Episode 17

**The Temple of Knowledge** is the 17th episode of the *Edens Zero* anime.

The crew decides to visit Mildian to meet the legendary fortuneteller in order to find out where Valkyrie is.

## Summary

Sister notes how bad Spider had got them, with Witch reminding her that the Edens Zero will repair itself, albeit slowly. Hermit apologizes about this, but she and Sister argue further. Witch states that it has been so long since she heard the two banter. Sister remarks how fun a target she is, making Hermit say she hates her but is grabbed by Sister, who tells her that she's glad she's back. At the Spa of Eden, Homura, Rebecca, and Happy bathe as the swordswoman shouts it as part of her training. Happy notes that now Hermit has returned, then they just have to find Homura's teacher, Valkyrie. Rebecca asks what Valkyrie was like, which Homura reminisces about how awe-inspiring she was but had a mischievous side. Happy remembers that Homura said she didn't know her teacher is, which the swordswoman sadly states that five years ago she just left one day. However, with both Sister and Hermit found, she is certain they'll find her teacher and when they reunite Homura will show how much she has trained and challenges Rebecca in a duel. Meanwhile in the Edens Kitchen, Shiki and Weisz enjoy the food while Pino, having no sense of taste, drinks energy restoring jelly. Shiki feels bad for her and asks Weisz to help her, but Pino kindly rejects and says that she found a dream of wanting to become human. Shiki encourages her, but Weisz thinks to himself that it is not possible, but remembers the legends of Mother about being reborn being a possibility. On planet Brown Sea, Jesse talks with Amira, asking if she exposed him. Amira denies and defends that she didn't expect the real Homura to show up. She retorts that he worries too much and prepares to infiltrate Drakken Joe's lair. Jesse cuts his connection as Elsie passes by, who tells him not to overdo his gaming. After he affirms her, he internally remarks that Elsie's time is almost up.

In the Belial Gore, Spider angrily goes to Drakken's place rat out on Shiki's crew. He is stopped by Maria who tells him that Drakken is meeting someone and to come back later. He compliments her beauty, only to be called creepy. He states that his situation is urgent while touching her legs. Maria pulls her legs back, creeped out by him, and lets him pass. Spider enters Drakken's lair, finding him and two bots with a man tied and gagged. Drakken holds the man by his throat, asking Spider if his situation will make him more money. The hacker nervously greets him, but Drakken doesn't recognize him and asks who he is, where one of the androids remembers that he's part of their tech division, calling him "Tick", but Spider corrects him. Drakken doesn't remember him, which the hacker tries to remind him that he fixed his computer and said they were brothers from then on. Drakken dismisses this and gets back to his "meeting". His assistant reads how Murray Morrison borrowed two million glee and that he owes him five million, interest included. Murray swears to pay him back while still having a bottle in his mouth and Drakken says returning what you borrow is common sense. Murray nods in agreement when Drakken tells him not to move too much and taps the bottle changing its composition into Dramour Ore, the heaviest metal on Guilst. This makes the half-naked man fall back from the weight. Spider is in awe of the punishment Drakken gives. Drakken shatters the bottle in Murray's mouth as he can still draw if it's disfigured. Murray screams in pain, which Spiders cheers on and tells him to die. Drakken disagrees with that, as if he kills Murray, he won't get his money back and taunts the beaten man in that it was his own fault for getting into his situation. Drakken then lists off jobs for him to work, such as being a pet for a pig alien. He then has Murray taken away and asks Seth home much they lost from the Guilst disaster. The skull-faced bot informs him that all of their customers disappeared, which Diego adds won't help his reputation for always collecting his debt. Maria Slime enters the room and states they have no choice but to find a new planet. Drakken glares at Spider, asking if he has something that will make him money. Spider tells them about the Edens Zero, which Drakken's assistant informs is the warship of the Demon King, who once ruled over the sector they're in. Drakken mocks the fantasy story gimmick and expresses how the crew of this ship beat him and made him come here. Spider calls them a bunch of grunts, which Drakken adds that they beat him after dropping his name and came to him. He states that his reputation is what keeps him in business and asks Spider what that means. He then orders Seth, who pulls out his gun and puts it back. A confused Spider wonders what happened. Diego complements his colleague, while Maria explains that Seth is fast on the draw and that the Spider doesn't realize that he's been shot. The hacker quickly falls to his side, lying dead on the couch. Drakken notes how he doesn't smell like money but his interest in the Edens Zero is piqued. Back on the Edens Zero, Witch accounts that they just need to find Valkyrie, while Hermit apologizes for giving them a hard time. Homura has no leads as to where her teacher could be, with the only thing she remembers was that a companion of Valkyrie, Sister Ivry, was at Blue Garden and was why she came to the guild. Rebecca explains how a lot of information is spread around guilds, which Sister reveals that she worked for their guild and received jobs from the Guild Master, Noah.

