“Slave gladiator Aegir escapes, trains under vampire Lucy, vows to become king and claim her.”
Road of the kingdom
王国へ続く道
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Synopsis
Slave gladiator Aegir escapes, trains under vampire Lucy, vows to become king and claim her.
This is the story of a young slave gladiator in an underground arena. He doesn't know about his past or how he got to where he is, only that his name is Aegir, and that he is strong. One day he kills the boss and escapes the arena, joining a band of mercenaries as a new recruit. During one mission, they encounter the vampire, Lucy, who slaughters the band with her inhuman strength. After learning that Aegir only knows how to kill, Lucy lets him stay at her house, educating and taking care of him. Two years pass, and on the day of Aegir's departure, they both exchange a promise that if Aegir becomes a king and owns the land of Erg forest, he can come and take her as his woman. Making this his life goal, Aegir set out on a journey to become a hero, a king, and found his own kingdom. (Source: Novel Updates)
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What 3 readers settled on.
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σ 1.25 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 1.33
Running avg · Apr 2021 → Jul 2022
- 3 “Yeah.. i picked this up expecting a good fantasy manga, so disappointed it's actually the worse kind of Erotica/ecchi manga there is , like literally stuff that belongs to nh . Nonchalantly killing...”
- 5 “The first thing to remember if you are getting into this story - DON'T READ THIS FOR THE STROY!!! THIS IS HENTAI!! Now that is out of the way let's talk about the story. The story started pretty...”
- 2 “If you do not like crude/sexual language this novel is not for you. I have a lot of criticism for this story, but I will start with what is good about the story, since the best part is the premise....”
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A Light novel Publication
- Published Jul 2015 – ongoing
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M35043 catalog