Vandalieu – Dhampir (Dark Elf), 9 years old, male

The protagonist who is becoming less and less human. Before he could become an adventurer and an honorary nobleman, he will be crowned emperor soon (Preparations are currently underway), and for some reason, he has acquired the 'Demon King' Title. He is currently thinking about how life doesn't always go as planned as he eats Bugitas's meat.

Now that he has defeated Bugitas, restored peace to the southern region of the continent and will become emperor, he has a feeling that he'll be spending some time going around the nations of the southern region of the continent, diligently managing internal affairs...

But since they are all nations that already had a considerable amount of infrastructure to begin with, it might not be as much trouble as when he first restored Talosheim. At least, in his opinion.

By acquiring more fragments of the Demon King, he has become a living mass of even more different materials. Blood Potions with improved effects and specially-made brushes assault the citizens of Talosheim! Will they be able to resist the charms of these items?!

By acquiring the Corpse Demon Commander Job, he has become able to equip Undead that don't need to eat or drink, making him a walking fort in a slightly different way from Knochen. He is able to utilize a 'suddenly, Undead!' method of attack.

With the Demon King User Job, he has become able to use the Demon King's fragments even better. A notable benefit is that he can activate the fragments now without having to say, "Activate."

And the second Guider Job, Dark Guider. So far, he thinks that this Job is fine, as he does not seem to have guided anyone around him into committing suicide.

By speaking with the gods of the southern region of the continent, he was able to learn various things and set his sights on his heartfelt desire to resurrect his mother Darcia.

To achieve this, he must challenge the high-difficulty Dungeon created by the evil god of labyrinths that nobody has successfully cleared. But because he possesses the Labyrinth Creation Skill, he believes that it will be possible if he has everyone assist him and prepares properly.

If possible, he intends to recover the remains of Martina, a spirit user Elf who was a companion of the 'Blue-flamed Sword' Heinz. If he feels the same hatred that he felt towards Gordan and Riley when he actually sees the remains, he intends to not turn them into an Undead. However, there is the precedent of having used the remains of Mikhail's companions to create Rapiéçage, so he thinks that he will end up turning Martina into an Undead.

He feels responsible for having a half-baked attitude and being negligent with the Sauron Liberation Front's defenses, which caused them to be unable to defend themselves against an attack from the Fifteen Evil-breaking Swords. As the Amid Empire came to threaten him under the pretense of a negotiation, he feels even more hostility towards them now and made an informal declaration of war. He did this by kidnapping Duke Marme and leaving behind Rickert's bisected head at the scene of the crime.

But it seems that he does not view the entire Amid Empire and everyone living in it as an enemy, so he currently has no plans to conduct indiscriminate attacks through disease and poison.

He had already become enough of a threat that there are no problems with his individual strength, but now that he has developed Dark King Magic spells, his power is equivalent to an S-class adventurer's on his own.

If he doesn't use his special Skills or the Demon King's fragments, he is somewhere between B-class and A-class level.

Budarion – Noble Orc Abyss High King, 15 years old, male

The low-key protagonist of the seventh volume. Immediately after his father's death, his younger brother yielded to an evil god's temptations and began a rebellion that drove Budarion from the throne. After that, Budarion defeated his brother with the prophesized Holy Son who appeared later, a battle that culminated in a battle to the death against a descended evil god... there is no mistake about this.

As he is a Noble Orc, he was quite shocking to Vandalieu and his companions, as the only Noble Orcs they had known were Bugogan and his sons who appeared in the first volume, and the Noble Orcs who spawned in Dungeons.

A blonde bowl-cut that produces a halo when light shines upon it; gentle, intellectual eyes; a well-featured pig's snout; round cheek lines; manly fangs. A peerlessly handsome individual among Noble Orcs.

He was born when his father was already quite old, so from a young age, he was made to diligently study how to become a good emperor (by the standards inside the Boundary Mountain Range), as well as training in magic and combat. Fortunately, he was blessed with the abundant talent necessary to absorb all of this without being overwhelmed, but because of this, the time he spent with his brother Bugitas became less. He regrets that he was too late to sense the change in his brother.

After being defeated by Bugitas once, Budarion escaped the Noble Orc empire. Due to Vandalieu and Legion's (Isis's) surgery, he regained the eye and arm that he lost.

