Episode 1

Villager A (村人A) is the first episode of the Anime. It aired in Japan on April 6, 2022.

Synopsis
Tired of his life as an overpowered Demon Lord, Varvatos uses reincarnation magic to jump into the future and when he's of age, make some friends.

Summary
In the past, the Demon Lord Varvatos tires of his current life as he's become so powerful that no one sees him as human. Hence, he planned to have someone defeat him to prove his human nature once again, but there is no person strong enough to accomplish that feat. Therefore, his final option is to perform reincarnation magic.

In the present time, it's the tenth birthday of Varvatos' new life as Ard Meteor, who was born to a couple of average normal people. Within those current times, the study of magic has declined, however, on the plus side, his body is quite athletic giving him good strength and psychical capabilities. When asked by his parents what he hopes to achieve in his life, Ard internally thinks that he wants to forge a friendship of equals with someone. This plan of his, however, fails when he tries to befriend a group of boys and then some girls, but both times, he fails to befriend any of them. Ard would later vent out his anger by destroying the forest by his house and when he stops to take a rest by the doorstep of his house, he's visited by the mayor, Olhyde. From him, Ard learns that the best way to make friends is to be kind and respectful. Pumped with energy, Ard follows Olhyde's advice, and once again, he fails to make an impression to make any friends with his peers.

Venting out his anger against the monsters in the forest, Ard hears the voice of a young girl in distress. Flying to the location where the voice originated from, Ard sees a young elf girl fighting an Ancient Wolf. Upon his inspection, Ard believed the girl to simply be venting her anger against the beast. Back at Ard's home, Olhyde is served tea by Ard's parents as he talks about how his daughter has been acting withdrawn due to the bullying and gossip. Back to the girl, she turns the wolf into ash with a magic spell and Ard believes the girl to be Lydia. Spotted by the girl, Ard tries to strike up a conversation with her, but his attempts of praising or critiquing her as a way of complimenting her fail. This leads Ard to simply ask to be her friend, which the girl tearfully rejects and runs away. Back at Ard's house, Olhyde says goodbye to Ard's parents and the girl who turns out to be the daughter of the mayor, Ireena embraces her father. As she tells him how she hates the countryside, Ard returns as well and says that he followed Olhyde's advice, but failed. The two would then encounter each other once more, which would lead to a series of Ard trying to befriend Ireena, but failing each time.

Eventually, a large group of monsters consisting of goblins invades the town. While fending off the monsters, Jack, Ard's father informs Ard that due to a malfunctioning dungeon core the monsters invaded the town. As it so happens, Olhyde informs the two that Ireena had gone into the mountains earlier that afternoon and Ard blames himself for being too cordial with her. Flying off, Ard finds Ireena surrounded by a pack of goblins lead by a hobgoblin. Right as Ireena was resigned to her fate, Ard arrives and eliminates the goblins with a couple of spells and then finishes off the remaining two goblins and hobgoblin. Jack now accompanied by his wife Carla is shown to have defeated all of the goblins in the town. Although Jack is worried about Ireena, Olhyde is not, and claims that his daughter will be fine. Back to Ard and Ireena, the two reconcile with each other and Ireena finally accepts Ard's friendship.

Years into the future, Ireena surprises Ard by getting in bed with him and suggests that they enroll in the Academy of Magic together.

Characters
Characters in order of appearance.
 * Varvatos
 * Lizer Bellphoenix
 * Verda El Hazard
 * Alvarto Exex
 * Olivia vel Vine
 * Lydia Beginsgate
 * Jack Meteor
 * Carla Meteor
 * Weiss Litz de Olhyde
 * Ireena Litz de Olhyde