I Summoned A Demon Princess!
Kael Livingrail had a miserable life.
His father passed away before he was born, and his stepfather—the man his mother remarried—hated him with a seething passion.
He was bullied at school, looked down on by his peers, scorned by his half-siblings, and always felt unwelcome, even in his own home.
The only thing that kept him going was his childhood friend and crush, Claire. However, his heart shattered when she got into a relationship with a classmate who was, in every way, better than Kael—looks, status, physique... everything!
All he wanted was a different life.
He wanted to feel chosen, like those protagonists in stories who overcame all their life's challenges, won the affections of the girl they liked, and around whom the whole world itself revolved.
But he knew that his wish was just a fantasy.
There was no magic in real life, no miraculous comebacks, and no chance for someone like him to win over the girl he loved.
In the real world, socially inept, unattractive, introverted nerds like him don't win anything… except maybe some academic awards.
…Or at least, that's what he thought until one fateful afternoon when he stumbled upon a book on demonology in the school library, which had instructions on how to summon a familiar.
Despite his initial reluctance, driven by curiosity and a desperate hope for something more, he decided to perform the ritual.
And as it turned out, the line between reality and fantasy was not nearly as absolute as Kael had initially believed.
This world was filled with mystical wonders, fantastical adventures, secret magical societies... and harrowing terrors... all hidden in plain sight.
The_One_Who_Was · Fantasy
