Powerless Villager Reaches Max Level By Hunting Demon Bosses Alone

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He started as the weakest person in his entire village no skills, no power, no future. But instead of giving up he did what nobody else dared to do. He hunted demon bosses one by one, grinding his way from the bottom all the way to level 999. Watch the full recap of this incredible underdog story. This anime recap covers the complete journey of a powerless villager who becomes the strongest being alive by defeating every demon boss standing in his way alone. 🔔 Subscribe for daily anime recaps, summaries, and story breakdowns.  ⬇️ IN THIS RECAP  Weakest villager with no starting power Decision to hunt demon bosses alone Level grind from zero to 999 explained Most insane boss fights in the story Full recap and ending explained

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00:00Koji Kagami likes to parade around as some sort of a hot shot, but in reality he belongs to the

00:05villager class, a pathetic group of people that never go beyond level 10. However, even though

00:10Kagami was destined for nothingness and a disappointing future, somehow he beat the odds

00:15and raised his level to 999. No one in the entire world of EarthClear has been able to reach such

00:21an impossible level. In fact, people in this world are born with a specific purpose which dictates

00:26the rest of their lives. But Kagami has been an exception to the rules and now he spends most of

00:32his time killing monsters and gathering as much money as he can. On one such day, Kagami hears the

00:37cries of a father and son who are about to get attacked by a lowly green slime. Since these

00:42people are level 1 villagers, even a simple slime is too much for them to handle. Thankfully, Kagami

00:48was nearby to help out these losers from a humiliating death. He kills the slime with one

00:52strike and assures the villagers that they no longer need to cower in fear. Kagami then hands

00:57over the little boy the coins left behind by slime. In this world, killing monsters drops money

01:03and killing a slime can get you a hundred bronze coins. Kagami begins to leave now that the villagers

01:08are safe, but the little boy is curious to know how he managed to destroy the slime so quickly.

01:14Kagami simply turns back and reveals his insane level. The father and son almost get a heart attack,

01:20believing that Kagami is some sort of a legendary hero, but that's not the case at all. Kagami is

01:26just a regular person who lives in the island nation of Hexaldria, which used to be known as

01:30Japan. But the island got attacked by all sorts of weird monsters, and the people were forced to

01:35adapt. Levels and titles became the set standard for how a person survives in this world. A person

01:41could be born as a warrior, monk, priest, hunter, or even sorcerer, if they are lucky enough to receive

01:46a title in the first place. Some special individuals even get to be sages, heroes and kings who hold the

01:52highest authority in the land. But then the majority of the people just end up being powerless losers

01:57with no special talents. These people are forced to be simple farmers or innkeepers in a world full

02:02of abilities, so they are basically given a death sentence. Most of the world around him,

02:07he casually walks towards the Public Safety Guild and receives five gold coins for killing several

02:13monsters. This amount of gold coins is not normal by any means, and the entire guild erupts with news

02:19of Kagami single-handedly killing monsters. In reality, Kagami is working towards buying himself

02:24a special reward, and he still has a long way to go. So he heads over to the commission board

02:30to search

02:30for more well-paying work. A lot of guild members are getting frustrated by the amount of monsters that

02:35need to be killed. The island is becoming more dangerous, and the monsters are getting increasingly

02:40more difficult to take care of. Kagami himself filters out the chatter and notices a high-level

02:45commission. He can receive one gold coin for hunting down 30 blue devils, a type of monster

02:51that is known to be lethal. Despite so many people voicing their concerns over the dangers of doing

02:56such jobs, Kagami feels excited at the prospect of spending his afternoon killing some monsters and

03:02earning money on the side. After accepting the commission, Kagami heads towards the location of the

03:07blue devils, only to get distracted by a large crowd gathered in the middle of the city square.

