Summoned as a powerless Demon King with no system, no underlings, and a mostly useless status panel, Caelan just wanted a quiet life—farming in peace, sipping tea, and avoiding trouble.

But peace didn’t last.

One by one, wanderers, strays, and eccentrics filled his empty castle. Festivals were held. Dumplings made. Music played. Seasons passed in laughter.

What began as harmless community-building quietly turned into rapid progress, strange inventions, and a booming utopia.

By the time the world realized the Demon King had returned…

It was already too late.

Armored monsters rained from the sky, rifles blazing, crushing kings and nobles beneath a tide of steel.

“Do you really think I wanted to be king?! You dragged me into this mess!”