After I sent seven of my demon leaders to conquer neighboring kingdoms, I took a glass of blood and sat on my throne.I took a sip. Finally, there's no one even near my level or strength. It's kinda boring being the strongest.I always thought becoming the strongest would be impossible to achieve, but I guess it isn't after all.
Huh? This smell…HUMANS?!
"Come out, both of you. I can smell your fear from meters away."
Two humans appeared out of the shadows.
"You have a good nose, Demon King."
It can't be… are those the two heroes, Kenshiro and Aria?! I thought.
"How are you both still alive? There's no way."
"Well, surprise! We're not dead yet," Kenshiro responded.
"I see now… I sent Shichido to kill both of you, but he apparently didn't do it. That idiot demon is betraying me!"
"Whoa, wait, Demon King, calm down. Don't get angry…"
"Shut up, Kenshiro, and stop acting tough. I can smell your fear—YOU'RE SCARED."
"Of course, I'm scared! I always heard of the Demon King's aura, but this… his aura is just unbelievable. I can barely stand."
"Alright, I'll clap for both of you, heroes. Getting into my castle means you managed to defeat the three demon leaders outside."
"Defeat? No, we actually killed them," Kenshiro responded with a smile.
"You did what?!..." He's lying, isn't he? I felt frustration building inside me.
"Alright, that's enough, kids. You heroes have gone too far. You both will be killed here and now."I lifted my arm, opening my hand toward them.
Demonic Power: Explosion—
"W-what?! My magic… it's sealed?!"
"Bahahaha, did you lose your demon powers, King?" Kenshiro said in a mocking tone.
"Let me explain this so your small demon brain understands. You were drinking the blood of humans… but it was mixed with a magic-erasing spell."
"Magic erasing, you say?...""Aria… is this your magic? Did you do this?"
"Y-yes… I d-did… I did it…"
"No need to stutter, Aria. We're gonna win against this shitty demon, don't worry, honey."
"Y-yes, of course, we will… for the sake of humanity!"
These human rats think they can defeat me just because I lost my demon powers?! Argh… this is frustrating…I pulled out my sword.
"Is that… the Suffering Sword?" Kenshiro asked.
"Yes, it is. And you two will be killed by it."
"W-what's…?"Suddenly, I felt a headache, and slowly, everything went black.
I see… the blood I was drinking was also poisonous.Even though no poison should be able to defeat me… how is this possible? I am the Demon King, after all…
As I fainted, I slowly reached with my finger to tap the ring on my arm.I shouldn't be using this ring… but there's no other way for me to escape this…
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3,500 Years Later…
"W-what…"As I slowly opened my eyes, I stared at the ceiling.I lifted my right arm…
"This is the worst that could happen…""This useless reincarnation ring…""It reincarnated me into this human's body…"
NOOOOOOOO…