And by being guided to the Demon Path and defeating the generals that served as Bugitas's subordinates, he increased his Rank and became a Noble Orc Abyss King.

He took back his nation after that, but as his nation could not stand above the nations that it had caused trouble for or realistically fulfill the role expected of it, he declared that it would return from being an empire to an ordinary kingdom.

He has known his fiancé, Princess Kurnelia, since he was born, and she is his first love. He intends to marry her within the next few years.

There are also currently talks of a marriage between him and Princess Lulu of the High Kobold nation. He is indeed a King.

Incidentally, strictly speaking, the next generation's rulers are not technically determined by bloodline in the nations inside the Boundary Mountain Range, but by the candidates' own abilities and whether they are acknowledged by the gods who protect their nations. But in some nations, this is merely an official stance. This was especially true in the Noble Orc empire.

By awakening superior Skills such as Demon Path Fang Swordsmanship, Monstrous Strength and Spirit Clone Descent, Budarion's combat abilities have improved rapidly. His strength is somewhere between that of the 'Light-speed Sword' Rickert and the 'Five-headed Snake' Ervine.

If an Adventurers' Guild were to send out a request for his extermination, they would request an S-class adventurer by name or dispatch multiple A-class adventurer parties.

Name: Budarion

Rank: 12

Race: Noble Orc Abyss High King

Level: 1

Age: 15 years old

Passive skills:

Dark Vision

Monstrous Strength: Level 1 (Awakened from Superhuman Strength!)

Endless Sexual Stamina: Level 1

Strengthen Followers: Level 9 (LEVEL UP!)

Strengthened Attribute Values when equipped with a Sword (Large)

Inferior Race Domination: Level 7

Self-Enhancement: Demon Path: Level 4 (LEVEL UP!)

Magic Resistance: Level 2 (LEVEL UP!)

Status Effect Resistance: Level 2 (LEVEL UP!)

Mana Enlargement: Level 1

Active skills:

Demon Path Fang Sword Technique: Level 2 (LEVEL UP!)

Armor Technique: Level 9

Unarmed Fighting Technique: Level 6

Mount: Level 4

No-Attribute Magic: Level 2

Mana Control: Level 5

Earth-Attribute Magic: Level 3

Life-Attribute Magic: Level 9

Alchemy: Level 1

Commanding: Level 7

Coordination: Level 8

Dismantling: Level 2

Spirit Clone Descent: Level 1 (Awakened from Familiar Spirit Descent!)

Transcend Limits: Level 5

Transcend Limits: Magic Sword: Level 5

Surpass Limits: Magic Armor: Level 2 (NEW!)

Unique skills:

Mububujenge's Divine Protection

Gizania – Arachne Samurai Master (Large-build), 35 years old, female

A large-build member of the Arachne race, possessing the bottom body half of a spider. She is a beauty with a short haircut, but her upper body is large as well, giving her a height of about two and a half meters including her lower body, and she possesses sturdy muscles so beautiful that Vandalieu enjoys having her strike poses for him.

According to Vandalieu, she possesses beautiful white skin and gemstone-like compound eyes.

She has the appearance of a dignified female warrior, but her personality has some serious and naïve aspects to it, and she is something of a sis-con as well. She respects all of her older sisters equally, but she is particularly close to Kurnelia. She believes that Budarion is a respectable man, one worthy of marrying her sister.

Her dream is to become a legendary Bushi, a Job mentioned in the records left by the champion Hillwillow that is said to require the acquisition of a hundred Skills to obtain, and then challenge the Trial of Zakkart, a warrior's greatest honor.

She acted as bait in order to allow Kurnelia to escape, was heavily wounded and then was saved by Vandalieu. At the time, she thought that Vandalieu was a little girl and gave him a Necklace of Deep Affection, an act equivalent to a marriage proposal.

But not wanting to undo this action upon learning that Vandalieu was a member of the opposite gender, she decided to continue serving him.

In fact, Gizania has devoted her life to combat, and she has feelings for Vandalieu, who saved her from danger and healed her wounds. There is a large age difference between them, but it seems that the astounding first impression he left on her has caused her to not mind how young his appearance is.

Also, because of his partially mature actions and bizarre behavior, she takes almost no notice of the age difference.

