Chapter 1 - Become a Demon Lord

"I will become the Demon Lord!" I shouted for sure.

Honestly, when I heard the voice of Goddes who was curled up a little sadly, I also felt a little guilty.

[Alright then, I've taken care of the files! And then let's take care of your power!] she said cheerfully.

"Huh? Don't say....?!"

"You tricked me with fake tears!" I realized when her tone suddenly cheered up. Realizing there was no answer from her, I could only feel betrayed by being deceived by her.

"Give me back my sympathy..."

I curled up while slightly looking out. In front of me suddenly appeared a strange thin screen.

On the screen, I could see a name and a number.

[Never mind. Better take a look at this. You have an additional 50 Points for each of your stats. Where do you want to put it?] she called me.

Even though it seemed like a diversion, but I still approached and looked at the screen.

"Uwahh! Why is the name here Astaroth? Isn't my name Sora?" I'm a little confused.

[Hufft. That's your new name. The Demon King's name. There's Lucifer, Abaddon, Ifrit, Mammon, Asmodeus, Behemoth, Leviathan, Belzeebull, Azazel, Cthulhu, Coyote, Belphegor, and Astaroth.]

[I don't know why they avoided the name Astaroth, but so be it.]

Hmmm, that's interesting info. Besides, it turns out that the Demon Lord got their own name. But from where? Is it from the region?

[You're right! I forgot that the name is divided by region! And we are the last ...] cried the Goddess instantly.

Wait. I was think about it, but.....

"Sorry, Goddes. Can you read my mind?" I expressed my suspicions.

[Yes. It sounds clear!]

"So all this time?!"

"Yes. I clearly heard your monologue earlier. Whether you called me weird or you were trying to get face from me. I heard everything."

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WHAAT?!!! Shit shit shit shit! Why didn't I think of that?!! AAHHH!!! I'm really embarrassed!!!

I really can't say anything else. Even so, my heart can still be read. Uhh, I wish I could die one more time....

[No. You can't die now. You promised to be mine!]

Huh? Since when did I promise?

"Besides, look at this screen. You have to determine your abilities." said the Goddess.

Looks like she didn't think much of that earlier, so fine.

I looked at the screen fine. There are some sentences that are not foreign to me. Among them are Body, Mana, Intelligence, and Luck. And they're all on the same letter, on the letter E except for Luck which is on the letter D.

At least, I understand what is meant on this screen.

Body for the strength of my body,

Mana for magic abilities, similar to Intelligence which is knowledge,

And Luck is luck.

This, similar to-

[RPG games, right? I chose you because you've played games like this so many times.] Goddes suddenly cut off my monologue.

But, RPG games, eh? I remember I really liked this genre since I was a kid, but I didn't expect to be involved in this situation now.

[Humm. As expected of the weakest, huh? When the others start from D stats, you start from E. But unexpectedly your Luck stats are said to be high here. Well whatever.] Dewi Tilis said in my ear.

But, the difference is up to one level? Isn't Astaroth too pathetic here?!!

[Let me tell you. You need 5 points to level up E to D, 15 points for D to C, and 30 points for C to B. In other words, you can only upgrade one field to B now.] The Goddess began to explain.

[Since you're the weakest, maybe you'll be on par with other Demon Lords if you put all your points into Body or Mana. But other stats will leave you far behind, so-]

"Put 25 points to Luck, and the rest to Intelligency." I said quickly.

"Eh?"

I could hear a strange sigh in my left ear.

Even so, the screen still followed what I wanted, and started to enter Points.

But strangely, the lucky points only get to C (MAX).

[Hey hey hey! Don't expect more than that! Lucky points also have maximum power you know!]

Ahh, I forgot that Goddess can read my mind.

Besides, Luck can only go up to C, huh... I'm a bit disappointed, because at first I wanted to keep increasing my Luck stat even if I got more points.

[Hey. Why are you so eager to raise your Luck stat?]

"That's clear, isn't it? There is a saying, strong people lose to smart people. And smart people lose to lucky people. If there is a chance to choose, I want to be a smart and lucky person!" I said sure.

For some reason I can feel that now my eyes are flashing.

[Well, whatever. Next, choose 3 of these skills. This is a special skill that is rare.] I heard the voice of the Goddess who seemed tired.

Huh? Are my eyes wrong?!

The remaining skills are only five!! and she said of the many? We just got leftovers from scratch, you know!!

"Hunyunyunyu~" I can imagine the little Goddess crying in the corner right now.

Well, it can't be helped. I looked at the 5 existing skills.

There are [Summon Sword], [RPG Perspective], [Ground Arrangement], [Gate], and [Charm].

