Satan gets unsealed, the king needs a hero, and he gets two guys who immediately start bickering about whether the tall one or the short one is actually the chosen one. The entire show is structured like someone compressed a fantasy epic into five-minute bursts and decided the real conflict isn't demons versus humans, it's these two arguing while stumbling toward the final boss. Every episode ends right when something ridiculous peaks, which means you're either laughing at the absurdity or genuinely invested in whether they'll survive their own stupidity. The comedy timing works because it never apologizes for being silly; it commits to the bit with the same intensity a standard shounen would use for an actual apocalypse. This is what happens when you take the hero's journey seriously enough to make fun of it properly.
A massive chasm tears open across the land, spewing forth hordes of demons. The king takes it as a sign that Satan Rchimedes, the tyrant the hero Creasion sealed away a thousand years ago, is about to return. After so many centuries the hero's true bloodline is impossible to trace, so the monarch gathers seventy-five possible descendants and promises the title of true hero and great riches to whoever defeats the demon lord. One of them is Alba, a weak novice who has trouble even with minor monsters. He is paired with Ross, a capable palace warrior who is supposed to protect him but is sarcastic, sadistic and enjoys watching Alba suffer. As the mismatched pair travels, they reach unfamiliar places and run into a string of eccentric characters. Told in short episodes, the comedic fantasy adventure mixes battles and jokes with a few heartfelt moments.
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