Episode 1

**Helck the Hero** (勇者ヘルク, *Yūsha Heruku*) is the first episode of the Helck Anime series.

## Summary

A Lone Hero managed to defeat the Demon Lord, which allowed the Human Army to defeat and claim victory against the Demons. For a spell, Humanity enjoyed the notion that they could live their lives without fear of the Demons. However, after three months, a fierce competition was underway in the Demon Realm that would decide the next Demon Lord.

Red Vermilio or introduces herself to her Hon as acting manager of the Demon King Tournament in place of Blue Vermilio, who was out due to suffering an injury. Hon introduced himself as the sub-manager of the tournament, and he informed Vermilio that the preliminary rounds had ended the day prior. He confidently confides that the warriors who managed to pass that round are the cream of the crop and are expected to surpass the previous Demon Lord Thor. Sequentially, Hon reports that the barrier surrounding the area has been reinforced and upgraded since the last tournament. Also, a contract called the Deep Green Contract was prepared to ensure the tournament participants engaged in pure competition.

A display of winners of the preliminary tournament round was shown to Vermilio, who was impressed by the caliber of the line-up. One of the people especially caught the interest of Vermilio, and Hon explained that one was favored to be the champion of the tournament by the name of Helck, a Human Hero. Upon learning this, Vermilio loses her cool, as Humans were supposed to be banned from the tournaments. On the other hand, Helck claimed in his interview with Rococo that he despises Humans and seeks to eradicate Humanity.

Despite being shown this, Vermilio believes Helck motives are all a charade. To pacify Vermilio's fiery temper, Hon mentions that Helck signed the Deep Green Contract, which automatically nullifies attacks outside of the tournament grounds. Still, Vermilio has her suspicions concerning Helck and watches feedback of him defeating an opponent. Vermilio then figures he's out to eliminate all Demon Lord candidates; however, this notion proves false when he shows comradery to his opponent. Although Vermilio tries to figure out a motive for why Helck would want to become the Demon Lord, she cannot and become explosively angry because of it.

As Hon tries to extinguish the flames that Vermilio emitted, he further explains that the Deep Green Contract also nullifies all attacks outside of the ring. To make matters worse, Vermilio causes a great explosion when she learns that Helck's combat level is 99. When the smoke surrounding the area clears up, Hon suggests that the next tournament round be building a house of cards, and Helck would be given extra slick cards. Still, Vermilio was reluctant to agree to that proposal by the now-begging Hon.

In the Human World, Asta, a spy for the Demons, was commissioned by Vermilio to gather information on Helck's family background. However, when Asta visits Helck's hometown, she sees no soul in sight.

Returning to the Demon World, the participants who passed the preliminary round were forced to build a ten-story house of cards. From the get-go, Helck struggles to build his house, which pleased Vermilio. However, things changed when Helck super-focused himself, creating a supersonic blast that blew his competitor's houses and briskly built his house in his focused state. The act drew backlash from Vermilio and a couple of the contestants; however, Kenros argued that the test was to build and protect your house that was synonymous with a Demon Lord's castle. Kenros' logical argument draws much appeal from the crowd and participants.

Meanwhile, Ista telepathically communicates with her sister Asta from her office. Before giving her report, Asta was curious to learn how the tournament was progressing, and Helck made it to the semi-finals, despite the odds being against him.

Cursing that she couldn't fail Helck despite saying she would under the disguise of a judge, Vermilio later receives an oral report from Ista about Asta's findings concerning Helck. Outside, Helck bonds with Kenros over a picture he has and refuses to show Kenros, all while Hyura watches with disdain. Continuing with Ista's report, Helck has a massive bounty on his head for committing fratricide, and his brother Cless the Hero who slew the Demon Lord. Returning outside, Kenros took Helck's photo, featuring his brother and him. From Asta's report, she visited three villages, all with no Humans in sight.

Just then, Hon barges into the room and reports that Demon Lord Urum's castle had fallen and that it wasn't a Human Hero who did it, but winged knights. Fearful that the winged knights would strike against their castle next, Vermilio ordered the barrier to be reinforced on the off chance they'd try and attack the area.

## Characters

* Helck
* Cless
* Demon Lord Thor
* Vermilio
* Azudora (Mentioned)
* Hon
* Hyura
* Doruushi
* Kenros
* Rococo
* Asuta
* Rubero
* Ista
* Urum (Mentioned)