The Demon Lord's Lover

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Description

Julius Goldforge knows how the world works. He knows his role. Really, it's destiny by this point.

The mentor dies, the hero gains motivation, and the demon lord falls to their blade.

Except...something's clearly gone wrong here.

Written by Redknight3996 and Indismile, The Demon Lord's Lover is a fantasy comedy/romance featuring a jaded, middle-aged adventurer who's damn sure he's going to die on this new journey with his students and the ambitious Empress of the Dark Lands, whose drive to conquer the entire world winds up putting both him and her on a bizarre course of attraction and impulsive decision making.

Includes (but is not limited to): action, adventure, big fights, elemental-themed temples, demons, angels, fumbling romance, competence, incompetence, nudist druids, the crimes of the past influencing the current age in myriad ways, interpersonal issues, fatalism, and being a decent uncle to one's adoptive family.

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Information

Status: Completed
Year: 2018
Author: redknight3996

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.4/ 5.0
Followers: 1,223
Views: 1,056,338

Chapters(100 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

mattawRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story is excellently written, with developed characters, who are well aware of the tried and true tropes they are expected to fulfill.
And not being idiots, they all sieze the chance made by the spur of the moment proposal of marriage by the battered hero's mentor to the rising demon lord made during the heart of an ambush to change their destiny.
Learn to love smart and experienced adventures dancing around the inflexible forces of good desperate to force a showdown that no one else wants while working through a lifetime of issues with each other and the world.
James AldenRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
If you keep the fiction the way it is paced I will be your good follower. It is a really light-hearted comedy with a sprinkle of romance. I like it :)
Also the art is rather cute.
SychonodiaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is a wonderful story of a tired yet caring hero, now acting as a mentor to a new group of heroes, then finding (and confessing) his love to the demon lord now threatening the world.
There's pretty terrific world-building in this, with the royalty having past experiences with the mentor due to his past exploits, not to mention gods and their respective servants.
jojmistRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I am 8 chapters in (about 93 pages of an average novel/book) and caught up with the current released chapters at the time of this review.
So far, I am loving this story, and it seems that it is only just beginning and setting itself up to be a wonderful fantasy romance with a male lead. There needs to be more of this genre on RoyalRoad, and not just more of it; there needs to be more of this genre with the same quality as the authors of the story are instilling in their fantasy.
Its current rating of about 4.7+ stars overall is a testament to how great the story is so far. It has excellent world building, near perfect grammar, and relatable characters/human interactions that you would expect from seasoned writers. The authors also know how to flesh out characters and make them unique, though I wish some of the young heros can be fleshed out a bit more and maybe have some backstory on them. That is probably my only concern, though it is too early to determine how important to the overall plot the young heros will be compared to the main character and what will most likely be an obvious romance, and if their backstories will be necessary at all. My opinion is though that the budding heros feel a bit dry in terms of characters and incomplete, since we know so little about them other than that they have their own quirks and personalities. I'm not sure how important this is at this time as I am not an author, so again, this is my opinion, and does not take away too much from the quality of this excellent story.
Overall, read this story! Thank you authors for posting on RR. I eagerly await for the continuation of your story!
AggregatorRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I wish Alviona could enjoy a life like this! Of all the world she could have arrived to T_T.
This fiction is light-hearted and packed with comedy!
Style is good, grammar is descent. Story and plot is straightforward unlike my fiction. I love this! I truly endorse this.
I need the distraction desperately and this pops up. I really like it :)
A really good read!
CiainaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Even if it's accurate.
The MC is sarcastic as all hell, a good measure of slightly insane, and a 100% badass.
The story is extremely well written and developed. While not being a full on comedy, it makes you smile.
Read it, you owe it to yourself
drizzRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
At the time of writing this story barely has 100 pages, so no advanced review for you just yet.
Nevertheless, let it be known that I like this story. I don't usually read (or enjoy) these "hero goes to fight demon lord", or the "super OP mentor traveling with students" things, but in a really weird way, this one managed to worm its way into my heart.
First of all, it's well written; no matter if you like the premise or not, you can't deny that. The grammar and spelling are spot on, descriptions are well done (no infodumps in sight), and the pacing feels just right. Fights get the attention they deserve but aren't too dominant, and enough room is left for proper character building.
Ah yes, the characters. I hated them, at the beginning. So many clichés. But once you get over that bit of bias, they turn out to be irreplaceable additions to the story and its vibe -- which is to say they are hilarious. They don't act like human beings but like the ridiculously exaggerated sketches of different personalities that they are.
To conclude, a very much enjoyable ride alongside characters and in a world which are both not to be taken very seriously, in a good way.
Cheers,
drizz.
TheNormanRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I am enjoying the story and plan on finishing it today or tomorrow. Still, I'm getting a little tired of all these people who should be politically intelligent enough to know that going after a former hero who is rather well-liked by a bunch of important people, being dumb, and deciding that they want to mess with the main character when he mostly wants to train the next hero and be left alone. He even goes out of his way a bit to try and not be an issue, but the idiots just keep coming >_<.
PurpleEyeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Hello ladies and gentlemen, come and relax as I tell you the greatness of this most scrumptious tale.
In this story, a saga of very poor life decisions, you will see many clichés being thrown over their heads and mercilessly drowned in a sea of loving parody. To the isekai genre, to the mentor mortem syndrome, to the nymphomaniac bard that probably tried to fuck all the dragons you fought, we have it all here.
But the main catch of the story is not this, oh no, this is merely the strawberry icing on the chocolate cake of victory. The style is good and relatively fast-paced and the grammar is near perfect but the real strongarm of The Demon Lord's Lover are the characters and the story. No 2-dimensional cutouts so thin they could fit between two connected atoms, here even the extras are interesting in their own way.
Julius Goldforge is by far one of my favorite characters in any book I've read. The man's a fuckin national treasure and his characterization is 11/10 would save the world again. His motives and personality are seamlessly shown throughout the story, and he is the living incarnation of "I'm done with this shit" and if it wasn't for the Demon Lord I would be the one trying to bang him.
Indeed, for his main love interest (I say main due to some developments that happen later in the story, but even then it's kinda pushing it until more happens) is the best Overlord I've seen in a while, outmatched only by Momonga-sama himself. She's not evil for the sake of it, not even really evil and she's quite pleasant as a person and I would most definitely invite her to grab a beer with me. Her interactions with Julius are extremely CUTE. ABSOLUTELY SO.
All in all, I want those two to make about a thousand babies and you will too.
Regarding the other characters, particularly the heroes, they're all charming in their own ways and their interactions are very funny and lovable, though they might need some more development and focus in the near future if they hope to stand
B ERoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
I always list criticisms first.
Marks for Gramer and Style results from:
Lacking stage direction during multiple scenes makes visualizing those events difficult.
Consistent failure to inform the reader of who's talking requires decoding the dialog, and there is often just no way of figuring it out.
An incredible overuse of '...' which is most annoying when the authors start most dialog with '...' and the read aloud version says, "Dot. Dot. Dot."
Aside from the main character of Julius, the reader gets little in the way of characterization.
The story seems too focused on sexuality which can interfere with establishing a serious tone during important scenes. This is most notably the god characters and characters in positions of leadership.
The authors do little world building and description. They really could have used more prose.
This was written seven years ago now, and I hope to find that subsequent works by this team of authors have improved. All these criticisms can easily be overcome as they continue writing. Practice makes perfect but doesn't give you good ideas, and the imagination of these two authors is something fun to share in.
The story has good humor and fun within a setting, that if better explained, would be nice to revisit in another adventure. If you have a few days to read a complete book on Royal Road, this one is a good time.