Ester de Valonia (エステルドバロニア, other known as; Esther de Valonia) is a Japanese light novel series written by Miyabi Momokuro. Originally published via the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in August 2012, the series was later acquired by Micro Magazine, which began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Sime. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Fujiya, began serialization on the Web DenPlay-based web manga platform Media Works in January 2020.
Synopsis[]
The king of the strongest demon nation, "Ester De Valonia," is a weak human?!
Charon is a player who reigns over the strongest nation, Ester De Valonia, in the VRMMOSLG game, "Apocaryspha." After a certain maintenance issue, he finds himself in another world with the country he built in the game! This is a story about a weak human who fights with demons to build the world's strongest nation!
(Source: Kadokawa, translated)
List of Published Books[]
Light Novel[]
A written by Miyabi Momokuro. Originally published via the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in August 2012, the series was later acquired by Micro Magazine, which began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Sime.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | September 30, 2019 | 978-4-047357280 | — | — |
| 2 | July 29, 2020 | 978-4-047361638 | — | — |
| 3 | August 30, 2021 | 978-4-047367012 | — | — |
| 4 | July 29, 2022 | 978-4-047369009 | — | — |
| 5 | May 30, 2023 | 978-4047374232 | — | — |
Manga[]
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Fujiya, began serialization on the Web DenPlay-based web manga platform Media Works in January 24, 2020.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 27, 2020 | 978-4-049133035 | — | — |
| 2 | January 27, 2021 | 978-4-049136074 | — | — |
Character[]
A VRMMO simulation game "Apocalypse" becomes the king of the monsters and competes for territory. The main character, who reigns as the king "Charon" of "Ester de Baronia" in this unpopular game because of its compatibility with VR, suddenly moves to a different world from country to country.
He has a dignified attitude so that he may not realize it even though he is frightened by the demons. There, the monsters that had been inorganic until now move vigorously, and Charon is called the king, but ... there is only one human being in the country! If you expose your incompetence, you may be killed by a demon!?
Charon, who has become the king of a real demon country without any warning, is his fate.
Abilities[]
Charon mainly played game during in his house, in which he often fond of playing Apocalypse a VRMMO strategy simulation game. After his sudden death, he awoke himself in his castle. He became the ruler of the "Ester de Valonia" civilization that controlled every monster. He has a communication disorder issue and the only human in his Kingdom.
- Territory Creation: Apocalypse System
- [Apocalypse] was the first VRMMO strategy simulation game. In Apocalypse, a world where humans and monsters live, the main character becomes the master of a single country and castle, and uses resources to create monsters and compete for territory. It was possible to perform character-making when summoning a monster, and even if it was not possible to change the race, it was possible to create a wide variety of appearances and body types.
- The main character's goal is to expand the territory of the country. Collect resources while invading the territory divided into hexagons and use them to manage the country. At the same time, you can invade the territory and take in the monsters that live there to increase the population, create a city while upgrading various facilities, and play around with the interior to create your own castle.
- It's not uncommon to invade a country while enriching it by fortifying its defenses. There is nothing special about it. Charon kingdom "Ester de Valonia" was his own build empire in almost his time and day of his life. The Empire of Ester De Valonia's population is over 2 million and with an army of 500,000+.
- It have a function of 《Barrier》《Tax (Mana)》《Hex Map》 and 《Overall Map》 (who can see it in the window, is the only one who understands the map of this country - but right now it's just the castle and its surroundings.)
- Tacticians Command (RTS [Real Time Strategy])
- Charon played VRMMO strategy simulation game (Apocalypse), he knows every rules about the game. He can do a tactics that he can able to pull some strategy that able to change the battle. Charon use the rules of the game, Even though they he use monsters to expand their territory, fight defensive battles, and invade. He still respect them as equal.
- The war system that was created with the most effort has not surpassed Apocalypse even now. The commander play that advances the war with quick decisions on the screen can be enjoyed realistically. And there are also elements such as diplomacy and war that occur by taking communication with others - it's about voice chat, but you can feel the tension of running a country, which is irresistible for those who like it. It is a very maniac game specification. And a new world Charon is the one who decide and do the negotiation in other country.
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The Seventeen Pillars of Valonia were loyal to Charon in the game even in the new world.
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Charon can pick a new monster card in his 《Book (Monster chart)》. This is the 《Book (Monster chart)》 necessary to summon monsters. This book has collected any type of monster from Rank 1-10 monster class (E to SS Rank), and they are very loyal to Charon.
- There are two ways to increase the number of monsters in the country, one is to persuade the monsters living in the conquered territory. The other is lottery prizes. For the former, only low-ranked monsters can be obtained, but there is a low chance that higher-compatible monsters can be produced through crossbreeding.
- The latter has a free gacha and a charged gacha, and the free one can be drawn with the points you get when completing a quest, and you can get monsters of medium rank. As you can imagine, the billing gacha allows you to get high-rank monsters with cash. The monsters obtained in this way are registered in the inventory as this monster chart, and by using it at the time of summoning, it is possible to obtain the monster written in the chart.
- The monsters that can be obtained from billing lotteries ['Cards] and events have enormous power, and you can get powerful ones just by paying for the actual item. It was unusual for a VRMMO in the early days to have a free monthly fee, but instead, only the management system that made money with such billable items and lotteries was a bit old-fashioned.
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| Black Robe |
| — The skill effect of the black royal robe, which can be obtained by maximizing the national level, suppresses the occurrence rate of national problems such as rebellion and subjugation by 100% and has the effect of increasing the occurrence rate of problems caused by external factors by 50% |
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See Also[]
- Seija Musou: Salaryman, Isekai de Ikinokoru Tame ni Ayumu Michi, is another light novel series with the same illustrator.
- Setsuna no Fuukei, is another light novel series with the same illustrator.
Trivia[]
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