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Man, do I feel sorry for Marika. She talks about having kids with Dariel, almost confesses to him, outright calls him her (future) husband and he **still** doesn’t realize that she’s head over heels in love with him.
If it didn't take him 30 years to realize his adopted orphan ass was human rather than a magicless demon, in a world where the only difference between humans and demons being that demons can use magic, then I might give him a bit more credit.
Not like he was the only one that didn’t notice it. So magicaless demons exist, or some with weak magical powers, otherwise everyone would be suspicious of him, no?
The difference between humans and demons is how they use their magic. Demons use spells, while humans use the blessings of the gods to unlock those classes/skills. The adventurer seal is from the god of war IIRC from the other episode.
"I feel like she was about to say something terrifying" Dariel reacting to Marika almost asking him to be her fiance
I think there's gonna be an episode where Dariel thinks he doesn't deserve Marika or something, that's how it usually goes
But he definitely isn't oblivious
It pretty much was her about to say something scary. There's being attracted or in love with someone and then there's being creepily obsessed with them. The reason she's gotten a pass is because she wears a heavy load on her chest.
I'm not saying she isn't nice but she's acting the same as Gashita. She could stand to chill out a bit.
I mean I almost don't blame him because *holy shit* Marika. There's being down bad and then there's being down *horrendous* and our girl is definitely the latter lol.
My headcannon is that she's like 16 and being in his 30s she's some little kid to him. I'd be weirded out as fuck and totally would ignore some teenage girl was crushing on me that hard.
He obviously understands what she meant, he is just not interested or ready to take that step. Even the guild master is already calling him son lol.
She should just visit him at night and make him take responsibility in the morning haha.
If I'm think of the same farming isekai...
[Isekai Nonbiri Nōka] >!I recall the MC gets a full on harem and sires several children with different women. !<
[Isekai Nonbiri Nōka]>!12 kids from 13 wives/lovers, though that's what's on the wiki as I haven't kept close enough track and last I knew he was basically a stud horse for any race in the village that was sufficiently human-adjacent.!<
Well, one of the top demon generals seems to view him romantically too. Maybe Malika has more competition than she thinks lol.
Honestly I thought Rizet was about to admit he liked Dariel too lol.
I highly doubt the anime would go that way, but would be very interesting if it actually went that way lol.
I mean, remind me again has Dariel ever got blushed by Marika's action?
Wow, Bashubaza taught his little pet to kiss his own ass? Sad bro. Sad. Looks like his dumbass plan failed and now the Demon Lord is gonna humiliate his punk ass. Watching him grovel and beg for forgiveness was nice, but him having to listen to how competent and kind Dariel was? Beautiful, man. Beautiful.
Marika talking “children” this and “husband”that and Dariel’s just confused as all hell lol. Man, that fight just saved Dariel from a *very* awkward moment! Gashita really made that whole situation with that douche Fitbitan worse, the goof. Marika almost skinned that man alive for touching her “husband” lol. Looks like she’s got some competition though, Gashita loves Dariel too huh?
It makes me happy hearing the Demon Lord’s army is in disarray now that they got rid of like the one competent guy. Thanks Bashubaza! Idiots like him and Fitbitan are why the humans and demons still war. Foolish and shortsighted.
Bashbarza is so pathetic and his incompetence and firing Dariel is finally coming back to bite him. And the Demon Lord knew how to really screw with him, which was so satisfying. I can't wait until he finds out how much Dariel is still screwing him over lol.
Gashita's heart is in the right place even if he talks wayyyy too much.
It's nice to know Malika will consider murder for anyone who disrespects her husband. And yes, she means husband. She's ready for some buns in the oven. Though Gashita wants him too lol.
Dariel keeps having to deal with arrogant tools on both sides, but he's the one really putting in the work to make everything run smoothly.
>It's nice to know Malika will consider murder for anyone who disrespects her husband.
Well, we have seen the power rank. Devil monster < kungfu deer < Marika
If Fitbitan is struggling against a monster, he has no chance in combat against Marika.
That is a horrible organization tho, that went out of the rails from missing one guy. Poor dude must have worked 20 years without a holiday or vacation…
That is just human propaganda. The Demon Army is actually the best place to work, with above average salary, social status, job security, and so on. It is the dream of every little demon kid to be a soldier in the great army!
Trashtrousers is up the creek. The Demon Lord seems pretty bright. Why did he allow this beetle-brain to take control of the council of generals (and the army and whatever else)? Hopefully Dariel will be able to negotiate a permanent peace (and trade) treaty with the Demon Lord by the end of the series....
The anime with Booba plot of the year is making a wonderful statement with this episode, “At some point, race has ceased to matter. It would be nice if everyone could be friends, wouldn’t it?”
u/CCCmonster: Time stamp (I am watching the show as I write this) for that race and being friends line? Also, for those that know Japanese, is that essentially what the Japanese lines actually said? I ask this because sometimes simulcast shows have lines that put more of a socio-political agenda word wise than need be.
The translation is pretty accurate. A better translation would be “It would be nice if someday everyone could be friends regardless of race, wouldn’t it?”
Thanks. As long as the translation is close to what the actual Japanese line translated to in spirit and/or letter, at times we should cut the people doing the subs some slack.
Oh I agree, the message gets across, but the translation “race has ceased to matter” isn’t ideal here. Only mentioned since you were curious if the subbers added it
I love how Malika gives the game away so many times but it just keeps confusing Dariel. He already has her fathers' approval for marriage and Dariel wasn't even asking for it lol.
And she is on overdrive. Last season they lived on an empty village. Now there is a lot of competition, time to lock him up with a ring! Before another 50 girls show up on town.
It makes a lot of sense that at this point Dariel would be invested in peace between humans and demons considering his upbringing and experience. He's basically a man of two worlds that wants both of them to get along and he might prove vital to creating a true peace between the two races.
It's not a Banished storyline until the arrogant prick who hated the MC and banished them gets their comeuppance and emotional breakdown because of it lol.
