Volume 1 Chapter 3 (2/2)

It’s fluffy and silky, hugging it is the best feeling.

「It’s because you’re just a fox cub, right? You only wanted a name, didn’t you?」

「It is as Otou-san says, I only wanted to have a name.」

My heart wavers.

However, it still cannot be done.

I gently lower the fox cub.

「Although I want to give you a name– I’ll do it after I confirm your strength and personality. The moment when I believe that we can live together for a long time, I’ll give you a name once again. Until then, I’ll call you by your race, Tenko.」

「I understand! I’ll appeal to the fullest extent to Otou-san to show how helpful I am. And then I’ll get a name!」

In an instant, Tenko’s uninterested facial expression quickly seems to be floating. Her selfishness is very high.

However, that implike part of her is also cute.

「Fuu, that was dangerous. Basically, as a Demon King, for your first demon to have a high intelligence and to be able to use a language, although I’d like to avoid it, there must be something about you.」

I tilt my head.

「Why? Isn’t it easier to give instructions if it can speak and if the head is good?」

March shakes her head to my words.

「You can get deceived just like now, above all, they have emotions. The demons used against humans as shields for us, Demon Kings, are called “expendable supplies”. Speaking of, in the case of an emergency, they are “unusable” demons .」

What, there’s such a thing?

I don’t have to worry.

「It’s alright. I won’t kill using this child. This child is my first demon. I created this child wishing that we will be together for a long time. Fighting and surviving together. That’s why it’s alright– And although it’s cold-hearted, I’ll properly make demons used for killing and create them with corresponding ability.」

「……I’m a little relieved. You sounded a little scary. In some way, you might be crueller than other Demon Kings.」

March smiles wryly.

And, she claps her hands.

「I’ll teach you another thing. You can see the level of a creature of this world if you observe the other party. And, in the case of a Demon King, it’s possible to see the specific status of their created demons. ……Well, it’s even possible to peek into others’ demons if they have a skill like me. You should look at the status of the Tenko.」

「I understand. Tenko. I’ll take a look.」

「Okay~♪」

Because the Tenko in the form of a fox cub raised her voice in agreement, I look at her status.

Race: Tenko S Rank

Name: Unnamed

Level: 1

Strength S Endurance B+ Agility S Magical Power S+ Luck A Uniqueness EX

Skills: Transformation Ruler of Flame Complete Magic Immunity Extreme Speed Enhanced Reflexes Future Sight

I see, so this is status, huh.

「It shows the rank in the Status.」

「That’s right. The most important thing is the Race’s Rank. For example, the Status has a relation to the Rank, so it means that there is a difference between an A Rank race and an S Rank race. An S Rank race with A Stats is comparable to an A Rank with A+ Stats and a B Rank with S Stats. When you raise the level, the ability rises according to the rank in Status.」

A straightforward explanation.

I try to look at the Tenko’s status based on it.

S Rank race and all stats are very high level.

「Hey, no matter where you look at, Tenko’s status is quite broken, isn’t it?」

「It is extremely broken, right? That’s the power of your【Creation]Medal. In the first place, a Demon King cannot create an S Rank demon. I might get a reward from my superior.」

Three medals are used instead of the usual two, and in addition to that A Rank Medals were used entirely, it might be the reason that a demon with unreasonable power was born.

「Ahem, Tenko is strong, you know!」

The lovely fox cub, whether or not she’s aware of our feelings, proudly throws out her chest.

……Who will believe that such a cute fox cub has an overwhelming strength?

「I understand how to create demons. On that note, let’s steadily create more demons.」

A battle needs numbers.

A strong demon, when surrounded by several times its number, won’t be able to do anything.

Then, I suddenly remember.

「A Demon King can only make a medal once a month– That’s too long.」

The remaining time span is too long.

「Well, that’s the case when using original medals, there is the limit of once a month. It’s also a problem if a Demon King uses only their medals every time. Exchanging with other Demon Kings is an important strategy.」

It certainly seems so.

Especially for me who needs two more medals besides my medal.

This time, I was able to receive the medals thanks to March’s favour, but it won’t be like that every time.

I need to get other Demon Kings’ medals by my power.

「I understand. There are three ways to create demons, first, buying weak G Rank and F Rank demons with DP. Another is buying once created demons and two ranks below it in the same family with DP. And last is through synthesis of your created medals with other Demon Kings’ medals obtained through negotiations.」

These are the three key points.

I will probably focus on the second option. G and F are too weak and useless. And for the third method, there is a limit of once a month.

If that’s the case, I’ll focus on using the second method and create a lot of demons with moderate strength.

For instance, I have created an S Rank Tenko so it’s possible to buy her and B Rank demons in the same family; this is great.

However, I have to continue using the third method of synthesising medals to increase the variation of demons that I can buy with the second method.

「I’ll add another thing, to be honest, there is a loophole in medal synthesis. A while ago, I talked about original medals and imitation medals, right? I’ll teach you about its meaning, effectiveness and practical use. We use them a lot.」

And, March-sensei’s demon course continues.

Imitation— the direct translation is counterfeit or fake. Which reminds me, my Creation Medal cannot be used in synthesis if the other medals are not original.

What is an imitation medal?