※ Here’s a rough summary up to this point:
The setting is Earth, which has transformed into an alternate world.
During the early medieval period, monsters called “demons” flooded the world, nearly driving humanity to extinction.
However, the entity known as “Goddess Sophia” descended.
She created three “Sacred Territories,” lands where humanity could thrive without being invaded by demons, and granted humans “Skills,” which turned individual talents and characteristics into supernatural powers, enabling them to resist the demons.
Five hundred years have passed since then.
Centered around the “Sacred Territories,” humanity, with the help of explorers and warriors known as “Adventurers,” gradually began to carve out a vast domain, clearing the demon-infested dark lands like a web.
This is the story that takes place in the frontier city of “Tristain,” located on the outer edge of one such nation, the “Holy Kingdom of Britannia.”
The protagonist’s name is “Jade.”
In truth, he is a reincarnated being.
After dying from overwork, he was suddenly reborn as the most fearsome demon, the “Genocide Dragon of Dark Destruction.”
Feeling liberated by becoming the freest and strongest being, Jade rampaged for about five years for the sake of humanity. But then he realized, “Wait, aren’t I being politically used by the royalty?” This realization left him feeling hollow, as it reminded him of his past as an overworked office worker, so he decided to become just an adventurer named “Jade.”
Ten years later.
He sealed away his power and had become known as “Jade, the Eternal Rank 3 Adventurer,” enjoying a moderately comfortable life.
He spent his days casually making weapons as a hobby, giving his savings to those in need instead of building a house, secretly solving people’s problems with his cheat powers, and sometimes, when someone really annoyed him, wiping them out with his draconic powers.
While occasionally doing dangerous things, he enjoyed a noisy slow life.
This is the second act of a story without any particular goal.
I’m Jade, the representative of common adventurers!
Life should be enjoyed with a fresh perspective, right?
How do you do that? By going on outings, of course. Exploring lush forests, peaceful lakesides, and seeing new scenery always gives your brain a refreshing stimulus.
So, I brought my partner, Chick-kun, along with me.
“Alright, here we are at some random volcanic crater. Wow, the lava’s really boiling.”
‘Piggyaa!?’
“Hey, stop squirming. If my magic protection cuts out, you’ll turn into roast chicken, you know?”
‘Pigyagyaa!?!’
Yeah, to be honest, nature doesn’t interest me at all, so I’m in a ridiculously dangerous place.
This world is a hard-mode alternate Earth, where demons appeared in the early medieval period. As a result, there are still plenty of dangerous, unexplored places, and a volcanic crater is definitely one of them. But I’m fine, so I can come here for fun.
“Activating the skill, ≪Item Box Storage Space≫. Hey Chick-kun, I bought some fried shumai in town. Let’s eat!”
‘Pigyaa! Pigyagyaa!?’
It seems like Chick-kun is probably protesting, like, “Who can eat in a place like this? I’ll turn into fried chicken!”
Hahaha, you’re so young (actually two months old). As long as you stay near me, you’ll be fine.
“Well, I’ll just eat shumai while watching the lava…”
At that moment.
‘――Gwoooaaaaaaaaah!!’
“Huh?”
Suddenly, a roar echoed. At the same time, the surface of the lava lake exploded, and a humanoid creature with wings and a goat’s head emerged from the center.
What is this thing?
“Activating skill ≪Appraisal Analyze≫.”
As I chanted, a glowing window appeared in front of me.
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Target Name: 『Hellfire Demon Ugobaku』
Race Ability: 【Demon’s Dread Gaze】 (A common ability of demons. As a higher-ranking demonic entity, its gaze exerts a level of pressure on Homo sapiens that could cause shock death.)
Individual Ability: 【Grand Inferno】 (Adds massive fire attribute to all attacks and grants extreme fire resistance to itself.)
A type of demon that prioritizes harming Homo sapiens. An upper-level existence.
It is a semi-bound spirit, unable to leave the land where it manifested, but its physical strength and magical power far exceed that of ordinary demons.
In the past, demons like this caused devastating damage to humanity within national territories, prompting the Adventurers’ Guild to classify any demon as an S+ level threat.
“Well, who would’ve thought I’d run into a demon in a place like this?”
These guys are considered top-tier among demons.
“Seriously, you should live in a better place. This is a volcano, you know? The environment is terrible, and there’s no one around to talk to. Despite being called a high-ranking existence, you’re living in a worse environment than a Rank 3 Adventurer like me.”
‘GaaaAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!’
While I was trying to give some advice, it suddenly attacked me.
“Hey, listen!”
The demon approached at super-speed, raising its blazing fist. My partner, Chick-kun, cried out ‘Pigyaa!?’, fainting in fear.
In the blink of an eye, just as the demon was about to punch me—
“Rank 3 Adventurer Punch!”
‘GaaAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!?!?!?!?’
The demon exploded and died.
I delivered the finishing blow with my punch. Demon battle: complete.
“Sorry about that, Hellfire Demon Ugobaku… or whatever your name is.”
I don’t know its name, but if you’re going to blame someone, blame your own bad luck.
“I’m a higher-ranking ‘Evil Dragon Species’ than you, you know.”
As a human, my name is Jade.
But my formal name is the ridiculously embarrassing “Genocide Dragon of Dark Destruction”…!
It seems like the demon’s creator gave me that name, but seriously, I’ll kill them for this…!
“Anyway, the picnic’s over. Let’s head back, Chick-kun?”
‘Pihheeeeee~…!’
“Oh, you’re completely out of it.”
Well then, time’s up. I need to get back to working diligently as a Rank 3 Adventurer this afternoon.
