# List of As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World episodes

As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World is an anime television series based on the a light novel series of the same name by Miraijin A. The story follow Ars Louvent, a salaryman who reincarnated in another world. He discovers that he also possesses the skill to appraise the talents and aptitudes of other people. With his special powers, Ars identifies and convinces powerful individuals who excel in various subjects.
The television series adaptation was announced on May 9, 2023. It is produced by Studio Mother and directed by Takao Kato, with scripts written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi, character designs handled by Yūko Yahiro, and music composed by Kujira Yumemi. The series aired from April 7 to June 23, 2024, on the brand new Agaru Anime [ja] programming block on all JNN affiliates, including CBC and TBS. The opening theme song is "Blue Days" (ブルーデイズ) performed by True, while the ending theme song is "Finally" performed by Kana Hanazawa. Crunchyroll streamed the series worldwide outside of East Asia. Medialink licensed the series in East (excluding China and Japan) and Southeast Asia and streamed it on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.
Following the final episode of the first season, a second season was announced, which aired from September 29 to December 22 of the same year, on the same programming block. The opening theme song is "Skillawake" (stylized in all-caps) performed by PassCode, while the ending theme song is "Familiar" performed by Yuki Tanaka.
A third season was announced after the airing the final episode of the second season.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | April 7, 2024 (2024-04-07) | June 23, 2024 (2024-06-23) |
| 2 | 12 | 12 | September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29) | December 22, 2024 (2024-12-22) |
| 3 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |

## Episodes
### Season 1

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Reincarnation and Appraisal" Transliteration: "Tensei to Kantei" (Japanese: 転生と鑑定) | Hiroaki Matsushima | Yasuhiro Nakanishi | Takao Kato | April 7, 2024 (2024-04-07) |
| A Japanese salesman dies from overworking and is reborn in another world as Ars Louvent, the heir to House Louvent which rules over the town of Lamberk. He also discovers that he possesses the ability to appraise other individuals and measure their talents. Three years later, he convinces a soldier who isn't good at handling a spear to take up archery instead, which he in turn is very skilled at. He later finds an orphan named Ritsu Muses being mistreated by the villagers due to his race and takes him in, demanding that his servants treat him with respect. Ars's father Raven agrees to let him stay if he can beat him in a mock duel. With some help from Ars, Ritsu manages to win the fight and he officially becomes Ars's retainer. |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Above and Below" Transliteration: "Ue to Shita" (Japanese: 上と下) | Masato Takeuchi | Yasuhiro Nakanishi | Takao Kato | April 14, 2024 (2024-04-14) |
| While learning about the conflicting war in their region, Ars is sent to find someone who can use magic for Raven's army. During his search, Ars feels pity for the poor and homeless, but Ritsu convinces him that he cannot help them at this point. A girl steals Ars's money and they chase her down, defeating some slave traders who are after her, as they intend to sell her into slavery after they caught her trying to steal from them. The girl introduces herself as Charlotte Wraith. Realizing that she can use magic, they invite her to become Ars's second retainer, but she declines as she is concerned about the homeless kids. Sometime later, the homeless kids inform them that Charlotte has been captured by the same slave traders from before. |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Answer" Transliteration: "Kotae" (Japanese: 答え) | Natsumi Uchinuma | Yasuhiro Nakanishi | Natsumi Uchinuma | April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21) |
| Ars and Ritsu follow the slave traders to their lair and after Ritsu defeats them, Ars offers to buy Charlotte from them. After some bribing, their leader Albert reluctantly agrees to sell her to them. Learning of Ars's plan to create a peaceful town for everyone to be happy in, Charlotte finally accepts Ars's offer and after Ritsu gives her a pendent that he found earlier, shows off her magic skills. Raven also accepts her as Ars's retainer. |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Where Talent Dwells" Transliteration: "Sainō no Ibasho" (Japanese: 才能の居場所) | Kazuya Fujishiro | Yasuhiro Nakanishi | Takao Kato | April 28, 2024 (2024-04-28) |
