Kuro no Maou

## Fandom

***Kuro no Maou*** (黒の魔王, The Black Demon King) is a Japanese light novel series written by Hishikage, Dairi and Illustrate by Morino, Hiro. The light novel series was adapted into a manga series with illustrations by Matoba, Ryou and serialized by *ComicWalker*, with 6 volumes released as of September 24, 2018.

## Synopsis

Kurono Maou is a high school student who is sensitive to his sharp eyes and bad expression. With no girlfriend, but gifted with friends in his own way, he had been living a peaceful life. One day, without any reason, Kurono was attacked by a mysterious headache while in the literature clubroom and fainted. When he finally awoke...swords and magic, filled with monsters, an orthodox different world summoning.

(Source: MU)

## Bibliographic Information

### *Novel*

Hishikage, Dairi (Author) / Morino, Hiro (Illustrator) "Kuro no Maou" Book of Ringo <Freedom Novel>, 7 volumes already published (as of March 20, 2019)

1. Released date May 24, 2013 - ISBN 978-4906878123
2. Released date December 14, 2013 - ISBN 978-4906878246
3. Released date November 22, 2014 - ISBN 978-4906878338
4. Released date September 1, 2015 - ISBN 978-4906878444
5. Released date October 20, 2016 - ISBN 978-4906878543
6. Released date January 15, 2018 - ISBN 978-4906878635
7. Released date March 20, 2019 - ISBN 978-4906878697

LN Vol. 1LN Vol. 2LN Vol. 3LN Vol. 4LN Vol. 5LN Vol. 6LN Vol. 7
### *Manga*

Hishikage, Dairi (Original) / Morino, Hiro (Character Draft) / Matoba, Ryou (Illustrator) "Kuro no Maou" ComicWalker <KADOKAWA (MFC)>, 6 volumes already published (as of July 21, 2021)

1. Released date February 22, 2019 - ISBN 978-4040654324
2. Released date July 22, 2019 - ISBN 978-4040658285
3. Released date January 23, 2020 - ISBN 978-4040642864
4. Released date July 22, 2020 - ISBN 978-4040647616
5. Released date February 20, 2021 - ISBN 978-4046801173
6. Released date July 21, 2021 - ISBN 978-4046806697

Manga Vol. 1Manga Vol. 2Manga Vol. 3Manga Vol. 4Manga Vol. 5Manga Vol. 6

## Maou Kurono

### Aliases:

Kurono (by Lily)
Experimental Subject No. 49/No.49

### Affiliation:

Adventurer's Guid
Element Masters

### Allied:

Lily (Companion)
Fiona Soleil (Companion)

## 「Biographical Information」

### Relatives:

Unnamed Father
Unnamed Mother
Kurono Mana (Sister)

## 「Physical Description」

### Status:

Active

A tough-looking but ordinary high school boy. He is summoned to another world by the Crusaders and undergoes harsh human experiments at the mysterious facility "*White Sacrament*". During the experiment, he had a "thought control device (Angel Ring)" put on his head and was deprived of his free will, and was called "Experimental Subject No. 49". His experiments greatly increased his physical abilities and gave him a power called "*black magic*". He also created a variety of magic because he was forced to kill monsters and test subjects in the same situation at the facility.

During the battle, he imagines modern society's weapons such as "*anti-material*", "*rifle*" and "*pile bunker*", and uses them by reproducing them with black magic. Black magic can also store objects in shadows and control cursed weapons. For this reason, after obtaining the cursed hatchet "*Tsujigiri*", he used black magic to suppress the curse of the Machete and has been using it habitually. After escaping from the facility, he meets Lily and lives with her. Since Lily was unable to pronounce her own name, Mao Kurono, she began to call herself "Kurono" so that Lily could easily call her. He lived peacefully with his comrades in the village of Irz near Lily's house, but when the Crusaders raided the village and wiped it out, he swore revenge on them.

