Evil Queen Maker, a raising game.[TL]The direct translation is literally a raising game. The Sims is an exemple of this type of game...While this genre could also be tled as a Tycoon game, it's more focused on the 'raising' of a single character and not a region/nation that tycoon games usually do[/TL] It was a game with the goal of raising the lowest-ranking Demon King into the strongest. In terms of popularity, it wasn't a huge hit, nor a complete failure. It sold moderately well. However, it was highly praised by players with specific tastes for its detailed settings and story, and for recreating the simulation games popular in the early 2000s in a modern way. And I was one of those players who praised it. Objectively speaking, I was a complete fool, a Whale I was a very loyal Whale, posting all sorts of praise on the community and even engaging in Online Arguments with Haters who mindlessly bashed the game. What a complete idiot. You might ask why I'm so pessimistic about myself, even though I just said it was a great game. Because the game is screwed. You might wonder how such a well-received game could be ruined in an instant. But in the gaming world, it's quite common for a game to go downhill due to a single bad update or poor management. Evil Queen Maker was the former. It seems because the game was moderately successful but highly praised, the Developers boldly released a DLC less than a year after its release. This DLC was the problem. Users, including myself, who were initially excited about the added content, couldn't contain their anger after seeing the Endings added in the DLC. The most important element in a Raising simulation game is the Ending. As the name "Raising Simulation" suggests, players' goal is to raise a character and see the Ending. But what if the most important Endings in the game are ridiculous or offensive to users? The added Endings were a spectacle. There were certainly some decent Endings, but there were more problematic ones. For example, there were Endings where the raised character betrays the protagonist, or premature death Endings triggered by neglecting health levels, ignoring other conditions. I couldn't understand why they were included. The one that caused the most controversy was the Ending where the character you raised is defeated by an enemy Demon King and forced to live as his queen. Because it contained a strong element of NTR, which is highly divisive and particularly disliked, the related communities were completely overturned. This game, once maintaining high 80s scores, dropped below 60 after the DLC. Reviews in the purchase window shifted from positive to negative, often filled with profanity. And I was one of those who wrote negative reviews. I couldn't stand that the character I had painstakingly raised was taken by another guy, even an enemy, and they live together in the Ending? It was impossible not to swear. I, who always posted articles praising Evil Queen Maker on the community, had now turned into a complete hater. And today, just a little while ago, I wrote a lengthy negative review of over 10,000 characters. "Sigh..." I felt a little bit, just a tiny bit, relieved. I really wonder what they were thinking when they added that kind of Ending, there must be someone in the development team who's into NTR. They should have their heads chopped off with an axe... Then, a notification popped up. A notification appeared that someone had replied to the lengthy review I had just posted. "Huh?" Without much thought, I assumed it was a comment from someone who sympathized with me and clicked on the notification window. I couldn't believe my eyes. The development team, who had remained silent to all the negative reviews, had personally replied. 'They replied!?' I doubted my eyes at the unexpected situation. And I slowly scrolled down to read what kind of reply the development team had posted. "...'Then we hope you will create a better ending'...?" What the hell? Just as I was about to write an additional comment, dumbfounded by the development team's response, an unknown light burst from the monitor. The light that suddenly burst from the screen engulfed me. "Huh?" And I regretted it. Ah, I should have used a monitor with anti-glare. # After being subjected to a blinding light attack due to not using an anti-glare monitor, I barely regained my vision and looked around. And I immediately cursed. "Damn it, what is this?" Where on earth was I? I didn't know anything else, but the huge, gloomy castle in front of me suggested this was not reality. I looked at the castle in an absurd mood, yet I felt a strange sense of déjà vu. Something about this situation felt very familiar... It was clear I'd never seen that castle in real life, and it didn't even seem real. Was I so angry at the development team's reply that I fainted? So, was I in a dream? Thinking it was a dream, one thing came to mind. That castle was definitely... "Ah, it's the Demon