Hell

,So, should I go do my quest now?”

,Yeees~”

After giving me some basic information about this village, Priscilla went out hunting alone.

I was able to hear various stories, but I couldn’t get any information about the Demon King’s Castle.

It seemed I would have to go out to unexplored areas.

That’s how it was, wandering around the village.

I discovered a user who was both a user and had the characteristics of a demon NPC.

The tall black magician had pale skin and large horns sprouting from his head.

He also had wings growing from his back, and a tail sticking out from under his robe was wagging haphazardly.

,Hey you!”

,M-Me?”

,Yes!”

The black magician user seemed flustered as I approached him and took a step back.

He seemed to have a very timid personality, unlike his appearance.

,Is that… did you reincarnate as a demon?”

,Ah… yes, that’s right. I could do it in this village.”

,What are the benefits of reincarnating?”

,You get a 3% stat bonus to Strength and Intelligence, and the [Mana Release] skill.”

,Mana Release?”

,It says you can use it once a day, but the detailed effects aren’t written. I don’t know what it is.”

The black magician user said that, then he was scanning the empty air, as if he was manipulating his skill window.

,I’m thinking of using it now, would you like to watch?”

,Yes!”

I nodded and looked up at him.

To show me a skill that can only be used once a day, he was a really kind person.

Perhaps he needed a certain posture to use the skill, he spread his arms a little away from me and lowered his upper body slightly.

At that moment, black mana poured out from his entire body as if exploding.

Kwaaaaaa-!

,Oh…”

Cool… It was really cool.

That’s the only way I could describe it. Like the red bloodlust flowing from my body, his body was covered in black mana.

His ordinary appearance was nowhere to be found. He was the evil black magician himself.

The black magician looked down at his hands and moved his body around.

He himself seemed to like the black mana flowing from his body.

,What’s the effect?”

,Ah, it’s a buff that increases all stats by 30%. The duration is very short, only 1 minute.”

,It increases by 30%?”

,Yes…”

,Woooow…”

I admired him and walked around him.

As soon as the 1-minute duration ended, the black mana covering his body disappeared in an instant.

,Penalty! Are there any penalties or anything?”

,There’s nothing except that the damage taken from Holy-attribute attacks increases by 10%.”

,Wow…”

At that point, reincarnating as a demon was unconditionally beneficial.

,When you reincarnate as a demon, do you get horns, wings, and a tail?”

,No, this is a feature that can be set with character customization during reincarnation. Yeon-nim, are you going to reincarnate as a demon too?”

,Yes!”

The black magician user chuckled and raised his hand, pointing to a large monument in the middle of the village.

The area around it was decorated with unidentified skeletons, creating a very eerie atmosphere.

,If you go over there and put your hand on the monument, it will ask if you want to reincarnate.”

,That’s it?”

The black magician user nodded.

Then, as if he was planning to go hunting right away, he said goodbye to me and left the village.

Demon reincarnation, huh…

If I use this reincarnation system, it seemed I could wear the wings I received as a reward from the arena to my heart’s content.

I usually didn’t wear them because I was conscious of other users, but if I made the excuse that I was a demon, no one would give me strange looks.

As the black magician user said, I approached the large monument in the center of the village.

It was a very suspicious object that looked unusual at first glance.

Following the black magician user’s words, I placed my hand on the monument.

[Would you like to reincarnate as a demon?]

※May receive disadvantages from NPCs who worship gods of good alignment.

A message popped up without any special conditions.

I clicked the YES button without hesitation.

Then, black mana spread out from the monument and began to envelop my body.

,Oh…”

There wasn’t anything particularly special about it. It was just a show for the sake of appearance.

At that moment, a semi-transparent window appeared in front of me.

It was a customization system for setting features such as wings and horns as a privilege of demon reincarnation.

The settings were really just the basics.

Just in case, I tried to manipulate the length of my arms and legs, but it was out of the question.

I chose a small horn on my head.

If I chose a large horn, it could get in the way when moving in tight spaces later.

A tail was also unnecessary. It was better to minimize unnecessary hit area.

There was also no need to set wings separately. That’s because I have very cool and large wings that cannot be set with customization.

I finished setting up the reincarnation.

At that moment, the mana surrounding my body scattered in all directions.

My overall stats increased slightly due to the Strength and Intelligence stat bonuses.

Moving my body around, I could feel the subtle difference.

Next was my head.

When I raised my hand and gently touched my head, I felt a small horn.

Next was checking the [Mana Release] skill.

As the black magician user said, the detailed effects were not written.

[Mana Release]

Releases the mana residing in the body and strengthens the body.

Can only be used once a day.

※Cannot be used outside of Hell.

The change didn’t end there. Was it because I finished reincarnating as a demon?

The names of the demon NPCs walking around had turned green.

It was a sign of complete friendly status.

In Deron, there was a sub-quest opening system based on favorability.

The demon NPCs also had exclamation mark icons above their heads, as if new sub-quests had been opened.

I went around the village and tried to talk to all the demons.