### Abilities

【**Kurono Traits**】

* As a result of Kurono being experimented upon by the White Sacrament for a long period of time which includes being injected with various drugs and his whole body being completely restructured, Kurono possesses unusually immense physical prowess surpassing ordinary humans and is comparable to mid-ranking monsters. Though, he stated that his modified body's physical abilities are levels below Vulcan, who is a Werewolf Rank 4 Adventurer.
	+ **Enhanced Strength**: During the first maneuvering experiments, Kurono showed enough physical strength to put cracks on a light golem with each hit using his bare hands and later on, throw Lily in her child form atop Daedalus' walls at immense speed into the forest that is at least more than 500 meters away from the walls. He was even shown to be capable of dexterously lifting a huge broadsword and great sword using one hand each.
	+ **Enhanced Durability**: During the first maneuvering experiments, Kurono showed enough physical durability to take multiple full-powered hits from the light golem who possess an equal amount of physical strength to him at the time, only feeling pain and not receiving any life-threatening injuries. Kurono has also shown to be durable enough to survive and still run despite being impaled by Sariel using stakes made from white magic in his left thigh, right shoulder, and abdomen, and later on being impaled by said stakes again in his back 5 times as a counter attack when he tried attacking her again. He was also shown to be unscathed when falling from a cave in a mountain albeit his fall was somewhat mitigated by Lily and the trees underneath, though the ground sunk a little from the weight of his fall.
		- **Enhanced Stamina & Pain Tolerance**: Due to the various bodily modifications he received because of the Holy Soldier Project, Kurono possess far greater stamina than an average human and high pain tolerance. He can go for days without rest or sleep, but he still retains the need to eat and experiences hunger. He was also shown to be extremely resistant to pain, being capable of still running away from Sariel despite being impaled 8 times and only showing pain at the moment he received an attack.
	+ **Enhanced Speed**: Kurono has shown to be capable of dodging several magic bullets from close-range and running over 500 meters quickly. His full running speed was stated to be comparable to ordinary humans using Support Magic or Martial Arts. Fiona thinks that Kurono's body modifications sets his body to automatically use the Martial Art, Air Walker to enhance his speed.
	+ **Heightened Senses**: Due to the various combat experiences he gained because of the maneuvering experiments, Kurono gained something similar to a sixth sense which allowed him to sense danger and bloodlust and vaguely tell how strong is his opponent. He was even shown to vaguely sense Sariel beyond the staircase before she appeared in front of him and notice how dangerous she is despite her appearance.

