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Books in How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord series

  • How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 5

    Yukiya Murasaki, Takahiro Tsurusaki, ZackZeal

    Paperback (J-Novel Club, Aug. 6, 2019)
    Will Diablo be able to conquer the dungeon he himself created?!The High Priest Lumachina has been afflicted with a curse, and Diablo's only way of saving her is by reclaiming an item he once obtained in the game Cross Reverie. His next challenge: a dungeon that has claimed the lives of many brave adventurers... But his confidence isn’t misplaced, for it was he who designed that very dungeon! Even when facing off against a supreme dragon, Diablo never falters, just like a true Demon Lord! "Heh, you think yourself a God with a mere level of 140? Don't make me laugh, you overgrown newt!" At the same time, a Fallen heralding the return of the Demon Lord appears in Zircon Tower...?! Will Diablo be able to conquer the dungeon he himself created to retrieve the cure and make it back to defend Zircon Tower in time?!
  • How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 3

    Yukiya Murasaki, Takahiro Tsurusaki, Garrison Denim

    Paperback (J-Novel Club, April 2, 2019)
    The third volume of an adventure with an earth-shakingly powerful Demon Lord (or at least someone who acts like one) taking on another world!After being summoned to another world that looks almost exactly like the MMORPG he once played, Takuma Sakamoto now spends his days going on adventures with Rem Galleau, the black-furred Pantherian, and Shera L. Greenwood, the Elf princess, both of whom accidentally became enslaved... to him!? One day, he is suddenly approached by the Fallen, Edelgard, with a request: Would he help her to undo the seal that keeps the Demon Lord Krebskulm inside Rem? Takuma, under the guise of his in-game character Diablo, hesitates, as he had previously made a promise to Rem to help her defeat Krebskulm― But he pushes through with his Demon Lord role-play and actually agrees! "I will revive the Demon Lord Krebskulm―and defeat them!" Now it's his Demon Lord role-play vs. an actual Demon Lord!
  • How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 8

    Yukiya Murasaki, Takahiro Tsurusaki, ZackZeal

    Paperback (J-Novel Club, Feb. 4, 2020)
    "Instruct me in swordplay, Swordmaster! I'll allow it!"Having finally become king of the elves, Diablo and Shera spend their first night as king and queen together... After, Diablo and his group return to Faltra. He visits Edelgard, deals with a crime syndicate...and bathes Klem?! After this brief pause in their journey, the group makes their way to the northern mountains located in the Demon Lord's domain. Realizing he might not win the upcoming battle with the Demon Overlord, Diablo decides to rely on the swordmaster to help him level up quickly. Will Diablo manage to master the blade, all for the sake of defeating the Demon Overlord?!
  • How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 11

    Yukiya Murasaki, Takahiro Tsurusaki, ZackZeal

    Paperback (J-Novel Club, Aug. 4, 2020)
    "The MMORPG Cross Reverie’s top player, Takuma Sakamoto, is summoned to another world and forced to play the role of the Demon Lord Diablo! After purchasing a new set of rings with Sylvie’s help (and completely unrelated to a certain coupon he got), Diablo visits the capital. But he becomes involved in a certain incident at the sorcerer’s academy and ends up attracting the attention of the Order of Palace Knights. Taken to meet the king, Diablo grandly declares: “I am Diablo! A Demon Lord from another world!” Accepting a quest from the king, Diablo makes his way to the south, where Rem’s hometown is. But when they see her family’s home and business, Rem declares flatly – “They’re basically like the yakuza.” This is the eleventh volume of the adventures of an earth-shakingly powerful Demon Lord (or at least someone who acts like one) taking on another world!"
  • How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 10

    Yukiya Murasaki, Takahiro Tsurusaki, ZackZeal

    Paperback (J-Novel Club, June 2, 2020)
    "Endeavor in my name. I'll allow it!" "Let's go on an adventure then―to the Viridian Cathedral!"MMORPG Cross Reverie's top player, Takuma Sakamoto, is summoned to another world where he's forced to play the part of his in-game character, Demon Lord Diablo! Diablo has successfully saved Faltra in his greatest battle yet, but there's no rest for the weary!A summons arrives from the Kingdom of Lyferia, demanding Diablo make an audience with the king. However, Diablo also learns the wedding ring he gave Rem actually forms a pair with Shera's! Diablo teams up with Faltra's guildmaster, Sylvie, to arrange an official substitute.
  • How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 1

    Yukiya Murasaki, Takahiro Tsurusaki, Garrison Denim

    Paperback (J-Novel Club, Feb. 5, 2019)
    The beginning of a tale of adventure with an earth-shakingly powerful Demon Lord (or at least someone who acts like one) taking on another world!In the MMORPG Cross Reverie, Takuma Sakamoto is so powerful that he is lauded as the “Demon Lord” by other players. One day, he is summoned to a world outside his own-- but with the same appearance he had in the game! There, he meets two girls who both proclaim themselves to be his Summoner. They perform an Enslavement Ritual to turn him into their Summon... but that’s when Takuma’s passive ability "Magic Reflection" activates! Instead, it is the girls who become enslaved! Though Takuma may be the strongest Sorcerer there is, he has no idea how to talk with other people. It is here he makes his choice: to act based on his persona from the game! “Amazing? But of course... I am Diablo, the being known and feared as the Demon Lord!”
  • How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 6