I definitely don't need [Charm]. Then I obviously need [Gate]. In order to become the King, I will also need [Ground Arrangement]. So all that's left is [RPG Perspective] and [Summon Sword]

Hmmm. If so, I'm clear on what to choose. After all, [Summon Sword] sounded like a really cool attack move.

"I'm done choosing." I flew the thin screen.

[Gate], [Ground Arrangement], and [RPG Perspective]. That's a great skill combination!

[Why!! Why don't you take the [Summon Sword] skill?!] I could hear the Goddess scream up close. Besides that, my body also moved on its own like it was being shaken!

Is this the work of the Goddess?

"Well, I don't think it's very useful, since even my Strength is less than other Demon Lords, I can't possibly fight on a par with them." I said scratching my head. I know the Goddess can read my mind, that's why I tried to trick her with the way I thought just now.

[Ahh, it's gone. I had hopes for this young man, but it's a shame he's stupid...]

"Goddess?! I can hear you!!!"

I couldn't help but scream there, when I heard the desperate moans of my Goddess.

[Uhh. Alright. Then you've got your skills set let's move on to the next stage.]

[Since you are the Demon Lord, you will need an army. But surely you won't be able to form very strong people in that world. With that, there is this feature!]

It seemed she was very happy with this.

[This is a request machine, so you are free to ask anything from this machine, by paying one dungeon stone. Depending on your luck, you can get Materials, Equipment, Weapons, or even new Character!!]

[By the way, the first 10 applications are free!!] she has now turned into a salesperson.

This system, Gacha huh?

If this is the Gacha system, then--

"Luck Status is very much needed here!" I can't help but scream here.

[You finally realized it.]

"Why didn't you tell me since the formation of the Stats just now?! I can maximize my Luck points!" I returned to formal language.

[Hey hey hey! You know, it's forbidden. If I do that, I'll explode. It happens to other Gods andGoddesses too!]

I can hear a rich "Hmmph" from here.

Oh, I see. That's the regulation.

Okay. How to use this?

[Fu fu fu. Looks like you're interested, right? Well I'll explain. It's a summoning system that can summon with a certain rarity. You must have known.]

Hmmm, seems right. The highest, Legendary or Super Rare, or 5 stars, then Rare, and Common. Is that so?

[Yes. As you think. Legendary can contain Characters or weapons, Rare always contains Equipment, and Common contains Materials.]

[For the first 10 requests, you can get at least 1 Legendary character. Of course, a character that the other Demon Lords don't have yet, but don't worry. There are so many Characters and Weapons to get!]

[After that, the chances of getting a Legendary will decrease drastically. But you're guaranteed to get a rare Legendary in the 100th pull!!]

Hmmm. This is interesting. I've always liked the Gacha system like this, so I'll try to collect the materials.

Also, how Dewi explains this system is really like someone advertising a gacha game, trying to incite me to download the game when I get a Super Rare character.

But I can't lie to myself, I'm really interested in this.

"Okay. I'll give it a try now-"

[W-w-w-wait! Don't do that now! I'll explode if you do that while I'm here. Other gods think I'm interfering with that!] Goddess shouts stop me.

Is that so? So, now where?

[I'll take that as a question.] Goddes Tilis then snapped her fingers.

Instantly, the dark room began to appear light little by little. A large window appeared behind me, which let the light in.

In addition, there is a staircase in front of me, which is lit by candles that are lit one by one.

I didn't have time to explore this place, but-

"Amazing...!!" I can only mutter softly.

[Uhun! This is your palace, Demon Lord Astaroth. I'm only here to deliver some messages. And answer some questions.] she said.

"So, you're going to get out of here?" I asked quietly.

Well, maybe I'll feel lonely because there's no one to talk to. So I'm kind of sad.

[Hey. You are the King. So soon your subordinates will come here. Don't lower your dignity like that!] The Goddess who responded to the voice of my heart again said.

[Hum. Is there anything you want to ask?] she asked.

I thought for a moment. There's probably nothing I can ask now. At least, I already know the basics of everything. And the rest I can figure out myself.

So fine.

"There doesn't seem to be one." I answered lightly.

[Hmm. As expected.]

[Therefore, Demon Lord Astaroth!] hearing this I automatically stood up and straightened up.

[You are the 13th Demon Lord, of the apprentice Goddess, Goddess Tilis! With this, I give my grace to the Demon Lord, and he is the official heir!]

I can't help but get goosebumps with this. Her majesty, this is none other than a Goddess!

"Respectfully, I accept it." I lowered my head, placing one hand on my chest.

[Uhun! That's a great gesture!]

[Goodbye, Demon Lord Astaroth! Let's meet again!] I could feel the entire space around me being distorted.

It happened for a few seconds, before finally-

-Everything went silent.