| Hataraku Maou-sama! Light Novel Volume 16 | |
|---|---|
| Kanji | はたらく魔王さま! 16 |
| Romanji | Hataraku Maō-sama! 16 |
| Release Date | June 10, 2016 (Japanese) April 28, 2020 (English) |
| ISBN-10 | ISBN 4048921185 (Japanese) ISBN 1975302710 (English) |
| ISBN-13 | ISBN 978-4048921183 (Japanese) ISBN 978-1975302719 (English) |
| Number of Pages | 328(Japanese) 224 (English) |
| Cover Character/s | Chiho Sasaki, Suzuno Kamazuki, Emi Yusa, Sadao Maou |
| Previous Novel | Light Novel Volume 15 |
| Next Novel | Light Novel Volume 17 |
Hataraku Maou-sama! Light Novel Volume 16 (はたらく魔王さま！16) is the 16th book of the Hataraku Maou-sama! Light Novel series.
Summary[]
The Demon King received chocolate from a girl? Valentine's Day commotion opens up with a bang!
Searching for the 'Ancient Demon King's Legacy' , Suzuno and the others began the expedition in Ente Isla!
To search for the 'Ancient Demon King's Legacy', the Demon King and the others moved all their belongings from the 6 tatami Demon Fortress to Ente Isla. Even by using the 'Gate', it takes 40 minutes for a one-way trip. Therefore, the Demon King, unable to travel between the two foreign worlds, could only stay in the empty Demon Fortress by himself. This lifestyle made him feel lonely, but he still has to take part in the training to become a full-time employee. After that, the Demon King unexpectedly received Valentine's Chocolate from an easy going girl who was also taking part in the training. After this news was spread around by Acieth Alla|Acieth]], the female cast members felt very shaken! On the other hand, in Ente Isla, to obtain one of the Ancient Demon King's legacies 'Adramelech's Spear', Suzuno and the others headed to the Northern Continent, and there, they discovered something related to Archangel Lailah......?
Chapters[]
Chapter 1: The Devil King Gets Sentimental[]
Maou feels lonely at Villa Rosa Sasazuka after Urushihara and Ashiya move to Ente Isla to make arrangements for launching The Devil’s Castle to the moon. To fly the castle, they need to collect the artifacts known as the “Noah Gears”; the Nothung (a fabled sword), the Spear of Adramelechinus, the Sorcery of False Gold (a book of magic), and the Astral Gem.
Chapter 2: The Hero Struggles to Deal with Workplace Issues[]
Maou attends management training in support of his application to obtain a full-time leadership role at MgRonald. Kusuda, a girl he meet there, gives him Valentine’s chocolates. Chiho, Suzuno, and Chiho’s school friend Kaori Shoji discuss giving chocolate to Maou as well.
Chapter 3: The Devil King and the Hero Don’t Have Very Much to Do[]
After the defeat of Adramalech, his enormous spear was made into a monument at the goat pasture in Phiyenci on the Northern Island. Lailah, Albert, Hazel Rumak, and Suzuno travel there to meet with their leader chief herder Dhin Dhem Wurs, who is an old friend of Lailah’s. Wurs agrees to help them find a way to take the spear without all of the northern clans becoming upset.
Chapter 4: The High-School Teen Changes the World a Tad[]
Chiho participates in the zirga, which is a sporting event that they hold at the goat pasture. With her Japanese bow she quite handily wins the archery competition. Laila uses this as cover to spirit away Adramalech’s Spear, replacing it with an alternate monument for display.
Chiho helps the members of The Demon Army make chocolate candy to give to Maou for Valentine’s day. Emi secretly adds an offering of candy to the gift pile as well.
Epilogue[]
Dhin Dhem Wurs strikes up a close friendship with Chiho, and begins to refer to her as granddaughter.
Afterword[]
The author discusses Valentine's chocolate, and how small actions can bring about great changes.
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