* **Pile Bunker** (パイルバンカー): Kurono's very first and simplest magic that he can easily use faster than any of his other spells. Kurono gathers his black magic power, compressing and materializing them and then rotating it at high-speeds similar to a drill to concentrate the power of his fist which Kurono uses to hit his opponent with. During the first manoeuvring experiments, It was shown to possess enough power to pierce through the light golem and dent the groud underneath it.
	+ **Wrath Impact** (憤怒の拳 (ラース・インパクト), *lit. "Fist of Wrath"*): A black magic spell based on Pile Bunker that Kurono uses while using Overdrive. It gathers the red flame-like aura on his right arm from Overdrive into his fist as Kurono twists it forwards in a screwing motion to add a secondary source of destructive power to the attack, piercing his opponent and then releasing the heat from the red flame-like aura that he gathered on his fist to create a powerful explosion to sear the opponent's insides. It possess enough power to pierce the Greed-Gore and scorch it from the inside all the way up to its respiratory tract.
* **Blackening** (黒化): A type of Black Magic where Kurono covers and enchants his black magic power into an object, turning said object's colour completely black. This increases the performance of said object and allows Kurono to levitate and control their movements without touching them. It also has the secondary effect of overwriting the curse within cursed objects, suppressing their curse, allowing Kurono the ability to wield and gain full control over the abilities of said cursed object and dominate their will. Kurono has also shown to use it to cover himself in an aura of black magic to protect himself from the effects of magic similar to drain.
	+ **Red-Hot Blackening** (赤熱黒化): A form of Blackening where Kurono covers and enchants his black magic power and black flames into weapons, turning the weapons' colour into black with red pulsating patterns on their blades similar to the Absolute Grudge Broadsword, Kubidan. This causes said weapons to become either volatile upon impact, causing it to explode or simply ignite said weapons to deal fire damage against opponents, creating weapons that Kurono calls Ignited Sword (点火剣 (イグナイテッド・ソード), *lit. "Ignition Sword"*).
* **Sword Arts** (魔剣 (ソードアーツ), *lit. "Magic Sword"*): Originally called Auto-Killer (自動剣術 (オートキラー), *lit. "Automatic Swordsmanship"*). It is a set of Black Magic where Kurono uses Blackening to various weapons (including cursed weapons) to levitate and directly control their movements, using them as shields or launched into opponents as ranged weapons. He can manipulate these weapons as long as they're still under the effects of blackening and was not completely destroyed.
	+ **Blast Blade** (裂刃 (ブラストブレイド), *lit. "Rending Blade"*): A black magic spell under Sword Arts where Kurono enchants the weapons using Red-Hot Blackening and then launches them at his opponents at immense speeds, creating an explosion far more powerful than Grenade Burst.
		- **Bladestorm - Full Burst** (裂刃戦列・全弾発射 (ブレイドストーム・フルバースト), *lit. "Rending Blade Battle Line - Release All Bullets"*): A black magic spell where Kurono manipulates over 30 Blast Blades (100 when using Fairy Union with Lily) and launches them at his opponent(s) at immense speeds.
* **Bullet Arts** (魔弾 (バレット・アーツ), *lit. "Magic Bullet"*): Originally a group of single action spells that materializes and shoots his black magic power in the shape of bullets that Kurono created based on modern weaponry. As a result of his Divine Protection, Kurono can also mix other attributes into his Bullet Arts instead of just using pure black magic power to create the bullets.
	+ **Full Metal Jacket** (完全被甲弾 (フルメタルジャケット), *lit. "Pseudo-Perfect Steel Bullet"*): A type of Bullet Arts where Kurono materializes his black magic power and shapes them into sharp and rotating magic bullets to increase its piercing power that he can shoot at his target.
		- **Full Burst** (全弾発射 (フルバースト), *lit. "Release All Bullets"*): A black magic spell where Kurono creates numerous Full Metal Jackets and then shoots them all at once at his target. Its range is shown to be at least more than 100 meters and is capable of instantly killing multiple bandits and normal soldiers at once before they can even react and shredding an unenchanted armor of the Crusaders.
		- **Gatling Burst** (掃射 (ガトリングバースト), *lit. "Sweeping Fire"*): A black magic spell where Kurono continuously shoots Full Metal Jackets at his target. It was shown to possess enough firepower to instantly kill hundreds of average human soldiers of the Crusaders.
	+ **Grenade Burst** (榴弾砲撃 (グレネードバースト), *lit. "Grenade Bombardment"*): A black magic spell where Kurono uses his black magic power to materialize a streamlined shaped bullet about 30cm in size filled with black flames to the brim from inside that detonates upon impact. Kurono created this Bullet Arts from imitating blast-type magic equation that emits any certain attribute used in Model Magic and he also implemented a jet-black booster which gave a strong propulsive force to the bullet, giving it speed comparable to his other Bullet Arts. One shot was powerful enough to blow away a considerable amount of the iron sand armour of the Greed-Gore.