King's Castle." I wondered where I had seen it before, and it was the Demon King's Castle, the main setting of 'Evil Queen Maker'. The place where the protagonist and the raised character and their forces live. The large horse-shaped emblem on it was its symbol. Moments later, I was shocked by what I had just uttered. "...Why is this in front of me?" Why was a castle from a game in front of me? I didn't want to believe it, but anyone familiar with modern culture wouldn't have much trouble understanding this situation. And I was no exception. I absolutely didn't want to believe it, but the probability that what I understood was false was lower than the probability that the horse drawn on the castle wall emblem was a deer. "This is crazy..." I'm inside the game. Realizing that fact, I regretted a little. The foolish mistake I made earlier, the lengthy negative review. If I had only written 5700 characters instead of 10,000, would I not have been caught? I slightly regretted that and tried to figure out how to get back. As is often the case in novels and manga, there is usually a way to return to reality in such cases. And the protagonist usually has to go through a lot of trouble to find it. It was a typical cliché. The problem is that this is what I will have to go through... 'Come to think of it......' Before entering this world, the development team had said something in their reply. They definitely said... to create a better Ending? "...Do I have to see the Ending?" # I realized that I was in the game world, but I didn't know what I had to do to see the Ending. Because I didn't know my identity. I was a heavy user, having seen all the endings of this game, except for the damn DLC endings. Still, I couldn't figure out what role I had been brought into the game for. "I've never seen this appearance before." I roughly looked at my face reflected in the bars surrounding the castle, and it wasn't a character I knew. I wondered if it was a character added to the DLC, but I hadn't completely skipped playing the DLC. Of course, at first, I played it because I didn't know what kind of endings there were. I wasn't the type to criticize something I hadn't tried. I criticized it like I wanted to kill it because I had tried it. I didn't remember seeing this character then either. While I was wondering, I saw a familiar face beyond the bars. He didn't know me, but I knew him very well. 'It's Cain, isn't it?' Cain. Cain was a helper character who assisted the protagonist of Evil Queen Maker and the Butler of the Demon King's Castle, where the protagonist belonged. "Hmm?" He seemed to notice me and turned to look. His gaze was slightly sharp, so I recalled a fact that I hadn't thought of yet. 'Ah.' That's right, I must look like a suspicious stranger who has come to the front of the castle. With that thought, I tried to avoid his gaze and escape. Cain was established as a considerable veteran within the Demon King's Castle. Even if he weren't a military officer, it would be best to run away because my life would be in danger if I were caught by him now. But what Cain said to me was strange. "My, isn't it Nahen?" "......Excuse me?" Nahen? Who's that? I racked my brain after hearing the name, but I couldn't think of anything at all. Across more than 50 routes in Evil Queen Maker, the name Nahen never appeared. What kind of character was it? "I apologize for making a distinguished guest wait outside for so long. Please come in. The Demon King is waiting in the Audience Chamber." "What?" This line... It was so familiar. Though I had never heard the name Nahen before, I knew this line that Cain was saying very well. That's because this was the first line Cain said to the player of the game. I was a little dazed, and Cain said in wonder. "What's wrong? Nahen. Are you feeling unwell?" "Ah, no..., I'm fine." I said I was fine, but my mind was in turmoil. It was quite a shock. So, the name Nahen refers to me. "Please come in, Nahen." And this situation meant the character Nahen was the playable character, the Demon King's Teacher. Most Raising Simulation Games often don't show the appearance of the teacher or parent, the 'person who raises', who is the role played by the player. This is because it greatly increases the player's immersion, given the nature of the game. Evil Queen Maker faithfully followed this formula, and in the game, the playable character was only called by the old-fashioned titles 'Teacher' or 'Royal Teacher'. Neither the character's appearance nor the name was ever mentioned. That's why I couldn't recognize myself. I'm not the development team, and there's no way I could know the unreleased settings. Anyway, that wasn't the point. If I'm the playable character, the Demon King's Teacher... "I never imagined that there would still be someone left who would offer to teach our Demon King, I am truly grateful." I have to teach the Demon King myself?

I Became the Teacher of the Weakest Demon King (1)