Dungeon Battle Royale ~ Since I became a Demon King, I will aim for World Domination Chapter 189: A little bit more until the Level-up

Chapter 188 – New Upper Class Demon King Lounge

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Saburo-sama,

a post hinting at your identity has been posted in the Upper Class Demon King Lounge. Having judged this case as being an unforeseen accident for you as well, I haven’t locked your account, and instead deleted the thread.

Moreover, ID0007-sama, ID0013-sama, ID0027-sama, and ID0159-sama have previously requested a locked forum. I have accepted this request, and set up an 『Upper Class Demon King Lounge』 that can only be joined by Demon Kings chosen by .

The newly created forum has less restrictions on the chat content. Since I have chosen you as well, Saburo-sama, feel free to join through the following link if you feel inclined to do so.

laplace/keijiban/senior/

PASS:wskdirf29304313

』

The sender is Laplace’s administrator. I’ve been set up…at least that’s one big possibility I can deduce from this text.

Would the administrator deliberately set up a forum he can’t join himself? The administrator excels at data processing. Just from the fact that he has launched Laplace at an early stage must an that I’m dealing with a Demon King capable of reading ahead well.

The new forum has also adopted the old 『Upper Class Demon King Lounge』 na. Based on this, it’s very likely that the administrator is one of the Demon Kings who has been participating in that thread.

More than three years have now passed since I’ve beco a Demon King. In various areas, the number of Demon Kings distinguishing themselves has been growing. Their representatives are ―― the 『Thirteen Evil Stars』. Being categorized as one of them, I’ve thought of founding a nation after having unified the prefecture’s north.

Is this idea special? Am I especially intelligent? ―― The answer to both is no. If it’s the Demon Kings of the 『Thirteen Evil Stars』 who have built a solid foundation after winning against the humans and the surrounding Demon Kings…it might be very possible that they have reached the sa conclusion.

That’s why I think that I’ve been set up by the administrator of Laplace. Hasn’t this forum been created for the sake of forming the necessary ground to carry out diplomacy, bargaining, or deceiving each other?

The censoring and propaganda by humans. The evolution of Domains into countries. In a ti of complex, intertwined wars the appearance of a locked forum will make things even more complicated.

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A locked forum, eh…? No doubt about it being a step forward, but the administrator is likely able to control all the information. I muse over the rits and derits of participating and staying away.

What’s probable is the possibility that all the Demon Kings participating in the new 『Upper Class Demon King Lounge』 are 『Thirteen Evil Stars』.

The administrator knows about our location. Hence it should be easy for him to narrow down the 『Thirteen Evil Stars』 among the Demon Kings using Laplace. In that case, are all 『Thirteen Evil Stars』 going to assemble in the 『Upper Class Demon King Lounge』? The answer to that question is no. In the first place, there should be many Demon Kings who have refused to join Laplace.

If my prediction is correct…the rit of joining will be unfathomably big. Assuming that all the Demon Kings participating in the old 『Upper Class Demon King Lounge』 were 『Thirteen Evil Stars』, it’d an that nine out of thirteen were in contact behind the scenes. Even if it was only half of the participants, it’d still be four out of thirteen. This fact would have a major impact on the future diplomatic activities. Alliances, or cease-fire agreents…no matter what shape it might take, influential Demon Kings being able to conspire with each other behind closed doors is going to change things drastically.

I guess I’ve got no choice but to participate…

As a result of careful deliberations, I tap on the link provided in the Email.

１ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００００

・ This is a thread where Demon Kings with more than 100 『Sectors』 or with the title of 『Thirteen Evil Stars』 et

・ Prying into another’s identity is forbidden, but declaring one’s identity isn’t.

・ We’re all Demon Kings representing Japan. Let’s desist from insulting and slandering each other while driven by boring jealousy and suspicions.

・ The next thread will be started by the Administrator (ID: 0000)

２ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００２７

2GET roflmao

３ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０００７

Hmm. It’s a thread where your identity will beco pretty clear, isn’t it?

４ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ；００１３

Shit! Nina that fucktard is here as well!?

５ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００２７

＞＞４

Read the rule in 1, kkthx.

６ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０１５９

ID0000, huh? It’s my first ti to see the Admin’s ID

７ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０００７

Is the admin going to participate in the thread as well?

８ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００７７

He does know the identities of everyone.

９ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０１５９

By the way, how many are participating here?

１０ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０００７

At present it’s 5, excluding the admin, I’d say.

