A 30-year-old demon washes up in a human village after getting fired, and the show treats his mundane new life with complete sincerity. There is no grand redemption arc waiting. He's just trying to figure out what comes next, same as anyone who got laid off and moved somewhere cheaper. The romance builds in the space between him learning to bake bread and the village girl realizing she's falling for someone who isn't even human, which somehow makes the whole thing land harder.

Dariel's decades-long career in the Demon King's army ends the way you'd expect for someone without magical talent: termination. Raised by one of the army's great generals, he is cast out once that general's son takes over and decides a soldier with no magic is worthless. Homeless and wandering the woods, Dariel saves a human girl named Malika from a monster, and she repays him with a place in her village. There he takes up work as an adventurer and begins a second life, one that depends on the villagers never learning where he came from. He also starts to suspect he is far stronger than he ever believed. The result is a relaxed fantasy slice of life with a touch of romance.