is a Japanese

light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...

series written by Kōshi Tachibana and illustrated by Tsunako. It has been published by

Fujimi Shobo , formerly , was a Japanese publisher that specialized in light novels, manga, Japanese role-playing games, role-playing games and collectible card games. Founded in 1972 and reorganized three times, it was at times an independent company and at ...

Fujimi Fantasia Bunko is a light novel publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company Fujimi Shobo, a brand company of Kadokawa Corporation , formerly is a Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate based in Fujimi, Chiyoda, Tokyo. C ...

imprint since September 2021. A

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manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

adaptation illustrated by Nemo Kurio has been published on

Square Enix is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational holding company, video game publisher and entertainment conglomerate. It releases role-playing video game, role-playing game franchises, such as ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', and '' ...

's ''

Gangan Online is a manga imprint owned by Square Enix Holdings. It originated as a manga imprint for Enix before the company merged with Square to form Square Enix. It publishes manga in several anthologies aimed at different reader demographic groups in t ...

'' website since February 2023.

Plot

Saika Kuozaki is the headmistress of an academy for mages, the most powerful mage to exist, and the only one who can stop the world from being destroyed. She and an ordinary high school boy who stumbles upon her, Mushiki Kuga, are mortally wounded by an enemy. Saika uses her magic to try and save them, causing Mushiki to inhabit her body and inherit her responsibilities.

Characters

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Media

Light novel

Written by Kōshi Tachibana and illustrated by Tsunako, the first ''King's Proposal''s volume was released by

imprint on September 18, 2021. As of December 2024, seven volumes have been released. In April 2022,

Yen Press Yen Press is an American manga, graphic novel and light novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group. It published '' Yen Plus'', a monthly comic anthology, between 2008 and 2013. In addition to translated material, ...

announced that they had licensed the light novels; the first novel was released on November 22 of the same year.

Manga

adaptation, illustrated by Nemo Kurio, started on

's ''

'' website on February 24, 2023. Square Enix has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on September 20, 2023.

Reception

In the 2023 edition of

Takarajimasha is a Japanese publishing company based in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is known for publishing subculture-oriented fashion magazines aimed at teens, fashion magazines in general, as well as guide books. History The company was founded on September 22, ...

's annual light novel guide book ''

Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! is an annual light novel guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten most popular light novels according to readers polled on the Internet and votes from "collaborators" (critics, influencers, and other p ...

'', ''King's Proposal'' ranked 13th in the new work category.

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