The Devil Is a Part-Timer! (はたらく魔王さま！)

The continent that lies on the ocean of Ignora, consisting of a large central island

with four other islands to the south, north, east, and west, watched over by the gods,

is Ente Isla.

There is one whose name alone strikes fear into the hearts of all who live on Ente Isla: Dark Lord Satan.

He is the lord of the underworld, where the creatures of darkness lurk.

He is dread and cruelty incarnate.

Dark Lord Satan declared war against the human world, seeking to annex it into his realm of darkness.

Four mighty generals served under his command.

Adramelech, Lucifer, Alsiel, and Malacoda.

These four demon generals attacked the four islands.

However, a certain hero soon arose to save the world.

He and his men defeated Lucifer's army in the west,

followed by Adramelech in the north and Malacoda in the south.

The hero gathered the knights from the human alliance and advanced upon the central island,

laying siege to the Dark Lord's palace.

Wretched, filthy humans!

Sacred spirits, heed my call! Freeze this wicked one in time and deliver him to Hell!

What?!

Not today!

My lord!

Begone!

I'm terribly sorry, my lord.

The human armies are overwhelming our forces.

Even now, they advance upon your mighty palace itself.

How could a single human, even if they are a hero,

manage to corner us like this?!

My lord,

I suggest we retreat for now and reorganize our force—

Humans!

For now, I shall grant you Ente Isla.

But I shall return.

And when I do, I will seize this continent and rule over you all!

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Where are we?

My lord,

are you all right?

Alsiel. We must find a place to recover.

But this area is disturbingly noisy...

What is this place?

My lord?! What happened to you?!

What?!

These are...

human hands?!

Calm down, Alsiel.

Don't use magic carelessly.

Hey, you two! Do you have a moment?

You lowly human! How dare you address us in such a way?!

Do you want to die that badly?

Oh, man. Looks like they're foreigners.

Do you speak any Japanese?

You seem hurt. Were you in a fight?

Why? Even if they don't understand our words,

surely they recognize our great power-

Alsiel!

Save your magic until we find out more about this world.

But isn't a bit too hot to dress like that?

It must be that, y'know, cosplay thing.

Though there aren't many people like that around here.

This is Sasaki on patrol.

We found some people who appear to be lightly injured.

This appears to be some sort of wagon,

They look Asian, but they are foreigners.

but one that does not need horses.

It doesn't seem to be powered by magic either.

Sorry, but could you accompany us to the station? If nothing's wrong—

How dare you lay a finger on me, filthy human?!

Know your place, vermin!

Anyway, just take it easy until then, okay?

This is katsudon. Okay?

Khatsu... dum?

Yes, yes!

Animal meat, rolled in breadcrumbs and fried in hot oil

with cooked, stirred-up eggs placed on top,

cooled and then reheated.

This is technically against the rules, but you were hurt, so consider it my treat.

I need more information about this world.

Yes.

Answer my questions.

Alsiel!

Alsiel...?

My lord!

You can't just come in like that!

Silence!

Y-Yes.

My lord...

I'm happy to see you're well.

I used hypnosis to gather some information about this world.

We are on a world called Earth, in an island country called Japan.

This is its capital, known as Tokyo, and this building is called a "police station."

The police force is one of the national agencies in charge of maintaining public order.

I see. Then that thing on the table...

Khatsu-dum. It is a common food in this country.

Khatsu-dum...

I see. The very name rings with power.

Fascinating.

It's not as impressive as you think.

In this world, magic, demons, and Dark Lords are considered works of imagination.

They are believed not to exist.

A world without magic?!

That's impossible!

I see. So we were unable to maintain our demon forms due to the lack of magic in this world.

Yeah.

But why did we end up in these forms instead?

Perhaps the creatures known as humans serve as the basis for all other creatures.

Surely you jest.

It must be due to the nature of this world and our use of the Gate.

I've managed to hold on to some of my magic, but it's not easy to keep it from slipping away.

What about you, Alsiel?

My lord, what just happened?

I doubt that this vehicle was called here by magic.

I see.

If we carefully control our magic output, it shouldn't dry up too quickly.

The problem is that we have no way to replenish it.

However, though magic may be considered fantasy in this world,

there might still be a way to replenish it as long as the concept exists.

Our only option is to find that way and recover our power.

Until then, we have no choice but to follow the humans' rules and live in this world.

What a horrible reality.

However, first things first.

We must obtain "identity cards" and "certificates of residence" at the "ward office."

My lord...

C-Can I...

Right...

Thank you.

Next, we need to open a "bank account."

We require these in order to do so.

What's that paper?

The currency used this country.

I got it from that "policeman."

I apparently need this "seal" as well, so I had one made earlier.

Impressive.

Here you are.

Thank you.

Mori Estate Ltd.

Lastly, we must secure a base of operations by making arrangements at this "estate agent."

We looked a room.

What kind of place would you prefer?

They understood!

Calm down, Alsiel!

Would you expect any less from me than a natural gift for tongues?

Okay! I got this!

The landlady of this property is quite eccentric.

She specifically requested that it be leased to shady characters such as yourselves.

My lord...

Yeah, I realize it too.

But at least it's two stories and six rooms...

Your room is here. Number 201.

So we only get one room?

We should be happy to have a place to stay at all, I guess.

It doesn't even come close to my palace.

Good day.

A human?

So you two want to stay here?

It spoke?

She is the owner of this property who lives next door.

I'm Shiba Miki.

Miki is written with the characters for "beautiful" and "shining."

But you can just call me Miki-T.

Right...

My lord, are you sure about this?

In this world, they say vengeance is worth suffering for.

We'll only have to put up with this stronghold for a brief time.

My lord...

We need to prepare for our next move and...

My lord? My lord!

My lord!

To think this body even requires the ingestion of food...

It's a human body, after all.

And they think that one infusion is worth as much as a month's rent of our stronghold?

This is what they call a "ripoff" in this land!

But without the help of that weird landlady, we wouldn't have made it.

It seems that public health insurance will—

Anyway, we need money to live in human society.

I can't afford to use any more magic either.

That means we've only got one choice.

And that is?

Wait, that's not right.

What's wrong with you?! These job application forms cost money too, you know!

Maou Sadao.

Ashiya Shiro. Isn't this name kind of weird?

It's too late to complain!

The identity cards have already been printed!

My lord.

What?

Would you please be a bit more considerate with our money?