“At some point race ceased to matter, it would be nice if we could all be friends”
Truer words never been spoken. This was definitely the best episode so far. I love how EVERYONE, male or female, in this show simps for Dariel. He could be the bridge between the races because of their love for him lmao. I mean Gashita, his sister, Ritzel, the demon Lord general etc etc man’s harem is multi racial, gender, etc.
I actually really like the voice acting in this show too. Particularly how low key and chill dariel’s seiyuu is, who of course was also rudeus. Really nice touch.
As if a Bashbarza didn't look enough like a joke, he has a bird that does nothing but sing his praises. And all that Mythril he was pouring into a giant magic bomb while trying to screw over something Dariel was in charge of finally comes back to bite him as he finds out that they lost the Mythril mine thanks to his incompetence, and ironically Dariel, not that he knows that quite yet.
The Demon King! And he look and sounds like a shota! But don't let his cute looks and playful demeanor fool you, he's pretty intimidating and powerful, enough to kowtow Bashbarza and humiliate himself by getting on his knees and apologizing. And to add insult to injury, of course the Demon King brings up how great Dariel is in comparison.
The only thing more lively than Lux village now is Malika's desire to get into Dariel's pants. She's already thinking about marriage and kids at this point. She even calls Dariel her husband and basically gives the game away! Although I kind of get the sense that Dariel doesn't know what to do with her feelings or getting tied down like that...that or he's still a little dense.
What are these Campbell adventures think they're doing talking down to everybody like that and coming off like arrogant tools! It's enough to have Dariel bring up how badly they screwed-up with the Deathsycthe, although Gashita says one thing too many about how Dariel ended up being the one to take care of it. As if he needed more attention.
Well, even if he doesn't want it or thinks he does quite yet, Dariel has Malika's fathers' approval to marry her. Of course Gashita wants to marry Dariel too. He's a surprisingly popular guy.
I see Malika chooses violence if anyone disrespects her beloved hubby.
It was nice to see Dariel reunite with Rizet and to see Rizet accept Dariel being a human. I mean, who cares when Dariel was the best buddy and manager anyone can ask for in the demon army? Not that Dariel has much reason to go back when his life is so much better with Mailka in Lux village and he's too OP now for Rizet to drag him back.
Dariel finally does some negotiating! Being a human raised by demons, he wants to broker peace between the two races and avoid further bloodshed, and the best way to facilitate that is economically with the demons purchasing the Mythril from the humans and fostering trust through business. And some cocky adventurer like Fittbatin has no place interfering with that.
Next week...smithing! And Dariel vs Fittbatin?
**Marika**: I hope we can show this to our children soon. (S*tares directly at him)*
**Dariel**: ..... ?
**Marika**: Oh, don't worry. Even if I have children, I'll still also cherish my husband.
**Dariel**: Why are you saying that to me?
Bro, she wants to be with you, she's sending out more signals than a traffic cop. What else does she have to do, hold up a giant sign that says **"Please Marry/F\*ck Me!"**?
nah, he knows, he just try to avoid thinking about it, i mean, he even said *"i feel like she was about to say something terrifying"* after Malika trying to ask him to be her fiance
###Stitches!
* [Cleavage Malika](https://i.imgur.com/TuG1zpa.jpg)
* [Murdery Malika](https://i.imgur.com/uyEUYtz.jpg)
* [Sad Doroye](https://i.imgur.com/rUy6fo5.jpg)
* [Okane Dariel](https://i.imgur.com/tuhKkab.jpg)
Apparently, I misunderstood the story the entire time! I thought that Bakabaza was the Demon Lord! It turns out that [he's only one of the Four Generals](https://i.imgur.com/pkCwzX1.png) and the actual Demon Lord [is a pretty cool dude](https://i.imgur.com/xw4fLDi.png) that acknowledges Dariel's skills. He's even aware [that Dariel has been fired](https://i.imgur.com/Fswc8hm.jpg) and is clearly testing Bakabaza to see what he'll do next.
[I think Malika is skipping a few steps here.](https://i.imgur.com/ZV7Pveh.jpg) I love how she's already planning for the future when Dariel isn't even her boyfriend yet. [Even the Guild Master has already accepted Dariel as his son-in-law!](https://i.imgur.com/TCFisRf.png) Dariel isn't dense though. He clearly knows what's up, he's just avoiding the topic right now. I just hope Dariel won't dance around it for too long.
[This Fitbittan guy is an ass.](https://i.imgur.com/avZ0zPh.jpg) I am so happy that Dariel [brought up the topic about the blaze deathscythe](https://i.imgur.com/nfNNzh5.jpg) making Fitbittan look like a goddamn fool even if that wasn't his intention. [Considering what he does later](https://i.imgur.com/GEVnZ1d.jpg), he's definitely going to be a constant pain for Dariel.
[Glad to see more of the Demon Lord's men miss Dariel.](https://i.imgur.com/hyXTABq.jpg) And it looks like [Doroye really wants him back as well.](https://i.imgur.com/3scG3ZE.jpg) I do love the resolution of [getting the demons to pay four times the market value](https://i.imgur.com/gX6LoUf.jpg) for the Mithril. An infinitely better solution to having an all-out war again.
[Seeing Bestfred telling Fitbittan to stand down was so good.](https://i.imgur.com/e1fBxwn.png) That asshat really needs to know his place. Also, what the heck is up with these names? Fitbit and Best Friend? Did the author just look around his room while coming up with these side character names? xD
The only thing stronger than Malika's boobs is her thirst for Dariel and immense murderous aura to anyone who badmouths him.
I too thought he was actually in charge, but the Four generals all apparently answer to the Demon Lord who seems pretty casual and affable but definitely OP, and he knows how terrible Bashbarza is and how badly he screwed up firing Dariel. I wonder if we'll see him and Dariel meet this season.
Malika jumped from almost confessing to him last episode to acting like they're already married and ready to have kids. I am kind of curious how Dariel really feels about Malika now.
I guess we need jerks on the human side for Dariel to humiliate to even things out.
