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Chapter 2 - I am the demon king??

"Hello, my name is Leo. I was supposed to become a hero… but somehow, I ended up being born in the body of the Demon King. At first, I thought—okay, this is stressful, maybe it's just a mistake. Then I waited for a reply from that guy who sent me here. No response. That's when I realized… THIS IS THE WORST!"

The beautiful lady from before lifts baby Leo into her arms, smiling proudly.

"Aww, the Demon King finally stopped crying! After his birth, he cried so loudly that half the demons in the castle nearly went deaf. Honestly, this might be the first Demon King in history who bawled so much!"

She raises Leo up high like a trophy.

 "This must be a sign! A sign that this time, we demons will finally triumph over the heroes!"

Leo stares blankly, his tiny hands wiggling.

Leo (internally screaming):"SIGN?! What sign?! I just wanted milk!"

The crowd of demons erupts in cheers, chanting, "LONG LIVE THE CRYBABY DEMON KING!"

Leo faints dramatically in her arms.

Leo (last thought before passing out):"…Yep. Worst. Life. Ever."

Leo woke up to see a maid standing beside him, holding a bowl.

Leo (thinking):"Finally… something good is gonna happ—"

But before he could finish the thought, he peeked into the bowl. Inside was a thick, slimy stew of questionable origin, bubbling dark purple like it had crawled straight out of a swamp.

Tears welled up in Leo's eyes.

Leo (thinking):"…Of course. What did I expect…"

He immediately burst into loud, dramatic crying. The maid panicked and dropped the bowl, purple goo splattering across the floor.

The beautiful lady from earlier, Lady Succubus, rushed in.

Maid (panicking): "I-I'm sorry, Lady Succubus! The young Demon Lord refuses to eat anything!"

Lady Succubus placed her hands on her hips, staring at the wailing baby Leo.

Lady Succubus: "I suppose… I have no other choice… BUT TO BREASTFEED HIM!"

Leo's tears froze mid-drop. His eyes widened.

Leo (thinking):"This… this might be it! Finally, some payback for all my past suffering—"

But before the thought could finish, Lady Succubus's body warped and twisted into a writhing tentacle monster.

Leo ( disgusted) :"BLAAARGH!" (He instantly coughs up blood.)

Maid (screaming): "LORD IS COUGHING BLOOD! ASSASSINS! THERE MUST BE POISON GAS IN THE CASTLE!"

Within seconds, chaos spread as demons sprinted through the halls, sounding alarms. Meanwhile, baby Leo just lay there, twitching dramatically.

Leo (thinking faintly):"…Just… kill me already…"

After the chaos finally calmed down and no intruder was found, one of the Demon Generals stepped forward.

Demon General ( angry) : "It must be the work of dragons! They're the only ones capable of sneaking into the castle without alerting anyone!"

The demons immediately agreed, and before long, war preparations against the dragons had begun—because apparently, their baby Demon Lord was "almost assassinated."

Meanwhile, Lady Succubus, still worried for Leo's safety, decided to stay by his side at all times. She picked him up gently in her human form and smiled.

Lady Succubus ( thinking deeply) : "I think elves would be better for breastfeeding. From what I've heard, they're pure-hearted, and babies who grow up drinking their milk often become charming men or women! …And we just so happen to have captured some."

Leo's tiny eyes sparkled.

Leo (thinking):"Elves…? Beautiful, graceful, gentle elves? Could it finally—FINALLY—be my time to experience some blessings in this cursed life?"

Moments later, his "dream elves" were brought in.

Eight-foot-tall women stomped into the room, their muscles bulging like mountains, each one flexing so hard even orcs would feel insecure.

Leo (thinking, horrified):"…No… No, this isn't right… These are… these are supposed to be elves?!"

One of the towering "elves" leaned in with a smile that cracked like thunder.

Muscle Elf: "Who's ready for some nutritious milk, little lord?"

Leo's eyes filled with tears once again.

Leo (thinking, crying inside):"…Why… why does nothing good EVER happen to me?!"

Leo feels heavy as he fells asleep . 

Finally , night came. The castle grew quiet, and for the first time since his bizarre birth, Leo finally had some peace.

Leo (thinking):"Alright, if I got isekai'd, then I must have cheats. A system, magic, nanomachines—something! Let's try this out."

He sat up in his crib and started shouting in baby gibberish.

Leo ( barking half-heartedly ): "Gugagaga! Gugugaga! ( Translation : System respond! Arise! Nanomachines, copy everything!")

Silence. Nothing happened.

Leo pouted, slumping back.

Leo (thinking):"…Figures."

Then, with one last exhausted grunt, he muttered, "Gugaga…" (Translation: "Screw this life.")

DING!

A glowing panel suddenly appeared in front of him.

Leo (eyes sparkling): "…Wait—IT WORKED?! I HAVE A SYSTEM! FINALLY, MY CHEAT!"

He jumped in excitement, nearly tripping over his tiny baby arms.

Leo: "Alright, System, show me what you can do!"

The panel flickered, letters forming across the glowing screen:

[Main Quest: Kill the Demon Lord.]

Leo blinked.

Leo ( confused) : "…But… the Demon Lord… is me?"

The system glitched for a moment before calmly correcting itself:

[Update: Please execute yourself.]

Leo stared blankly at the screen. His lips trembled. Tears welled up.

Leo (thinking):"…Not only did I get reborn into the worst role possible… I also got stuck with the world's dumbest system… , I want a refund , which asshole made this trash system"

He rolled over in his crib and wailed loudly, echoing through the Demon Castle.

Leo ( crying) : "GUUUUUGAGAAAAA!" (Translation: "WHY IS MY LIFE LIKE THIS?!")

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