| Three years later, the war is still going on and Raven's army has scored many victories thanks to Charlotte, who has now become a powerful mage. At this time, Ars now has two younger siblings. Ars, Ritsu, and Charlotte search for a group of talented hunters to recruit them. Charlotte is then revealed to have feelings for Ars. They meet the hunters and invite them to be soldiers. Ars also meets their timid younger brother Rosell, who reluctantly goes with his brothers to Ars's mansion. In the library, they learn that Rosell has skilled knowledge. After some convincing from his father and brothers, he finally agrees to join Ars. |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Storm Arrives!" Transliteration: "Arashi, Kuru!" (Japanese: 嵐、来る！) | Hiroaki Matsushima | Daisuke Daito | Tomoko Iwasaki | May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05) |
| Raven grows ill from the war and Ars learns that he has an arranged bride, who is a girl named Lysia Plaid. Reading her, Ars realizes how devious she can be, but pretends to be oblivious to this. After they spend the day together, Lysia soon truly begins to develop feelings for Ars, who in response tells her about his skills. Charlotte secretly grows jealous of Lysia. The next day, Lysia heads home, having decided to marry Ars after all in the future. Ars remains in contact with her via letters. |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Face of a Warrior" Transliteration: "Senshi no Kao" (Japanese: 戦士の顔) | Masahiro Hosoda | Makoto Oyama | Natsumi Uchinuma | May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12) |
| As Raven's illness grows worse, he learns of an assassination. Ars attends a meeting with the nobles alongside his subordinates regarding the war and the murder. Lysia's father, who also attended the meeting, approves of his future marriage to his daughter. Concerned of his father, Ars becomes determined to help by training hard. However, Raven warns him that he is not cut out for fighting in the war yet. He is traumatized after a war criminal is beheaded in front of him. Raven then prepares to engage the enemy, bringing Ritsu, Charlotte, and Rosell along. |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Succession" Transliteration: "Keishō" (Japanese: 継承) | Toshiyuki Kono | Yasuhiro Nakanishi | Takao Kato | May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19) |
| Raven's army once again emerges victorious, but his illness has worsened again upon returning home. Meanwhile, Ars is still training so he can be involved in the war. Lysia returns and Ritsu, Charlotte, and Rosell inform her of Ars's pain. Raven later calls the four to his room and requests for them help Ars. After spending the night with his family, Raven dies from his illness. Ars officially becomes the head of House Louvent while Ritsu, Charlotte, Rosell, and Lysia recall their times with Raven. A woman with red hair and purple eyes hears about the assassination. |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "A New Generation" Transliteration: "Shinsedai" (Japanese: 新世代) | Kazuya Fujishiro | Daisuke Daitō | Takao Kato | May 26, 2024 (2024-05-26) |
| Three months after Raven's death, Ars announces to the nobles that he is now House Louvant's new lord. Continuing the fight in the war, Ars learns of a band of mercenaries called Shadow who can help them get information on their enemies. They visit an orphanage that Ars built to shelter the homeless kids from earlier, who lives have now improved for the better. Lysia also meets up with them again. That night, after some competition between Lysia and Charlotte, Ars and Rosell end up sleeping with them, although the boys fail to get any sleep. The next day, the group head to the bar that Shadow owns where they have a confrontation with their leader Fahm, who was previously disguised as a waitress. Ars also tells her about his skills after she demands how he knew her true identity. After some convincing, Fahm agrees to get them the information they need. |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Sounding Out" Transliteration: "Saguri Ai" (Japanese: 探り合い) | Masato Takeuchi | Daisuke Daitō | Masato Takeuchi | June 2, 2024 (2024-06-02) |
