"What's wrong?" asked Grace as soon as Luke hid his face in his hands.
He sighed. There was no point in hiding it from them. "There's a slight problem."
'Kayla' narrowed her eyes as she asked, "What do you mean there's a problem?"
"There isn't a party feature," he said, deciding it was best to just get it over with.
"No party feature?" 'Kayla's' face scrunched up in confusion. "Wait. That doesn't make sense. My quest clearly states that you need to recruit your first party member. How can there be no party feature?"
"I'm just telling you how it is," he said, unamused by her demanding tone.
'Kayla' had been pretty daring for some time, despite being his slave. She even dared to be disrespectful and demand things from him when, out of the two of them, he was the only one with authority to order the other around. Perhaps he needed to remind her of her place.
Their glaring contest stopped when Grace asked, "Then what are we supposed to do
Surprisingly, instead of outrage from Grace, she simply asked, "You have a harem?""No," he bluntly stated.Luke would admit that he had fantasized several times in the past with his friends about getting a harem. He was pretty sure all the boys his age had thought about it at least once. If someone said they never did, then he would call them a liar or suspect that puberty hadn't hit them quite yet or that they weren't into girls.She seemed satisfied with his answer and asked, "Are there any differences between them?"The demon king helped him explain what each option had to offer, though their names pretty much gave it away. Slaves obviously had no freedom. They had no choice but to obey him and couldn't do anything to harm him. Not only that, but apparently a slave could never be stronger than the master. There weren't really any benefits for the person becoming a slave, except maybe being able to see the demon's system. It was clearly not what they w
As soon as 'Kayla' brought her up to speed on what they had been talking about, she asked, "How many women were in the demon king's harem? Does that mean Luke is going to build up his harem? How many girls are going to be in the harem with me?"Luke nearly choked on the air at her innocent questions. Normally, wouldn't a girl be upset about the possibility of being part of a harem? She made it sound like it was a normal party and was curious when he was going to build it back up.[I like her.]He glared at the screen before asking, "Anyway, how do we do this? There's no weird ritual to initiate her into the ritual, is there?"[If you're worried that you have to have sex with her, then you have nothing to worry about. All it requires is for there to be some feelings between you two in order for her to be added to the harem.]"What does that even mean?" asked 'Kayla' after they had stared at the demon king's words for a few moments.[He can't
[What else did you want to talk about?]"Is there something you neglected to mention to me about the demon's system or becoming a demon king?" Luke asked instead.[I don't understand what you mean.]Gripping his hand into a fist, he said, "When I first arrived and had only Judith to rely on, I found it difficult to hold my temper in check and to refrain from becoming violent. It was like I was possessed by something."[Explain.]This time, he went a little more in depth about the event. Earlier, he and 'Kayla' had refrained from going into too much detail about what happened between them. They had a mutual understanding not to go into depth about what had been said or done in front of Grace.There hadn't been any other incidents, unless the time he was becoming paranoid and thinking everyone was a possible enemy was one of them. He decided against mentioning it since he was pretty certain it was mostly the hormones and the trauma from the fi
It had officially been one month since they had arrived and begun their training, and Luke was somewhat satisfied with the results. While he had been unable to recruit any more people, he and his current allies were doing quite well in terms of stats.[Luke Hellwalker][Strength: 24][Intelligence: 13][Stamina: 25][Endurance: 25][Dexterity: 17][Mana: 2]Currently, he was doing far better than he had in his previous life. Of course, he was cheating a little because the demon king was assisting him in improving he hadn't been the first person to get his class, he was certain he was one of the first few who had managed to get one of his stats to Uncommon. He had even been impressed he could get his Mana stat up even a little, especial
Princess Lera sipped her drink, savoring the flavor. It was truly delicious, and she couldn't stop the smile spreading across her face. Nothing could ruin the moment."You seem really happy, princess," said Luke as he kept his hands in his lap underneath the table, leaving his cup untouched.Instead of being upset by the interruption, she continued to smile pleasantly at him as she set her cup down. "Why wouldn't I be happy?"Sir Gilbert had been giving her updates on the progress of the heroes, and a few of them had already obtained their classes. Of course, the ones that had obtained their classes had stats that were close to Uncommon to begin with, but that didn't change the fact that several of them had found out their classes. Despite the shaky start, things were progressing quite nicely for her."No, but I'm kind of curious what has made you happy, princess, if you don't mind me asking," he said."Of course not," she said. "I've heard of your
