Demon King Daimaou: Volume 6

by Shoutarou Mizuki

  “And?”

  “It seems it’s possible for the Demon King’s wavelength... no, the wavelength generated by the resonance between the Demon King and the Law of Identity, to have an effect on virtual phase space. Ahem. This means that if you can get a hold of the Law of Identity, we can bring things like images, stories, and similar concepts into virtual phase space.”

  “I’m afraid that’s too complex for me to understand...”

  “Well, we’ll go over the detailed theory later. Essentially, you can go inside a game, or a movie. Something like that.”

  “And that’s why you mentioned literature...? No, but we’re talking about our plan...”

  “Haha! I thought I made it very simple to understand. We can make a playing field where we decide the rules! And when the Demon King gets inside... he’ll be human.”

  2V’s words, or more precisely, her doll’s words, caused chaos in the meeting room.

  “I see...! So then we can kill him...”

  “Then we won’t have to fear that the next god will die, too!”

  “And the streets will be safe again. Now we can stop the demon worshipers from growing any more powerful.”

  “That’s right. I’d like your permission to come up with a plan.”

  2V promised to submit a plan within a week, and her doll left the room.

  “Now then... It won’t be easy to kidnap the Law of Identity, but I can go myself if I have to. Those cells of Akuto Sai that Rubbers brought back will probably be quite handy.”

  2V rolled up the sleeves of her plain white shirt, crossed her grey slack-clad legs, and turned to look at the mana screen.

  Afterword

  Thank you once again, everyone. It’s me, Shoutarou Mizuki.

  This is volume #6. It’s kind of a breather from the main story. But if you consider this book a comedy, this is the real story, and when I started, this kind of thing was all I wrote.

  But breather or not, the theme of the story feels oddly important. Sometimes this happens when you just write whatever comes to mind, and so I’m reminded of the importance of not taking things too seriously when you work. Did I just say I write whatever ideas come into my head? Well, I’m not supposed to say that.

  Oh, also, even though it’s volume 6, you’re free to read it as a stand-alone story. For those of you who picked up this volume without reading the others, for whatever reason, give it a go.

  Now let me go over some other new developments.

  Beatnix Inc. will release the drama CD on February 25th, 2009. There may be a second one, so please give it a listen.

  Also, the first volume of Itou’s manga is now on sale from Akita Shoten. In some bookstores, it might be right next to this book. Please buy them both.

  And now, thanks.

  Souichi Itou, my illustrator. There were a lot of scenes in this that reflected my own personal interests, and I was happy to see them illustrated in a form that went beyond what I’d imagined. Also, congratulations on your move. I’ll be paying you a visit soon.

  Ohashi, my editor. I think I’m getting a reputation for being consistently late, but I’ll try my best to get faster. I look forward to working with you on the next volume.

  Also, thank you to everybody who worked on the drama CD. I really appreciate it.

  Next up is volume 7, where the story will take a new turn. There’s still a lot more fun to come!

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  Copyright

  Demon King Daimaou: Volume 6

  by Shoutarou Mizuki

  Translated by Adam Lensenmayer

  Edited by Aimee Zink

  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

  Copyright © 2009 Shoutarou Mizuki

  Illustrations Copyright © 2009 Souichi Itou

  Cover illustration by Souichi Itou

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  Original Japanese edition published in 2009 by Hobby Japan

  This English edition is published by arrangement with Hobby Japan, Tokyo

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  Ebook edition 1.0: July 2018