03:12Rex the hero is addressing the crowd because he finds it unfair that the capital keeps issuing

03:16quests for monster hunting instead of dealing with the root cause of the issue. Rex believes that the

03:22reason the monsters have become such a nuisance for people is because of the demons. The demon king

03:26and his people use their evil aura to rile up the monsters and make them stronger. This is why

03:31Rex wants to recruit people who will help him fight the demon king himself and bring an end to the

03:36devastation caused by monsters and demons alike. The entire crowd wholeheartedly agrees with Rex,

03:42especially since he is also accompanied by a good-looking sage. A lot of people volunteer and

03:47a seasoned monster hunter even shows his impressive level 86 in order to persuade Rex to let him join his

03:53team. However, Rex is only looking for people who can match his own level 90. The crowd gets riled up

03:59and they start asking if the sage is also level 90. However, the sage is only level 42 which doesn't

04:05seem

04:05fair to the people. Rex explains that his companion is not just an ordinary sage, she is Kanazuki,

04:11the third daughter of King Simon. Since Kanazuki is of noble blood and a sage, she is likely to

04:17increase her level in a short amount of time. More people from the crowd then start to volunteer

04:22but Rex keeps rejecting them for one reason or the other. One priest is too old to join the party,

04:28while another level 72 priest doesn't seem like the fighting type. Rex keeps making stupid rules on his own

04:34until he finds exactly the type of person he wants to recruit for his party. A 16-year-old girl

04:39claiming to be a level 50 priest steps up and offers to join Rex. She gets immediately accepted,

04:44even though she appears far more nervous and weaker than the others. Kagami realizes that Rex is just

04:50trying to create his own harem and isn't interested in finding actually competent people. Kagami gets tired

04:56of watching Rex blatantly fulfill his agenda and he heads for the cave where the blue devils reside.

05:02Kagami casually enters the cave with no worries, hoping to run into his first blue devil. As luck

05:07would have it, a level 93 blue devil happens to be passing by and Kagami completely knocks it out

05:13with just a single punch. What follows is a bloodbath as Kagami uses a single punch to defeat blue devils

05:19left and right. All of them drop a good amount of silver coins as well. And some of them even

05:23drop rare

05:24items such as the blue devil's horn which stores a lot of demonic mana. The horn doesn't seem particularly

05:29useful so Kagami decides to sell it off as soon as he finishes the commission. He is already halfway

05:35through and moves deeper into the cave to get the job done, only to run into Rex and his newly

05:40formed

05:41party. Kagami was not expecting to run into anyone else, considering that the cave is known for being a

05:46death trap. So he decides to choose a different path in order to avoid any unnecessary drama. So far,

05:52Rex has been dealing with the monsters, while his party members provide him with support. The team now

05:57consists of the powerful mage Parna and the nervous priest Tina. Both of them feel a little awkward

06:03working alongside nobility and even during their quest, they treat the princess Kanazuki with the

06:08utmost respect. However, since they are working as a team, Kanazuki tells Parna and the others to

06:13simply call her Kuril from now on. Even though the girls have only known each other for a short time,

06:19they have already grown fond of each other and look forward to working together.

06:23Parna then asks Rex why they are in a dark, damp cave when the castle of the Demon King

06:28is in the opposite direction. Rex explains that somewhere in this mysterious cave is a hidden

06:33chamber where the royal family has kept a secret weapon. The cave actually has carefully hidden royal

06:38crests carved into the walls, which lead straight towards the chamber where a legendary sacred sword

06:43is said to be lying in wait for a level 90 hero. This sword has the power to defeat the

06:48demon king

06:48himself and is considered the ultimate weapon. Parna finds it strange that the royal family

06:53was petty enough to keep the sword a secret when it could have been used by a hero to kill

06:57the demon

06:58king a long time ago. But according to Rex, the royal family had to wait for a hero to be

07:03born into

07:03their noble line because they wanted to keep the power of the sword within the family. The only reason

07:08Rex even knows about the sword is because of Kuril. Her father wanted to keep his daughter safe during the

07:13quest to kill the demon king and decided to reveal the secret to Rex so that he could become a

07:19hero

07:19worthy of protecting Kuril. Parna and Tina find this new information quite fascinating and are eager

07:24to observe how this journey will unfold. Unbeknownst to them, there is also a small demon girl running

07:30around in the cave and she might be after the sword as well. Meanwhile, Kagami has been single-handedly

07:36turning the blue devils into an endangered species. With each kill, he also receives a massive amount of

07:41silver coins, which makes the boring fight all the more worth it. However, Kagami sees the little

07:47demon girl going deeper into the cave and he tells her to stop since there are monsters ahead. But due

07:52to her demonic aura, the blue devils don't even stare in the girl's direction. Intrigued by this

07:57mysterious girl, Kagami makes quick work of the monsters and decides to follow the little girl before

08:03she gets herself killed. In a different part of the cave, Rex is having a hard time fighting all of

08:08the blue devils. He did not expect their numbers to be so high and the situation almost feels unnatural.

