Night Wizard episode 5

Renji is lamenting the fact that he has to take supplementary exams when Anzelotte suddenly calls for him on the school’s PA system. She thoroughly embarrasses him by revealing his academic shortcomings to the entire school. Cutting to Anzelotte’s palace, the Wizards enjoy a tea break as the ever demanding girl briefs them on their next mission. They are to retrieve a jewel being held by a former swordsman wizard named Andou Kurusu. Anzelotte explains that she has known about the situation for a long time, but he absolutely refuses to hand it over to her despite prior negotiations.

They are sent away on their mission and arrive on a desolate island off of Japan’s coast. The group is greeted by a young girl who runs crying to them. Akari greets her and we find out that her name is Mayuri and that she is a fellow wizard. Mayuri teleports away in despair due to her failure to negotiate the return of the jewel. The wizards soon arrive at Andou’s house to find it empty and find him in the back chopping firewood. Eris greets him, but Andou disregards his visitors and goes back to his labor. Their plea falls on deaf ears and an angered Renji musters an attack on his blind side. Andou however easily repels the attack with his axe and sends Renji’s sword flying into a nearby tree. The old swordsman asks Renji why he fights; The answer he receives from Renji is to complete the mission. Andou tells Renji that he will never be able to defeat him with that mindset.

Renji reflects on his defeat as the girls regroup. Eris brings Andou a plate of her famous madeleines and leaves them at the door. The next morning, Renji attempts to get the jump on the old man while he sweeps his yard. Andou easily predicts the attack and soundly defeats the brash Renji with his broom. The girls decide to relax in a hot spring for some obligatory fanservice. Right on cue, Renji comes flying in and lands in said hot spring only to be sent flying again by Akari.

Eris decides to tag along with Andou and watch him while he does his chores. A stray piece of straw pierces his hand as he rolls hay into threads of rope. Eris is quick to patch him up with an assortment of medicines from her Lunar Robe. As she does so, she tells him that she carries all these things around to help her friends when she can. Andou returns the empty plate to Eris, and she is overjoyed to discover that he ate the madeleines. She inquires if he dislikes Anzelotte to which he replies that he neither likes nor dislikes her. He reveals Anzelotte’s willingness to sacrifice Wizards for the sake of saving the world from the Emulators. Eris is taken aback at the claim. Meanwhile, Bell observes the two having their conversation and decides to send in her Emulators to attack the wizards and get the hidden jewel.

Renji approaches Andou again asking that the old man fight him with a sword despite the obvious outcome due to the large gap in their skill levels. His request is cut short when the red moon appears. Andou recognizes the elemental Emulators, Fuuma and Raima, that easily overpower the inexperienced Renji. Akari and Kureha arrive to reinforce their comrades, but their attacks are ineffective against the powerful Emulators. Andou suggests that they fall back. Renji refuses and declares that he will protect Eris at any cost. His words reach Andou and he tells the old man to retreat and protect Eris while they keep the Emulators busy.

Andou takes Eris behind the waterfall and he tells her the entire story of his falling out with Anzelotte. During an intense battle, a much younger Andou was teleported away against his will to save the jewel while his friend, Yuu, was left to die. Andou left the wizards afterwards and took the Jewel of Trust with him. Fitting that he took this particular jewel seeing as how his trust in Anzelotte was so shattered. Andou still blames himself for his own weakness and not being able to save his friend. He finds his resolve and arrives at the battle again with Eris. He tosses his sword to Renji, who manages to pull a shounen power-up out of his butt, and Renji now easily defeats the monsters with his mad dual sword hax. After all that is said and done, Andou takes all of them to the same spot behind the waterfall and gives the Jewel of Trust to Eris. Kureha attempts to persuade Andou to come back with them, but he utterly refuses to work for Anzelotte and badmouths her much like Renji does. Renji requests a formal duel after the missions are over and Andou gladly accepts that offer.

The show is still generic, but I still enjoy it regardless of that fact. What did I think of this episode? It was all right. It won’t win any episode of the year awards, but at least it isn’t Gundam 00. The next episode’s preview looks strange, and from the looks of it we’ll get to see Kirihito and a loli Eris. For fans of mysterious bishies in a creepy Candy Land setting, stay tuned.

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