I’m Telling You, I’m Not the Boss Monster! Novel

A Death Knight's curse traps him in a monstrous form, forever severing his connection to human society. He escapes into solitude within a hidden cave, resigned to isolation from the world. His peace shatters when uninvited visitors begin arriving at his sanctuary. Adventurers stumble forward begging for their lives. Soldiers charge through with battle cries and righteous fury. Mysterious travelers appear bowing in reverent devotion. Impossibly, each newcomer mistakes him for the dungeon's supreme boss.