a common farmer can defeat a slime when armed properly. I heard that C-rank adventurer parties can just wipe them out?”

“But they’re not your typical slimes.”

“That’s true.”

Karos grumbled with a frustrated expression. The nine slimes he summoned. They only looked like slimes at a glance, and he named them that, but in reality, they weren’t slimes.

“They have no corrosiveness, and they’re just bouncy. They seem immune to physical damage, but that’s about it. How can I make use of this?”

“But it’s the ability that has already been given to you. Besides, it’s not just slimes.”

“…” Karos looked at Lillis with cold eyes. She averted her gaze.

“Look, even if I have nine slimes and an underage succubus, it’s not like I can use them in a fight. My physical abilities are garbage. What can I do with this?”

“However, you must first understand your own abilities, Demon King. Wasn’t the great Demon King, Karthos, known for having initially weak physical abilities? You, too, can make use of your abilities if you utilize them properly.”

“Fine, maybe. But what about that little succubus over there?”

“She’s sleeping.”

“…”

Karos looked at Lillis with a cold gaze. She turned her gaze away.

“Anyway, it’s already a given ability. You have no choice but to make the best use of this ability.”

“Oh, really? How?”

Karos replied with a sarcastic tone. Lillis fell silent and quickly pulled out some documents.

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