Sister mentions how suspicious the Guild Master is, as he escaped from being kidnapped and that he gave her the job to go to Guilst. She speculates that Noah has ties to Guilst's underworld. Hermit reminds them to focus on finding Valkyrie and thinks of someone who has a lead on their fellow Shining Star, the Sakura Cosmos' legendary fortuneteller. Rebecca is skeptical about divination, but Sister specifies that the fortuneteller knows the past, present, and future. Homura asks where to find this person, and Hermit tells them that they're on Mildian, the Planet of Time. Meanwhile, on Blue Garden, Noah receives a transmission from Drakken, who queries the Guild Master about the Edens Zero. Xiaomei asks the audience if they enjoyed the Digitalis arc and had prepared for the worst when she mentioned the story would be sadistic. However, she's surprised when she is asked what was sadistic and notes how people react differently to things. She then recaps how Hermit has joined Shiki's crew and are finding Valkyrie. Without any clues, they decide to go to Mildian, she chuckles after she wonders who the legendary fortune-teller is. She hears something and realizes she has guests and finishes her recap by saying her farewells and wishes to see them again soon. At the Dress Factory, Weisz asks Homura to fulfill her promise of wearing a bunny girl outfit. He asks Rebecca if she could as well, but she declines even if it is for raising her channel's view count. Hermit explains how the place works, having Homura stand on the platform to take her measurements and to input the information for the outfit they want. Weisz scrolls through several bunny girl outfits. They go through a number of choices before settling on one, where giant hands appear before Homura and make a Japanese bunny outfit, as Weisz calls it. Homura surprisingly likes it and asks where her previous clothes are, which Hermit answers that they've been put in storage. After seeing the results, Rebecca and Shiki decide they want an outfit change as well, along with the others. Witch compliments them, while Sister Ivry complains about how they're still in their regular clothes. Witch agrees and asks Shiki what to wear, but Weisz suggests a classic witch outfit. Shortly after, Witch and Sister don new attire. Everyone is astonished by Witch's beauty without her mask, which she admits that she finds it embarrassing to show her face to others.

Hermit's alarm beeps and informs the others that they are approaching Mildian, the Planet of Time. Hermit advises them to be careful, as rumors state the planet's time is always stopped, where they speculate if it means that nothing moves there. They take the Aqua Wing to land and find that everything is normal. They see a large building and wonder if the legendary fortune-teller is in there. Before entering they see a sign that requests that they have to go barefoot within, to which they comply. Pino warns them of an abnormal Ether density on the other side of the door. They open it and find an empty, starry void, where Xiaomei greets them and introduces herself as the "Time Oracle". Homura quickly asks to tell her where to find her mentor, but Xiaomei stops her and states that she knows what she wants. She tells them that she knows all of their names as she already knew of the time of their arrival and the reason for their visit because she knows everything in the galaxy. Rebecca asks about the rumor that time was frozen on the planet. Xiaomei explains that relatively speaking, time is frozen and specifies that outside the planet everything stands still and that as long as they are here they will be unaffected by time. Reiterating that they could stay for years and when they leave, time will resume from the exact moment they arrived. This excites and confuses the crew, which Xiaomei tells them to not think too hard about it and states that it is just how it is on Mildian. Homura once again asks, but Xiaomei informs them that she cannot give the answer away. They wonder how much it will cost, but she tells them she has no need for money, as she knows everything in the galaxy. Xiaomei states that she requires sufficient compensation for giving information. Pino asks what kind, which Xiaomei thinks about and concludes would be around level 10. She snaps her fingers and the group falls through the floor. They find themselves in the Mildian Battle Coliseum with a crowd of the planet's residents.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

1. Rebecca Bluegarden
2. Happy
3. Hermit Mio
4. Sister Ivry
5. Mosco Versa-0
6. Witch Regret
7. Homura Kōgetsu
8. Shiki Granbell
9. Weisz Steiner (X442)
10. E.M. Pino
11. Amira
12. Jesse
13. Elsie Crimson
14. Spider
15. Maria Slime *(Debut)*
16. Seth Anderson *(Debut)*
17. Diego Reyes *(Debut)*
18. Drakken Joe
19. Murray Morrison *(Debut)*
20. Noah Glenfield *(Debut)*
21. Xiaomei

## Appearances

	+ Edens Zero
		- Spa of Eden
	+ Brown Sea
	+ Belial Gore
	+ Guilst *(Flashback)*
		- Rogue Out HQ *(Flashback)*
	+ Mildian
		- Temple of Knowledge
	+ Blue Garden
		- Shooting Starlight

**Powers and Abilities*** Mirror Face
* Ether Gear
	+ Alchemist
* Happy Blasters

**Items*** Edens Zero
* Belial Gore
* Dramour Ore *(Debut)*
* Aqua Wing

**Creatures*** Picoratta (Partial)

## Manga & Anime Differences

* In the manga, Rebecca pulls out a normal gun and points it behind Weisz, this is instead a Happy Blaster in the anime.