It was to find the main quest leading to the Demon King’s Castle.

However, I couldn’t find any quest content about the Demon King’s Castle in this village.

That’s how it was, standing in the middle of the village and pondering about the sub-quests.

A message arrived from Hwarang.

Hwarang-[Did you find the Demon King’s Castle quest?]

Yeon-[No, not yet.]

Hwarang-[Look at this. [Demon King’s Castle Invitation]]

Hwarang linked an item called Demon King’s Castle Invitation in the message.

Where the hell did he get this invitation?

Yeon-[Where did you get it?]

Hwarang-[It’s dropping at a low probability in the Hell Elite Zone hunting grounds. We’re in a war with the hostile alliance because of this right now.]

,Ah…”

Only then did I turn on the guild chat.

Even in that short moment, the guild chat was scrolling up rapidly.

It seemed like this body had to step in.

I spread out my arms. It was to summon a very cute guy who was always in charge of my transportation.

A large magic circle began to unfold in the air. From within it, a burning foal jumped out.

,Heeheeing!”

I quickly got on the warhorse.

It was to run to the coordinates Hwarang sent me.

Dagudak dagudak dagudak-

The warhorse galloped at a very fast speed.

It was a different level of speed compared to the slug-like users passing by.

Yeon-[What’s the situation?]

Hwarang-[It’s similar. We’re pushing each other back and forth.]

As soon as I checked Hwarang’s message, I threw various doping potions into my mouth.

That’s because there was a very high chance that I would be fighting the moment I arrived.

Quickly galloping through the land contaminated with mana.

There was nothing blocking the way, so the foal warhorse was able to reach its maximum speed.

The rapidly blowing wind fluttered the cloak spread out behind me and scattered my hair.

How long had I been running like that? The moment I arrived near the coordinates Hwarang had marked, a brilliant effect poured out from the top of a high hill.

It was right there.

,Let’s go!”

Dagudak dagudak!

The Hellfire Warhorse faithfully followed my command and began to climb the hill.

Even while running uphill, its speed did not decrease.

It was a loophole in the game system.

Heeheeing-!

The moment I reached the top of the hill, I kicked off the warhorse and jumped up.

The chaotic battle spread out in all directions came into view, and the positions of the enemies were immediately identified.

Hwarang and Helena were also here.

The two of them were putting on an overwhelming performance, but the opponents were not easy either.

Kwaang!

I fell into the middle of the battlefield.

Thump- My heart beats loudly.

I immediately plunged my sword into the ground.

[Declaration of the Sanctuary of the Fallen Sun God]

Following the magic sword, the mark of the black sanctuary began to spread widely.

The stats of guild members and allies within the range increased greatly, and the defense of the hostile alliance decreased greatly.

,Huh…”

,Guild Master-nim?”

,Blood Demon!”

,Kill him!”

The voices of the guild members and the voices of the hostile alliance were mixed together.

I shouted while fending off the magic flying in from all directions.

,Mana!!!”

I had been thinking about it from the beginning. It was a scene I had been planning since I saw this Mana Release skill.

Fall into the middle of the battlefield, shout Mana Release, and use the skill.

It’s a time when information about demon reincarnation has not yet been released.

Everyone would surely admire my cool appearance.

I shouted loudly on purpose.

It was to focus everyone’s attention.

Before using Mana Release, I use all the skills I can use.

Golden flashes began to rise from the tip of the sword, and I used the [Berserk] skill to increase all speeds.

,Release!!!”

[Mana Release]

Kwaaaaaak-!

A violent explosion occurred in my body.

The black mana spreading in all directions fills my vision.

The production is better when it’s more dramatic. I immediately equipped [Pronos’ Wings, the Owner of the Magic Sword], which had been sleeping in a corner of the costume window.

At that moment, huge demon wings spread out behind me along with black mana.

I used everything I could use.

Thanks to the greatly increased stats, the hand holding the sword began to tremble.

,What the hell is that…”

The hostile alliance member facing me was greatly flustered and stepped back.

I pointed my sword at him.

Everyone is watching. Everyone here, without exception, was looking at me.

The widely spread wings and the small horns sprouting on my head.

On top of that, the black mana and red bloodlust spewing from my body.

The corners of my lips go up. I couldn’t help but laugh.

Isn’t this overwhelming appearance the Demon King?

I am the Demon King.

But it wasn’t spoken out loud.

I didn’t want to repeat the dark history again.

Pajijik-!

The moment black lightning faintly spread from the tip of the sword, my body was quickly shot out.

Using the [Dash] skill. According to the increased stats, the movement speed was also incomparably faster than before.

Seogeok-!

The sensation of something catching on the tip of the sword was clear.

The neck of the opponent who quickly passed by was cut off.

It was the same technique used in the arena finals, but this time the name was different.

-Demon King Flash

I shook off the sword while thinking of the skill name in my mind.

The black and red energy flowing from my body was leaving a faint afterimage in the air.

I was very satisfied with the production I had created myself.

Both enemies and allies were gaping in admiration at my cool appearance.