New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1)

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Portal Fantasy. Isekai. A daydream of nerds everywhere, leaving behind their boring world and living in a fantasy one that is full of adventure. A daydream that became a reality for me and 1000 other Comic-Con attendees.

Except for me, it was more of a nightmare. Wanting nothing more than to find a way home, and also saddled with being the world's new [Demon Lord], I found myself trapped in a gamelike world and also somehow a part of the [Hero's] party.

So join me as I tell the tale of my struggles. A tale of levels and skills. A tale of cagey game admins and bugs. And a tale of our party's grand quest to defeat... Well... Me.

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What to expect from this book?

1. A main character who is not overpowered (and instead has to go from near-useless to strong. Not just weak to strong). If you are looking for an OP [Demon Lord] who laughs at his weakling enemies... This isn't for you.

2. A meandering pace as the characters aren't told how a lot of the world works and have to figure it out themselves. (And because there are a lot of characters. Whose idea was it to have a party of 9? I blame Jake)

3. A tragedy. A lot of things are not going to go well for the protagonist. (Not that everything is tragedy all the time. There is humor, laughter, friendship, and even a mascot monster character who got way more popular than I expected. But this is not a story that will leave you uplifted and inspired after every time you read it).

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Release Schedule and publishing information:

Book 1 is complete! I will include a link to book 2 once it has been started.

Feel free to give feedback, positive or negative.

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Book 1?

Yes, this says Book 1. There are probably going to be 3 books.

No, the plot as you can guess is not going to be tortured to drag out all the way to book 3. That would be ridiculous. If you can guess the plot of books 2 or 3 at any point before the last chapter of book 1, please use your clairvoyant powers for something more productive.

TitusGM?

This story is intentionally told under the username TitusGM because the idea is that he was the one actually writing everything down what happened after it all is over.

I initially planned to answer everything in character on this site, but that just really didn't work out. If you want an in character response to a comment, simply prefix it with IC: (I also try to leave that as a reminder in the author's note after each new chapter)

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Made by a friend who shall remain nameless at this time by his request

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New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 2 Book 2 coming soon! RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 48 Chapter 48 - The Final Boss RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 47 Chapter 47 - Breakout and Ashlands RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 46 Chapter 46 - Lollygagging, Banditry, and Other Sins RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 45 Chapter 45 - Up in the Air RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 44 Chapter 44 - Patch Notes RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 43 Chapter 43 - Mount Doom RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 42 Chapter 42 - ??? RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 41 Chapter 41 - PvP RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 40 Chapter 40 - Ice to Meet You RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 39 Chapter 39 - Parting RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 38 Chapter 38 - Obstacles RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 37 Chapter 37 - Wrath RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 36 Chapter 36 - The Calm Before RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 35 Chapter 35 - Law and Prophets RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 34 Chapter 34 - The Long Road RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 33 Chapter 33 - DeepMine Wrapup RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 32 Chapter 32 - Be Mine? RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 31 Chapter 31 - Deepmine Town RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 30 Chapter 30 - Sam RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 29 Chapter 29 - Party Time… Again RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 28 Chapter 28 - Grin and Bear it RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 27 Chapter 27 - Relationships RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 26 Chapter 26 - Fairwell to Faroff RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 25 Chapter 25 - Undead RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 24 Chapter 24 - Doom Fury (Interlude) RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 23 Chapter 23 - Questions and Answers RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 22 Chapter 22 – Earth Dungeon RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 21 Chapter 21 - Underwater RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 21 Chapter 21 - Underwater RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 20 Chapter 20 - Swamped RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 20 Chapter 20 - Swamped RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 19 Chapter 19 - Southward Bound RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 18 Chapter 18 - How to Train your Dave RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 17 Chapter 17 - Decisions and Daves RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 17 Chapter 17 - Decisions and Daves RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 16 Chapter 16 - Boss Fight RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 16 Chapter 16 - Boss Fight RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 15 Chapter 15 – Into the Dungeon RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 15 Chapter 15 – Into the Dungeon RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 14 Chapter 14 – Teamwork RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 14 Chapter 14 – Teamwork RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 13 Chapter 13 - Tale of Two Admins RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 13 Chapter 13 - Tale of Two Admins RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 12 Chapter 12 - Monster Wave RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 12 Chapter 12 - Monster Wave RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 11 Chapter 11 - A Warm Welcome RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 11 Chapter 11 - A Warm Welcome RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 10 Chapter 10 - Tutorial Clear RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 10 Chapter 10 - Tutorial Clear RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 9 Chapter 9 - Quest Accepted RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 9 Chapter 9 - Quest Accepted RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 8 Chapter 8 - Prophecy RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 8 Chapter 8 - Prophecy RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 7 Chapter 7 - Trials and Tribulations RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 6 Chapter 6 - Cheesing the Tutorial RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 6 Chapter 6 - Cheesing the Tutorial RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 5 Chapter 5 - Overchannel RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 4 Chapter 4 - Hospitality Protocol RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 3 Chapter 3 - Our First Fight RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 2 Chapter 2 - Party Time RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 1 Chapter 1 - Comic-Con RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 Parallel Universe - Ottoverse RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 Parallel Universe/April Fools Chapter - DaveVerse RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 Afterword, acknowledgements, and feedback RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 Epilogue RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 19 Chapter 19 - Southward Bound RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 18 Chapter 18 - How to Train your Dave RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 7 Chapter 7 - Trials and Tribulations RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 5 Chapter 5 - Overchannel RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 4 Chapter 4 - Hospitality Protocol RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 3 Chapter 3 - Our First Fight RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 2 Chapter 2 - Party Time RoyalRoadL
New Game (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 1) 1 Chapter 1 - Comic-Con RoyalRoadL