Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou centers on Akuto Sai, a boy who enters Constant Magic Academy convinced that magic can help him change the world for the better. On his way to the school, he meets Junko Hattori, a girl from a virtuous ninja clan, and the two promise to build a brighter future together. That hope collapses as soon as he arrives: an official prophecy identifies him as the next Demon King, turning his first days at the academy into a public nightmare. Rumors spread through the campus, students and teachers begin to fear him, and even Junko's trust starts to crack.
Refusing to let a predicted future define his life, Akuto keeps moving forward even when nearly everything he says or does seems to confirm the omen. His newly awakened powers bring even more attention, and the chaos around him grows as Keena Soga, Korone, Fujiko Etou, and other girls are pulled into his orbit for very different reasons, from stopping him to falling for him. Between school politics, magical battles, and an ever-growing string of misfortunes, Demon King Daimao follows Akuto's struggle to hold on to his ideals and prove that fate is not set in stone.