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I'm the Hero, but the Demon Lord's Also Me, Vol. 1
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See more"Yuuma Tsugari is an ordinary high school student whose family runs a public bath house. He leads a peaceful, uneventful life, but all that changes when a beautiful woman from another world appears before him, certain that he's the hero she's been searching for! Sure, he's no hero, but how can he refuse such a beauty!?"--
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Yuuma Tsugari is an ordinary high school student whose family runs a bathhouse. He leads a peaceful, uneventful life—but that all changes when two beautiful women approach him, each certain he's the legendary man she's been searching for!
But which of them is right? Is he the hero or the demon lord? Turns out he bears the marks of both, and neither woman is willing to give him up!
Wanted by the forces of good and evil, what's a guy like Yuuma to do?!
I'm the Hero, but the Demon Lord's Also Me, Vol. 1 unveils the thrilling life of Yuuma as he grapples with his unexpected dual identity.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781975320980
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 May 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: Yen Press
Audience: General / adult, Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 190.0mm
Weight: 180g
Pages: 164
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