Around that time, the continent was plagued by bloody wars.
It was because the Demon King, who lived beyond the Mist Mountains, declared war to occupy the affluent land protected by God.
The Demon King came down quickly without any room for negotiation and conquered the whole continent.
As the Demon King was as cruel as he was, no life remained where he had passed.
All the countries on the continent joined forces to form a coalition and fight desperately, yet it was not enough to defeat the Demon king.
As time went by, the defeat of the Allies deepened. The only thing left seemed to be despair.
But like all stories, the moment they thought it was the end, a great hero appeared.
Revelation received by the star goddess Rossiante,
Archmage Pamel Asinov.
Magician Pamel joined forces with several sorcerersā to seal the hideous demon king and drive the lost headsā hordes over the Mist Mountains.
Afterward, he built a vast magical barrier around the Mist Mountains and a mansion under it to prevent the demons from attacking again.
The white outer wall looked like snow from afar, so people called it a winter mansion.
āAs long as the winter mansion is held firmly in place, the Demon King will never be revived!ā
After that, the Duke of Asinov remained silent for 500 years, taking Pamelās mission to defend the winter mansion securely.
So far, numerous countries have emerged and collapsed, but only the Asinov family has remained unwavering.
Asinovās status was more than just a family.
The royal family of Kirun, who unified the continent and founded the Empire, also dared not challenge its power.
Instead, whenever a new emperor ascended the throne, he visited the North first to greet the Grand Duke and confirm their legitimacy.
This is the legend of Asinov, a famous legend that even children in the Empire know of.
However, there was a fatal error in this legend.
The decisive error is that the existence of the Archmage Pamel was actually the Demon king.
<b>āHow do I know that?ā</b>
Of course I know!
Because Iām an āinnocent little citizen who was mistaken for a wicked Demon King and died at the hands of a sorcerer!
What exactly happened to the small citizen who died so unjustlyā¦.
<b>āI reincarnated.ā</b>
In the world 500 years later.
That also as the granddaughter of Archduke Asinov, a descendant of the hero Pamel who mistook me for a Demon king and killed me.ć
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I was an ordinary citizen in my previous life.
Except for the fact that my Master and I lived alone in the Mist Mountains.
But whenever I said āhiding,ā Master would shake his head with a serious expression.
<b>āWho lives by hiding? I just like the quiet. How nice is it here? The air is also nice.ā</b>
It was a ridiculous excuse.
The Mist Mountains were famous for their habitats of all kinds of ethnic groups and vicious beasts.
It wasnāt a place to step in for the light reason, āI want to live in a quiet and airy placeā.
Of course, I had a theory.
<b>āMaybe Master is a criminal?ā</b>
He would not have been a normal criminal to hide in such a rough place.
But it didnāt matter to me how big a crime Master committed.
<b>āIf it wasnāt for Master, I would have died on the road.ā</b>
Master is said to have found me in the slums of the city where he happened to drop by coincidentally on his way to the Mist Mountains.
He said it was annoying that a toddler who was abandoned on the street was crying, so he walked around, but then he felt uncomfortable, saying that he didnāt want to take care of a child that he didnāt have any luck with, yet he didnāt abandon me.
<b>āYou know, he actually liked me. Iām sure he did.ā</b>
During his lifetime, Master taught me everything he knew.
Knowledge, swordsmanship, magic, and so on.
Thanks to the Masterās miscellaneous teachings, I was able to live in the Mist Mountains.
That was until one day, when the Mist Mountain became clamorous.
ćOlder sister! Thereās a lot of things going on!ć
ćYou say heās the Demon King?ć
ćIt smells like blood!ć
Before feeling the turmoil of the mountains, chattering fairies flocked and chatted.
Their chatter was mostly useless, but it has often been helpful.
<b>āThe Demon King? Doesnāt he live beyond the mountain range? Why did he suddenly show up here?ā</b>
The question was quickly solved.
The king began to wage a war of conquest using the Mist Mountains as a base.
