Chapter 5
Only one question. Just think… What should I ask? For now… Should I just put it on hold?…
“Wha-?! The [Return] button is gone!”
Now, I can’t return to the home screen unless I ask a question. In other words, I won’t be able to assign BP or create my domain and subordinates. Scratching my head, I tried to come up with various questions.
Q: What happened? A: The World Salvation Project.
Q: What’s the World Salvation project? No, it’ll probably just be the same explanation the Mastermind already gave.
Q: What’s my family name?… What am I going to do with that knowledge?
Q: Who is the Mastermind?… What am I going to do with that?
Q: How can I exit out of this screen?… That’s just putting the cart before the horse.
I thought of different questions and then eliminated them from my options. If it was like, say, granting one wish; I could’ve wished for “The strongest ability!” or “The strongest weapon!” or “The strongest subordinate!” Or something like that, but… It had to be a question. With that, I began to piece together all the information I have.
I am a Demon King. However, there’s a vast number of Demon Kings. To be precise, a million. One million Demon Kings? What is up with that? Oops, I went off track. The things a Demon King should do was: Create a Domain; Create subordinates; and defeat the members of [Law] that’ll come to attack. Their assault will come after a month and until then, I won’t be attacked. Though, I can’t leave my domain either.
I will most likely grow – level up – if my subordinates kill the attackers. While that is happening, I’ll also have to fight against the other members of [Chaos] just to expand my Domain. Perhaps, they’ll even invade me as well. A crucial asset to increase my Domain are the [Bloodkins]. Mmh? Bloodkin, what’s that?
A servant? A special sort of subordinate? A confidant?… Blood relative? The Mastermind had frequently used the word [Bloodkin], hadn’t she? So I guess my question would be: What are [Bloodkins]? Would this be alright, or are there any other important questions I could ask?
I wrack my brain.
Attribute: Isolation. Alias: Loner. That’s me. In my head, I think up several scenarios (delusions) and simulations. After a while, a question arises that I want to ask. I type this into the phone.
『Can a Demon King, or their subordinates, leave their Domain?』
『Under certain conditions, it is possible when a Demon King raises their level. Subordinates may also leave, with certain conditions; but still, they’re reliant on their Demon King raising their level to do so.』
My hunch is correct, but with that answer, the question of what those conditions are pops up. To my surprise, instead of returning back to the home page, the screen displays a single line of text.
『Marvellous! A great question! As a bonus, 10 BP has been added!』
Oh? An unexpected bonus! Like this, I had dealt with a major concern and also earned BP at the same time.
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As for what I should do next, according to the Demon King’s A-B-C, it’s to spend my BP. I work my smartphone and tap on [BP Assignment]. These were the following entries I could assign them to: [Body], [Mana], [Knowledge], [Creation], and [Evolution]. All my values are graded E, and I have 20 BP on hand. So what is E?
If considering it normally, I’d think you become stronger the higher in the alphabet you got, such as E, D, C, B, and finally A. There was no way it’d go like E, F, G, H, and I…right? Furthermore, if I assume A is the strongest, it’d cost 4 BP to raise a rank all the way. Since there are 5 categories, you’d need 20 BP to turn all of them into A ranks. And right now, I possess exactly 20 BP.
Eh? Don’t tell me! All-A from the get-go?!
Originally, I had 10 BP.
Was the initial idea to specialize in two categories as A’s, or was it to be balanced by making all of them into C’s? Well, that has nothing to do with me though. Even after I agonized over where to spend my BP, it all came to nothing? While breaking into a smile as I laugh through my teeth, I assign BP into the entry I had planned to raise.
I tap on [Evolution]. Huh? The value next to [Evolution] is still E on the screen. Could the screen’s sensitivity be messed up? I tap on [Evolution] once more, and finally, it changes to D.
Pheew. That’s great. I take a breath and tap [Evolution] again… Eh? [Evolution]‘s value is staying D. Why is the phone’s touch sensitivity acting up!? I double tap [Evolution] twice in quick succession… Hah? Its value still is staying D… Do I need to get a new smartphone? I had only bought this one less than half a year ago though? Could I even go into a phone store as a Demon King?
Regardless, I continue to tap on [Evolution] until it responds. Once I did, it’s value finally changes to C on the third tap. Afterward, I frustratingly tap on [Evolution] until it responds again. At first it doesn’t react, but eventually, it changes to B. The phone’s reactivity is getting worse… Please spare me from the phone breaking at this rate…
Eh?
I look down at the screen. I remember being happy over the thought of being an all-around A-Rank. Then I remember getting irritated over the phone’s response. Now, a single line reflects in my tunneled vision…
[BP: 3]
Hah…? If I remember correctly, I had 20 BP before I began to assign points. Now it is 3. A panic attack quickly assails me.
Cancel! Cancel! Where’s the cancel option!?
No matter how hard I look, there isn’t a cancel option.
“Uwaaaaaaaaaaah!?”
In my confusion, I scream. Time won’t turn back now though… Calm down… Calm down… Calm down… Let’s cool down for a moment. I open the small one-person freezer to take out some ice… There’s a silver shining orb in my freezer. Eh?
Don’t tell me this is the [True Core]?!