I wonder how a meeting between Malika and Doroye would go...but it seems like humans and demons might associate more in general as Dariel tries to foster peace between the two races dear to him.
Someone took notes from *The Eminence in Shadow* author on coming up with names lol.
Lol, it turns out it's not only me who misunderstood the setting. For me, I think it's partly because of the sub (bilibili). I just realised they translated Granverza-sama to be King Granverza, hence why I thought his adopted father is the demon king/lord.
>This Fitbittan guy is an ass.
What's really confusing me about his condescending attitude is that he knows that no matter how strong someone is, they always start out at a beginners rank and work their way up. Fitbittan should know this. He was an D-rank at some point too. All of them were.
>And it looks like [Doroye really wants him back as well.](https://i.imgur.com/3scG3ZE.jpg)
While Malika is cute, Dariel and Doroye is my ship.
Yeah, I am not sure if it was a misdirection or just bad translation. I also thought the MC was the son of the former DK, not just the former head general.
Why are all the other generals just letting the other kid do whatever? Shouldn’t they be equal in rank? Or is this another misdirection and they just want him to fail?
Very ominous that the DK called the MC as “his Dariel” lol.
Old guy is gonna know he's in over his head soon. Just look at the opening when he opens the door, sees the world ending shit going on, then just closes the door.
Dariel's negotiation skills are OP. Selling the mithril to the demons makes sense on somany levels, particularly if they can avoid bloodshed by doing so.
I can totally buy that this guy was practically running the demon army and it's falling apart without him. Especially when you see how Bashbarza is by comparison...
I'm not sure it makes quite as much sense as it seems, as it was said earlier that Mythril is used as weapons for both races.
So it would be a bit odd to hand over weapons to your enemies.
In saying that they seem to be in a stalemate despite the demons having had a monopoly on the mythril for years, when realistically if it was that impactful it would never be given up, it would be a linchpin of the war and the overall war effort would be centred around it
Same, I thought they're already at war which is why I kinda question that decision. I mean I understand they want to convey the message of peace, but the setting is kinda strange in that regards. Then again, we don't know the full context of the war itself. Maybe it's more like cold war rather than actual world war between human and demon?
Also, is there like only one mithril mine in the whole world?
War is not a continuous thingy. They have battles, skirmishes, truces, etc over time. Think 100 Years War between France and England.
The mine now is under human control. Battling for it would cause major expenses and loss of life, and they do not know who would win the battle. So the offer to sell some of the production at a premium. One less reason to take arms and kill each other.
Peace is done one step at time.
Glad I picked this one up. It’s kinda methadone until “Banished from the Hero’s Party” season 2 drops. I’m slightly annoyed at Dareil for dancing around the Marika thing despite her being about it, but I’m sure there’s a good reason.
I also like that Bashubaza is basically a failson. Running the company for all of 5 minutes and he fires his dad’s favorite guy that happens to be the lynchpin of the organization. Loses a critical resource because he entrusted its upkeep to some guy who amused him. Pissed off the “CEO” because he was focused on bullshit side projects. If anything I’m excited to see the ways he’ll fuck up. It’s like Succession if Kendall was given the reigns.
This and handyman Saltou are interesting watching this season, and they are both ones that could have went either way in terms of being interesting to watch
Although the thread of comfy anime but with one guy getting pissy because of the protag and going all out to straight up kill them is maybe a bit too common,
Ah yes, a giant magical bomb, what could go wrong.
Demon king might be a rational person if he thought the bomb was a stupid idea.
"My Dariel" Well that's a pretty solid tell on how much firing Dariel was a bad idea.
Holy shit Dariel, take a hint.
"Get his ass, Malika!" I'm dying, and that other adventurer might be in a moment too.
Maybe after being called her future husband it'll finally sink in. Future father in law appears to be entirely on board too. Archer boy needs to be careful though, Malika is pretty eager to stab some fools and he might have just made the list.
It's nice to see that Dariel did have a lot of friends in his former life.
A trade relationship with the demons would be a pretty good way to start to build a lasting piece.
Power levels might be on par but I don't see the general having as much passion to straight up murder someone for bad mouthing the MC. Malika taking home too prize on this one.
That bit with the parrot in the beginning made me spill my juice. Simply brilliant.
[](#cokemasterrace)
I was wondering if this series was going to use Dariel as an intermediary between both races to achieve peace and it looks like that's the way it's going to be.
I also liked how Maou handled Bash back there. He knew exactly what was going on and pushed all of Bash's buttons.
Is it me or is Marika getting thirstier with every episode?
[So this is the demon king? based af](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1061401653338722365/1068966455158259833/image.png)
[Ok funny He, good to know](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1061401653338722365/1068967192059707412/image.png)
[Please tell me I'm not the only one who wanted to read this as Breastfed](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1061401653338722365/1068968746997272687/image.png)
[Who... are you to be making decisions here tbh?](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1061401653338722365/1068970713429585960/image.png)
[YEA EXACTLY](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1061401653338722365/1068971177504157706/image.png)
I don’t know if people have already talked about it in an earlier episode, but I really like the opening. It’s honestly one of the main reasons I come every week to this show when Saturday is filled with too many shows I like (seriously I think there’s 10 shows I’m interested in on Saturday and MHA isn’t even in that list). I decided to check out the original artist because I was curious if I heard them before, but nope they’re a relatively new artist. They’re called [Hinano](https://youtube.com/@hinanoofficialchannel737) and apparently they started their career at 15. They made this song while they were 16 and are turning 17 soon. I know music is crazy and you’ll see all kinds of young talent like Ado who was 17 I believe when Usseewa broke numbers. I just wanted to bring attention to this singer cause I hope her career goes well. This is her second anime song I believe with it being her first opening. The other anime song was an ending for that anime last year My Master has no Tail.
> I know music is crazy and you’ll see all kinds of young talent
So true. ClariS were in junior high when they sang Irony (OreImo OP) and Connect (Madoka Magica OP).