08:14Tina then lends some aid to Kuril and Rex, healing them before the next wave of enemies. However,

08:19Tina is almost out of mana, and even Kuril can barely stand on her own. Thankfully, the hidden

08:24chamber is just up ahead, and now all Rex needs to do is grab the sacred sword and the head

08:29straight

08:30for the demon king's head. Grabbing the sword should have been the easy part, but Rex and the others go

08:35into a fit of rage when they notice the little demon girl in the hidden chamber. With the sword

08:39also missing, Rex blames the demonic demon girl for taking away the sword and using her mana to

08:45turn the cave into a death trap, without even listening to the girl's explanation. Rex and the

08:50others charge up their weapons and decide to obliterate the demon's entire existence. They show

08:55absolutely no mercy and the girl just accepts her fate. But as the smoke and debris clears away,

09:00Rex is shocked to find Kagami defending the girl. He can't believe that some random loser just blocked

09:06a joint attack from a powerful sage and hero. Rex demands an explanation and forces Kagami to come

09:11clean about his presence in the cave. He refuses to believe that a weak villager is strong enough to

09:16make it all the way into the hidden chamber and stand completely unscathed after a powerful attack.

09:22The furious hero would also like to know why Kagami bothered to defend someone from the demon race.

09:27Annoyed by all the questions, Kagami decides to show his stats screen to Rex so that he can see

09:32the words villager clearly written there. Confused by what he's seeing, Rex then demands to know why

09:38Kagami protected the little girl even though she is likely a thief and the reason all the blue devils

09:43are riled up. Kagami decides to lie through his teeth and he tells Rex that the girl is his little

09:48sister and she's not actually a demon. When Rex points out the horns emerging from the back of the

09:53girl's head, Kagami simply states that his little sister is wearing a hair accessory made out of the

09:59horns dropped by the blue devils. Kagami really wants to ease the tension and get out of this mess,

10:04so he tells Rex that he and his sister arrived at the cave together in order to complete a quest

10:09from

10:10the guild. Kagami then pulls out his commission sheet from the guild as further proof for Rex and

10:15his party. But the arrogant hero is still not satisfied because none of this explains the

10:19disappearance of the sacred sword. Kagami thinks hard for a second and then remembers that he

10:24actually took away the sword a long time ago. He then sold it off to some merchant for a great

10:28price.

10:29At this point, Rex feels like he's living in a fever dream. Not only did this weird guy come out

10:34of nowhere and pull out the sword, but also just sold it off without a second thought. Rex tells Kagami

10:39that the sword was blessed by several powerful sages and it could easily defeat the demon king.

10:44Only a hero should have been able to pull out the sword, seeing that Rex is not going to believe

10:49him any time soon. Kagami decides to flex his powers by lifting the entire stone platform where

10:55the sword was once kept. Kagami then goes the extra mile and shows Rex and the others his impossibly

11:01high level. Rex demands to know how a mere villager managed to increase his level to such an insane

11:06extent. But Kagami's response only makes Rex even more angry because he tells the hero that he simply

11:12killed monsters every day to increase his level. None of this makes sense. Rex has killed more

11:17monsters than anyone on the island, but Kagami knows that killing monsters is not enough. Before

11:23he can explain, Kirill demands Kagami to join their party as compensation for selling off the sword.

11:28The sword was property of the royal family and Kagami had no right to just sell it off. So now

11:33the princess

11:34wants him to fulfill his duty to the royal family and help out Rex with his mission of defeating the

11:39demon king. But Kagami is not interested in fame or glory. He actually doesn't care at all if the

11:45people live or die because of the demons. Unlike Rex and the others who act self-righteous all the time

11:50and force their ideals on others, Kagami really does want to live a peaceful life, despite having the

11:56power to end all monsters. His attitude almost feels insulting to Rex and he wants to know what purpose

12:02could Kagami's life serve if he doesn't use his powers for good. But the explanation is simple.

