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An Unemployed Small-Town Girl Pulled Out The Enchanted Sword: She Can’t Become The Hero, So She’ll Become the Demon King Instead

Mushoku na Machimusume, Densetsu no Maken wo Hikkonuku ~ Yuusha ni wa Narenai node, Maou ni Narimasu ~ · The Small-Town Girl Becomes The Demon King · 無職な町娘、伝説の魔剣を引っこ抜く～勇者にはなれないので、魔王になります～

by Yamamoto Sukehiro

73 chapters22.9K views5.0(4)ratings

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Antihero ProtagonistCaring ProtagonistCute ProtagonistDarkDemon LordDevoted Love InterestsEnemies Become AlliesFemale ProtagonistHeroesLove Interest Falls in Love FirstLoyal SubordinatesMaster-Servant RelationshipOverpowered ProtagonistProtagonist Strong from the Start
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Synopsis

The unemployed small-town girl Merle finds herself pulling out a legendary magic sword. The weapon turns out to be the Demon King’s sword, and Merle declares her intention to be the next.

With a succubus joining as her loyal servant and under attack by the heroes, Merle sets out to create her ideal world.

Chapters73

  1. Chapter 1, She’s unemployed, but she pulled out the enchanted sword
  2. Chapter 2, She can’t be the Hero because she’s an unemployed shut-in
  3. Chapter 3, She can’t be the Hero, but she can be the Demon King
  4. Chapter 4, When she became the Demon King, a busty Succubus became her servant
  5. Chapter 5, The humans are likely to die even if not conquered
  6. Chapter 6, She intended to kill the humans, but ended up saving them
  7. Chapter 7, Conquering the town without violence
  8. Chapter 8, The so-called Hero loses in seconds
  9. Chapter 9, Exhausted and in need of a bath
  10. Chapter 10, Succubus crawled into Merle’s bed at night
  11. Chapter 11, Merle’s virginity
  12. Chapter 12, Levantine protects Merle's virginity
  13. Chapter 13, 71 - The Curtain Rises
  14. Chapter 14, 72 - Getting Married Today
  15. Chapter 15, 73 - Why Levantine came free
  16. Chapter 16, 13 - Don’t kill her because she’s a Slime
  17. Chapter 17, 14 - Vengeance for Slime
  18. Chapter 18, 15 - An (angry) big-breasted Hero appears
  19. Chapter 19, 16 - Creating a base for Slime
  20. Chapter 20, 17 - We hereby name this base “Castle Slime”
  21. Chapter 21, 18 - We made a new castle, now let’s go home
  22. Chapter 22, 19 - The Macho Grandpa and the Little Slime Girl came to us
  23. Chapter 23, 20 - The Hero and the Old Man with a Spine Arc: Ill omens
  24. Chapter 24, 21 - Sacred Power, there’s no cooler way to say it
  25. Chapter 25, 22 - We should slay the King, right?
  26. Chapter 26, 23 - Don't underestimate the Demon King
  27. Chapter 27, 24 - Racing Heart! Burning Blade!
  28. Chapter 28, 25 - They're definitely insane
  29. Chapter 29, 26 - Damned tired (of conquering the King’s city)
  30. Chapter 30, 27 - A Graduation, In A Sense Arc: Trembling Heart, Succubus’ Instincts
  31. Chapter 31, 28 - A Shot to the Heart, A Consuming Love
  32. Chapter 32, 29 - P120, the Demon King’s City
  33. Chapter 33, 30 - You should offer more and more as a tribute
  34. Chapter 34, 31 - Both the King and the Citizens are in crisis
  35. Chapter 35, 32 - Dealing with everyone's problems
  36. Chapter 36, 33 - The Injured Warrior
  37. Chapter 37, 34 - The Old Man’s still alive
  38. Chapter 38, 35 - Reasons to Fight
  39. Chapter 39, 36 - As Medical Doctors
  40. Chapter 40, 37 - Meanwhile, with the Heroes… Arc: No one will join the party…
  41. Chapter 41, 38 - Finally, people are joining our party!
  42. Chapter 42, 39 - The King and The Demon King
  43. Chapter 43, 40 - Both Paths From Hero On Out Arc: King Merle is worried
  44. Chapter 44, 41 - We made a Guild
  45. Chapter 45, 42 - The Heroes slay the Dragon
  46. Chapter 46, 43 - The Heroes worry
  47. Chapter 47, 44 - Who is Evil and who is for Justice? But Cute makes Right
  48. Chapter 48, 45 - It's a massive emergency
  49. Chapter 49, 46 - The Goblin Carpenters
  50. Chapter 50, 47 - What do you want?
  51. Chapter 51, 48 - To the flowers bundled together
  52. Chapter 52, 49 - Wedding Rush
  53. Chapter 53, 50 - It's all downhill from here
  54. Chapter 54, 51 - The New Era Arc: Premonition
  55. Chapter 55, 52 - May this day be wonderful
  56. Chapter 56, 53 - The Ideal You Dream Of, The Twisted Reality
  57. Chapter 57, 54 - The Beginning of the Hero’s Legend
  58. Chapter 58, 55 - Surrounded by Flames, The Devil’s Fury
  59. Chapter 59, 56 - An Opening
  60. Chapter 60, 57 - The Legend of the Hero and the Demon King Arc: Complications
  61. Chapter 61, 58 - White Rose
  62. Chapter 62, 59 - Red Rose
  63. Chapter 63, 60 - Eliza’s Determination, the Future of the Heroes
  64. Chapter 64, 61 - Like a Demon King, Like a Final Boss
  65. Chapter 65, 62 - Justice and Evil
  66. Chapter 66, 63 - The Beginning of the End
  67. Chapter 67, 64 - Darkness that invites Sorrow, Clinging to Anxiety
  68. Chapter 68, 65 - A Broken Promise
  69. Chapter 69, 66 - The Demon King’s Fall
  70. Chapter 70, 67 - Conflicting Justices, the Hero’s Struggle
  71. Chapter 71, 68 - Revolution
  72. Chapter 72, 69 - The Path to the Future
  73. Chapter 73, 70 - The New Era

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