We did it! We beat the Demon Lord!
We've managed to clear the entire game!
We've maxed out our levels, too!
They're burning through the events faster now.
I'm going to start losing people at this rate.
I need to rush out the next Demon Lord event.
Seven Mortal Sins
Sloth Online
So what's the Demon Lord of Sloth, Belphegor, like?
She's strong if she tries, and scary if you make her mad.
She has several thousand followers.
There are a lot of rumors.
What else?
That she brought the Internet into Pandemonium...
The Internet?
Yeah.
She runs an online game with Mammon and gathers followers that way.
I finished it! It's Behemoth!
Belphegor is just a shut-in!
Levi?
What's this?
Bubbles?
Behemoth, huh?
Not wearing any clothes, are we?
Makes sense to me.
Wearing clothes is such a pain.
The Fourth Sin, the Demon Lord of Sloth, Belphegor.
It's been a while, Lucy.
Who's that supposed to be?
You've got no respect.
Well, you've saved me the trouble of finding you.
You're hunting down the Mortal Sins,
so Bel-chin ordered me to stop you.
So we're doing this, then?
Yep. I'm going to fight you in a game.
Game?
This is an Internet game that I'm having Mammo-chin manage for me.
The rules are simple.
The Demon Lord fights with heroes, and they take over the world.
So between the Demon Lord and the hero...
Isn't that obvious?
I'll be the Demon Lord.
I thought you were going to say that.
In that case, we'll have an event where everyone will defeat the Demon Lord Lucifer.
Everyone?
You're not fighting?
Games are meant by enjoyed by all the people playing them.
By everyone, do you mean all of your followers?
That's right!
If you take over the world, you win.
I'll even give you my throne as a Mortal Sin.
You're pretty confident.
If you lose, Lucy...
You can do whatever you want.
I won't lose.
Yeah...
Come on now!
Get out of my way, weaklings!
In this case, I'll get rid of her!
Belphegor-sama!
Lucy, you're as strong as a demon.
Everyone, I'm sure someone will appear to follow in my footsteps!
Until then, protect this place with your lives!
You heard Belphegor-sama.
We need to focus ourselves and continue the fight!
Yes, we need to be willing to sacrifice everything.
These thrills and this suspense...
I'm really excited now!
That should be everything.
Huh? Levi-chan?
Huh? What?
Is there... Is there anyone here?
Hey! Wait up!
That's some fog.
Maybe I just thought I saw someone.
Do you need something?
Pick that up for me.
What do you think?
It's pretty light, right?
Yeah...
That's a magic sword.
Next, you need some armor.
Now put it on...
I-It's heavy.
Now, let's go right to a real fight.
Not possible...
Huh?
Nothing less from super-rare plate armor.
I-It's too heavy.
Save me!
Someone!
Let me go!
Huh?
That was good.
This world is currently in grave danger due to a Demon Lord.
Demon Lord?
So you're going on a journey to defeat the Demon Lord.
Not happening. Ever.
Guess I'll have to do this, then.
Here.
Okay, we're done.
It's so light.
With this, I can...
Come on. What's up with this?
Looks good.
It's got even more defense than the one before.
That's not the problem!
You're so annoying.
Now, go and fight.
Stay away! Stay away!
There's no way we can beat this with free items!
Maririn, you might be able to beat it.
Maririn?
You mean me?
I can't fight anymore,
so I want you to save this world for me,
Hero Maririn!
Fight...
I have to?
You saved us!
You're strong!
That's a magic sword, right?
What's your name?
The Hero Maririn.
She's pretty good.
Is the plan to confine Lucifer going well?
Well, she was too strong, and my followers were about to give up hope,
but Maririn showed up in the end.
Things are going just like in my books.
I'm counting on you.
You're collecting a lot of junk here.
You should clean up.
It's fine.
I know where everything is, too.
My tail reaches just fine, too.
There's a Demon Lord around here?
That's right.
She's relaxing at the hot spring, supposedly.
Really?
You're... Lucifer?
Maria?
So you're the famed Hero Maririn, huh?
I guess.
I didn't expect you to be an evil Demon Lord!
Yeah, yeah, don't worry about it.
Come here.
It feels good.
I don't wanna.
It's cliché, but I'll give you half of the world.
I don't need it!
You've gotten pretty belligerent since I've been gone.
Everyone's depending on me right now.
That's why I...
Maririn, you can do it!
Go for it!
Defeat her!
You've gotten all excited.
Silly Maririn.
Prepare yourself.
I'm going to defeat you and save the world!
Guess I have no choice.
You need to be punished.
It hurts, doesn't it?
This is the Chanel #5 Hot Spring.
Its effects include...
All effects from lingerie are nullified. Also, may enlarge boobs.
...the nullification of any lingerie!
No... I can't win.
You're going to defeat me and save the world?
I don't want you getting the wrong idea.