		- **Grenade** (炎弾 (グレネード), *lit. "Flame Bullet"*): A simplified version of Grenade Burst where Kurono creates a bullet that releases a smaller explosion of black flames compared to Grenade Burst at his target at the moment of impact.
		- **Grenade High Burst** (榴弾大砲撃 (グレネードハイバースト), *lit. "Grenade Grand Bombardment"*): A higher version of Grenade Burst where Kurono compresses immense amounts of the heat while using Overdrive into his weapon to the point that the weapon is about to melt and then hitting the opponent with it, triggering an explosion. It's powerful enough to create a huge explosion enough to blow Kurono away while using Overdrive from the aftereffects and completely blow away and smash the Greed-Gore's carapace into smithereens.
	+ **Shock Buster** (雷撃砲 (ショック・バスター), *lit. "Lightning Strike Ordnance"*): A black magic spell where Kurono applies the lightning element on his Magic Bullets, shocking and paralyzing his targets depending on the amount of power Kurono put in the bullet and how weak his target's resistance against the lightning attribute and paralysis.
* **Shadow Gate** (影空間 (シャドウゲート), *lit. "Shadow Space"*): Originally just called Shadow Space, its' name was changed after Kurono received lessons about Dark Magic from the Dark Skeleton Magician, Mozrun. It is a type of black magic that manipulates his shadow into different things and creates a room/space inside Kurono's own shadow to store various objects and also uses said shadow to act as a door to the space inside. The space inside was stated to possess a higher storage capacity and deployment speed compared to the normal Shadow Gate. Kurono can even sink parts of his body in his shadow, allowing him to hide easily.
* **Bind Arts** (魔手 (バインドアーツ), *lit. "Magic Hand"*): It is a set of versatile Black Magic that Kurono created as a result of Hitsugi's evolution, transforming his shadow tendrils into durable black chains. It uses his black magic power and materializes them in the form of wires, tentacles, or chains to be used for either restraining opponents, reinforcing his magical barriers, or performing complicated manoeuvres.
	+ **Anchor Hands** (影触手 (アンカーハンド), *lit. "Shadow Tentacles"*): A black magic spell that originally creates a tentacle but as a result of Hitsugi's evolution by forcibly absorbing Greed Metal, it creates extremely durable chains that Kurono uses to perform complicated manoeuvres and restrain his opponents. These chains are durable enough to the point that it didn't snap despite being tugged by both Kurono while using Overdrive and the Greed-Gore.
		- **Sea-Through Ground** (地中潜行 (シースルー・グラウンド), *lit. "Underground Diving"*): A Bind Arts where Kurono uses Anchor Hands along with a weapon to dig through the ground similar to an earthworm using pseudo-earth element to liquefy it, allowing Kurono to perform surprise attacks from the ground. The digging and movement speed is incomparable to monsters like the Greed-Gore but moves extremely silently to attack his opponents without being noticed.
		- **Hydra Bind** (蛇王禁縛 (ヒュドラバインド), *lit. "Serpent King's Bondage"*): A black magic spell that creates 9 giant black snakes from the ground as if it is crawling out of a bottomless swamp. It is about 30 meters long and thick enough to swallow a whole person and possess eerily black-shining smooth body surface made up of countless fibers gathered together that closely resemble hair, rather than scales. All of them does not possess any eyes or nose, and has a large open bottomless mouth with a black tongue. Used along with Evil Eater and Hydra's Demon Eyes, it is shown to be capable of restraining Sariel for a short period of time.
	+ **Shield** (黒盾 (シールド), *lit. "Black Shield"*): A black magic spell where Kurono uses his black magic power to create a rectangular barrier by weaving together multiple wire-shaped strands of black magic power. It possess enough defensive power comparable to other mid-rank defensive spells and is capable of completely defending Kurono from the resulting shockwaves from a direct hit from the Wrathpun's gigantic fireball attack.
		- **Shield d' Earth** (黒土防壁 (シールド・ディアース), *lit. "Black Soil Bulwark"*): A black magic spell similar to the intermediate earth defensive spell, Terra Defan Wall where Kurono uses his black magic power along with the earth element to create a 3 meter wall of black soil. It possess enough defensive power to withstand a barrage of intermediate attack magic at once, though it was chipped in various places and had large cracks all over it.
		- **Metal Shield** (黒鉄大盾 (メタル・シ－ルド), *lit. "Black Iron Great Shield"*): A single action spell where Kurono uses Hitsugi to create a rectangular pitch black barrier with metallic luster and two chains forming across it by weaving together multiple chains materialized from his black magic power and Hitsugi's chains that has absorbed Greed Metal. It possess enough defensive power comparable to other high-rank defensive spells and was capable of preventing one-third of the Greed-Gore's magic sword attack from piercing through.

