Story begins with "heroism obsessed father" forcing his own son to become the "Hero" to save the world from the Emperor of Evil. He says that he himself wanted to be hero once, but it was too peaceful era and had no world to save! Well. Of course the son whose name is Nike (it is pronounced Nee- Keh, not Nike although his name is intentionally came after the brand name), refuses, saying that he'd rather be a wizard because it is a cool profession. His mother, disagrees and says "Whoever says whatever, the main character of the story is the Hero. It is a highly competetive profession, but once successful, it is THE job to have!" ...and presents the chart titled 'Asked to 100 village people!' which has the reasons why being Hero is cooler than anything else.... Well. That is how the story starts.

Note: Nike means Victory in greek. Nike is the name of the goddess of Victory.

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Side story: Mahoujin Guru Guru (1996)
Sequel: Dokidoki Densetsu: Mahoujin Guru Guru
Alternative version: Mahoujin Guru Guru (2017)