I found it quite worth seeing.
<b>āWhy do you have to base this place? Itās so noisy Iām going to die!ā</b>
These bastards were sleepless.
He was always full of excitement as he had no sleep, so he drank, danced, and sang night and day.
A weekā¦
15 daysā¦
A monthā¦!
<b>āI canāt take it anymore!ā</b>
Tired of the noise pollution, I eventually stormed into the base of the Demon.
āHey, Demon King. I know itās exciting because the war went well for you. But this is not a mountain range where you live alone, okay? So please be a little quiet, or move your base to another place!ā
At my request, the Demon King mumbled in bewilderment and soon pulled out his sword.
He said he would cut my throat and shut my mouth.
I couldnāt just watch it.
So I used magic as Master taught meā¦
Stopā¦
āKugh! This⦠whatā¦!ā
One blow knocked the Demon King down.
The Demon King was embarrassed; his men were bewildered, and so was I.
<b>āā¦What? Why am I so strong?ā</b>
Iāve never beaten my Master in my life.
Master always said to me, āTch. Youāre so weak that I donāt even know what to do with your body.ā
<b>āSo I thought I was a real weakling.ā</b>
I blinked my eyes in silence and soon came to realize.
<b>āWhat should I do? Iām not weak, I think Master was too strongā¦ā¦ā</b>
While I was trying to understand the situation somehow, the Demon King, who was fascinated, said with a thrilled face.
āYouāre the first one to knock me down, human. Soā¦ā
āSo?ā
āFrom today I will take you as the new Demon King. The one who knocked me down deserves that! Hahahaha!ā
Arenāt the people who stood around the Demon King laughing wildly with stupid faces, starting to kneel down one by one?
āYour majesty! Our new monarch!ā
ā¦.Yes?
āIām the Demon King? But why?ā
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From then on, the Demon King began to follow me around with his men.
Iām not the Demon King!
I donāt even have the slightest intention of becoming your lord!
No matter how many times I shouted, these guys never got away from me.
āNo, Iām not the Demon King.ā
āBut you knocked me down.ā
āThen you can knock me down again. Iāll give you a blow. Hit me! Iāll collapse right away!ā
āThatās not true.ā
āIāll return the kingās seat.You donāt even have luck, Huh? Youāre gonna have to reclaim your place again.ā
āI am not embarrassed to bow my head to the strong. Because that is the law of the demons.ā
āHaā¦. The law of the beggar demonsā¦ā
In the midst of a chase battle with the Demon King, something occurred. They met Pamel, who came to the Mist Mountains with an allied army to defeat the Demon king.
What follows, well, is as recorded in history.
āI told you Iām not. The Demon king youāre looking for isnāt me. Calm down and listen to me! Huh?ā
āBe careful! Donāt be misled by the Demon King!ā
āNever be shaken!ā
āNo⦠itās really not me⦠Thatās the Demon kingā¦ā
I tried to explain it with a great deal of frustration, but the Allies just kept attacking me.
Maybe itās because the Demon kingās army attacked the Allied Forces behind me, shouting, āMaster! Weāll help you!ā.
<b>āYouāre not helping me anyway.ā</b>
I resisted trying to stop the invading attack somehow, but as a huge number of people flocked over, I didnāt have the skills to deal with them.
Some wielded swords, some fired arrows, and some shot magic.
Originally, did the law attacking in a group exist?
<b>āWell, I couldāve won if Iād fought with all my heartā¦ā</b>
To do so, I had to fight with determination to kill my opponent.
<b>āBut Master told me not to kill with the power he taught me!ā</b>
On the other hand, the result was obvious because the opponent was determined to die.
I ended up being swept away by the great magic that Pamel and the Magician Legion had prepared.
<b>āOh, my God!ā</b>
The tremendous pressure suffocated me. It was the sensation of a huge current hitting my body.
<b>āIf Iām swept away like this, Iāll die!ā</b>