Episode 5

**The Remote Island Village** (孤島の村, *Kotō no Mura*) is the fifth episode of the Helck Anime series.

## Summary

At the Demon Castle, Hon reports to the still injured Azudra within the presence of Ista that Vermilio has gone missing. Although Ista keeps a cool and level head concerning the situation, Azudra is shocked.

Standing by a beach, Vermilio realizes her location as someplace on the farthest place on the continent and, while dipping her feet in the water, sees that there are no toxins. Moving locations to a river, Vermilio dips her feet into the river and eats an apple, thinking how long it'd take for her to return to the Demon Empire. Despite her situation, Vermilio was thankful she was displaced in a land of abundance.

Hearing rhythmic noises, Vermilio thinks they're coming from Helck, whom she curses for causing her displaced situation. Reaching Helck's location, Vermilio saw from behind bushes that he had crafted a log cabin. From behind her, a fluffy large-sized green bird greets Vermilio, who she asks to stay quiet to avoid attracting Helck's attention. However, Helck tacitly crouched behind her with a stoical look, and when Vermilio shockingly saw him, he greeted her himself and was glad she had awoken.

With an alert mindset, Vermilio believed she had to fight Helck, but the green bird notices that Helck has finished building the log cabin, which he thanks Helck for. Vermilio then demands why Helck built a log cabin; Helck answered that it's better than sleeping outdoors at night. Demanding more answers, Vermilio asks Helck whether he plans to make the area his new home. Helck then answers that they're on a remote island and must make the best of what they have. As the revelation shocks Vermilio because her notion was shattered, it starts to rain, and they all take shelter in the log cabin. Though, Vermilio was forced inside of it because she was still cautious of Helck and his plausible motives against the Empire.

In the house, Helck addresses Vermilio as Anne and claims that they can build a boat off the island thanks to the abundance of great-quality trees. Assuringly, Helck claims they'll make it home to the Demon Realm soon enough. Off the cuff, Vermilio agrees, which shocks her that she did, given her situation and notions against Helck. While Helck and the green bird notice that the rain has subsided, Vermilio reflects on her notions about Helck and whether or not they're well-founded.

Meanwhile, Azudra sits at a table enjoying tea with Hon and Ista and contemplated the incident at Tooru's Castle, involving the Humans and their Awakened Soldiers. Hon then asks Azudra what action they should take now that the Humans have developed a dangerous power at their disposal. However, Azudra's answer shocks Hon because he wants to send a search party to locate Vermilio and not handle the Humans. Trying to reason with Azudra, Hon mentions that a majority of the Demon Army are all handling other endeavors, and with a Human invasion on the rise, it'd be optimal to focus on that.

On the other hand, Azudra was determined to locate Vermilio and planned to do so with his Locator Spell. All that was needed was a physical piece of the person they were trying to find, and as it so happened, Ista had a lock of her hair, following her race's tradition. Sadly, though, when the spell was activated, it couldn't locate Vermilio's location on their map, as it couldn't cover her current location.

Eventually, Asta learned about the situation surrounding the Awakened Soldiers from her sister Ista. At the time, Asta was spying on a Human Castle and hoped to garner enough valuable information to assist the Empire.

Back to Vermilio, she sat on a cliffside by the water, fishing with the green bird beside her and Helck close by. Deep in thought, Vermilio thinks about how Helck refused to attack the Awakened Soldiers and stopped Hyura from killing Edil. What confused Vermilio the most was that Helck had refused to kill her, but for what cause would he have. Considering her thoughts, Vermilio deeply contemplates her thoughts surrounding Helck, and as she does, her line snags a fish, and the green bird tries to alert her about it. However, when Vermilio tries to reel it in, her line breaks; hence, Helck dives into the water and attempts to retrieve it. Though once he resurfaces, Helck brings up a completely different creature, which the green bird notes was poisonous.

Awakening in her bed, Vermilio laments not reaching a conclusion about Helck's motives, but notes that the pajamas he had were cozy. Answering a knocking at the door, an obese pink person delivers Vermilio some half-eaten breakfast. Vermilio allows the person to eat the rest and asks him who tasked him with delivering her breakfast, who answered that it was the "Village Chief". Before leaving, Vermilio asks the person to lead her to the village he came from, and he does so.

Lead into the village, Vermilio learns about the area from the pink person, and as she was, Vermilio notes how laid back the residents are toward her. Moments later, Vermilio takes back that notion when she sees the other island residents shocked and upset that she was led there.

After the pink person left, Vermilio was met by the green bird, who hugged her and then informed "Anne" that Helck was building a boat for them to ride on. Following the direction the green bird pointed to, Vermilio finds Helck wielding an ax to chop some trees down, but his strength broke his axe. So, Helck uses his hands to chop some down, and Vermilio curses out loud, which alerts Helck. The green bird then tries to make it as if a bird was chirping to try and help Vermilio, but Helck still finds and was happy to see them. Noting that she heard that Helck was building a boat, he confirms it and further claims that it'll take a while, but was confident that it'll be done.

Spotting something that was afar, Vermilio finds some ruins in the ocean and learns from Helck that there were more all around the island. Contradicting what he said earlier, Helck finishes the boat, which turns out to be a low-class raft. They're then approached by an elderly hooded, cloaked figure who asks that they follow him for a little "chat".

## Characters

* Hon
* Azudra
* Ista
* Vermilio
* Helck
* Piwi (Unnamed)
* Asta
* Hyura (Mentioned)