Another panic attack came over me…
Chapter 5
Only one question. Just think… What should I ask? For now… Should I just put it on hold?…
“Wha-?! The [Return] button is gone!”
Now, I can’t return to the home screen unless I ask a question. In other words, I won’t be able to assign BP or create my domain and subordinates. Scratching my head, I tried to come up with various questions.
Q: What happened? A: The World Salvation Project.
Q: What’s the World Salvation project? No, it’ll probably just be the same explanation the Mastermind already gave.
Q: What’s my family name?… What am I going to do with that knowledge?
Q: Who is the Mastermind?… What am I going to do with that?
Q: How can I exit out of this screen?… That’s just putting the cart before the horse.
I thought of different questions and then eliminated them from my options. If it was like, say, granting one wish; I could’ve wished for “The strongest ability!” or “The strongest weapon!” or “The strongest subordinate!” Or something like that, but… It had to be a question. With that, I began to piece together all the information I have.
I am a Demon King. However, there’s a vast number of Demon Kings. To be precise, a million. One million Demon Kings? What is up with that? Oops, I went off track. The things a Demon King should do was: Create a Domain; Create subordinates; and defeat the members of [Law] that’ll come to attack. Their assault will come after a month and until then, I won’t be attacked. Though, I can’t leave my domain either.
I will most likely grow – level up – if my subordinates kill the attackers. While that is happening, I’ll also have to fight against the other members of [Chaos] just to expand my Domain. Perhaps, they’ll even invade me as well. A crucial asset to increase my Domain are the [Bloodkins]. Mmh? Bloodkin, what’s that?
A servant? A special sort of subordinate? A confidant?… Blood relative? The Mastermind had frequently used the word [Bloodkin], hadn’t she? So I guess my question would be: What are [Bloodkins]? Would this be alright, or are there any other important questions I could ask?
I wrack my brain.
Attribute: Isolation. Alias: Loner. That’s me. In my head, I think up several scenarios (delusions) and simulations. After a while, a question arises that I want to ask. I type this into the phone.
『Can a Demon King, or their subordinates, leave their Domain?』
『Under certain conditions, it is possible when a Demon King raises their level. Subordinates may also leave, with certain conditions; but still, they’re reliant on their Demon King raising their level to do so.』
My hunch is correct, but with that answer, the question of what those conditions are pops up. To my surprise, instead of returning back to the home page, the screen displays a single line of text.
『Marvellous! A great question! As a bonus, 10 BP has been added!』
Oh? An unexpected bonus! Like this, I had dealt with a major concern and also earned BP at the same time.
◆
As for what I should do next, according to the Demon King’s A-B-C, it’s to spend my BP. I work my smartphone and tap on [BP Assignment]. These were the following entries I could assign them to: [Body], [Mana], [Knowledge], [Creation], and [Evolution]. All my values are graded E, and I have 20 BP on hand. So what is E?
If considering it normally, I’d think you become stronger the higher in the alphabet you got, such as E, D, C, B, and finally A. There was no way it’d go like E, F, G, H, and I…right? Furthermore, if I assume A is the strongest, it’d cost 4 BP to raise a rank all the way. Since there are 5 categories, you’d need 20 BP to turn all of them into A ranks. And right now, I possess exactly 20 BP.
Eh? Don’t tell me! All-A from the get-go?!
Originally, I had 10 BP.
Was the initial idea to specialize in two categories as A’s, or was it to be balanced by making all of them into C’s? Well, that has nothing to do with me though. Even after I agonized over where to spend my BP, it all came to nothing? While breaking into a smile as I laugh through my teeth, I assign BP into the entry I had planned to raise.
I tap on [Evolution]. Huh? The value next to [Evolution] is still E on the screen. Could the screen’s sensitivity be messed up? I tap on [Evolution] once more, and finally, it changes to D.
Pheew. That’s great. I take a breath and tap [Evolution] again… Eh? [Evolution]‘s value is staying D. Why is the phone’s touch sensitivity acting up!? I double tap [Evolution] twice in quick succession… Hah? Its value still is staying D… Do I need to get a new smartphone? I had only bought this one less than half a year ago though? Could I even go into a phone store as a Demon King?
Regardless, I continue to tap on [Evolution] until it responds. Once I did, it’s value finally changes to C on the third tap. Afterward, I frustratingly tap on [Evolution] until it responds again. At first it doesn’t react, but eventually, it changes to B. The phone’s reactivity is getting worse… Please spare me from the phone breaking at this rate…
Eh?
I look down at the screen. I remember being happy over the thought of being an all-around A-Rank. Then I remember getting irritated over the phone’s response. Now, a single line reflects in my tunneled vision…
[BP: 3]
Hah…? If I remember correctly, I had 20 BP before I began to assign points. Now it is 3. A panic attack quickly assails me.
Cancel! Cancel! Where’s the cancel option!?
No matter how hard I look, there isn’t a cancel option.
“Uwaaaaaaaaaaah!?”
In my confusion, I scream. Time won’t turn back now though… Calm down… Calm down… Calm down… Let’s cool down for a moment. I open the small one-person freezer to take out some ice… There’s a silver shining orb in my freezer. Eh?
Don’t tell me this is the [True Core]?!
Another panic attack came over me…