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Grace asked as she adjusted the outfit that Luke had prepared for them.She had already decided to help him in his plan for revenge and accepted that there were plenty of things he was going to do that were questionable, but she couldn't help but feel uneasy about going to a black market. All she knew about it was that people went there to buy or sell illegal items.The dress he had given her didn't help her nerves, as it was far too short for her liking. It only reached down to her thighs, revealing far too much skin. There were also no sleeves, and they just barely covered her chest. She couldn't imagine going around wearing this."Yes, the princess wants us to handle the black market," Luke said as he adjusted the cuffs on his dress shirt. "This is the perfect chance to integrate ourselves.""Won't we get caught?" Grace asked."She does have a point," said 'Kayla'. "How can you be so sure that the princess won
Luke frowned as they failed to find any clues regarding the black market. He would have thought that having the demon king and the demon's system would make this an easy quest, but apparently, because it was a quest, they couldn't give him any hints or outright tell him anything. The moment he learned of this, he thought he would bust a vein.The same applied to 'Kayla's' system as when he tried to use it to find the relevant information about it, he was blocked. At first, he thought he had been discovered, but 'Kayla' quickly explained that it was because she didn't have access to that information. Since she was that high in the rankings, there was a lot of information she was banned from viewing, such as current quests, as they were not in her area.As such, they had been forced to do it the old fashioned way and actually question the citizens. Even with Grace's strange ability to make the citizens like her, no one even hinted at anything strange or suspicious going
While 'Kayla' and Grace had been caught off guard by the sudden attack, Luke had been prepared for this possibility. Like he had initially suspected, she did hide a knife behind her back, and she was aiming for his jugular. He caught her wrist and forced her to drop the knife. Then he maneuvered her so her arm was twisted behind her back, and she was facing away from him."Let go," she demanded as she flailed around, trying to break free from his grip, but to no avail."And let you try to stab me again? I don't think so," he said.In the time all of this happened, 'Kayla' and Grace remained behind him, as they weren't sure what to do. Well, he was more inclined to believe the latter was unsure of what she should do. For the former, she probably figured that he had everything covered and didn't even try after she had quickly recovered from the surprise attack. It was better that way, as they would have probably gotten in the way, and she might have escaped.<
Hello everyone. I just want to thank all my readers who have been following along so long. Luke's story has ended unless readers are interested in a sequel. Also, there are several things that I want to let you know. I have some news for all of you. In case some of you didn't know, I hd started a new book titled Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race which can be found here: https://www.meganovel.com/story/Rise-of-the-Demon-King-Caleb-Gonzales-s-Rat-Race_31000555550. It's set in the same world as my current book. It's kind of a prequel to Rise of the Demon King: Luke Hellwalker's Revenge, but you can read it as a parallel or alternate universe if you like. As such, you might see some of the same characters who act differently from what you remember so I hope there's no confusion. For those interested to know more about the new book, here's the synopsis: When Caleb Gonzales woke up in the video game he last played, he expected things to go down like they did in those web
"The clean up is doing well," 'Kayla' said as she stood before Luke, who was sitting on the throne.Instead of responding to her, he gave a nod before looking to the next person. The corners of his mouth twitched as he wanted to frown. The previous demon king's women were staring at him, waiting patiently for him to finish his work. He didn't know what Mildred said to them, but they were all now convinced that they should try to seduce him.[They are strong women, so you shouldn't have any complaints about adding them to your harem.]Luke was unamused by the demon king's words. He knew very well that Luke hadn't been interested in building a harem. It was really bad enough that he had four women to contend with. Speaking of them, the quartet came walking into the throne room, with Grace taking the lead. She was looking well despite having only recovered yesterday."Luke, are you still in your meeting?" she asked as Tracy, Violet, and Ruth kept to her sides.Standing up, Luke said, "It'
Everyone stared in disbelief. How were they supposed to react to this sudden reveal? They had expected it to be a big deal because of the system's threat, but this was way behind anything they could have imagined. Luke distracted himself from the implications to assess everyone's reactions. Chris's mouth had dropped open while Bobby looked ill.Violet, on the other hand, was doing a good job keeping herself together, though it was just barely. Her fists were clenched, with her nails digging into her palm. Theodore was the only odd one out. He was quickly shocked by the information, but he appeared to be the calmest of the bunch. Luke couldn't decide if that was a good or bad thing as he returned his attention back to the system.Chris ended up being the first to break the silence. "You can't be serious."[The system assures the user that it is quite serious.][The users should confirm their desire as soon as possible. There are only five open spaces.]The party had barely recovered fr