I'm saving the humans.
Meow!
The Hero Maririn can't lose here.
We're going to retreat for a bit.
You...
See you later, Lucy.
Plant panties.
They look good on you.
This is pretty itchy.
All the plants around here are poisonous, so that's just the way it's gotta be.
But I can't stand it.
I don't have any other equipment.
At least let me get some normal clothes.
Beggars can't be choosers.
You're not going to be able to beat the Demon Lord if you're having trouble now.
I know that.
Cat-sama!
Please train me.
I'm going to believe those words.
You're going to beat the Demon Lord, and trap her in an eternal prison.
Now let's get training!
What a pain!
I don't want to work, squishy
Let's take it easy, squishy
I'm not cleaning up, squishy
Gonna lay down all the time, squishy
Squishy, squishy, meow
All right!
One, two!
If there's something you want, you come to me
Here we go!
But I'm kind of tired right now, so maybe later
Blinking and even breathing...
They're coming!
Who's got time for that?
I hate bugs!
Let's be all squish, squishy, squish-squish
Let's squash, squish, squashy-squishy
I'm too lazy to push any buttons or call for anyone
Who needs to do anything?
I don't need to be right
Everything can fall to ruin
If I just block everything out,
anything I want will happen right away
I don't want to do anything right now
I'm all squishy right now
I don't want to work, squishy
What a pain
Let's take it easy, squishy
What a pain
I'm not cleaning up, squishy
What a pain
Gonna lay down all the time, squishy
Deep within the Waterfall of Julio Iglesias, there is an angel that controls water.
The angel protects the legendary equipment within.
So you want me to defeat the angel and take the equipment?
I don't like that idea...
But Hero Maririn, it's to save the world.
Angel-sama...
Hero, the Lord has guided you here, as He does in everything.
Be thankful for this miracle, and undergo your trial.
Huh? Levi-chan?
Yes, my name is Levi.
Huh?
Why are you here?!
Why are you an angel?
N-None of your business!
None of your business at all!
That angel outfit looks really good on you!
Just go away.
I'll give you the legendary equipment!
Are you sure?
Yeah, I'll just give it to you.
Now, go already.
And don't tell anyone.
Huh?
I'm serious here!
It really does look good on you.
If you tell Onee-sama, I'll put a curse on you!
This is the same as before, isn't it?
It's cheaper to re-skin the same outfit in different colors.
It's the Hero Maririn!
You've come!
I'm here!
I have to go to work today, so I'm going back to the real world.
It's that late already?
I've got to go, too.
You're all leaving?
Huh? Cat-sama?
Things were about to get interesting.
I'll get fired if I take any more time off.
You should quit if they won't let you take time off.
You lose if you work.
I'll give you all special items.
Demon gear!
We might be able to fight the Demon Lord with this.
I wanna give it a try!
I can't go to work now!
Belphegor-sama!
This is exciting.
It feels like I'm on top of the world.
I can't stop being a Demon Lord.
I need to show you more of just how terrifying Demon Lord Lucifer can be.
Hero Maririn, I'm sure you can defeat the Demon Lord.
Right.
Let's take out the Demon Lord!
I've been waiting forever for you, Hero Maririn.
She's got you on a leash, I see.
I won't lose anymore!
Very well.
I'm going to strip you bare and make you cry for mommy.
This is going to be fun!
I knew it.
You look best naked.
What's that?
Huh?
Legendary equipment...
Prepare yourself!
Finish her off!
The Demon Lord has been defeated.
I need to get to work.
Me, too.
I'm tired.
Belphegor-sama, it was fun.
See you again somewhere.
Have a nice journey!
No, stop! That's not in my book!
If you're not going to do it, Maririn, then there's no choice.
I'll do it!
Don't get in my way!
An attack like this...
This is...
...how you use magic!
The game's going to break if you do that!
Like I care about that!
All I care about is defeating you!
Jeez, what a pain!
That's enough.
Then you admit defeat?
All of my followers are gone.
It's no fun if you go any further.
I don't want to play games with you ever again!
What are you doing, Sloth?!
Nothing, really.
It's a pain, so I don't need to play any online games for a while.
Belphegor-sama Invoice
Mammon
No way!
I'm surprised you realized that you were
inside of a game meant for Belphegor to collect followers.
I was surprised at first when I was sent to another world!
It was fun being someone else,
but it felt weird when I fought you.
Like everything was too perfect.
Like everything was fake.
It's just a game.
That's why even if you did defeat me somehow,
the next event would have started,
and the world would have been in danger all over again.
Sorry, I just got really into it.
You were going to defeat me and save the world?
Want to try it again?
Hero Maririn in her lingerie armor...
You're such a meanie, Lucifer!
And what's up with that?
Well...
Angel's wings?
Levi, you've sure got guts...
Oh, crap.
Episode 7
Guiltless Gluttony
Illustration: Hisasi