The Crusade Against Greed

Last time ended with everyone still fighting in different places, and then "Lust" Capella appeared at their base, City Hall... Capella's nastiness really shows in how she properly prepared a fake of herself in the control tower.

This is probably the first time Ferris has ever stabbed someone. I imagine he's used blades before for bloodletting, though.

Even if it's Capella in disguise, seeing Ferris tormented with expressions and a voice Crusch-san would never make makes this scene even harder to watch in the anime.

As the author, I was really looking forward to seeing how Anastasia-san disguised as Crusch-san here would look in the art. It's a finely detailed disguise, properly showing not just the bandages but also the effects of the Dragon's Blood still left on her face.

Last time, everyone's attention may have been stolen by Priscilla changing clothes, but this was Al being discussed as a countermeasure in their talk about how someone might come to City Hall. Right now he's playing a huge role in Arc 9 of the main story!

Before I die. Do you really think that's going to be your signature line...?

Th-Theresia-san!? Theresia-san's face!?

Anastasia-san in the sponsor card too, and surprisingly enough, she could fight! That magic that blew off her opponent's face with a single finger is Yang Magic that fires a beam of light and heat.

Once again, Reinhard with those bad kicking habits, and Regulus-san getting angry even while flying through the air. That scene of him smashing through the wall just now was way too cool and funny.

Emilia's magic effects are incredible, aren't they? This is basically like an FF summon cutscene...

Sometimes Regulus-san actually gets serious. He shoves Subaru away, Reinhard retrieves the Dragon Sword, uses its sheath to block Regulus-san's kick, and then gets blasted away hard enough to tear through the city in one continuous sequence. It feels great, kind of like last time, when Subaru saved No. 184, Emilia passed over the sword, and Reinhard cut him down.

When he gets truly furious, Regulus-san's battle IQ actually goes up. Subaru and the others will work hard to figure out how Regulus-san's Authority functions after this, but whether it's sand, the floor, or a mass of water, anything that leaves his hand becomes a one-hit kill.

This, this! I had so much fun writing this part where they flee by ice skating in the novel, so I really wanted to see it in the anime too!

Kyaa! Regulus-san, slip and fall!!

Neck! Groin! Crown of the head! Going for the kill on all of them!

The minor spirits Emilia left behind freeze the waterways, and Subaru and the others make a sharp turn right behind them. Regulus-san fails to avoid it and just goes, "Wahahahaaai!"

By the way, if that attack from Reinhard just now hadn't been with the Dragon Sword, it would still count as one swing, so it probably had enough power in that single hit to snap an ordinary sword in half and make it unusable.

The I of falling into the pond! The K of weak points and groin! The J of self-destruction! This is the plan Subaru prepared in advance with Reinhard to unravel Regulus-san's invincibility.

Quit casually throwing out long-range attacks like you're a fighting game character!

Th-this is fast, way too fast! It's not a loaded variety platter, it's just Subaru and the others' part alone moving at this pace! Today isn't a makunouchi bento, it's one powerful single-item pork cutlet bento!

Scene change, and now it's the Priscilla & Liliana versus Sirius of "Wrath" part. That color they used in the anime for the flames Sirius creates has such a suspicious, evil feel to it, and it's so good.

By the way, Sirius's Authority is very hard to avoid, but as you can tell from Liliana's example, the more emotionally sensitive someone is, the more easily they get caught by it. So if you're easily moved to tears, quick to anger, or a big laugher, assume you're more vulnerable than average. You there.

Knock knock...

Even when Regulus-san is being serious, he's still... like that, but I really like Sirius's Authority because it can be used for all sorts of scheming. It's the Authority causing Priestella's worst situation right now, and the fact that it can both spread chaos and enslave people makes it extremely troublesome.

Hmm, this chain action and Priscilla's swordsmanship with the "Yang Sword" are incredibly stylish and cool... Also, I really like how Sirius casually catches the sword with the clawed part.

By the way, in terms of pure combat technique, among the Sin Archbishops it's Gluttony > Wrath >>> Lust >>>>> Greed.

The reason Regulus-san suddenly got genuinely furious at Reinhard here is because Subaru hit a nerve. Reinhard checked his opponent's heartbeat with the pommel of the "Dragon Sword" he slammed into him, and then got thrown to the moon.

"Lend me your ear." "Make sure you give it back." I love this exchange.

Also, Emilia watching Reinhard fly off with an "awawawa" kind of look was adorable.

This is Regulus-san's sad habit: if someone says something all high and mighty to him, he feels like he's lost unless he can physically beat them into a rebuttal, so he actually listens. If he just throws a tantrum and crushes them, he suffers because it feels like they got away by dying.

In other words, Regulus-san and Subaru are the absolute worst possible matchup!

No way!? It's over already!? That was way too fast again today! More importantly, today's battle was incredible the whole way through! It was a packed set of everything I wanted to see! It was like an assortment of expensive chocolates in a tin!

There was a C-part! "The Iris and the King of Thorns," "Tireo's Rose Knight," and "Magrittsa's Guillotine" are all old stories that exist in the Re:Zero world. The reason Priscilla got angry at Sirius is that those stories are precious to her, but why Sirius knew that is something for another time.

With Regulus-san going, "Hey, you know!" in the sponsor card, that's it for this week too! Seriously, it went by way too fast! But this week, I got to see what I wanted to see and say what I wanted to say! Look forward to next week too! Though, well, I doubt anyone can look forward to it more than I can! Later!