１１ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００１３

If the rules in 1 are true, at least one more person should be with us.

１２ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００７７

You an Saburo-san?

１３ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００２７

Though it’s also possible that he’s refused to join lmao

１４ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０００７

Admin, is it okay for to make a suggestion?

Going by the nature of this forum, lurkers aren’t really desirable. At the very least, we’d like to know who’s participating here. Would it be alright for to ask for an announcent of the participants or so other counterasure?

１５ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００００

＞１４

I agree.

Any ID that hasn’t posted anything within 24 hours from now will be booted out of the forum.

１６ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００２７

A demand totally fitting you, Seven rofl

Good job on keeping public order ~ssu lol

１７ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０００７

＞１５

Thank you for accepting my request.

１７ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００１３

I’m looking forward to seeing how many are going to join us.

１８ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００２７

Don’t you an…can join us rofl

１９ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０５３６

With , it’s definitely more than 6 people, I’d say.

２０ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００１３

Oh

２１ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０１５９

Oh

２２ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００７７

Welco Saburo-san.

２３ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００２７

Sati, Ikoku, gratz on your wedding lmao

２４ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０００７

Let’s postpone the happy chatting for 24 hours.

２５ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０８０１

Umm, nice to et you.

２６ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００１３

Oh

２７ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００２７

, boobs rofl 1

２８ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００１３

Get fucking lost, Nina!

２９ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００２７

『Let’s desist from insulting and slandering each other』, kkthx.

Let’s stick to the rules, okay? lolol

３０ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００７７

＞２５

Nice to et you. Have you been reading the 『Upper Class Demon King Lounge』?

３１ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０８０１

Yes, as lurker though.

３２ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００７７

Then you know about our naming convention?

３３ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００２７

Rather, the admin has granted you that ID for a reason, right? rofl

３４ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０８０１

Eh? What do you an?

３５ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００２７

＞３４

Your na’s set to be Yaoi roflmao.

Con-gra-tu-la-tions! lmao

３６ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０００７

＞３４

Yaoi-san, you must be surprised by the sudden developnt, right?

In fact, the number of Demon Kings qualifying as Upper Class Demon King is low, limiting those posting in the thread. That’s why we followed Nina’s…ID0027’s suggestion to use temporary nicks.

３７ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００１３

I’m Sati.

３８ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０１５９

Ikoku. Pleased to make your acquaintance.

３９ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００７７

I’m Nana. Best regards.

４０ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０５３６

I’m Saburo. The newest mber among everyone.

４１ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０００７

I’m Seven. Should we et in the real world, we will kill each other, but here, please do as you see fit.

４２ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００２７

I’m Nina rofl The godparent of these guys lol

４３ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０８０１

I’m Yaoi. Please treat well.

Thus a new Demon King has unexpectedly joined the forum. I abstain from posting anything else for 24 hours which also serves as a counterasure against lurkers.

Chapter 189 – A little bit more until the Level-up

After logging out of Laplace, I start organizing my future schedule.

I’ll leave the infrastructure to Mrs. Tamura and Sousuke. I doubt it’ll be much of a problem as long as I grant their requests with 《Item Creation》 while checking the situation every once in a while.

Currently we haven’t challenged any formidable enemies, so it’s also no problem to let the invasions run their usual course.

A little bit of ti will be necessary until we’ll be able to see the outco from the defense strategy I spoke about with Yataro and Kanon a while back.

I decide to summarize the dium-term goals.

First, it’s a big event that was set to happen from the very start ― the war against the humans of Kanezawa. At the mont I’m watching as a bystander since the humans are resisting the prefecture’s south’s Demon King Kaoru, but if I intend to expand my Domain, they’ll likely be the first barrier I must overco.

The number of humans living in Kanezawa’s south and Hakusan City is big. Moreover, since they’ve been repeatedly fighting against Kaoru, many of the humans over there have high levels. I doubt that we’d lose if we challenge them to an all-out war, but…the restriction on how many subordinates can leave the Domain will definitely beco a bottleneck.

Two counterasures exist. First, counter numbers with numbers. Steadily increasing the number of bloodkin will result in an increase of the number of subordinates capable of leaving my Domain. Second, nurture individuals who overwhelm numbers. It’s a plan centered around leveling the forr Demon Kings, who have a high potential.

