A certain country in the demon world. The Demon King was defeated by the hands of one of the heroes, and a competition was held for the title of the New Demon King. The Imperial Four Heavenly Kings Vermilio, who is in charge of the tournament, is furious at the participation of the human hero Helck, who is supposed to be her enemy. After receiving news of the fall of the castle of Urum before the final, Vermilio sets out to retake Urum Castle with Helck and other finalists. With a smile, Helck says, "Let's destroy humans." Are those words true? The truth behind the smile is...
 
(Source: HIDIVE)
 
Note: The first and second episode premiered at Anime Expo 2023 on July 1.

After the Demon Lord is slain at the hands of a lone human warrior, humans rejoice over the end of his reign of terror. But an intense tournament of powerful fighters hoping to be crowned the next Demon Lord has drawn in the unlikeliest of contestants—Helck, who claims to hate humans but is one himself! How will Helck change the course of the war between demons and humankind?
 
(Source: VIZ Media)
 
Notes: 
- Includes 12 extra chapters. 
- Placed eighth in the Tsugimanga 2015 Award in the Print Manga Category. 
- Placed fifth in the 2017 100 Mannin ga Erabu Hontou ni Omoshiroi WEB Comic wa Kore da! polls (Male Reader Category).

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