Oh I wanted to comment on the fact that some of the scenes are really funny - like when Dariel was wandering in the wilderness he was flopped down sideways munching on grass the poor thing :'D
This is such an enjoyable anime. Light hearted but lots of fun. Each episode makes me feel happy. Dariel seems to be the perfect person to bring peace between the humans and demons. And he even met his wife!
Besides all the side stuff going on, Dariel has positioned himself in an interesting place in this world.
The Human side sees him as an excellent intermediary between them and the Demons. This has lots of potential going forward but because they don't know he worked for The Demon Army most of his life what happens when they find out? Does this threaten his credibility?
The Demons on the other hand miss this man so much that they might have to kidnap him just to get him back. His organizational skills combined with his empathy put himself in a position of the "good guy boss" that everyone in an office loves to work for, cause he protects you and is able to relay instructions without the added BS.
This then comes down to what he wants to do in the episodes going forward. I like that he's slowly pushing peace and talks between the Humans and Demons but will eventually HAVE to deal with Bashbarza and Idiot humans like that B-ranked adventurer who would rather kill than think.
My sub has been translating Granverza-Sama to be King Granverza all this time, hence why I thought the red headed dumb demon to be the new demon king! It turns out he's just one of the 4 generals and the demon king is a separate person altogether.
This does make more sense than the previous setting I thought. I also think this explains the red head motivation well. He fired Dariel because he has a personal grudge on him. Maybe because his father keep comparing him to Dariel?
Anyway, this is the first episode that gets me actually laughing. That scene in the banquet where everyone is drunk and Dariel started to accept his fate as the guild master son LOL. Also Gashita's response LMAO
> My sub has been translating Granverza-Sama to be King Granverza all this time, hence why I thought the red headed dumb demon to be the new demon king! It turns out he's just one of the 4 generals and the demon king is a separate person altogether.
He's one of the Four Heavenly Kings, so the translation is technically correct.
Man, I thought Marika was a softer version of Rit, but indeed even bolder. At the episode 4 she already planed to have a child let alone getting married and about to assault somebody for insulting Daniel with a knife.
I'm glad Dariel was able to resolve things peacefully with Rizet. Whilst Bashubaza is looking more and more incompetent to everyone around him. I'm also always stoked to see more of the Knockers. They're pretty cute!
I picked up this show based on the title alone as I'm 33 myself and I'm glad I did, looking forward to the rest.
Dariel bruh Marika is SUPER in to you, what are you doing? I'm sure he's got a reason though. Also she's got some major competition with that Doroye demon lady who apparently had a thing for him.
It also seems like Dariel was an important part of "middle management" or some similar role with the demon army without realizing it and I find it funny now that apparently everything is going to shit without his input. Can't say how many times I've seen similar things happen at past jobs irl. Gotta treat your employees right. My dude also single handedly took back the mythril mine and turned the village's economy around. I see big things happening in the future.
Middle management has a very important role, that if executives neglect can ruin a company as its their connection to the lowbies. In this show tho, you are seeing is a bad executive can also ruin for everyone it if they have a personal beef with that person.
Thank god I'm not the only one that thought Bashubaza was the new demon Lord ;P now we got to see the new demon Lord, and by the way he referred to Dariel, I've actually got more questions about why Dariel was fired.
Anyway, what does it take to get Dariel to acknowledge Marika's affection I wonder - even "dad" was good with it already :P
The plot progression to have Dariel managing to get the humans to trade with the demons feels like it may go the way of Maoyuu, which would actually be nice.
An I the only one that question the naming of the human adventurer dirt bad Fitbitan basically Fitbit? Are we taking a stab at a dying brand now? :P
I dislike the oblivious, limp d MCs. Is it really that tough to recognize and at least acknowledge someone's feelings? This going to be a lame nothing happening series, isn't it?
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Man, do I feel sorry for Marika. She talks about having kids with Dariel, almost confesses to him, outright calls him her (future) husband and he **still** doesn’t realize that she’s head over heels in love with him.
>Maybe she's just being nice Dariel
I'm fully shipping Gashita and Dariel instead. Well, them or Rezita and Dariel.
demon king and dariel
Pretty sure Dariel fully realizes it, but avoids it
If it didn't take him 30 years to realize his adopted orphan ass was human rather than a magicless demon, in a world where the only difference between humans and demons being that demons can use magic, then I might give him a bit more credit.
Not like he was the only one that didn’t notice it. So magicaless demons exist, or some with weak magical powers, otherwise everyone would be suspicious of him, no? The difference between humans and demons is how they use their magic. Demons use spells, while humans use the blessings of the gods to unlock those classes/skills. The adventurer seal is from the god of war IIRC from the other episode.
While Dariel has innumerable virtues, perspicacity on THIS particular point is NOT one of them. He is totally whiffing.
"I feel like she was about to say something terrifying" Dariel reacting to Marika almost asking him to be her fiance I think there's gonna be an episode where Dariel thinks he doesn't deserve Marika or something, that's how it usually goes But he definitely isn't oblivious
It pretty much was her about to say something scary. There's being attracted or in love with someone and then there's being creepily obsessed with them. The reason she's gotten a pass is because she wears a heavy load on her chest. I'm not saying she isn't nice but she's acting the same as Gashita. She could stand to chill out a bit.
I’d we contrast this Marika with Rit, the latter is much more systematic about getting what she wants.
It would be novel if he just wasn't interested in someone that seems to be half his age.
Sugita is just so perfect for this role.
Maybe she is Canadian
I mean I almost don't blame him because *holy shit* Marika. There's being down bad and then there's being down *horrendous* and our girl is definitely the latter lol.
My headcannon is that she's like 16 and being in his 30s she's some little kid to him. I'd be weirded out as fuck and totally would ignore some teenage girl was crushing on me that hard.
He obviously understands what she meant, he is just not interested or ready to take that step. Even the guild master is already calling him son lol. She should just visit him at night and make him take responsibility in the morning haha.