    Yukiya Murasaki, Takahiro Tsurusaki, ZackZeal

    Paperback (J-Novel Club, Oct. 1, 2019)
    Will Diablo's great magic annihilate the Church!?Lumachina has set out to reform the corrupted Church! Choosing to help her, Diablo finally makes his way to the Royal Capital. Even though a great battle against the Paladins looms ahead, Diablo is certain of his victory, for the new equipment he's gained from his Treasure Vault is overwhelmingly powerful by this world's standards. But before the battle can commence, the Church's believers stand in Diablo's way, powerless and helpless. Not wishing to fight them, Lumachina is imprisoned by the Church and falsely blamed for crimes she didn't even commit! The High Priest, the pacifist she is, accepts even this unjust treatment, but Diablo can't just sit idly and let that pass. "You fools who cannot even tell friend apart from foe―I have no reason to forgive your existences any longer!" This is the sixth volume of the adventure of an earth-shakingly powerful Demon Lord (or at least someone who acts like one) taking on another world!
  • How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 4

    Yukiya Murasaki, Takahiro Tsurusaki, Garrison Denim

    Paperback (J-Novel Club, June 4, 2019)
    Is the self-proclaimed Demon Lord becoming a guardian deity for a follower of the Gods!?After being summoned to another world similar to the game he used to play, Diablo lives a tumultuous life in this new world after he finds himself the unwitting master of Rem the Pantherian and Shera the Elf; and now, even the Demon Lord-turned-young-girl Klem obeys him! One day, Diablo ends up rescuing a holy woman who was being pursued by a Paladin, and she turns out to be the most important person in the Church. Befriending her, Diablo and the others act as her escorts until they reach Zircon Tower deep in the Demon Lord’s territory. After arriving in a new town, more difficulties arise, ultimately culminating in the appearance of a gargantuan monster attacking them!
  • How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 2

    Yukiya Murasaki, Takahiro Tsurusaki, Garrison Denim

    Paperback (J-Novel Club, Feb. 5, 2019)
    The second volume of an adventure with an earth-shakingly powerful Demon Lord (or at least someone who acts like one) taking on another world!After being summoned to another world that resembled the video game Cross Reverie, Takuma Sakamoto accidentally ended up with two girls as his slaves: the Pantherian, Rem, and the Elf, Shera. Takuma, under the guise of his screenname Diablo, came to this world a powerful Sorcerer, just like his avatar in the game. Along with the two girls and Emile, a devilishly handsome Warrior, they managed to protect the town of Faltra from the looming threat of invasion by the malevolent Fallen. But that peace they brought upon the town did not last long. The Kingdom of Greenwood, a country of Elves, makes a troubling demand: if their princess isn't returned to her rightful home within the time allotted, then the Kingdom will declare war on Faltra― And it's up to Diablo and the others to prevent a war with the Elves!
  • How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord

    Yukiya Murasaki, Naoto Fukuda

    Paperback (Seven Seas, Oct. 13, 2020)
    INTO THE WOODSWith the threat of Krebskulm’s resurrection safely suppressed (for now, at least), Diablo and his companions hope to enjoy a little peace and quiet. But a mysterious young woman has appeared in the forest outside Faltra, on the run from another Paladin. When Diablo stumbles upon her, it opens the door to a new adventure!
  • How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord

    Yukiya Murasaki, Naoto Fukuda

    Paperback (Seven Seas, Dec. 22, 2020)
    A NEW THREATWith the corrupt Cardinal Council hunting Lumachina, Diablo and his companions have come to Zircon Tower, seeking the help of a Paladin. But a strange sickness runs rampant through the city’s streets, and its citizens are suffering. What dark presence has its grip on this frontier town?!
  • How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 12

    Yukiya Murasaki, Takahiro Tsurusaki, ZackZeal

    Paperback (J-Novel Club, Oct. 6, 2020)
    "Acting out the part of a Demon Lord, Diablo accepted a quest from the King of Lyferia. However, after befriending the kobolds he was meant to dispatch, he faces off against the Kingdom of Lyferia. But that situation is changed in the space of one night, because of a shocking decleration of war from the Empire of Gelmed! The enemy lays waste to a citadel city with overwhelmingly powerful Magimatic Sols, conquering it. Diablo, on the other hand, runs into an entirely different kind of crisis. “Erm… Diablo... I, uhm, saw it."" ""Huh?"" “I saw what you… did in the courtyard with Solami… last night.” This is the twelfth volume of the adventures of an earth-shakingly powerful Demon Lord (or at least someone who acts like one) taking on another world! The start of a huge plot twist!"