Of course, even if something causes her to suddenly become aware of the age difference, they are both members of races with long lifespans, so it can be assumed that she will not consider the age difference to be significant. In fact, her sister Kurnelia's age is more than triple that of her fiancé Budarion.

The hair on the lower half of her body looks fluffy but is actually very hard. But due to Vandalieu's insistent brushing, it is becoming softer.

As another person with eight legs, the Scylla Privel sees her as a particular rival, but Gizania simply considers her as another friend.

Through the fierce battles she went through, she has increased her Rank and changed her Job. She went from being a Rank 6 Arachne Samurai Adept to a Rank 7 Arachne Samurai Master, and her Job has changed to Samurai Master as well.

When she first appeared in the story, her abilities were similar to those of a C-class adventurer, but now, she is equivalent to a B-class adventurer. But because she gained Experience Points so suddenly, her Skill levels haven't caught up with her Job, so she still needs more training.

Incidentally, Surpass Limits: Magic Katana is something like a variation of the Surpass Limits: Magic Sword Skill.

Name: Gizania

Age: 35 years old

Title: None

Rank: 7

Race: Arachne Samurai Master (Large-build)

Level: 3

Job: Samurai Master

Job level: 2

Job history: Apprentice Warrior, Warrior, Swordsman, Samurai, Magic Sword User

Passive skills:

Night Vision

Superhuman Strength: Level 5 (LEVEL UP!)

Strengthened Agility: Level 6 (LEVEL UP!)

Strengthened Attack Power when equipped with a katana: (Medium) (LEVEL UP!)

Enhanced Body Part (Carapace, compound eyes, body fur): Level 6 (LEVEL UP!)

Strengthened Attribute Values: Loyalty: Level 4 (LEVEL UP!)

Strengthened Attribute Values: Demon Path: Level 1 (NEW!)

Thread Refining: Level 1 (NEW!)

Active skills:

Katana Technique: Level 7 (LEVEL UP!)

Armor Technique: Level 5

Unarmed Fighting Technique: Level 4 (LEVEL UP!)

High-speed Travel: Level 3

Surpass Limits: Level 6 (LEVEL UP!)

Coordination: Level 2 (NEW!)

Surpass Limits: Magic Katana: Level 2 (NEW!)

Unique Skills:

Zanalpadna's Divine Protection

Myuze – Empusa Shadow Kunoichi, 70 years old, female

A member of the Empusa race, a race created by Vida that possesses the sickles and wings of a praying mantis. She was serving as the captain of a team that guarded one of Zanalpadna's gates. She is an old acquaintance of Gizania's; she is something like a neighborhood onee-san to her.

She is young but possesses considerable skill. She has a bright, friendly personality and is loved by those around her.

However, she does not have the coolness commonly portrayed in ninjas.

She has a strong yearning to become a ninja, so she considers herself fortunate to have met Vandalieu, who possesses knowledge regarding ninjas. She anticipates that she will become able to master the way of the ninja if she continues to follow him. Incidentally, the definition of the way of the ninja in her mind is to 'kind of be an amazing ninja,' a very vague, ambiguous definition.

She is the niece of the previous queen, but both she and those around her don't think anything of this other than that she had an amazing aunt. In Zanalpadna, the queen serves as more of a priestess than a ruler, so the next ruler is not decided by bloodline alone.

She is highly capable; she would be able to defeat a B-class adventurer if they fought one on one, face to face. But as a scout, her Lockpicking and Trap Skills are of low Level, and she does not have the Intuition Skill, so that is quite disappointing.

This is because doors, treasure chests and traps protected by high-difficulty locks do not spawn very often in Zanalpadna's Dungeon. And other than conducting some reconnaissance, she has not performed many scout-like tasks, as her job is to guard the gate.

Name: Myuze

Age: 70 years old

Title: None

Rank: 8

Race: Empusa Shadow Kunoichi

Level: 0

Job: Kunoichi Master

Job level: 99

Job history: Apprentice Thief, Thief, Assassin, Dark Fighter, Kunoichi

Passive skills:

Superhuman Strength: Level 6 (LEVEL UP!)

Night Vision

Strengthened Agility: Level 7 (LEVEL UP!)

Strengthened Attribute Values: Duty: Level 5 (LEVEL UP!)

Enhanced Body Part (Carapace, sickles): Level 8 (LEVEL UP!)

