Demon King of Phantom Thief – a Betrayed Thief Stole the Stats and Skills of the Hero Party Then Reigned Over the World

Brave Germ, Warrior Zotto, Mage Meralda, Cleric Marie, and - Bandit Keith.

The Great Hall of Demon King Castle illuminated by magical pine lights.

The brave party that got there was those five.

The demon king, who was defeated by the Four Heavens and remained on one throne, is an old man deeply wrinkled between his brows.

"Are you here..."

The Demon King slowly rose from the throne.

"I didn't know those Four Heavenly Kings were going to be destroyed... I can see how good an adversary they are..."

The enemy is the work of the bandit Keith.

With Keith's work, the Brave Party has gone through the fight quite favorably.

But...

"That's not true. Hey, it's our strength. And, Demon King, it's your turn."

The brave Germ pulls out his sword and says away.

- The battle began immediately.

Marie's shield magic receives the shockwave emitted by the Demon King,

Zotto's axe crushed the ice blade,

The flames of Melarda weaken the power of the Demon King.

There the brave man swings his sword and leaps out - but the rear guard bandit Keith was capturing the whole battle.

No - the timing is too fast!

The demon king was about to raise his hand to unleash the next shock wave.

As it stands, Germ will receive a shock wave directly from the front.

Then I'm not safe.

The Demon King's palm opens.

The cloak's jewel shines red.

Perhaps that is one of the sources of the Demon King's power.

Keith almost instinctively jumped forward from the rear guard.

The all-powerful disease of giving in to the bandits outweighs the speed of the brave.

Keith, who outran the brave man, kicked the floor and reached for the Demon King's neck.

"............ nooo!

- [Disease Theft].

Keith's index and middle fingers were plundering the red treasure balls embedded in the Devil King's cloak.

Light disappears from the Demon King's palm.

A brave man finally arrived there.

"Still eating this!!

On the bosom of the Demon King, Flagnam, the legendary sword of Germ, protruded deeply.

Black blood spills with you.

On the polished stone floor, the blood made a noise and splashed.

………………

With a constant breath, the Demon King left his final words behind.

"Even if you kill me... the second and third demon kings..."

"If they come out, I'll kill them all."

The demon king was burned by the white light of Flagnam, and died as black ash.

"That was unexpected..."

Germ put his sword away and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

"Keith, what have you done now?

Keith's [disease thief], Germ couldn't tell.

Stealing items from opponents in combat, is the top skill of a bandit.

"I stole this guy"

Keith showed the red treasure balls removed from the Devil King's cloak.

"You're a thief when people are fighting for their lives. This is why bandits are so dirty in their profession!

With that said, Germ takes the treasure ball from Keith's palm.

"It's a wasted substitute for you."

He hasn't even dreamed of being saved his life.

Even for the Four Kings, it was.

Thanks to Keith's scourge, the Brave Party had a perfect idea of where each of the Four Heavenly Kings, the guardian of the Demon King, was.

Thanks to this, we were able to poke through the gaps and destroy each one, so we had enough strength and magic left to defeat the Demon King.

But what would it be where you mouthed it?

All I know is Marie, the cleric.

"Mr. Keith."

Marie pointed her big, black-eyed eyes at Keith.

"One day, I'm sure, we'll all come to understand. How much Mr. Keith contributed to the party."

"Thank you, Marie. But I'm sure that day won't come. If you knew, I'd be rewarded for it."

"Mr. Keith......"

Marie got annoyed.

"What are you two screwing up about! Let's just go home!

Zotto is after Marie, so she gets in a bad mood when Marie and Keith are talking.

The roughness of expressing it in her immediate attitude sets Marie apart her feelings, but she's not the man to realize that.

"Yes, let's go now, Germ. I want to go back to the kingdom."

"Wait, wait, Melarda. We need to find the chests in the castle first."

The two, who are relieved of tension, walk out with their arms together.

Zotto bit his teeth.

(If Melarda was a Germ woman, Marie would naturally be my woman!

Zotto's idea of that is, of course, discerned by Marie.

There's no way the two of us can make progress.

Five went around the castle opening a chest, but nothing big enough came out to be called the treasure of the Demon King.

Still enough to be a fortune.

"Okay, so let's make a distribution here."

To Keith, of course, only items came around like garbage.

"Whatever it takes is unfair!

It was Marie who raised her voice.

"It's only natural that the reward will be for the job, right?

Melarda told me to scorn it.

"If Keith is so pathetic, you just have to split your own items"

"... I will"

Marie took the Devil King's cloak and offered it to Keith, out of her share.

"Mr. Keith, this is for you"

"No... I can't accept it. That's your best item."

The treasure balls embedded in the clasp are part of the gelm, but the Devil's Cloak is nonetheless first-class.

"Please. Take it. You should have done more than get this!

Marie's eyes were slightly nagging.

That's all I've been seeing Keith do, and I guess I've been regretting that it won't be legitimately appreciated.

"... ok. Thank you so much. I'll never forget your kindness."

When Keith receives the Devil King's cloak, he goes in the bag.

At this moment - Keith's fate has been decided.