Luke couldn't believe it. The creator had actually been telling the truth when they said they could go home if they did enough to entertain them. He should be happy, but he was strangely numb about the reward. Perhaps it was because he had become used to the idea that he would never see his family again. That was why hearing the contrary left him with conflicted feelings."We can go home," Chris said in awe.A quick look at his party members was enough to tell Luke how overjoyed they were at the idea. After Luke had told them it was impossible, they had been resigned to never return back to their family and friends. It was why they had so willingly joined his side and turned their backs on the angels. However, a part of them had hoped that Luke was wrong."I wonder how everyone's been doing," Bobby said.Chris wrapped his arms around him and said, "I can't wait to see everyone."Violet had a soft smile, while Theodore only grunted. It should be a happy moment, but Luke was too used to
It couldn't understand what was happening. The creator could feel itself being torn away from its vessel against its will. This couldn't be happening. It was the creator. Everything went exactly as it wanted. There was no way it could lose to a human that had been originally brought into this world as nothing more than a tool. However, despite its efforts, it was being forced out by the sword in its chest.What was it? It couldn't be an ordinary weapon. Even when it was being injured, it had only been because the creator allowed it. Otherwise, the people wouldn't be able to actually harm it. Reaching out towards Luke and the sword again, it felt the sword pulse. Suddenly, the creator found its unable to move. An invisible force was keeping it from moving.The creator couldn't believe it. Such a thing had never happened before. The only possible reason that the creator could think of was that the sword contained a fragment of its power. However, that couldn't be it. The Splinter that h
The creator's eyes rolled upward, and he spotted Takisha standing on its neck. Takisha didn't waste a second to bite her teeth in the creator's throat. She grimaced at the vile taste filling her mouth. Considering this was supposed to be the creator possessing a human, she would have thought the blood would taste delicious. Instead, it was probably the most disgusting blood she had ever tasted.Takisha wasn't even sure it was blood. Dirt tasted better than this. However, she focused on injecting her venom into the creator. A shadow loomed over her as the creator raised a hand to rush her. She didn't immediately run, and her faith was rewarded when vines and thorns wrapped around the creator's hand. Blood spilled from where the thorns pierced its skin.Of course, this wasn't enough to stop it for long. The creator ripped free, but its attention had been successfully redirected to Mildred, who unleased several arrows in its direction before running. It deflected them and rushed to crush
"You idiot," Tracy said as she punched Chris in the face."Ow! What was that for?" Chris demanded as he covered his face with a hand."That's for acting like an idiot," she snapped.Luke, Mildred, and Bobby stared at the bickering duo before Mildred turned to Luke and asked, "Are they...""No," Luke and Bobby immediately said.She glanced back at the duo and said, "Really?""They might act this way, but I assure you that Chris isn't her type," Bobby said as he waved a hand in front of himself. "She's already in a relationship with Luke.""I see," Mildred said. "It seems like I have competition."Bobby choked and Luke froze up as the duo finally stopped fighting and Tracy asked, "Wh
The creator was beginning to grow bored. Luke had disappeared off to who knew where, leaving them to deal with the rabble. None of them stood a chance against them. Of course, Luke being there wouldn't have changed much either, but this was supposed to be a game between them. If he wasn't there, then what was the point?They were debating whether they should cut the game short and simply end things when they heard a familiar voice shout, "Move!"Instantly, the creator raised a clawed hand to catch the arrow that had been shot in their direction. Their eyes spotted a familiar dark elf notching another arrow into her bow. So it looked like Luke had rescued the women that they had knocked out. They could have simply killed them and been done with it, but the creator had ultimately decided not to bother.Who would have expected that Luke would go rescue the
"What's this?" Luke muttered as he stared at the emergency quest.Luke never expected the system itself to give out a quest to defeat the creator. He would have thought it would be on their side since it was created by the system. Perhaps it saw the creator as a threat and wanted them to be dealt with. It sent shivers down his spine to see the quest, and he looked up to see that the others in the room were also reading a message from the system."Did you also receive the same quest as me?" he asked, though he already knew the answer."What's this nonsense?" demanded the succubus. "Defeat the creator? I've never heard such a thing.""There has to be a mistake," the dark elf said as she crossed her arms. "Why would we fight against our creator?"Laurel looked towards Luke and demanded,