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Summary
Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha ～Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e Kayou～ (魔王学院の不適合者 ～史上最強の魔王の始祖、転生して子孫たちの学校へ通う～, "The Misfit of Demon King Academy ～History's Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants～") is a web novel written by Shu that was adapted into a light novel with illustrations by Yoshinori Shizuma.
Tired of endless conflicts, destroying humans, spirits, and even gods, Demon King of Tyranny Anos Voldigoad, who dreams of a peaceful world has decided to reincarnate. But 2,000 years later, what awaited him after his reincarnation was his descendants who had become accustomed to peace and became too weak, and magic is in serious decline. Anos enrols in the Demon King Academy, the academy that gathers and educates those who are considered to be the reincarnated Demon King, but it failed to see his power and branded him as the Misfit.
Power of the Verse
Maou Gakuin starts off with modestly powerful characters with their power level continously increasing as the series progresses. During several events spanning arcs 1-3 of the story, the Low Tier characters range from Building Level to Small City level (8-C to Low 7-B), the Mid Tier characters are Island level to Large Country level (6-C to High 6-B), and the High Tier characters are Moon level to Star level (5-C to 4-C).
Speed wise, Maou Gakuin starts off with modest speed ratings with the slowest characters being Superhuman to Supersonic. The faster characters are capable of reacting to lightning putting them at Massively Hypersonic+ to Sub-Relativistic+ speeds. The fastest characters are capable of moving so quickly they become light and are capable of performing a seemingly endless stream of attacks in short timeframes putting them at FTL to Massively FTL+ speeds.
In terms of lifting strength, as a story mainly oriented towards magic, most characters tend to not show physical feats leaving the weakest of characters at Superhuman lifting strength however, a good portion of the cast still reach Class 1, Class T, Class P, Pre-Stellar and Stellar
- Megazord Calculation: Low 7-C+ (4.177 Kilotons)
- Anos causes earthquakes: 7-A+ (610.2507 Megatons)
- Sword Fight of Legends: 6-C (13.6906 Gigatons)
- Anos Burns Down Dilhade: High 6-B+ (502.078 Teratons)
- Anos moves the moon recalc: High 5-A (286.64 Ronnatons)
- Magical Era Long Snake Epiteo: High 5-A (1.2695 Quettatons)
Terminology
Mythical Era: The era of war and chaos that occured 2,000 years ago before Anos's reincarnation. Demons, Humans, Spirits and Gods lived in a world with constant conflict but the carnage between Demons and Humans was particularly brutal
Magical Era: The era of peace that followed the mythical age. Contrary to it's name, magic technology has degraded dramatically. Many higher grade spell formula have been forgotten with some being lost to time entirely.
Source (根源 Kongen): The fundamental concept of existence which all living things possess. It defines all aspects of an individual, existing beyond the body, soul and mind/psyche. It exists across the present, past and future. Superior magic users can store their memories in their source and reincarnate with knowledge of their past life. When no physical body remains, resurrection is still possible as long as the source remains.
Magic Power (魔力 Maryoku): Magic power originates from the source of all living things. The amount of magic power an individual has not only determines the amount of spells they are capable of casting, but also determines their overall statistics, like strength (attack potency), toughness (durability), and rarely even their speed.
Seven Demon Elders: The seven demons Anos created from his own blood 2,000 years ago who are now leaders of demonkind. Existences that were created through magic and not domination as the precursors to a body of his own blood Anos could reincarnate into.
Magic Item (魔法具 Mahōgu): An object that expels magic power from within. It is fundamentally different from an object that receives its magic power from an external source.
- Demon Sword (魔剣 Maken): A type of magic item that is superior in strength and power to a regular sword and has special abilities. The sword itself has its own will and can only be drawn out by a suitable owner.
- Holy Sword (聖剣 Seiken): A holy sword similar to a demon sword is a sword that has been blessed by the gods or inhabited by a spirit, giving them a holy glow. With enough magic power, Lyfid can be used to transform a regular sword into a holy sword. Like demon swords, both are magic items, but while demon swords are superior in quantity, holy swords are superior in quality. Weak demon swords exist but all holy swords possess powerful magic and are enchanted to seal the magic of the demon race.
- Hidden Art (秘奥 Hiō): The hidden power of demon swords and holy swords. It can only be accessed when the user reaches a state of nothingness by eliminating their magic power, which would allow them to grasp the source of their sword with their own source and merge them. However, this is a difficult state to reach, as magic power naturally exudes from the source even when a person does nothing. Other magic items such as scythes and spears also possess hidden arts.
Order: The laws of nature, laws of magic, principles etc that define and maintain the world, the power of the Gods that keep these laws normal. Completely destroying an order would destroy the world as a by-product. Disrupting an order means that the order has only been removed from the 'natural system of the world', and not completely destroyed, therefore the world would not be destroyed.
- Gods: The beings who preserve order—the beings who embody order–the highest order of natural law. Each God has some kind of order they preside over as their authority.
Spirits: Spirits are strange creatures. Their existence is said to come to be from the hearts of others. Legends, folklore, rumors, desires, fears, aspirations...they are the realization and embodiment of these things. Spirits possess both a true and transient form. The more widely spread a spirit's lore of origin, the stronger they are and the more faithful to legend their true form is.
Heroes: Among the human warriors, those who are particularly talented and have been selected by holy swords. Hero Kanon was one of them, and there were several other heroes 2,000 years ago.
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