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Originally Posted by felix
I agree with Overlord being probably the best wording; especially considering some of the later story.
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That still doesn't change the fact that the first episode had her saying she didn't have the option to change the name. The claim is that in-universe, the title is masculine. And that she couldn't change the title to a feminine version.
Making the translated term gender neutral would made no sense. Not in the contest of the script. And there are many historical examples where "King" or its many different terms were once applied to female rulers. And that the term "Queen" was only in widespread use once women were able to rule in an official and regular capacity. It is well known that the term "Queen" in both European and Chinese languages were late additions to the vocabulary.
In other words, "King" used to be gender neutral because there are only men in that job. Because "Queen"
did not exist. And that's pretty much why in-story, Ruby Eyes call herself Demon King. There was no other word to use.