| After getting the required information from Fahm, who is revealed to be a man disguised as a girl, Ars informs the nobles of what he learned. They then go to inform the Perena County's leader that he has been duped by their enemies. Negotiations nearly turn rough, but the county chief of Massa reveals himself, having decided to come along with Ars. Now aware of the truth, the chief of Perena agrees to ally with them. Visiting his father's grave, Ars is grateful of Ritsu, Charlotte, and Rosell for being supportive of him while two other nobles also visit Raven's grave to honor him. Ars meets Lord Couran. |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Couran Salamakhia" Transliteration: "Kuran Saremakia" (Japanese: クラン・サレマキア) | Masahiro Hosoda | Makoto Oyama | Natsumi Uchinuma | June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09) |
| Ars and his subordinates are invited to Lord Couran's party, though Charlotte gets left behind. Once there, Ars sees how high his stats are, but also suspects something is amiss. Couran announces his desire to create independence and expresses gratitude to Ars for his heroic efforts. Couran later has a private talk with Ars regarding their subordinates and also decides to make him Canarre's headman. Afterwards, Ars is invited to a meeting and tasked to look for more talented people, to which Couran reveals that he knows of his abilities. Ars hires Fam to help them. A drunk girl named Mirelle later gets a job at Fam's bar. She later shares information with Fam, who in turn has her stay with Ars. Meanwhile, Couran's brother Vasmarque is preparing to make his next move to capture Mirelle. |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Mireille Grangeon" Transliteration: "Mirēyu Guranjion" (Japanese: ミレーユ・グランジオン) | Hiroaki Matsushima | Yasuhiro Nakanishi | Hiroaki Matsushima, Takao Kato | June 16, 2024 (2024-06-16) |
| Ritsu is skeptical of letting Mirelle stay because of her infamous history, but Ars agrees to allow her to stay. Mirelle is disliked by most of the subordinates (except for Charlotte) due to her incompetence, so they decide to settle things in a mock battle. Most of the soldiers join Ritsu, while Ars is partnered with Mirelle. During the fight, a mage working for Mirelle informs Ritsu of her plan, but the soldiers discover his ruse. Mirelle reveals her intelligence by tricking Ritsu’s team into attacking decoy targets before leading them to chase her carrying Ars. |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Oath" Transliteration: "Chikai" (Japanese: 誓い) | Toshiyuki Kono | Yasuhiro Nakanishi | Takao Kato | June 23, 2024 (2024-06-23) |
| As the group chase after Mirelle and Ars, she manages to lead them into some traps that she set earlier. Lysia watches the group from the distance along with the other servants. Meanwhile, the rookie soldiers are able to outsmart Ritsu's team, prompting Charlotte and Rosell to run, though the former accidentally knocks herself out. Mirelle proceeds to go after Rosell with Ritsu right behind her. In the end, Mirelle's team wins the mock battle. The subordinates finally accept Mirelle and Ars explains his goal to her. She then suggests that he should become the next emperor, which makes him nervous. The group then have a party to celebrate Mirelle's victory in the mock battle. The next day, as Lysia leaves, Ars receives a letter from Lord Couran and his subordinates all decide to go with him. |||||||

### Season 2

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
| 13 | 1 | "Promise" Transliteration: "Yakusoku" (Japanese: 約束) | Takao Kato | Yasuhiro Nakanishi | Takao Kato | September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29) |
| The episode begins with a recap of the first season. Ars and his subordinates are on their way to see Lord Couran. Along the way, they stop at a beach, but are forced to leave after disturbing the owner. After arriving at Couran's castle, Couran's subordinates are highly doubtful of Ars's group, especially Mirelle, but Couran is very supportive of them. They then discuss a plan to deal with the enemy forces with Mirelle and Rosell's help. After their scheme is put in motion, Ars visits Lysia for advice on the war. As Ars and Lysia spend time with each other and after they confess their feelings, they both ask each other to marry. Everyone is shocked to hear that, but nevertheless approve of their decision. Fahm delivers information on the imperial family as Ars forms a plan to win over the minister. |||||||
| 14 | 2 | "Negotiations" Transliteration: "Kōshō" (Japanese: 交渉) | Tonomi Mikawa | Makoto Koyama | Takao Kato | October 6, 2024 (2024-10-06) |
