Realist Demon King – 5
“You truly are a Demon King. Keeping something here that can be a weakness is indeed dangerous. You must battle against the other Demon Kings from now on. The last thing you need is for some Heroes to pester you from the side.”
“It is nothing to praise. The other Demon Kings are just too stupid. If we ever find a Hero who is targeting a different Demon King, we should leak whatever information we have and aid them.”
“That is wonderful. Use them to fight each other.”
“They do say that the enemy of your enemy is your friend. I must use whoever I can use.”
“That is most admirable. So, shall I search for Heroes that are still children?”
“Yes. And when you do, I will deal with them directly.”
“It is unheard of for a Demon Lord to kill a young Hero himself.”
“I will not be bound by old practices. It seems that my own forces are by far the weakest among the Demon Kings. If I only follow the accepted methods, that gap will only increase. And so I will retaliate by taking the ‘realist’ route.”
“Realist…”
“Yes, realist. Scheming. Increasing your power by any means and destroying your enemies. It is not my aim to become some saint-like Liu Bei. I will be a villain. Cao Cao, Cesare Borgia, Hojo Soun, Saito Dosan, Matsunaga Hisahide, they will be my references.”
“These are great rulers of another world?”
“They are men who rose to the top through various methods. Instead of dying while screaming heroic words, I would rather live with tarnished hands.”
And so I continued.
“I said that I would use any means necessary, so let’s start right away.”
“Start what?”
“I just thought of a little scheme that is in line with being a realist.”
“A scheme to overpower large numbers with few soldiers?”
“Exactly. It may go against the art of war, but it fits my style. But first, I need you to gather information.”
“What kind of information?”
“Information about the countries near here and about the nobles. Also, I would like to know about the weakest Demon King that is near me.”
“Count Ismalia’s territories are the closest to yours. And the weakest Demon King would be Sabnac.”
“You really are a walking database in a maid’s outfit.”
Her mouth formed the faintest smile at this compliment.
A most modest woman.
She rarely changed her expression, but when I gave her an outline of my plan, she looked visibly surprised.
Her mouth opened. ‘Well…’
The plan that I had suggested was bold and defiant.
She looked at me again and gave her opinion of it.
“You have such foresight, I am in awe.”
Apparently, my realist plan was acceptable in the eyes of the secretary maid.
And so it was with much relief that I explained the finer details to her.
It is getting more and more interesting.
It is obvious the author is focusing on making the novel different than the mainstream/typical demon lord/king stories.
However, im not sure how long he/she will manage that or if the story will be any fun to read later on. Seems like this novel has 134 chapters and is ongoing.
The only thing I dislike about this novel is the fact that the MC keeps continuously calling himself a realist. We get it, it’s in the title and it’s been said at least a dozen times by now, there’s no need to continue reminding us~
Other than that, however, it’s a good read.
Thanks for the new chapter!
Thanks for the chapter!
He is actually smart, it seems…
I can’t wait for his Realist Cave be upgraded to a Realist Castle! Will he also have a Realist Movel? He truly is a Realist Demon King!
Also,
“You really are a walking database in a maid’s outfit.”
would women really find this a compliment?
Thank you for translating this project and thanks you for the chapters. Delicious little appetizer before I get caught up on Jack of all Trades.
Thanks for the treat.
Is this Novel Trying to create a REALIST Meme? it is starting to get annoying
Haha
Hmm…. It is just me or the author really did a great job of making everyone aside the MC is stupid? In order to make the MC look smarter?
I mean when you play dota for example you will often see player that use dangerously strong character like invoker being bullied? Other player will kill him/her repeatedly since low level to prevent him/her from becoming stronger. So that they don’t have to worry facing an overpowered enemy. That is just something normal people would easily come up with…
It’s the Evil Overlord list. It’s not that they’re stupid, it’s that they’re falling into the common tropes of the Hero and Demon Lord story that happen in a lot of fantasy series. I’m actually happy to see a novel like this, though constantly repeating that you’re a realist is very annoying.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvilOverlordList
So this guy believes being a “realist” means CHOOSING to become a villainous child killer who’s only purpose in life is to cling to that life like some kind of cockroach, scared of his own death?
That’s a very current era (nihilistic and narcissistic) viewpoint…and it’s honestly sad as all hell.
Praising his own fear and cowardice as “realism” is the bane of a modern generation…lol
It’s not even a Demon king perspective, it’s a parasites perspective!
Where is the pride and glory of a Demon King?
He even thinks calling his maid a “database in a maids outfit” is a compliment?
Calling her clever is a compliment, but calling her a database is basically calling her a useful tool in a maids uniform…jeez!
PS. If he was truly a REALIST he would set himself up to rule from the shadows with puppets as his stand ins, to be targeted in his stead. That is what a crafty realist would do.