* **Black Calm** (黒凪, *Kuronagi*): A Martial Art where Kurono performs a slash using a bladed weapon with immense cutting power. When using『Absolute Grudge Broadsword「Kubidan」』, it possess enough power to cut the Wrath-Pun when it is hardening its fur.
	+ **Bipartite Black Calm** (二連黒凪, *Niren Kuronagi*): A Martial Art where Kurono performs two consecutive slashes with immense cutting power. When using『Absolute Grudge Broadsword「Kubidan」』, it possess enough power to deeply cut the Wrath-Pun's legs when it is hardening its fur.

* **Overdrive** (炎の魔王 (オーバードライブ), *lit. "Demon King of Flames"*): A Divine Protection that greatly enhances Kurono's already enhanced physical strength similar to the Force Boost spell, albeit this Divine Protection's power is incomparably higher than it. Kurono does this by converting the black magic power in his body into black flames and giving them the image of overpowering violence similar to the Wrath-Pun and Fiona's Aur Soleil and then using it to strengthen his body's physical strength without any consideration for the danger of his body exploding from the power. When using it, the blood vessels on Kurono's arms form intense shining red lights that run all the way to his fingertips, and a crest of flames forms on the back of his hand, along with a bright red flame-like aura bursting out of his arms. While using it, Kurono gains immense physical strength to the point he can stop the Greed-Gore's charge, completely lift it off the ground and throw it with enough force to send it flying. He has also been shown to instantly send Kai flying and knock him out cold in a single hit while using this Divine Protection. As a result of repeatedly using it, Kurono is capable of using this Divine Protection subconsciously when in combat or when he's feeling intense emotions. Kurono gained this Divine Protection by offering the jewel called Fist of Wrath at the back of the Wrath-Pun's right hand to the Ancient Demon King, Mia Elrod.
* **Overgear** (鋼の魔王 (オーバーギア), *lit. "Demon King of Steel"*): A Divine Protection that enhances Kurono's already enhanced physical durability similar to the Protect Boost spell or the Martial Art, Guard, albeit this Divine Protection's power is incomparably higher than both. Kurono uses this by converting the black magic power in his body into a pseudo-earth element, momentarily covering his body with a visible gray aura. While using it, Kurono becomes durable enough to be completely unaffected by Kai's strongest Martial Art when he was using a wooden sword. Kurono gained this Divine Protection by offering the jaw of the Greed-Gore called Jaw of Greed to the Ancient Demon King, Mia Elrod.
* **Over-Accel** (雷の魔王 (オーバーアクセル), *lit. "Demon King of Thunder"*): A Divine Protection that enhances Kurono's already enhanced concentration, reflexes, and eye movements similar to the Concentration Boost spell or the Martial Art, Concentration, albeit this Divine Protection's power is incomparably higher than both. While using it, Kurono's mental processing speed and senses accelerate to the point that Kurono only sees the world moving in extreme slow motion as if everything stopped moving, including time itself. Kurono gained this Divine Protection by offering the spine of the Sloth-Gil called Spine of Sloth to the Ancient Demon King, Mia Elrod.
* **Over-Ecstasy** (*lit. "Demon King of Ice"*): a Divine Protection that grants resistance to mental attacks, such as telepathy, and makes one good at sex. In addition, this ability allows communicating with curses. Kurono gained this Divine Protection by offering the womb of Lust Rose to the Ancient Demon King, Mia Elrod.
* **Over-Sky** (*lit. "Demon King of Storms"*): a Divine Protection that greatly increases movement speed and grants Kurono the ability to use Pseudo-Wind element abilities..
* **Over-Blood** (*lit. "Demon King of Water"*): a Divine Protection that greatly increases Kurono's regenerative abilities as well as grants him the ability to use Pseudo-Water element abilities.
* **Overlimit** (*lit. "Demon King of Light"*): a Divine Protection that grants a short massive boost in magic power, however, Kurono suffers from backlash which leaves him greatly weakened after the usage. This divine protection also grants the ability to use Pseudo-Light element abilities.