
Rao's replacement in the king's army, Are's father died during the raid against the mysterious weapon. He often fights with Beelzebub for turns to drive the tank. Thief is recruited by Beelzebub for his expertise at stealing and his great wisdom. Rao sets to right his wrong by bringing down the king and helping those whose family died due to his actions.

As he travels with Beelzebub and Thief, he learns that the weapon was not actually a weapon at all, instead a machine to artificially create water. Formerly known as General Shiba ( シバ将軍, Shiba Shōgun), Rao disappeared after his forces died years earlier trying to destroy a mysterious weapon on the king's orders. Simply joining Sheriff Rao out of boredom, Beelzebub lends his enhanced sight and demonic strength to fight against the tyrannous king.Īn elderly man, Rao seeks to free the people of Sand Land from the king's pocket. Although he regularly steals water from them, he only takes as much as he and his fellow demons need to survive. Beelzebub tries to live in relative harmony with the humans. He is renowned as the "Prince of the Underworld," but generally referred to only as "Prince" by his fellow demons. Characters Beelzebub ( ベルゼブブ, Beruzebubu)īeelzebub, named after the biblical demon of the same name, is the son of Lucifer. With the water returned to the world as a result, the king's oppressive rule is brought to an end. With the water sealed away behind a dam to give the king a monopoly over water, Rao, the demons, and those sympathetic to their cause tear it down. Once they reach the supposed water supply at the end of the now dried up river bed, they find a lake that now acts as the king's private reserves. Sheriff Rao, a former legendary general of the king's army, is able to quickly deal with all of the current army's attempts to hinder their progress. This attracts the anger of the king and he mobilizes his forces to stop them. Soon after their quest begins, their car breaks down and they are forced to steal a tank from the king's army.

Demon prince Beelzebub and his friend Thief agree to join Rao. Sheriff Rao, tired of the king's greed, approaches the demons of Sand Land for help in searching for a new water supply. With the greedy king of the land's personal water supply becoming increasingly more expensive for the citizens of Sand Land to buy, the people begin robbing one another for water and money. After enduring years of natural disaster and war, the world is left without its main supply of water the river that provided water to the country dried up long ago.
