Campione! - ep01

Things start out with Kusanagi Godou being lost in Italy, the reason he is in Italy is to return a tablet that his grandfather got to it's original owner. Godou figures that if he just asks someone they will point him in the right direction, it doesn't work out so well. Thing make a turn for the worse, when a woman shows up threatening him with a knife. Then as he is trying to clear thing up, she realize that he doesn't speak Italian and repeats herself. However she become offended when classifies her as a common criminal, but with the appearance of this giant boar. The woman runs off to pursue it, but Godou runs after her. Although in the process runs into a child who talks like his grandfather, that hands back the tablet that he dropped. Then shortly after this meeting Godou manages to catch the woman just as she is knock off a neighbooring building. Then just as Godou saves her to boar vanish as well.

Considering that Godou saved her, she introduces herself as Erika Blandelli. That what he saw earilar was a god. That all the natural disasters across the word are caused by gods, it just that normal people just can't see them. That only people with magic can, and Erika is surprised that he doesn't know this since the tablet he is carrying is high level magic. This causes Godou to explain that the tablet is his, that he is only returning it to the original owner. Upon hearing this Erika inquires on who this is, and Godou informs her that it is Lecrezia Zora. That his grandfather uses to date her a long time ago and she gave it to him as a gift. Once she hears this, she insist on going with him. Since she is tried waiting for the train she is going to have her maid drive them there.

Although once they arrive Godou is regretting not taking the train because Erika's maid really can't drive. They are greeted by a talking black cat at the front gate, who upon hearing Godou's grandfather's name lets them in. Once they meet with Lecrezia Zora, Godou is surprised by how young she is when according to his grandfather he meet her in his youth. Once Godou hands over the tablet, she examines it for a moment before giving it back to Godou. This cause a bit of confusion since he came all this way, however she just tells him that it meant for him and leaves it at that.

Since it is late they stay over, but this becomes complicate when later that night Erika has too much to drink. This results in her having a strange conversation with a metal mask. Once Godou has decided he has seen enough, he takes her to bed since her maid is equally as drunk. However once they reach the bedroom, Erika mistakenly believes that Godou is her maid and orders him to undress her. Although at first Godou hesitate, he does what he is asked but when he tries to leave. He discovers that the door is lock, it appears that Lecrezia intentionally lock him into the same room as Erika because she felt that he has the same luck with woman that his grandfather had. The next morning turns to be very unpleasant for Godou, but before Erika can punish Godou for seeing her naked body. Another good appears.

When Erika realizes that this god called Melqart is going to do battle with another god, she is hell bent on stopping this fight. Godou decides to go with her, and with the knowledge he received from Lecrezia. It seems like Godou has some sort of plan in mind. Once they reach further down the road, they see the second god. Who Godou informs them is Verethragna the Persian god of war and light. Then as soon as they arrive Erika tires to intervene, but she is seriously out matched. Godou steps in a saves her before Verethragna lighting kills her. Once thing quite down, Godou makes a deal with Melqart. That if he protects them Verethragna will not be able to get his last of his power which is inside of his tablet.

Then with the deal struck, the gods start to do battle. However when Verethragna decides to go after Godou, they are protected by Melqart creating a divine barrier. This doesn't stop Verethragna for long because he summons his golden sword which can cut through the divine. It takes him awhile but he does break Melqart's barrier, then just as he does so Godou releases the white horse on Verethragna. However Godou only intended for this to distract Verethragna, so he could use Prometheus tablet to steal Verethragna's sword. Then with Erika's help he is able to unleash the swords power on it original owner, granting Verethragna what he want most defeat. 

The interesting thing with this series is that the direction the plot could go in is endless.