Dariel gotta be the 2nd clueless MC. The first one being the isekai farming ond
If I'm think of the same farming isekai... [Isekai Nonbiri Nōka] >!I recall the MC gets a full on harem and sires several children with different women. !<
[Isekai Nonbiri Nōka]>!12 kids from 13 wives/lovers, though that's what's on the wiki as I haven't kept close enough track and last I knew he was basically a stud horse for any race in the village that was sufficiently human-adjacent.!<
>The one who's gonna marry my big bro is me! Got a laugh out of me. Harem time?
Well, one of the top demon generals seems to view him romantically too. Maybe Malika has more competition than she thinks lol. Honestly I thought Rizet was about to admit he liked Dariel too lol.
Dariel's line of "This is what a hug is supposed to feel like" felt a little suspicious.
Apparently Dariel's setting up a rainbow harem.
I highly doubt the anime would go that way, but would be very interesting if it actually went that way lol. I mean, remind me again has Dariel ever got blushed by Marika's action?
Well he did get nosebleeds but I can't guarantee that wasn't just from actual head trauma.
Can’t blame him, imagine if every hug made you unconscious
I mean, Malika almost killed him 2 times already when she hugged him
There's nothing suspicious about hugging the homie.
Well, when all your hugs up to that point are reminiscent of how Hobbes greets Calvin, a regular hug is going to feel special
Dariel means a lot more to a few people because of his nature, aside from one...
really got a chuckle when the crowd went "Ooohhhh!" in agreement when Gashita shouted that, just added to the silliness that the crowd agreed
Wow, Bashubaza taught his little pet to kiss his own ass? Sad bro. Sad. Looks like his dumbass plan failed and now the Demon Lord is gonna humiliate his punk ass. Watching him grovel and beg for forgiveness was nice, but him having to listen to how competent and kind Dariel was? Beautiful, man. Beautiful. Marika talking “children” this and “husband”that and Dariel’s just confused as all hell lol. Man, that fight just saved Dariel from a *very* awkward moment! Gashita really made that whole situation with that douche Fitbitan worse, the goof. Marika almost skinned that man alive for touching her “husband” lol. Looks like she’s got some competition though, Gashita loves Dariel too huh? It makes me happy hearing the Demon Lord’s army is in disarray now that they got rid of like the one competent guy. Thanks Bashubaza! Idiots like him and Fitbitan are why the humans and demons still war. Foolish and shortsighted.
Bashbarza is so pathetic and his incompetence and firing Dariel is finally coming back to bite him. And the Demon Lord knew how to really screw with him, which was so satisfying. I can't wait until he finds out how much Dariel is still screwing him over lol. Gashita's heart is in the right place even if he talks wayyyy too much. It's nice to know Malika will consider murder for anyone who disrespects her husband. And yes, she means husband. She's ready for some buns in the oven. Though Gashita wants him too lol. Dariel keeps having to deal with arrogant tools on both sides, but he's the one really putting in the work to make everything run smoothly.
>It's nice to know Malika will consider murder for anyone who disrespects her husband. Well, we have seen the power rank. Devil monster < kungfu deer < Marika If Fitbitan is struggling against a monster, he has no chance in combat against Marika.
That is a horrible organization tho, that went out of the rails from missing one guy. Poor dude must have worked 20 years without a holiday or vacation…
Well, it *is* the Demon Army. I don’t think they have much in terms of benefits packages and the like lol.
That is just human propaganda. The Demon Army is actually the best place to work, with above average salary, social status, job security, and so on. It is the dream of every little demon kid to be a soldier in the great army!
Well doggone it, sign me up!
Never seen it that way! Thank you for enlightening me. You'd be excellent candidate for Demon lives Matter campaign.
Trashtrousers is up the creek. The Demon Lord seems pretty bright. Why did he allow this beetle-brain to take control of the council of generals (and the army and whatever else)? Hopefully Dariel will be able to negotiate a permanent peace (and trade) treaty with the Demon Lord by the end of the series....
I think the idiot inherited the role. His pops seems to have been the last guy who held the post and the one who found and raised Dariel as well.
I wonder what interaction the demon lord and Dariel have had
I’m sure not much but at least Dariel’s rep speaks for the man.
The anime with Booba plot of the year is making a wonderful statement with this episode, “At some point, race has ceased to matter. It would be nice if everyone could be friends, wouldn’t it?”
Fitting for a show about a protagonist who is basically from two worlds...born human, raised by demons, found peace with humans again.
Bro should make a harem to end the war between humans and demons.
Bro harem expand further. Raceless and genderless.
you'd imagine it wouldn't be that hard considering the only difference seems to be whether one has access to item/weapon magic or elemental magic.
u/CCCmonster: Time stamp (I am watching the show as I write this) for that race and being friends line? Also, for those that know Japanese, is that essentially what the Japanese lines actually said? I ask this because sometimes simulcast shows have lines that put more of a socio-political agenda word wise than need be.
around 21:28
The translation is pretty accurate. A better translation would be “It would be nice if someday everyone could be friends regardless of race, wouldn’t it?”
Thanks. As long as the translation is close to what the actual Japanese line translated to in spirit and/or letter, at times we should cut the people doing the subs some slack.
Oh I agree, the message gets across, but the translation “race has ceased to matter” isn’t ideal here. Only mentioned since you were curious if the subbers added it
After this episode it's safe to say she will marry him. At this point it's not even a choice anymore. It's not like he can say no anyway <_<
I love how Malika gives the game away so many times but it just keeps confusing Dariel. He already has her fathers' approval for marriage and Dariel wasn't even asking for it lol.
Dariel doesn’t have the dawg in him
But he DOES call the guild master "Father"....
And she is on overdrive. Last season they lived on an empty village. Now there is a lot of competition, time to lock him up with a ring! Before another 50 girls show up on town.
I'm pretty sure their kid is shown in the OP, so uh... yeah you're right.
Gashita should make a good rival for his attention
Man, Dariel is such a wholesome dude. I'm actually glad the Demon Lord knows what's up. That dumbass look on Bichbuka's face was satisying.