| After becoming engaged to Lysia, Ars explains his plan to negotiate with the minister to his subordinates. Charlotte expresses further jealousy of Lysia's engagement to Ars, but he requests for her to be their escort. As the group travel to the Paradille kingdom, they meet up with Fahm, who provides them with vital information on the enemy nation, who has joined forces with another nation. Ars discovers that Lysia has kept textbooks with her as a sign of their love. They later meet Couran's son Lenge, who displays great pride. Ars reads his abilities and tells Couran about it. Ars, Charlotte and Lysia later go shopping before boarding a ship. Lenge also joins the group on their mission. They rescue some men along the way, but they are revealed to be pirates who try to take their valuables using Charlotte as a hostage, but she overpowers them. However, they learn that the pirates are actually fishermen who are poor and their families are living in poverty. Ars decides to loan them some money despite Lenge wanting to punish them instead. They reach the capital, but see how some people are rich and some are poor. The next day, Lysia wears a pretty dress as they visit the minister. Through a plan that Lysia thought of earlier, she bargains with the minister and nearly succeeds, but Lenge ruins it at the last second with his arrogance and unwillingness to lie. Having also planned for this, Lysia offers her dress and jewelry to the minister, which he accepts and finally agrees to ally, but is somewhat cautious of Couran due to Lenge's behavior. Everyone is pleased that the negotiations were successful. |||||||
| 15 | 3 | "The Image of a Lord" Transliteration: "Ryōshu no Sugata" (Japanese: 領主の姿) | Sayo Kawamoto | Makoto Koyama | Masato Takeuchi | October 13, 2024 (2024-10-13) |
| Lysia reveals that Lenge exposing the truth was also part of her plan to bribe the minister. Lenge believes that using trickery to their advantage is wrong. However, when Lumiere tells Lenge that what Ars and Lysia did was necessary and that they are not at the same level as him, he comes around realizing that he was the fool and decides to help Lysia after all. They eventually complete their negotiations with Paradille with Lenge's help. After returning to the Couran's castle, they inform Couran of their progress, but he is displeased with Lenge for joining Ars without letting him know and for his foolish actions. He then rewards Ars with a large amount of gold. When Ars grows fearful of the upcoming war, Charlotte promises to support him, with Lysia also promising to help too. Ars returns home and reunites with his subordinates. While shopping with Lysia, the villagers grow worried about Ars and provide him with a large supply of food. Ars visits his father's grave along with his subordinates to give their blessings to him. The next day, while Lysia remains behind to watch the estate, Ars and Couran prepare for battle against the enemy with a large army of soldiers and Ars’s subordinates. |||||||
| 16 | 4 | "Fort Vakmarko" Transliteration: "Wakumakuro Toride" (Japanese: ワクマクロ砦) | Katsumi Minoguchi | Makoto Koyama | Natsumi Uchinuma | October 20, 2024 (2024-10-20) |
| While approaching the enemy territory, Ars grows nervous, but his subordinates support him. They prepare to launch an attack on one of the enemy bases, but are surprised when the enemy suddenly surrenders seeing that they are outnumbered. Meanwhile, at Castle Samkh, Vasmarque's right-hand man Thomas Grangeon (Mirelle's younger brother), who possesses great strength, prepares to make his next move against Ars's forces with Fraedor, Vandol and her daughter Selena, who is also a mage. Ars forms a plan to take control of the three fortresses surrounding Castle Samkh. They start their attack on the first fortress: Fort Vakmarko. Selena creates a forcefield around the fortress while Charlotte and her mages attempt to break through it, with some difficulties due to the forcefield's self-repairing magic. After discovering that powerful enemy forces are behind them, making retreat not possible, Ars has Ritsu lead an army to deal with them. He manages to defeat the enemy soldiers with ease. When Selena boosts her magic on the forcefield, Charlotte decides to use all the magic that she and the other mages have despite the risk of doing this. Charlotte's magic eventually overpowers Selena's and destroys the forcefield, but this wears her out. The group then continue their plan to take the fortresses and Castle Samkh. |||||||
| 17 | 5 | "Taking Castle Samkh" Transliteration: "Samuku-jō Kōryaku" (Japanese: サムク城攻略) | Hiroaki Matsushima | Makoto Koyama | Hiroaki Matsushima | November 3, 2024 (2024-11-03) |
