故事中的世界是以中世纪欧洲为基本架构,除了人类以外还有龙、精灵以及哥布林的存在,是典型的托尔金系统中的奇幻世界。神与魔不断地纷争,神为了保卫世界而战;魔为了争取长杖毁灭世界而战。赤眼魔王和赤龙神为了各自的目的而战。赤龙神将赤眼魔王击败,并将它分为七部份。为了防范魔族的行动,他化为四个分身固守着四方。 一千年前,魔王的一部份觉醒了。它率领着魔族们向赤龙神的一个分身——水龙王挑战。魔王五个手下中的四个设下了结界,由它和魔龙王一起直接跟水龙王决斗。后来,魔王的计划宣告失败,魔龙王被封印。魔族的行动渐趋寂静…… 一千年后,自称“天才美少女魔导士”莉娜·因巴斯诞生了。故事也从她在森林里遭遇盗贼,得到流浪佣兵高里·卡布列夫的相助开始。从此他自称为莉娜的监护人成为共同旅行的伙伴。而两人的命运又和魔王有着不可分割的关联.....In a medieval sword and sorcery world, there is one mage who is notorious for her power and grace (at least that's how she likes to put it), Lina Inverse. In reality, she is a teenage mage with a penchant for collateral damage, obnoxiousness and gluttony. This series chronicles her adventures with companions, such as the powerful but dumb swordsman Gourry Gabriev as she quests for gold and finds a heck of a lot trouble along the way.