The Lazy King

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By the time I realized it, I had reincarnated into another world.

I kept sleeping, and at some point I became a Demon Lord.

Even though I never wished for it.

But for me to not have to work, this world is the best. It must be true that good things happen to good people.

The flavor of Sloth is as sweet as honey. Glory, diligence, virtue, or honor. I have no interest in anything like that.

What’s there to hide? The Lazy king is… none other than me.

Associated Names
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Daraku no Ou
Sloth Devil
堕落の王
墮落之王
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Latest Release

Date Group Release
10/07/23 Sub29 Translation c2
07/31/23 Sub29 Translation c1
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sandro530
sandro530
April 14, 2020
Status: c16
I read this some while ago and like many I must agree that it is a tiring read. The chapters are way too long with 4 parts making it as if it were 64 chapters instead of 16, and I mean it I think one chapter was around 20000 words? Anyway while it is kind of hard to read I don't fully regret it, I mean sure the MC isn't really someone who is actively interacting with everything but... still it has some good points. I would recommend reading it... more>> one chapter as a time, as it is very long for it's 16 chapters.

It still left behind a good feeling when I finished, so if you have nothing else to read, you know what you got to do. <<less
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FlufflyLittleRabbit
FlufflyLittleRabbit rated it
June 14, 2019
Status: Completed
Honestly, I would rated this novel 5 star because I really enjoyed reading this, but I just can't so I gave 4 star. The reason was, I am very annoyed with that woman who took advantage of his weakness. If you have read this, then you'll know who and what I mean about.

Even if she really love him, she shouldn't make a move of him! If I were have a chance to be reborn in this novel, the first thing I do was to slap her. ?
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cnicks032296
cnicks032296
July 26, 2018
Status: c16
Fantastic story highly recommended. A great story with depth and an author who didn’t extend his story world too much he kept to the story set up and made you think.
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Otwentyfirst
Otwentyfirst rated it
January 16, 2018
Status: c3
I couldn't quite make it past chapter 2.

The premise of the demon lord seemed interesting but his behavior didn't always match up to his reputation. As lazy as he is, he should be a big horrible blob of a sloth demon, but he's not. The world building disappointed me.
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captain crunch
captain crunch rated it
October 4, 2017
Status: c16
Rating: 3, Translation: 4.5

(My reviews may sound negative, but my format is short on positive comments (avoiding spoilers), and often lists reasons why I didn't give 5 stars.)

[Rating/Translation scale: 5 = almost all readers may enjoy / infrequent minor errors. 4 = large majority of readers may enjoy / frequent minor errors or infrequent major errors, no difficulty to read. 3 = 50% of readers may enjoy / frequent major errors, unable to understand some sentences or a paragraph in a chapter. 2 = niche audience may enjoy... more>> / unable to understand moderate portion of a chapter. 1 = portion of niche audience may enjoy / unable to understand most of a chapter.]

Description: A reincarnator is a Demon Lord of Sloth, and sleeps almost all day and almost every day. "MC" doesn't really do anything, but does fight in 3 scenes. The chapters are in 1st person POV, usually a different character per chapter. The story depicts this world through the perspective of multiple characters, but not much actually happens before the story ends.

Features: Reincarnation to another world, lazy and OP "MC, " humans/demons/angels, slightly video game-like class and skill system, individual and small-group combat

Positives: This story and storytelling is very different from other reincarnation stories that I've read. It's mostly in the demon world, instead of a medieval fantasy world. It's character driven, rather than setting, genre, or goal driven. The various characters are fairly well developed, relative to the length of only 16 chapters. The personalities and motivations are also different, vs other stories of the genre.

Negatives: The personalities and motivations can be very narrow, because a character's class (one of the seven sins) determines everything. The demons are hard to relate to, since their personalities and motivations are inhuman. The MC barely does anything; I didn't feel like there was someone to root for or to follow along with. There are some wall-of-text explanations. The author seems to describe the world or characters in such detail, for such a short story. Story does a good job of showing perspective of multiple characters, but there's nothing much going on, just several fights and backstories.

Other: There are 16 chapters. Each one is long, about the length of 4-5 typical LN chapters. The end is sort of an ending, but has loose ends. Don't know if author was planning on writing more, but it's been almost 2 years since the translation of C16.

Overall: Possibly a good read for those looking for something different with interesting ideas, but maybe for readers who don't mind spending time on something that might feel incomplete. <<less
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Poor_Hero
Poor_Hero rated it
March 7, 2016
Status: --
the MC is reincarnated as a demon and proceeds to be a demon lord, being a sloth demon lord. the MC is OP and his creation is almost OP when it comes to power. there are changes of view in the novel, from the lord himself, to his enemy, and other people who related to him. the story is pretty well-written, detailed as well, though there are parts that make people wonder if there will be sequel for this. as the lord holds the sloth sin, he indulged himself in... more>> his room and sleeping all the times unless someone bothers him or the time to eat the meal. the personality of the characters here is pretty detailed as well, the aspiration and action that make them do that are pretty good... <<less
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nixxara
nixxara rated it
January 17, 2016
Status: --
There was no point to the whole story... The MC was just a lazy demon king with no goal, no meaning to live, and slept around all day. Meaningless story, but somehow a bit interesting. I just wish the MC took more action and was less lazy... Who sleeps 24/hrs a day anyways... ??

2 Stars
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