The Retired Demon of the Maxed-Out Village (Manga)

On the advice of a suspicious bard, Albrea—the kingdom’s strongest knight—sets off to the remote village of Montt to slay an evil demon. However, when she arrives, Albrea finds out the demon is just a retired old man! And he’s far from the only strange inhabitant—there’s also a demonic sword taking the form of a young girl, a money-hungry witch, and a drunken priest. As it turns out, the village has another, lesser-known name—the Maxed-Out Village—and is home to many of the kingdom’s greatest heroes! With help from those she came to fight, can Albrea learn what it truly means to be a knight? And what was the bard’s real reason for sending her to Montt in the first place?

After meeting the duke, Albrea’s doubts vanish like mist. Her mind clear, she sets out to retrieve a shield from an old castle on the village’s outskirts—the very castle from the legends, once owned by the duke. Deep within the fortress, she lays eyes on even more legendary characters. Meanwhile, a mysterious group of black knights acting under a twisted sense of justice begin their assault on Montt Village. An unprecedented crisis approaches the village, and as a deadly blade nears the princess knight, the fabled shield rises up to protect her.

Wielding the legendary shield Egmort, Albrea becomes a demonic armament knight and unleashes a finishing move that saves Montt Village from the threat of the black knights. Peace returns to the village, but not for long! One afternoon, when Yoto walks through the village, something seems not quite right...