How Not to Summon a Demon Lord (異世界魔王と召喚少女の奴隷魔術)

The Fantasy MMORPG, Cross Reverie,

is currently the most-played game in the world.

In this game, there is only one person known as a true Demon Lord.

His name is Demon Lord Diablo.

Diablo is not an official monster.

He's a legendary player who reigns at the top with his overwhelming gear and skill.

Diablo is ridiculously strong,

so what causes him to get serious?

Is it the rarity of his challengers' gear?

The titles they've earned?

No,

what makes him get serious is...

Michiko LOVE

RYO's Wife

Oh, those two are a couple.

Time to kill 'em.

Fools who bring impurities like love into the game world

The Demon Lord's Ring reflects all magic

Magic Reflection

Magic Reflection

must be punished by me, the Demon Lord!

MMOs aren't mere games!

Have you learned your lesson, normies?!

Also, this is me.

A shut-in gamer named Takuma Sakamoto.

At this point in time, I never even imagined

that I would be summoned to another world as a real Demon Lord.

Huh?

Episode One The Demon Lord Act

I've turned into Diablo?!

What is this?!

I was just playing games in my room!

Now the Enslavement Ritual is complete.

Huh?

Way to go, me! The summoning worked!

Try not to get the wrong idea.

I'm the one who summoned him.

Huh? But I'm the one who summoned him!

What are those ears? Is she a Pantherian?

You saw it, didn't you?

Besides, I performed the Enslavement Ritual myself, too!

That girl's... an Elf?

That kiss and stuff...

Kiss?!

That wasn't a dream?!

I should have enjoyed it more!

Wait, where am I?

I kissed him, too.

But it was my kiss that was successful!

This clearly isn't my neighborhood.

I'm also the one who said we should go to Starfall Tower!

Starfall Tower?

Starfall Tower.

A summoning point in Cross Reverie.

It's supposed to be a spot where you can summon and enslave new Summons.

But was I...

Did these girls summon me into Cross Reverie?!

I get the feeling it's okay to follow them.

Wait, no, no, no, no!

I did!

No, I did!

U-Um, uh...

How am I supposed to talk to girls?!

How long has it been since I spoke to anyone?!

Wait, have I ever spoken to anyone?!

I can only remember soloing for my entire life!

No, I have! I have!

I've held conversations with the girls who challenged me in-game!

You should cease your trivial arguing.

You currently stand before Diablo.

The Summon...

...talked?!

The game's helping me out.

If I do the Demon Lord act that I did for my opponents, I can make this work!

I hereby command you both...

Shake hands and make up.

With a smile!

Who would ever want to make up with this fat Elf?

What?!

What's going on here?

Huh?

Huh?

Huh?!

Huh?!

Why us?

I thought this was supposed to appear on the Summon!

I was sure the ritual that would place the slave collar on him succeeded...

Y...

You used the Enslavement Ritual on me?

Yes.

Right!

The effect of my Demon Lord's Ring!

It's one of the most powerful accessories in Cross Reverie, and it reflects all magic.

The Demon Lord's Ring reflects all magic

I obtained it as an event reward,

Magic Reflection

Magic Reflection

but it looks like its power is still active here.

Magic has no effect on me.

I possess the power to reflect all magic,

so your Enslavement Ritual was cast on yourselves instead.

What?!

I don't want to be enslaved to a Summon!

At any rate, we'll need to return to the city and look for a way to dispel it.

You're coming with us too, okay?

Well, I wouldn't want them leaving me behind.

Oh, yeah! We haven't told you our names yet.

Good grief, but you're carefree. At a time like this, too.

But won't it be difficult for him to talk to us?

I'm Shera L Greenwood.

For various reasons, I'm hoping to become an adventurer.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Rem Galleu.

I need to keep proving my strength as an adventurer,

so please lend me your power.

Diablo must be worth a hundred men!

I've never heard of a talking Summon before!

Fools!

I am no Summon!

Then what are you?

I'm just a plain old shut-in.

But I can't tell them that...

I am Diablo.

The one feared as the Demon Lord!

Demon Lord?

That was my first summon, and I summoned an amazing one!

I summoned him.

No, I did!

I did!

I did!

Jeez, all you two do is fight!

I thought we were heading into the city!

We are going there!

With you at my side, I can finally register as a Summoner with the Adventurer's Guild!

Jeez, how did this all happen? There's so much I don't know.

The only thing I do know is...

That girl's awesome!

Border City Faltra

Thank you so much for today.

It's fine.

We're here.

This is the inn.

Good afternoon!

I'm Mei-chan, the idol of Peace of Mind Inn!

Diablo?

What are you doing?

We're staying at this inn.

Th-The crowds are making me nauseous...

Hey, I'd like to have this man stay in the same room with me.

Hey! You can't be telling me to share the same room with the likes of you?!

Well, I don't have the money to rent an extra one.

There's no need for that.

Diablo will be staying in my room.

Huh?! Why?!

I'm the one who summoned Diablo.

Th-This is impossible.

It's natural for him to stay with his master.

I'm the one who summoned him!

C'mon, you're just being a nuisance if you fight at our reception desk!

I did!

I did!

I did!

I did!

I'll throw you out.

How did I end up sharing a room with you?

That's my question.

Two girls in a room with only one bed...

Is this leading to some actual nighttime Demon Lord play?!

No way! I couldn't handle it! I'd die!

Come in.

Pardon me.

Rem-san, everyone...

It's my first time meeting you two, isn't it?

I'm known as Celestine Baudelaire.

Celestine? That sounds familiar...

Do you mean the head of this town's Mage's Association?

That Celestine?

Call me Celes, okay?

That's right!

I knew I'd heard her name before!

The head of the Mage's Association

is an important character who maintains the barrier protecting this town.

At least in the game, she was.

What is someone that important doing here?

Today, I had some business with Rem-san, but...

I'd love to hear your story, as well.

Food! Food!

Proper food!

A reflection of the Enslavement Ritual?

That's quite a serious matter.

Diablo-san, are you able to release them, by any chance?

I can't.

It wasn't even my choice to enslave them.

If I could release them, I would have already.

Looks like we'll have to research this from scratch, then.

Please do.

By the way, what business did the head of the Mage's Association have here?

I'll permit you to share that with me.

You bastard!

How dare you speak to Lady Baudelaire like that?!