Active skills:

Camouflage: Level 5 (LEVEL UP!)

Unarmed Fighting Technique: Level 8 (LEVEL UP!)

Throwing: Level 5

Armor Technique: Level 4 (LEVEL UP!)

Silent Steps: Level 8

Lockpicking: Level 2

Trap: Level 3

Surpass Limits: Level 6 (LEVEL UP!)

Assassination Technique: Level 5 (LEVEL UP!)

No-Attribute Magic: Level 1

Mana Control: Level 1

Wind-Attribute Magic: Level 1

Unique Skills:

Zanalpadna's Divine Protection

Eleanora – Abyssal Vampire Marquis – 12 years old (20 years old at time of Vampire transformation, 32 years old in total)

A female Vampire who is flustered by the fact that her rival (Isla) has rapidly increased her presence. With flames of jealousy burning towards Isla, who has acquired a Title that shows that she is Vandalieu's hound and received a collar from him. Through a lot of blood, sweat and tears, including much training in Dungeons, she became a Rank 10 Vampire Countess.

... Other than the Vampire True Ancestor and Pure-breed Vampires, she is likely the only Vampire in history who has increased their Rank to this extent within just over ten years of becoming a Vampire.

Through experiencing the battle against Ravovifard's incomplete incarnation in Bugitas's body, her Rank increased even further.

As she was not mistaken for Vandalieu's mother during recent events, she has a favorable impression of the nations inside the Boundary Mountain Range.

In terms of fighting strength, she is capable enough to fight against an A-class adventurer, but in order to defeat opponents like Rickert without any danger to herself, she needs to awaken superior Skills.

If she fought Rickert in single combat head-on with her sword, taking into account that her weapon would be poorly matched against his, she would have about a 60% chance of winning. If she were to build a strategy centered around her time-attribute magic, that chance would increase to about 90%.

Name: Eleanora

Rank: 11

Race: Abyssal Vampire Marquis

Level: 1

Job: Blood-sucking Swordsman

Job level: 58

Job history: Slave, Servant, Apprentice Mage, Apprentice Warrior, Mage, Demon Eye User, Vassal Warrior, Slave Warrior, Vassal War Princess, Time-Attribute Mage, Magic Swordsman

Age: 12 years old (20 years old at time of Vampire transformation, 32 years old in total)

Passive skills:

Dark Vision

Self-Enhancement: Subordination: Level 10 (LEVEL UP!)

Superhuman Strength: Level 9 (LEVEL UP!)

Rapid Regeneration: Level 6 (LEVEL UP!)

Status Effect Resistance: Level 8 (LEVEL UP!)

Intuition: Level 5

Mental Corruption: Level 3

Automatic Mana Recovery: Level 9 (LEVEL UP!)

Detect Presence: Level 5

Sunlight Resistance: Level 4

Allure: Level 3 (LEVEL UP!)

Mana Enlargement: Level 2 (LEVEL UP!)

Active skills:

Bloodwork: Level 3 (LEVEL UP!)

Mining: Level 1

Time-Attribute Magic: Level 8 (LEVEL UP!)

Life-Attribute Magic: Level 6 (LEVEL UP!)

No-Attribute Magic: Level 3

Mana Control: Level 5 (LEVEL UP!)

Swordsmanship: Level 9 (LEVEL UP!)

Unarmed Fighting Technique: Level 5 (LEVEL UP!)

Silent Steps: Level 4

Steal: Level 1

Housework: Level 3

Shield Technique: Level 5 (LEVEL UP!)

Armor Technique: Level 6 (LEVEL UP!)

Surpass Limits: Level 7 (LEVEL UP!)

Chant Revocation: Level 3

Magic Combat Technique: Level 3

Surpass Limits: Magic Sword: Level 3 (NEW!)

Unique skills:

Charming Demon Eyes: Level 7

Vigaro – Ghoul Arch-Tyrant, 172 years old, male

A successful individual who will likely gain more wives due to his deed of defeating Bugitas's subordinate, General Budirud, who invaded the Ghoul nation in the Boundary Mountain Range. Because he defeated all of the Ghoul nation's men including the king in contests of strength, his popularity is second only to Vandalieu's.

But Vigaro himself says that he already has too much on his plate and doesn't want any more for now. However, he did say 'for now,' so he likely will have more wives in another decade