Light Novel

**The Dark Knight Story I was summoned by the Devil to kill the Brave** (暗黒騎士物語　勇者を倒すために魔王に召喚されました, *Ankoku Kishi Monogatari Yuuusha o taosu tame ni maō ni shōkan sa remashita*?). The light novel has been discontinued.

## Chapters

1. **Prologue** (プロローグ, *Purorōgu*?)
2. **I was summoned by the Demon King to defeat the Hero** (勇者を倒すために魔王に召喚されました, *Yuuusha o taosu tame ni maō ni shōkan sa remashita*?)
3. **The reason to fight** (戦う理由, *Tatakau riyū*?)
4. **Melancholy of a Goddess** (女神の憂欝, *Megami no Yū utsu*?)
5. **Dark Fairy** (闇小妖精, *Yami ko yōsei*?)
6. **Hero and the others** (勇者達, *Yuuusha-tachi*?)
7. **Freedom Warrior** (自由戦士, *Jiyūsenshi*?)
8. **Goddess' Country** (女神の国, *Megami no kuni*?)
9. **Swan Knight** (白鳥の騎士, *Hakuchō no kishi*?)
10. **Hero's younger sister** (勇者の妹, *Yūsha no imōto*?)
11. **Suspicious person** (不審者, *Fushin-sha*?)
12. **Invasion** (侵者, *Shin'nyū*?)
13. **Confrontation With Childhood Friend** (幼馴染との対決, *Osananajimi to no taiketsu*?)
14. **Their Impressions** (それぞれの想い, *Sorezore no omoi*?)

## Blurb

* English
* Japanese

Just because it's heteromorphic, or a demonic race, it doesn't mean they should be destroyed!

The loser boy rises to save the Demon King who was also on the losing side!

Now the Dark Knight wears a jet-black armour, begins to move!

The hero's party summoned from another world as humanity's saviour. They were about to destroy the country ruled by the Demon King. Kuroki was summoned as a saviour on the side of the Demon King to overcome the situation. Although Kuroki was surprised with his sudden summoning, with the hero's party invading to the immediate vicinity.

Moreover the Hero and his party are people he knew, from his fated opponent and a friend from infancy. Troubled but determined, Kuroki decided to pick up a sword in order to help the Demon King, and becomes the Dark knight!

異形だから、魔族だからといって、滅ぼされていいわけがない！

負け組だった少年は、同じく負け組になった魔王を救うべく立ち上がる！

漆黒の鎧をその身に纏った暗黒騎士が今、動き出す！

人類の救世主として異世界から召喚された勇者達。彼らによって魔王の支配する国は、滅ぼされようとしていた。クロキはその状況を打破すべく、魔王側の救世主として召喚される。突然の召喚に驚くクロキだったが、すぐ近くまで勇者達が攻め込んできていて、しかも勇者達は彼の因縁の相手や幼馴染といった見知った人達ばかりで……。悩みながらも決意したクロキは、魔王を助けるべく剣をとり、暗黒騎士となる！

## Development

The author met with the Takarajima company on Monday, he can not report the contents.

After five years of the Web Novel, it was eventually publicised as a book. However it is uncertain if there is continuation because of sales.

Takeru Nezaki's own evaluation that the continuation of the book may be difficult. He says that he has to write a different story if he wants to make a book again. In fact, it was recommended to write new work from several people. In the first place, to write a new work is for publication. However, the author can only write on weekends, so to write a new work, the Dark Knight story will be interrupted. It is impossible unless you write in a considerable amount. Therefore, the new work he writes after the postscript of the end of Chapter 8 would be him stopping. Anyway the author doesn't want to stop writing in the middle of the story each time, just to write a new work. By the way, he wants to continue writing the dark knight story. If possible, he would like to continue publishing.

An illustration of the Dark Knight has been released, the artist is TEDDY. Takeru Nezaki was very dissatisfied with the illustrations because Rena's clothing was too vulgar.

## References

1. ↑ Takeru Nezaki's Narou Blog - 25/02/2018: Dark Knight Story update
2. ↑ *Dark Knight Story (Narou)* - Fang Followers
3. ↑ Takeru Nezaki's Narou Blog - 09/07/2018: Thoughts about the book and future policy
4. ↑ Takeru Nezaki's Narou Blog - 12/06/2018: The Dark Knight Story illustrations released