| Thomas and Vandol learn of Fort Vakmarko's defeat. After Ars's forces capture the enemy soldiers, Couran plans to kill them due to it not being wise to keep them alive, including Selena. Against this, Ars attempts to convince Couran not to. Following Rosell's advice, they then get the idea to spare those who are willing to help them while using those who refuse to as hostages. Selena is skeptical of allying with Ars due to her status as a lord, but after a talk with Charlotte, she is sent to ask if her father is willing to join too. That night, Fahm arrives with news: Castle Samkh has stronger defenses and warns them about Thomas. After Selena returns to her father, she expects to be punished for her failure, but he is grateful that she's alright. The next day, Ars begins his attack on Castle Samkh and manages to get past an indestructible gate with the help of Fahm and his men. The hostage exchange forces the castle's troops to surrender. A flashback then reveals that Selena was unhappy when Vandol's personality changed upon entering the war, which led her to also join. Thomas plans to use explosion magic to ensure their victory by pretending to surrender so to lure Ars's forces into the castle so he can trigger the trap, though it will require sacrificing those that are also in the castle. Unwilling to murder innocent people, they refuse the plan and destroy the detonator, deflecting from Vasmarque's army. A soldier attacks them in retaliation, and although Selena tries to protect her father, he manages to step in and stop them. They then decide to join Ars's army after being spared from punishment. Meanwhile, Thomas, although displeased with Vandol and Selena's betrayal, reveals to have another detonator and activates the castle bombs to wipe out Ars's army, but the explosion happens in a different location, rendering it completely harmless. It turns out Fahm secretly moved the explosives beforehand due to Rosell suspecting something off about the attack. Although he is upset for putting Fahm in danger and not telling Ars about this earlier, Mirelle cheers him up. With Selena and Vandol now part of their group, they continue the war against Vasmarque. |||||||
| 18 | 6 | "Evolution" Transliteration: "Shinka" (Japanese: 進化) | Fu Teng | Daisuke О̄higashi | Tomoko Iwasaki | November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10) |
| Lysia is pleased to learn that Ars has succeeded in conquering one of the enemy castles. The army decides to rest for a while before resuming the war. While out shopping, Ars buys a wind up toy egg with a small mechanical bird. As they prepare to take over the remaining two enemy castles, Ars learns that Ruper Louston, a lord from one of the enemy castles, is requesting a negotiation. He, Ritsu, and Mirelle head there, but are greeted with hostility. Under Mirelle's advice, Ars makes everyone drop their weapons and they are allowed in. After Ars drops the toy egg, it releases the mechanical bird, which flies around the room; this causes Ruper to develop a change of emotion. The negotiation is discovered to be a trap, but Ars, after reading Ruper with his powers, learns that he is being blackmailed into helping Vasmarque and that his pregnant wife is being held hostage in the other enemy castle. Ars then makes a deal: he will rescue Ruper's wife and in exchange, he will ally with Ars's army. Despite the dangers of doing this, Ruper agrees. |||||||
| 19 | 7 | "The Threat of Castle Rolto" Transliteration: "Roruto-jō no Kyōi" (Japanese: ロルト城の脅威) | Koichi Tamura | Daisuke О̄higashi | Natsumi Uchinuma | November 17, 2024 (2024-11-17) |
| Ars and his subordinates begin their plan to rescue Ruper's wife. A warrior named Clamant Maitraw then arrives to help. He is the leader of a company consisting of combat mercenaries that Ritsu knows of. However, Clamant is neutral in the situation and only works for money, but is nevertheless willing to aid them. The rescue plan is then put into motion. Meanwhile, at Castle Rolto, Lord Jean assumes that he is on the verge of victory. He receives a blood-stained letter from Ruper (who forged it on Ars's orders) warning them that Ars's forces are targeting Rolto and that a mage is helping them. The next day, the battle between Ars and Rolto's army begins. Dan, the leader of the enemy army, proves to be a strong fighter. Fahm rescues the hostages from Rolto before they can be transferred. At this point, Ars's army retreats with the enemy soldiers in pursuit, but Jean discovers that the retreat is a ruse and joins the fight. Flashbacks reveals that Jean killed his own father to become a noble. Dan and Jean catch up with Ars's army and easily kill the soldiers. Deciding not to ask Clamant for help, Ars opts to continue with their original plan despite it backfiring. Dan surprises Ars, but Ritsu saves him and fights off Dan. Enemy soldiers appear in front of Ars, but they attack the other enemy soldiers instead of Ars's army. They are actually Ruper and his soldiers, who have come to help. As the enemy soldiers fall back, Dan shoots Ruper with an arrow in retaliation for his betrayal, but he survives. Rolto is now aware of Ruper's treason and Dan orders the hostages to be killed, but discovers that they have escaped and, realizing that there are spies in the castle, initiates a manhunt for them. |||||||