12:07Kagami doesn't view the demon race as the bad guys, and he doesn't want to be a hero either.

12:12Kirill even offers to marry Kagami out of desperation, hoping that he will be motivated

12:16to help them out if he knew he could marry the princess. But Kagami just wants to head back home,

12:21and he's growing tired of Kirill and Rex forcing him into a role that he does not believe in. Kagami

12:27tells his fake sister to come with him and together they leave the cave. The outside world has already

12:32grown dark and Kagami just wants to head back to the city and put this painfully long day behind him.

12:37But then, the little demon girl forces Kagami to stay back because she has been waiting for someone

12:42like him. Kagami turns around only to be left completely confused because the demon girl wants

12:48to marry him. Surprised and disgusted by the little girl's sudden proposal, Kagami decides to reject her

12:53bluntly and tells her to wait for another million years. But there is some pressing issue that the demon

12:59girl must take care of, and in order to do that, she needs to marry Kagami as soon as possible.

13:04The girl's name is actually Alice Valnesio, and unlike other demons, she wishes to live peacefully

13:09with the humans. However, her father also happens to be the demon king himself, and now he has fallen

13:15ill. So Alice traveled to the cave so that she could take the sacred sword and stop anyone from killing

13:20her father. The demon king has been sick for a long time, and getting rid of him won't solve the

13:25monster issue. Kagami has actually met the demon king once before, but he's still not really

13:30interested in helping out the demon race. Kagami believes that the human race will hate demons no

13:35matter what, even though they are technically not the ones to harm human beings. It is actually the

13:40mana stored in the horns of a demon that allows monsters to fester on the land and attack human

13:45beings. Kagami tells Alice that there isn't much of a difference between humans and demons. But just by

13:50having monster-producing horns, Alice is trying to accomplish a goal that is beyond her control.

13:56Hearing all of this still does not deter Alice from making her case to Kagami, but it is ultimately

14:01futile. Kagami apologizes to the little girl for not being of much use to her and he decides to part

14:06ways.

14:07But Alice is stubborn, and instead of leaving Kagami alone, she follows him throughout the forest.

14:12Meanwhile, back in the cave, Tina, Kirill and Parna can't believe the audacity of such a lowly

14:17villager. Their egos are bruised because someone who was supposed to be lesser than them has now

14:22bested them all and made them look like complete idiots. However, Rex is not only angry but also

14:27quite concerned. Before Kagami left the cave, he actually turned towards Rex and told the hero that

14:33he has no idea how the world really works. These words struck at Rex's core and now he wants to

14:38know

14:38what Kagami meant. Perhaps there are certain rules in this world that Rex has not discovered yet.

14:43Even though Rex has been left with several burning questions after his chance encounter with Kagami,

14:49he is eager to learn the truth and become as strong as humanly possible. He hopes to one

14:53day reach Kagami's level and confront him again. Back in the forest, Kagami has now reached the walls

14:59of the city, but Alice is still following him. The demon girl cannot enter the city since her

15:04presence could cause trouble, so she asks Kagami for one final favor. She wants the strange villager to

15:10buy her a medicine called Spirit's Blessing Potion. Alice pulls out her entire savings in the hopes that

15:15the small amount of money will cover the cost of the medicine. But once again, Kagami crushes the

15:20little girl's spirit by letting her know that the potion actually costs 10 gold coins. Kagami then

15:25tells Alice to just go back home since she can't afford the medicine. But the little demon nervously

15:30asks Kagami to lend her some money instead. She is desperate to get the potion for her father,

15:35because she believes that if the demon king dies, then humans will try to wipe out the rest of the

15:40demon race. But Kagami knows that whether the demon king lives or dies, it will not change how human

15:46beings view the entire demon race, and they might end up waging a war against every single demon on

15:51the planet. Kagami then asks Alice if she hates human beings, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

15:56Alice believes that there is no point in hating human beings because that would only make things worse.

16:01Instead, she is determined to bring together demons and humans so that they can survive the

16:06monsters together. Kagami has a change of heart and he pulls out a white cloth from his jacket.