As for the latter, there’s also a thod to boost individual strength explosively ― naly, my own leveling. My current level is 18. I’ve saved up 47 BP. In short, if I gain one more level, it’ll allow to raise 【Creation】 or 【Alchemy】 to A. If I go with 【Creation】, the subordinates I can create will beco stronger, raising my combat forces significantly. If I go with 【Alchemy】, it’ll be possible for to grant even stronger items to my subordinates, raising the individual combat power significantly.

【Creation】 or 【Alchemy】. I’m still unable to make up my mind on which to choose. However, I think I should raise either before I start a war against Kanezawa’s humans.

It’ll require too much ti to level up by just defeating the enemies invading my sectors. I guess I’ll go level a bit.

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Having made my decision, it’s necessary to narrow down the destinations where I could go to level. I summon Kaede to my room.

“Milord?”

“Please scout the following Domains while spreading the flyers.”

I inform Kaede of several Domains I’ve marked as potential targets in advance.

“…Far. Ti limit?”

“One week.”

“OK.” Kaede nods lightly, and sinks back into the shadows.

The Domains I set Kaede on are all located in the Toyama Prefecture. I’ve got no other choice but to go there since Kanezawa doesn’t have any Domains that could be used for farming. The requirents I told Kaede are: it must absolutely be a dungeon-type Domain, and the Domain should be ruled by a Fairy Demon King with a reasonably high level.

The reason for choosing a Fairy Demon King is the experience point efficiency. Fairies cost little CP to create, with goblins being the first on that list. Because of that trait, they tend to heavily rely on numbers in defense. Ideally it’d be the Domain of a Demon King with a low rank in Alchemy. Considering the leveling efficiency, a Demon King with high Body or Mana is out of the question. If the rank of Alchemy is high, the experience points won’t go up in proportion to the offensive and defensive abilities of the enemies I’d need to kill. The best would be a Demon King specialized on Creation. If the rank of the monsters is high, the sa will apply to the experience points for killing them.

What I ought to decide next is the lineup of mbers who’re going to accompany . I have two choices: joining Rina’s team or Chloe’s team. If I join Chloe’s team, Chloe and the others will likely rejoice. However, it’ll lack fun. As I’m at it anyway, I want to also watch how Kotetsu works as a new subordinate addition. Since it’s a great opportunity, I’ll take Kanon with as well. I’d like her to reach Knowledge A as quickly as possible.

That ans, the team accompanying is set.

Not knowing what to do with my free ti, I begin to create the 【Cattle】 requested by Mrs. Tamura.

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On the next day, I open the 『Upper Class Demon King Lounge』 since the 24-hours period imposed by the administrator has passed.

５０ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０００７

It looks like we’ve got seven participants.

５１ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００２７

Iiko hasn’t joined despite having been sooo active in the old thread rofl 2

５２ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００１３

In addition, Goro and Sai have dropped out as well, huh?

５３ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００２７

It makes you wonder whether they actually had the qualification to participate in the previous thread lmao

５３ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０００７

The requirent for joining the previous thread was to have more than 50 sectors. Since it has doubled to 100 now, it’s possible that they don’t et the conditions anymore.

５４ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００７７

Or being one of the 『Thirteen Evil Stars』.

５５ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０８０１

What are we going to talk about in this thread?

５６ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０１５９

Trivial stuff?

５７ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００２７

Yep, pretty much trivial stuff lol

５８ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００７７

It’s gonna be trivial chatting, aye.

５９ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０００７

Additionally, it will be okay to talk about the worries distinctive of Upper Class Demon Kings.

６０ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００２７

Though it’s unclear whether you can trust the answers you get rofl

６１ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０５３６

Having said that, if the selection standards written in >1 are really true, then it’d an that all Demon Kings in here have either more than 100 sectors or are 『Thirteen Evil Stars』. Stupid lies will get exposed right away.

６２ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：００２７

Saburo is imdiately acting like a senpai lol

All hail the 『Thirteen Evil Stars』-sama rofl

６３ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０５３６

The number of Demon Kings possessing more than 100 sectors besides the 『Thirteen Evil Stars』 is limited. Or rather, there’s less than six of them. In other words, there’s other 『Thirteen Evil Stars』 besides in here.

Just fess up and reveal your identities! I glare at the smartphone’s display while feeling sowhat irked.

６４ Naless Upper Class Demon King ＩＤ：０００７

It might be okay to divulge each other’s identities if compelled by necessity. Well then, once again, I’m looking forward to spend my ti with you, Upper Class Demon Kings

Afterwards, the thread only centers around silly chitchat.

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