Friday, August 14, 2026

[WN] Shut-In : Chapter 155


Chapter 155

The Conditions of the Demon Lord


Translator : PolterGlast


What Lirica spoke of was a legend passed down orally from her father, Khan.

O, one worthy of being the Demon Lord. Your experience must be a hundred million times that of an ordinary person. For only one who is extraordinary can lead the demon race.

And possess the spirit to press forward even after surpassing your own limits. One who cannot repeatedly break through the walls of their own talent will not be prepared for the battles to come.

However, if you do not possess innate talent, you lack the qualifications to begin with. For acquired talent alone cannot rule over demons.

A true labyrinth is the womb meant to nurture a Demon Lord. Grow, and prove it. The power necessary to traverse the world. And if you liberate their souls, the restless spirits will surely lend you their strength...

Of course, I have only heard this myself, so I do not understand the meaning behind all of it, but...

...No, it's fine. I think I understood all of it.

Really!? I mean, I had a rough idea about some of it myself, but...

Experience that multiplies that of an ordinary person probably refers to a high LV. And the spirit to press forward even after surpassing your limits most likely refers to a Limit Break.

Innate talent refers to a Gift, and the last passage definitely means to clear a dungeon.

Even the term "true labyrinth" is something I can probably understand now.

—I realized this after hearing about dungeons from Emilia, but it seems that typical dungeons in this world are quite different from the Holy Corpse of the Knight that I cleared.

In particular, it seems that even if you defeat the final boss, it's not normal to have a conversation with the master of the labyrinth like I did.

It's just a guess, but... I think this legend refers to dungeons like the Holy Corpse of the Knight that I liberated as "true labyrinths."

The phrase "liberate their souls" perfectly matches the sight of the Knight of the Holy Corpse and his comrades returning to the heavens, after all.

However, if that's the case, the problem becomes whether Odd can fulfill those conditions... Since the Holy Corpse of the Knight was just a normally accessible dungeon, the possibility of him clearing one normally is absolutely not zero.

He has almost certainly achieved a Limit Break on his stats... and what's more, if he clears a true labyrinth like I did, there's a high chance he'll obtain a Gift. If that happens, it's best to assume we don't have much time to spare...

...Alright, in that case, let's start making our move tomorrow. First, I'll ask Emilia and Alice and the others to gather information on true labyrinths, and then I'll head out to assist the Dragonia Dragon Knight Kingdom. Once that's done, I'll have Lirica power level in a true labyrinth and raise her into the Demon Lord faster than Odd can.

The shortest path to what needs to be done has come into view. Just you wait, Odd. I'm absolutely going to make Lirica the Demon Lord before you do.

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