16:12He then ties the ribbon around Alice's demon horns. Curious as to what purpose the cloth holds,

16:17Alice is surprised to learn that Kagami intends on taking her into the city and the cloth can actually

16:23help suppress her demon mana. Alice herself can feel the change and she excitedly asks Kagami to explain

16:29how the cloth works. Apparently the cloth can turn demon energy into something else entirely.

16:34It was made from a special crystal that can store mana and spawn monsters. But when turned into a

16:39piece of fabric, the crystal has mana suppressing qualities. Alice wonders how Kagami got his hand

16:44in such a rare material, but he dodges the question. Kagami and Alice then head into the city after

16:50learning each other's names. The free city of Valmon is exactly the type of place that Alice wanted to see.

16:55She loves the lively and warm atmosphere of the city, marveling at all the food stalls and everything

17:01happening around her. A fruit seller then notices Alice and correctly guesses that she appears to be

17:06a new visitor, so he gives her a delicious apple for free. Touched by the kindness of the fruit seller,

17:11Alice happily enjoys the apple and savors the flavor. The city is filled with all manner of produced stalls,

17:17from fruits and vegetables to freshly caught fish. Since this is Alice's first time in a human city,

17:22she wants to know how exactly the economy works. Alice learns that 10,000 bronze coins are worth one

17:29silver coin, while 10,000 silver coins are worth a single gold coin. In this world,

17:34one gold coin could allow a person to buy a small house, while 50 gold coins is enough money to

17:39buy

17:39a fancy mansion. Since the potion costs 10 gold coins, it actually holds a lot of value and is

17:45considered a treasure amongst nobles. Not only can it cure diseases, but it also holds the ability to

17:51reverse aging. Alice now feels bad about letting Kagami spend so much money for her, but he fully

17:56intends on asking the demon king for a hefty reward. In fact, Kagami will ask for a profit since he

18:02also

18:02intends on taking Alice back to the demon castle safely. Later on, Kagami drops Alice off at a

18:08comfy room in a decent tavern. Since their journey is going to be dangerous, he plans on finding someone

18:13to join their team and protect Alice while Kagami is busy fighting. Kagami then tells Alice not to open the

18:19door for anyone until he returns back. Meanwhile, a group of large birds are also making their way

18:24towards the city and there is a dangerous demon looking forward to taking down the puny humans.

18:29Back in the room, Alice starts to let her thoughts run wild and she doubts her own naive belief that

18:35humans and demons can work together. She quickly snaps out of it when Kagami announces himself at the

18:40door and tells Alice to let him in. Alice happily jumps out of bed and opens the door only to

18:45find a

18:45terrifying. Large muscle head standing in the doorway. Scared that she just got duped and is now about

18:50to die for good, Alice falls unconscious out of fear. After regaining her senses, Alice learned that

18:57this strange man is actually a monk known as Takako and Kagami has known him for a long time.

19:02His level is 124 and even though he looks more like a scary wrestler, in reality he is actually a

19:08humble monk. Takako promises to protect Alice from here on out, even though he is aware that Alice is a

19:14demon. Takako admits there was a time when he thought demons were sinful creatures that needed

19:18to be destroyed. But he was once left injured on the side of a deserted road, and it was a

19:23demon

19:24who helped him survive. Now Takako spends most of his time running a bar and club in town which Kagami

19:29used to frequent a lot. But ever since his crusade as an adventurer, Kagami has abandoned the bar,

19:35prompting Takako to punch him in the gut for no longer being a regular visitor. Seeing the mighty

19:40Kagami cower in fear and pain makes Alice immediately apologize to Takako for her rude reaction.

19:46However, Takako doesn't mind at all, and he even offers to take Alice to a hot springs

19:50so that they can relax for a while. Alice gets a bit suspicious because she can't possibly go to a

19:56hot spring with Takako, but the little demon girl has been mistaken this entire time. Kagami explains

20:01that despite the manly looks, Takako is actually a woman. She is just so incredibly buff and strong

20:07that people confuse her as a man. Hearing Kagami explain her appearance in such a blunt way makes

20:12Takako teach him another lesson. The girls then head towards the hot spring and Alice takes the

20:17opportunity to learn more about Kagami. She wants to know how Takako is able to exert so much power

20:22over Kagami considering that she is nowhere near his level. Apparently, monks are considered special,

20:28and they have three times the strength of a villager at the same level. So in reality,

20:33Takako is not that far off from Kagami's power, but there is something else that sets them apart.