| 20 | 8 | "Family" Transliteration: "Kazoku" (Japanese: 家族) | Takao Kato | Daisuke О̄higashi | Takao Kato | November 24, 2024 (2024-11-24) |
| Ars and his army continue to run from the enemy forces while Shadow hides from Jean's men, forcing them to take another route, but Ruper's wife goes into labor. They manage to narrowly avoid being spotted by the guards. Meanwhile, Ars's army has made it to the forest, but they figure that Jean was aware of their ploy. Jean decides to return to the castle as he knows of the trap that Ars has arranged, but most of his men disobey him and go after Ars's army. When Dan also decides to go after Ars, Jean is left no choice but to follow, but they are unaware that Mireille is disguised as one of the enemy soldiers as part of her and Rosell's earlier plan. They meet up with Clamant's men, who are prepared to face Jean's forces. The enemy soldiers are easily defeated while Mireille and Charlotte reunite with Ars. Dan manages to get through Clamant's forces, and Ritsu fights him one on one. Ritsu is overwhelmed, but manages to outsmart and defeat Dan. Jean arrives, but Clamant easily defeats him. As a result, the enemy soldiers are forced to surrender. Upset by his defeat, Dan attempts to commit suicide, but is stopped by Jean, who still considers him a faithful ally before they are taken prisoner. However, Ruper begins to die from his wound, but he miraculously recovers when his wife arrives along with Fahm and her newborn baby. Ruper is reunited with his wife and child. A funeral is held for the soldiers who died in battle. While celebrating their victory, Ars laments losing his soldiers during war and he and Ritsu send letters to the dead soldiers' families. |||||||
| 21 | 9 | "The Shadow's Future" Transliteration: "Kage no Mirai" (Japanese: 影の未来) | Hiroaki Matsushima | Daisuke О̄higashi | Hiroaki Matsushima | December 1, 2024 (2024-12-01) |
| Following Rolto's defeat and capture, Fahm is unhappy that his payment didn't meet his demands, so Ars promises to fix it. Fahm returns to camp, but finds it attacked. In another enemy castle, it is revealed that Thomas is responsible for the attack, to which he intends to weaken Ars's forces by destroying their supplies. Thomas explains to the castle's lord that he plans to target Couran himself. Ars and his subordinates deduct Thomas's involvement in the ambush and Mirelle sends Fam to help Couran as it begins to rain, which is actually a spell that Ars's forces will use for magic attacks. Thomas ambushes Couran, but Fahm rescues him with his shadow magic. Thomas chases after them, but Fahm hinders him with his magic. Though Thomas manages to defend himself against Fahm's attacks, he is forced to retreat upon learning that Couran is long gone. Though Couran intends to pay Shadow for their help, they decline it as it was Ars who hired them in the first place. Recalling his past, Fahm returns to Ars and offers to be his retainer, to which Ars accepts. Meanwhile, back at the enemy castle, a red-haired warrior wielding a heavy axe that only he can use prepares to make his move. |||||||
| 22 | 10 | "Snowball Fight" Transliteration: "Yuki Gassen" (Japanese: 雪合戦) | Katsumi Minoguchi | Daisuke О̄higashi | Tomoko Iwasaki | December 8, 2024 (2024-12-08) |
| Ars and his friends continue to the enemy castle. Charlotte uses her magic to deflect oncoming flaming arrows and open a way inside. As the battle carries on, Ars's forces are slowly winning, forcing the enemy soldiers to surrender. Braham, the red-haired warrior from the previous episode, appears and attacks both Ritsu and the enemy soldiers after they insult him. Ritsu manages to defeat Braham due to the latter relying more on brute strength than intelligence. After Ars reads Braham with his powers, Braham asks for Ritsu to be his apprentice, who reluctantly agrees as Ars allows Braham to join his team. Mirelle then forces the enemy soldiers to reveal their traps and troop positions in the castle and Clamant helps disable the traps, allowing Ars's forces to conquer it, forcing its lord to flee. Couran is grateful that Ars helped to take down the enemy territories, but is curious about Ars's power after he reveals it to Couran. Later, Ars and his friends get into a snowball fight along with other activates. Fahm disappears to avoid the wrath of an angry crowd as a result of them wanting their money back after betting over which team will win the snowball fight as a result of it ending in a draw. Meanwhile, Thomas, frustrated that his sister has been thwarting his every moves, is confronted by Vasmarque. |||||||
