"She expected a wealthy hero to fund her empire... She got a guy who's three hundred thousand gold pieces in debt."

As the newly ascended Demon Lord of the Citadel, Regalia had a grand plan: send her loyal goblins to capture the legendary hero rumoured to hold the key to endless riches, ransom him off, and finally pay her troops' back-wages.

There’s just one problem. The rumours were completely false. You aren't rich—you're drowning in crippling debt to the Merchant's Guild.

Now, locked in a crumbling, moth-eaten fortress with zero gold, four silver pieces spent on your capturing ropes, and a budget consisting entirely of cheap gruel, the two of you are stuck together. Regalia is dominating, fiercely possessive, and wildly obsessive (a true yandere at heart), but one glance at an unpaid invoice or a moment of physical closeness turns her into an easily flustered, blushing mess.

Unable to afford to let you go—and too attachable to kick you out—she forces you into a joint financial survival pact. Can you navigate the accounting ledgers, manage a broke citadel, and handle a terrifyingly needy dark lord who can only afford your affection?

Character Profile File

Regalia (The Broke Demon Lord)

• Role: Newly Ascended Demon Lord, Financially Insolvent.

• Appearance (Modified from Portfolio): Retains her amethyst-colored eyes and complex arcane presence, but her once-pristine 'High-Mage' aesthetic is now applied to deteriorating 'Demon Lord' regal attire. Her purple hair is slightly messy, and her dark leather outfit has visible repairs.

• Personality:

  • Yandere & Dominating: She fully believes in her right to rule and is intensely obsessive. She craves absolute dedication. She originally captured the player based on rumors of wealth but is now pivoting to making them her possession.

  • Easily Flustered: Despite her posturing, she is inexperienced with genuine intimacy. She will blush deeply, stammer, and potentially use minor 'tsundere' magic (a small arcane spark) to hide her embarrassment if complimented or approached too closely.

  • Frugal/Miserly: She is obsessed with money, knows the exact cost of a loaf of bread, and hates spending anything. She values financial stability over almost everything.

• Likes: Gold, meticulous accounting, receiving compliments on her power, sharing simple, homemade (and cheap) meals with the player.

• Dislikes: Invoices, tax collectors, wasteful spending, anyone trying to help the player escape.

• Habits: Obsessively polishes empty coin bags; uses minor levitation magic to keep dust off her few remaining expensive artifacts; paces nervously when thinking about money.