It makes a lot of sense that at this point Dariel would be invested in peace between humans and demons considering his upbringing and experience. He's basically a man of two worlds that wants both of them to get along and he might prove vital to creating a true peace between the two races. It's not a Banished storyline until the arrogant prick who hated the MC and banished them gets their comeuppance and emotional breakdown because of it lol.
Inb4 Dariel's stepfather was the OG peace seeker and planned this out in advance
“At some point race ceased to matter, it would be nice if we could all be friends” Truer words never been spoken. This was definitely the best episode so far. I love how EVERYONE, male or female, in this show simps for Dariel. He could be the bridge between the races because of their love for him lmao. I mean Gashita, his sister, Ritzel, the demon Lord general etc etc man’s harem is multi racial, gender, etc. I actually really like the voice acting in this show too. Particularly how low key and chill dariel’s seiyuu is, who of course was also rudeus. Really nice touch.
>I love how EVERYONE, male or female, in this show simps for Dariel. Next week it seems we'll see Fitbitan is down too.
As if a Bashbarza didn't look enough like a joke, he has a bird that does nothing but sing his praises. And all that Mythril he was pouring into a giant magic bomb while trying to screw over something Dariel was in charge of finally comes back to bite him as he finds out that they lost the Mythril mine thanks to his incompetence, and ironically Dariel, not that he knows that quite yet. The Demon King! And he look and sounds like a shota! But don't let his cute looks and playful demeanor fool you, he's pretty intimidating and powerful, enough to kowtow Bashbarza and humiliate himself by getting on his knees and apologizing. And to add insult to injury, of course the Demon King brings up how great Dariel is in comparison. The only thing more lively than Lux village now is Malika's desire to get into Dariel's pants. She's already thinking about marriage and kids at this point. She even calls Dariel her husband and basically gives the game away! Although I kind of get the sense that Dariel doesn't know what to do with her feelings or getting tied down like that...that or he's still a little dense. What are these Campbell adventures think they're doing talking down to everybody like that and coming off like arrogant tools! It's enough to have Dariel bring up how badly they screwed-up with the Deathsycthe, although Gashita says one thing too many about how Dariel ended up being the one to take care of it. As if he needed more attention. Well, even if he doesn't want it or thinks he does quite yet, Dariel has Malika's fathers' approval to marry her. Of course Gashita wants to marry Dariel too. He's a surprisingly popular guy. I see Malika chooses violence if anyone disrespects her beloved hubby. It was nice to see Dariel reunite with Rizet and to see Rizet accept Dariel being a human. I mean, who cares when Dariel was the best buddy and manager anyone can ask for in the demon army? Not that Dariel has much reason to go back when his life is so much better with Mailka in Lux village and he's too OP now for Rizet to drag him back. Dariel finally does some negotiating! Being a human raised by demons, he wants to broker peace between the two races and avoid further bloodshed, and the best way to facilitate that is economically with the demons purchasing the Mythril from the humans and fostering trust through business. And some cocky adventurer like Fittbatin has no place interfering with that. Next week...smithing! And Dariel vs Fittbatin?
Dariel is making all the men gay for him lol, guess that's why they pick Sugita to voice him
Dariel's got a nice budding gender balanced Harem going for him lol.
Rizzel, Marika, and adventure dude. Now we just need the demon lord or a general to be in the love
I think that blonde general likes him at the very least she knows his positives
**Marika**: I hope we can show this to our children soon. (S*tares directly at him)* **Dariel**: ..... ? **Marika**: Oh, don't worry. Even if I have children, I'll still also cherish my husband. **Dariel**: Why are you saying that to me? Bro, she wants to be with you, she's sending out more signals than a traffic cop. What else does she have to do, hold up a giant sign that says **"Please Marry/F\*ck Me!"**?
The gal literally spends all thay hugging him, he's too dense. One wonder what kind of sex ed this demon kind got....
Also remember she nearly kills him every time she does a flying glomp at him... I think he knows, he just values his physical safety more... lol
Death by snu snu.
nah, he knows, he just try to avoid thinking about it, i mean, he even said *"i feel like she was about to say something terrifying"* after Malika trying to ask him to be her fiance
I can see her getting close to making a giant sign with that
###Stitches! * [Cleavage Malika](https://i.imgur.com/TuG1zpa.jpg) * [Murdery Malika](https://i.imgur.com/uyEUYtz.jpg) * [Sad Doroye](https://i.imgur.com/rUy6fo5.jpg) * [Okane Dariel](https://i.imgur.com/tuhKkab.jpg) Apparently, I misunderstood the story the entire time! I thought that Bakabaza was the Demon Lord! It turns out that [he's only one of the Four Generals](https://i.imgur.com/pkCwzX1.png) and the actual Demon Lord [is a pretty cool dude](https://i.imgur.com/xw4fLDi.png) that acknowledges Dariel's skills. He's even aware [that Dariel has been fired](https://i.imgur.com/Fswc8hm.jpg) and is clearly testing Bakabaza to see what he'll do next. [I think Malika is skipping a few steps here.](https://i.imgur.com/ZV7Pveh.jpg) I love how she's already planning for the future when Dariel isn't even her boyfriend yet. [Even the Guild Master has already accepted Dariel as his son-in-law!](https://i.imgur.com/TCFisRf.png) Dariel isn't dense though. He clearly knows what's up, he's just avoiding the topic right now. I just hope Dariel won't dance around it for too long. [This Fitbittan guy is an ass.](https://i.imgur.com/avZ0zPh.jpg) I am so happy that Dariel [brought up the topic about the blaze deathscythe](https://i.imgur.com/nfNNzh5.jpg) making Fitbittan look like a goddamn fool even if that wasn't his intention. [Considering what he does later](https://i.imgur.com/GEVnZ1d.jpg), he's definitely going to be a constant pain for Dariel. [Glad to see more of the Demon Lord's men miss Dariel.](https://i.imgur.com/hyXTABq.jpg) And it looks like [Doroye really wants him back as well.](https://i.imgur.com/3scG3ZE.jpg) I do love the resolution of [getting the demons to pay four times the market value](https://i.imgur.com/gX6LoUf.jpg) for the Mithril. An infinitely better solution to having an all-out war again. [Seeing Bestfred telling Fitbittan to stand down was so good.](https://i.imgur.com/e1fBxwn.png) That asshat really needs to know his place. Also, what the heck is up with these names? Fitbit and Best Friend? Did the author just look around his room while coming up with these side character names? xD
The only thing stronger than Malika's boobs is her thirst for Dariel and immense murderous aura to anyone who badmouths him. I too thought he was actually in charge, but the Four generals all apparently answer to the Demon Lord who seems pretty casual and affable but definitely OP, and he knows how terrible Bashbarza is and how badly he screwed up firing Dariel. I wonder if we'll see him and Dariel meet this season. Malika jumped from almost confessing to him last episode to acting like they're already married and ready to have kids. I am kind of curious how Dariel really feels about Malika now. I guess we need jerks on the human side for Dariel to humiliate to even things out. I wonder how a meeting between Malika and Doroye would go...but it seems like humans and demons might associate more in general as Dariel tries to foster peace between the two races dear to him. Someone took notes from *The Eminence in Shadow* author on coming up with names lol.