| 23 | 11 | "Allegiance" Transliteration: "Chūsei" (Japanese: 忠誠) | Motohiko Niwa | Makoto Koyama | Takao Kato | December 15, 2024 (2024-12-15) |
| A flashback reveals Mirelle and Thomas's childhood. When they were kids, Mirelle always had the advantage over Thomas, which tore their relationship apart as Thomas strived to outsmart his sister. During adulthood, Mirelle was banished from the enemy domain and Thomas began serving its lord. Returning to the present, Vasmarque figures that Mirelle has allied with Couran's army, but still considers Thomas a faithful ally as they make it their goal to kill Couran. Meanwhile, Couran speaks with Ars's group regarding his confrontation with Thomas. He is then approached by a messenger who requests a truce from one of the enemy lords, but also reveals a large deadly weapon that can instantly destroy surrounding areas for miles. Ars and his allies suspect this to be a trick. Another flashback reveals that Mirelle and Thomas's father was murdered after he was branded a traitor and allows for his children to be murdered too due to their dangerous capabilities, although they were instead thrown out into the streets and eventually became strategists; Mirelle shares her backstory with the rest of Ars's group at Rosell's urging. Thomas prepares for his next attack against Couran's army and hopes to defeat Mirelle. Once Couran and the others learn that the weapon has been spotted, Ars sends Fahm to investigate and he discovers that it is fake. The truce offer was just a ploy to buy more time to strengthen the main enemy base. Recalling the mock battle from before, they deduct that this was Thomas's plan to get close without attracting attention. However, Thomas had known that they would figure out his decoy plan and send their soldiers into the forest that he is hiding in, having installed explosive devices that will detonate when they come in contact with flames, which will wipe out Couran's forces instead. However, he again intends to make sacrifices to ensure their success, which worries the enemy soldiers. Thomas then recalls more of his past, which includes his loyalty to Vasmarque. Despite the risk, all the soldiers choose to stay with Thomas, agreeing to sacrifice themselves to win the war just as Couran's army arrives at the forest. |||||||
| 24 | 12 | "Entrusted Feelings" Transliteration: "Takusareru Omoi" (Japanese: 託される想い) | Sayo Kawamoto | Yasuhiro Nakanishi | Toshiyuki Kono | December 22, 2024 (2024-12-22) |
| Couran's army prepare to battle Thomas, unaware of the bombs in the forest. As Charlotte and her mages prepare to fire, a suspicious Rosell stops them and instead has them launch a fireball over Thomas's army to distract them as Braham, Clamant, and Fahm ambush the enemy soldiers. Thomas charges at Couran, but Ars tries to take him on instead. Ritsu comes to his aid and manages to defeat Thomas, but only temporally. Eventually, Thomas's forces are beaten as Mirelle approaches her brother while Ritsu scolds Ars for his recklessness. Mirelle explains to Thomas that it was Rosell who saw through his plan, not her. Using his appraisal, Ars convinces Mirelle to express her true thoughts to Thomas; she is impressed, but also pleased that he managed to finally outsmart her for the first time. In turn, Thomas surrenders and is taken to prison as he is still loyal to Vasmarque. This allows Couran to capture the last of the enemy territory. Ruper is appointed as a new headman for one of the captured districts, while Ars is given his own district to rule. However, some of the servants are doubtful as they believe Ars is too young for the job, but Krall and Hammond come to his defense, along with Ars's allies. That night, Ars speaks with Lumeire regarding their success. The next day, Ars visits Lysia and receives a warm welcome from the villagers. Lysia and Ars's family all come out to greet him. A wedding ceremony is then held for Ars and Lysia. |||||||