God-Slaying Demon King 01, The

The strongest demon king in history returns from the dead and embarks on a grand adventure to find the god of all demons…and kill him!
After centuries of war between demons, the world was finally united under the overwhelming power of Hiram, the strongest demon king in history. No demon could match him, but even the mightiest king can not so easily defeat a god. When Hiram defied the demon god, he and the deity engaged in days of fierce battle where, in the end, he was cut down by divine punishment.
The demon king, however, is never without contingencies! Hiram cast a spell that, in the event of his death, would reincarnate him years later with all his powers intact.
Only this time, he would be born as a human, a race the demon god has no power over!
With his life restored, Hiram begins a grand adventure to find the demon god and kill him once and for all!
Story Locale: Fantasy world Series Overview: When the world’s most powerful demon king loses his life in a fight with the demon god, the demon king reincarnates himself as a human to escape the demon god’s influence. When he is reborn 500 years after his death, he goes about learning how the world has changed and begins an adventure to find and kill the demon god. But when other demon lords learn of the former king’s reincarnation, they hatch their own plans to keep him from regaining his crown. SQUARE ENIX MANGA Square Enix Spring 2025 – November 2024 Page 947