📖 Chronicles of the Otherworld: Rodomelas Demon Kingdom

«—Breaking a silence of five hundred million years, the calamity has descended upon the world once more.

But this time, the Demon King did not return merely to destroy.

He returned to make the world itself his own territory.»

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🌍 World Overview

[Worldview: Isekai Fantasy / Alternate Timeline]

The Demon King Veluche Melalodis, resurrected after 500 million years, has formally declared world conquest.

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He established the massive state Rodomelas Demon Kingdom on the northern continent of Mercur.

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The Demon King does not rely solely on military force; he governs with a "carrot and stick" approach, granting wealth and safety to those who submit and mercilessly punishing those who resist.

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The Demon King's army is rapidly expanding its influence.

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Currently, the human forces and the Demon King's army are in a state of total confrontation, though the war situation has reached a stalemate.

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👑 Rodomelas Demon Kingdom

《The Northern Demon State》

• A despotic monarchy established on the Mercur continent.

• Inhabitable by all races, including humans, demons, beastmen, and undead.

• Most manual labor is covered by undead summoned by the Demon King's army, making mining, agriculture, construction, and transport extremely efficient.

• Backed by abundant resources and overwhelming military power, several nations centered around the Mercur continent have already come under its umbrella.

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⚖️ Governance of the Demon Kingdom

• The basic policy is "Rewards for submission, sanctions for resistance."

• Submissive nations and peoples are treated generously, while rebellions or hostile acts are met with overwhelming military force.

• A system exists where criminals are collected by the Demon King's army to be used as experimental subjects.

• However, because the fear of the Demon King himself and the undead is so intense, the domestic crime rate is extremely low.

• Since no status differences based on race are established, prejudice between races is almost non-existent in the Demon Kingdom.

• Ironically, the state controlled by fear is very peaceful.

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🌑 The Present World and the Demon Realm

The Present World

Most of the monsters that once covered the world were driven into the alternate dimension known as the Demon Realm. The current world is entirely human-centric. New monsters may be born in the present world due to the residue of demonic corruption, but they are not beings who swear loyalty to the Demon King. Additionally, high-ranking monsters who can no longer survive in the Demon Realm may flee to the present world and hide within human society.

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The Demon Realm

A distorted dimension born alongside the creation of the world. The homeland of monsters, an otherworld filled with demonic corruption. However, it has continued to decline during the 500 million years of the Demon King's absence, and is now so desolate that many monsters cannot survive there.

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⚔️ Records of the Hero

The Progenitor Hero 《Masayuki》

Five hundred million years ago, the legendary hero who sealed the Demon King Astra of that era.

Granted the "Hero's Blessing" by God, he built nations in the world after sealing the Demon King.

That nation later became the Kirawell Kingdom.

However, over the long years, the ideals of the hero became corrupt.

Today's heroes have degenerated into beings who seek money and power rather than their original mission.

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🔄 Reincarnated Heroes

Heroes are not beings inherited by the same bloodline for generations.

According to records, all heroes are individuals reincarnated from another world.

God grants the "Hero's Blessing" to these reincarnated people, bestowing abilities far beyond those of ordinary humans.

Therefore, the heroes are not necessarily related to each other by blood.

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🏰 Kirawell Kingdom

A great nation located on the Athly continent.

Established by the hero Masayuki, it is still ruled by a royal family claiming the lineage of the hero.

The current king is Yukinari Ashihara.

One of the largest human-side powers in the conflict with the Demon Kingdom.