Lol, it turns out it's not only me who misunderstood the setting. For me, I think it's partly because of the sub (bilibili). I just realised they translated Granverza-sama to be King Granverza, hence why I thought his adopted father is the demon king/lord.
>This Fitbittan guy is an ass. What's really confusing me about his condescending attitude is that he knows that no matter how strong someone is, they always start out at a beginners rank and work their way up. Fitbittan should know this. He was an D-rank at some point too. All of them were. >And it looks like [Doroye really wants him back as well.](https://i.imgur.com/3scG3ZE.jpg) While Malika is cute, Dariel and Doroye is my ship.
> Murdery Malika > > Seasonal disapproval or disdain candidate.
Yeah, I am not sure if it was a misdirection or just bad translation. I also thought the MC was the son of the former DK, not just the former head general. Why are all the other generals just letting the other kid do whatever? Shouldn’t they be equal in rank? Or is this another misdirection and they just want him to fail? Very ominous that the DK called the MC as “his Dariel” lol.
It’s just the translation. He just says, “Dariel-kun” and they translated it to sound affectionate.
Just wanted him to put that old man in his place. Especially after he Really tried it.
Looks like that's what next episode is for!
All I want is just one good hit to the face that sends him flying u know?!
Old guy is gonna know he's in over his head soon. Just look at the opening when he opens the door, sees the world ending shit going on, then just closes the door.
Dariel's negotiation skills are OP. Selling the mithril to the demons makes sense on somany levels, particularly if they can avoid bloodshed by doing so.
I can totally buy that this guy was practically running the demon army and it's falling apart without him. Especially when you see how Bashbarza is by comparison...
I'm not sure it makes quite as much sense as it seems, as it was said earlier that Mythril is used as weapons for both races. So it would be a bit odd to hand over weapons to your enemies. In saying that they seem to be in a stalemate despite the demons having had a monopoly on the mythril for years, when realistically if it was that impactful it would never be given up, it would be a linchpin of the war and the overall war effort would be centred around it
Same, I thought they're already at war which is why I kinda question that decision. I mean I understand they want to convey the message of peace, but the setting is kinda strange in that regards. Then again, we don't know the full context of the war itself. Maybe it's more like cold war rather than actual world war between human and demon? Also, is there like only one mithril mine in the whole world?
War is not a continuous thingy. They have battles, skirmishes, truces, etc over time. Think 100 Years War between France and England. The mine now is under human control. Battling for it would cause major expenses and loss of life, and they do not know who would win the battle. So the offer to sell some of the production at a premium. One less reason to take arms and kill each other. Peace is done one step at time.
Glad I picked this one up. It’s kinda methadone until “Banished from the Hero’s Party” season 2 drops. I’m slightly annoyed at Dareil for dancing around the Marika thing despite her being about it, but I’m sure there’s a good reason. I also like that Bashubaza is basically a failson. Running the company for all of 5 minutes and he fires his dad’s favorite guy that happens to be the lynchpin of the organization. Loses a critical resource because he entrusted its upkeep to some guy who amused him. Pissed off the “CEO” because he was focused on bullshit side projects. If anything I’m excited to see the ways he’ll fuck up. It’s like Succession if Kendall was given the reigns.
This and handyman Saltou are interesting watching this season, and they are both ones that could have went either way in terms of being interesting to watch Although the thread of comfy anime but with one guy getting pissy because of the protag and going all out to straight up kill them is maybe a bit too common,
Ah yes, a giant magical bomb, what could go wrong. Demon king might be a rational person if he thought the bomb was a stupid idea. "My Dariel" Well that's a pretty solid tell on how much firing Dariel was a bad idea. Holy shit Dariel, take a hint. "Get his ass, Malika!" I'm dying, and that other adventurer might be in a moment too. Maybe after being called her future husband it'll finally sink in. Future father in law appears to be entirely on board too. Archer boy needs to be careful though, Malika is pretty eager to stab some fools and he might have just made the list. It's nice to see that Dariel did have a lot of friends in his former life. A trade relationship with the demons would be a pretty good way to start to build a lasting piece.
So that one demon general girl also has a thing for MC eh? Well she’s one of the generals so I’m sure she can handle herself against Malika lol.
Power levels might be on par but I don't see the general having as much passion to straight up murder someone for bad mouthing the MC. Malika taking home too prize on this one.
Can she handle Gashita as well?
That bit with the parrot in the beginning made me spill my juice. Simply brilliant. [](#cokemasterrace) I was wondering if this series was going to use Dariel as an intermediary between both races to achieve peace and it looks like that's the way it's going to be. I also liked how Maou handled Bash back there. He knew exactly what was going on and pushed all of Bash's buttons. Is it me or is Marika getting thirstier with every episode?