20:39And Takako admits that even if she ever tried to reach Kagami's level, the process would be futile,

20:44and she would never be able to win against him in a fair fight. Back at the tavern, Kagami dissociates

20:49from his surroundings and stares into space as he thinks about his brutal past. As a child, Kagami had to

20:55fight vicious monsters all the time. He was left alone in the world and had no option but to fight

21:01monsters beyond his level. This is precisely why he was able to reach his impossible level

21:05in the first place, because increasing your level is linked directly to the level of the monster one

21:10defeats. Takako also shares this story with Alice, making her wonder if there is perhaps a monster

21:16out there that is level 500. She is worried that some insane person will start killing higher level

21:22monsters and gain as much power as Kagami. Then this person could easily kill the demon king,

21:27making the life of the rest of the demon race a living hell. But Takako assures Alice that no

21:32one in this world could ever rival Kagami's power. This is simply because Kagami is lacking something

21:37precious to every living being. Takako's ominous words leave Alice even more confused,

21:42and she asks her guardian what she means. But Takako teaches Alice to be patient because she is likely

21:48to learn more about Kagami during their journey. Just as things were about to look peaceful,

21:52a monstrous pig falls from the sky, and then several more crash land all over the city. In fact,

21:58it starts raining pigs as people run for their lives, away from the chaos and destruction. One

22:03unfortunate pig even lands right into Kagami's room, alerting him to the madness outside. The city is

22:09being invaded by a demon who has arrived with a flock of ravens and swarms of vicious pig monsters.

22:14The demon declares war on the humans and vows to make them serve the demon king for the rest of

22:19eternity. Alice doesn't understand why someone from the demon race would do something so barbaric

22:24and further ruin the relationship between humans and demons. Meanwhile, Kagami starts flinging the

22:29pigs into the air, taking out the large birds in the process. Kagami also makes sure to collect all

22:35the silver coins dropped by the monsters because even in the middle of such chaos, Kagami is not willing

22:40to let go of his money. As things are about to get dire, Rex and Party arrive in the city

22:45as well.

22:46Rex immediately rallies up the people to use their weapons and take down the monsters of the demon

22:51race. Rex then sends a blast of lighting into the sky, obliterating one of the ravens. He gears up for

22:56another attack, only for Kagami to send a pig flying towards the raven instead. The hero and his party

23:02become annoyed at Kagami's intrusion. Kirill in particular is furious that Kagami is just showing

23:07off his powers. However, there is a method to Kagami's madness as he explains his reason for sending

23:13the pigs flying into the air. He tells Rex and the others that killing a bunch of large monsters

23:18on top of the city is dangerous, especially if a whole bunch of them fall at once. Plus,

23:23the spears and swords used by most of the adventures are quite unpredictable and unsafe. Kagami then

23:29lightly bonks Kirill's head as if trying to teach her a lesson, but the princess just feels insulted

23:35instead. Soon enough, Takako and Alice arrive as well and Kagami is glad to see them safe. Alice tells

23:41Kagami that she recognizes the attacking demon as Menno, someone who has worked with her father for

23:46a long while. As Kagami comes up with a plan, Kirill approaches him. She explains that now is

23:51the best time for the humans to show their true strength and power to the demons. However, Kagami

23:56doesn't agree because they will be revealing all of their tricks up front. Instead, he believes that the

24:01best approach is to find out what the enemy wants, so he simply jumps into the air and flies straight

24:07towards the attacker. Rex and his party are left stunned as Takako jumps into the air as well.

24:12Takako then gives Kagami an impressive boost while flying in the air, allowing the weird villager to

24:18shoot straight towards the demon and his comically large birds. Kagami then lands atop the raven which

24:23Menno is also using. He is hoping to learn why a close servant of the demon lord decided to launch

24:29this surprise attack on the city.

24:30for his body.

24:31Son of a friend

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