Light Novel

is a japanese light novel series written by and illustrated by Kakao. Published under the imprint of Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko (Kadokawa Publishing House) since 2019.
==Synopsis==
Humans are nothing but slaves for the devil race──.A normal high school student, Morioka Yuuto, until he found a mysterious card, showing the Lovers Arcana, beside his pillow and found out that he was chosen to be one of the main candidates in becoming the new Devil King. 
He was then transfered to Ginsei Academy, where only the most powerful devils from noble and high class devil families could enter.
「I swear I’ll make you the devil king. That’s why…… you should make me your retainer」 
Yuuto’s encounter with a beautiful devil, Himekami Lizel changed his life and his world. With the Lovers Arcana he could learn any kind of magic instantly and absorb magic power infinitely when in skin contact with his girl retainers. That was a special power that the devil race didn’t have, and limited to Yuuto because he was a human and only humans could unlock that power from the Lovers Arcana.
Yuuto starts his journey to become the next Devil King, together with his new friends.
== Volume List ==
=== Volume 1 ===
* Release Date: 1st September 2019
* ISBN: ISBN 978-4-04-108723-7
Morioka Yuuto awakened to find out he has become a human devil king candidate of Lovers. He will participate in the upcoming devil king war alongside twenty-one other devil candidates. The victor will become the next devil king, while losers will perish on the battlefield. Yuuto enrols into the Ginsei Academy, where all candidates prepare for the upcoming war. There, Yuuto meets Himekami Lizel, a mysterious girl interested in him. Lizel, alongside her friends, Yuugaoze Miyabi and Koiwai Reina, join Yuuto's peerage. As the first human candidate in history, Yuuto gains a lot of attention at his new school. Quickly, a conflict arises between Yuuto and the devil king candidate of World, Aspite. Aspite desires to obtain Lizel as his card, and it is only a matter of time a confrontation between the two will occur.
=== Volume 2 ===
* Release Date: 1st January 2020
* ISBN: ISBN 978-4-04-108731-2
After his confrontation with Aspite, Yuuto is back at training. Headmaster Gandou holds a meeting between the candidates to announce a school sports festival. During the meeting, Yuugaoze Miyabi has a heated debate with the feared devil king candidate of Devil, Mitsuishi Ibiza. Yuuto finds out there is a conflict between Ibiza and Yuugaoze family. Yuuto unravels a plot from Ibiza's side to obtain a special "bloodline" magic from Miyabi to strengthen his ability to "mind-control" anyone he desires. Yuuto sets out to defeat this terrifying ability. However, he cannot figure out how does Ibiza's ability work exactly. Also, he notices that the headmaster Gandou is more than excited about the possibility to get rid of Ibiza. The sports festival is nearing, and Yuuto knows he will face Ibiza there.
=== Volume 3 ===
* Release Date: 1st June 2020
* ISBN: ISBN 978-4-04-109664-2
The dreadful Devil has died, but as Lovers were celebrating, Reina suddenly collapsed. At the hospital, Yuuto learns that Reina is a homunculus and a death's scythe is approaching Reina. Her core is almost empty, and she will die in a few days. Yuuto sets to save Reina. He learns of Reina's family grim past. With Lizel's knowledge, they perform a ritual to create a new core for her. In shadows, a group of devils allied themselves to deal with "annoying" candidates, the Death's Group. The leader of the group, Joudougahama Lost of Death, convince Takakuzure Marios of Tower to join the group. Lost tell Marios that his arcana performs poorly against Lovers and offers him help. Marios, aided by other members of Death's Group, confronts Yuuto and Kouma Ruki of the recently formed Lover's Group. However, their fight is inconclusive, and the Death's Group retreat. Their main target, for now, is the devil king candidate of Star, Hoshigaoka Stella. 
Yuuto realized the severity of the situation. Therefore, he joins forces with an old foe to save Reina. They manage to save her life, and Lovers go on to raid Marios. After their fight, the next day, Yuuto meets a new foe or a new friend?
=== Volume 4 ===
* Release Date: 1st June 2020
* ISBN: ISBN 978-4-04-109664-2
Lost invite Yuuto to join him in his quest to destroy and rebuild the world. Yuuto is not eager to destroy the world. Suddenly, their conversation is interrupted by Lizel. Later, Lizel's archenemy appears to promise the downfall of the Himekami family. The summer holiday is here, and the Lovers set out to secretly train in the Carnac Neith's territory. Lizel also has her plans for Neith. Their training goes very well, but they bump into two members of the Death's Group, twin sisters Sannou Rikimaru and Sannou Seigi. Their clash is interrupted by Lost. Yuuto realizes the difference between his and Rikimaru's power. At the Death's Group meeting, Seigi demands them to focus on Lovers. Once alone with her sister, Seigi shares her plan to attack Lovers and beat them to learn why Lost is more than interested in Yuuto's safety. Meanwhile, Yuuto saves mixed-blood devils and befriends one of the devils, Poran. 
Lovers return home just in time to attend a local festival. There, they face the Sannou sisters. Yuuto and Rikimaru have a rematch, but Yuuto is still gets overpowered by Rikimaru. Neith comes in to save him and to request Yuuto to allow her to join his peerage. Yuuto accepts, and they go on the counteroffensive. After a fierce battle, Rikimaru falls as the Death's Group comes to face Lovers. Ruki and Aspite comes to aid Yuuto. However, a shocking reveal occurs.
=== Volume 5 ===
* Release Date: July 1, 2021
* ISBN: ISBN 978-4-04-110794-2
Lost and Yuuto decides to postpone the fated fight between the Lover's Group and Death's Group. Death's Group use this time to plot an assassination of Hoshigaoka Stella. They recruit the candidate of temperance, Mizusawa Balance. Poran tells the Lovers about her village and Aspite heads there to investigate. Headmaster Gandou meets with his old foes from the war. Yuuto meets once again with Sein. The devil king candidate of Hermit lends her menacing ability for the assassination of Stella. Aspite learns more about Lost in the former Poran's landlord's house but gets ambushed by Ayaori Iratsume. He overpowers Ayaori but barely escapes from Lost. Yuuto recruits a powerful ace for his peerage and learns more about Lost from Aspite. Battle Royale between the two rival factions occurs at Ginsei Academy. 
Yuuto and his allies battle through the obstacles to reach the final battle against Lost. Yuuto finally remembers his meeting with Lost and Lizel when he was a child and unleashes a new ability, Sein Sword. Yuuto defeats Lost once and for all.
Category:Light Novel