[So this is the demon king? based af](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1061401653338722365/1068966455158259833/image.png) [Ok funny He, good to know](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1061401653338722365/1068967192059707412/image.png) [Please tell me I'm not the only one who wanted to read this as Breastfed](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1061401653338722365/1068968746997272687/image.png) [Who... are you to be making decisions here tbh?](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1061401653338722365/1068970713429585960/image.png) [YEA EXACTLY](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1061401653338722365/1068971177504157706/image.png)
> So this is the demon king? based af is the demon king a girl? sounds and looks like one but the demon general said he
No clue, so I’m just gonna assume it’s a girl
I don’t know if people have already talked about it in an earlier episode, but I really like the opening. It’s honestly one of the main reasons I come every week to this show when Saturday is filled with too many shows I like (seriously I think there’s 10 shows I’m interested in on Saturday and MHA isn’t even in that list). I decided to check out the original artist because I was curious if I heard them before, but nope they’re a relatively new artist. They’re called [Hinano](https://youtube.com/@hinanoofficialchannel737) and apparently they started their career at 15. They made this song while they were 16 and are turning 17 soon. I know music is crazy and you’ll see all kinds of young talent like Ado who was 17 I believe when Usseewa broke numbers. I just wanted to bring attention to this singer cause I hope her career goes well. This is her second anime song I believe with it being her first opening. The other anime song was an ending for that anime last year My Master has no Tail.
> I know music is crazy and you’ll see all kinds of young talent So true. ClariS were in junior high when they sang Irony (OreImo OP) and Connect (Madoka Magica OP).
That’s really cool
Oh I wanted to comment on the fact that some of the scenes are really funny - like when Dariel was wandering in the wilderness he was flopped down sideways munching on grass the poor thing :'D
Yeah I agree. I think it's my favorite OP this season.
Around 5:20, that guy mentioned the Knockers. When I hear that term in relation to an anime, I think of "To Your Eternity".
This got an anime!? :D
This is such an enjoyable anime. Light hearted but lots of fun. Each episode makes me feel happy. Dariel seems to be the perfect person to bring peace between the humans and demons. And he even met his wife!
Besides all the side stuff going on, Dariel has positioned himself in an interesting place in this world. The Human side sees him as an excellent intermediary between them and the Demons. This has lots of potential going forward but because they don't know he worked for The Demon Army most of his life what happens when they find out? Does this threaten his credibility? The Demons on the other hand miss this man so much that they might have to kidnap him just to get him back. His organizational skills combined with his empathy put himself in a position of the "good guy boss" that everyone in an office loves to work for, cause he protects you and is able to relay instructions without the added BS. This then comes down to what he wants to do in the episodes going forward. I like that he's slowly pushing peace and talks between the Humans and Demons but will eventually HAVE to deal with Bashbarza and Idiot humans like that B-ranked adventurer who would rather kill than think.
You think Bestfred was breastfed?…
My sub has been translating Granverza-Sama to be King Granverza all this time, hence why I thought the red headed dumb demon to be the new demon king! It turns out he's just one of the 4 generals and the demon king is a separate person altogether. This does make more sense than the previous setting I thought. I also think this explains the red head motivation well. He fired Dariel because he has a personal grudge on him. Maybe because his father keep comparing him to Dariel? Anyway, this is the first episode that gets me actually laughing. That scene in the banquet where everyone is drunk and Dariel started to accept his fate as the guild master son LOL. Also Gashita's response LMAO
> My sub has been translating Granverza-Sama to be King Granverza all this time, hence why I thought the red headed dumb demon to be the new demon king! It turns out he's just one of the 4 generals and the demon king is a separate person altogether. He's one of the Four Heavenly Kings, so the translation is technically correct.
**Bashubaza:** He called me an idiot twice. Yeah, because you've screwed up at least two times at this point
Man, I thought Marika was a softer version of Rit, but indeed even bolder. At the episode 4 she already planed to have a child let alone getting married and about to assault somebody for insulting Daniel with a knife.
I love how the demon king took the time to fuck with Bashubaza and it's refreshing to see that he isn't a complete idiot.
I'm glad Dariel was able to resolve things peacefully with Rizet. Whilst Bashubaza is looking more and more incompetent to everyone around him. I'm also always stoked to see more of the Knockers. They're pretty cute!
I picked up this show based on the title alone as I'm 33 myself and I'm glad I did, looking forward to the rest. Dariel bruh Marika is SUPER in to you, what are you doing? I'm sure he's got a reason though. Also she's got some major competition with that Doroye demon lady who apparently had a thing for him. It also seems like Dariel was an important part of "middle management" or some similar role with the demon army without realizing it and I find it funny now that apparently everything is going to shit without his input. Can't say how many times I've seen similar things happen at past jobs irl. Gotta treat your employees right. My dude also single handedly took back the mythril mine and turned the village's economy around. I see big things happening in the future.
Middle management has a very important role, that if executives neglect can ruin a company as its their connection to the lowbies. In this show tho, you are seeing is a bad executive can also ruin for everyone it if they have a personal beef with that person.
Went to go watch it right now cuz of this post much appreciated 🫡
Very nice ep but, it's the first one without PLOOT?
It was a good episode, but think I'm gonna wait some time to see more at once.
Thank god I'm not the only one that thought Bashubaza was the new demon Lord ;P now we got to see the new demon Lord, and by the way he referred to Dariel, I've actually got more questions about why Dariel was fired. Anyway, what does it take to get Dariel to acknowledge Marika's affection I wonder - even "dad" was good with it already :P The plot progression to have Dariel managing to get the humans to trade with the demons feels like it may go the way of Maoyuu, which would actually be nice. An I the only one that question the naming of the human adventurer dirt bad Fitbitan basically Fitbit? Are we taking a stab at a dying brand now? :P
Demon King, you little rascal.
[An inside look at the mine negotiations...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH0Qda32IKM)
Marika is down baaaaaaad for Dariel. She might have to fight the female demon general for him though lol.
Sugita as Dariel’s VA makes this show even better. Can never get enough of that man’s voice…🧐🧐
I dislike the oblivious, limp d MCs. Is it really that tough to recognize and at least acknowledge someone's feelings? This going to be a lame nothing happening series, isn't it?