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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation<\/em> S3 Ep 4 Review<\/p>\n

Welcome back to a day in the life of the Greyrat family, and that is where we will be staying for a good while. I know that some people are going to be eager to see the story move forward some more, but part of Mushoku Tensei\u2019s<\/em> charm is that it doesn\u2019t limit itself to the big moments. It focuses on the little ones in Rudeus\u2019 life in equal value, something that we should already be used to. And I for one am enjoying getting to see these smaller moments in his life as he continues to better himself. And in this episode, he makes his next big leap forward as a mage. Also, the family gets a new pet.<\/p>\n

Is Rudy Loaded?<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s been a few months now<\/a> since Rudy made it back from Begarit, and all the members of the Black Wolf Fangs (minus Ghislaine) gather at Paul\u2019s grave to bid farewell. Geese and Talhand are headed off on their own with their share of the loot they got, but not before leaving Rudy his and his dad\u2019s cut. And it\u2019s a lot of money, I should note. Enough to last his family for a good, long while.<\/p>\n

Come to think of it, I don\u2019t think that Rudy has ever really had to worry about money that much in his second life. He was pretty well-off thanks to his days in Dead End on his globe-trotting odyssey, and even if he wasn\u2019t, he could make do using his magic. Remember those figurines he likes making? If he made that a full-time job, he would be rich in no time! But I digress. Life is going well for Rudy. His mom is more active, even if she still isn\u2019t acting like how she used to, and it was funny to see him try to make his daughter laugh. He looks just like his dad when he was doing that to Norn and Aisha.<\/p>\n

Speaking of which, the Light Novels go a little further into it, as Rudeus has this internal monologue about how he sees the ideal dad. And despite all of his faults, Paul is the person he sees as an example. And, if Paul were alive, he would be just as doting towards his granddaughter.<\/p>\n

Oh, and that\u2019s not even getting into the surprise that Rudeus discovers for himself in the first half of the episode: Aisha got a new pet.<\/p>\n

Piranha Plant<\/h2>\n

So, you might have noticed that the Greyrat family brought a pet with them back from the Begarit Continent; that giant armadillo? Well, it turns out that Aisha has also gotten herself a pet that she\u2019s been keeping a secret from her brother. Or rather, she had planned<\/em> to tell him about it, but he found it before she could. It\u2019s not a cat, dog, or any other animal that you would expect a little girl to bring home, either. It\u2019s a\u2026Piranha Plant.<\/p>\n

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Okay, the actual name of it is a Treant, a type of plant monster that\u2019s this world\u2019s equivalent to slimes. But it more or less looks like a cross between a Piranha Plant and Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors.<\/em> And Rudeus must be familiar with one of the two, because his first instinct is to want to burn it! But Aisha begs him not to, saying that it\u2019s her pet that came out of this seed around the time Rudy got back from Begarit. And she\u2019s doing a good job of training it to not hurt anyone. But when that doesn\u2019t work, she plays dirty and resorts to blackmail.<\/p>\n

I have to admit: I did laugh when Aisha threatened to tell Roxy and Sylphie about Rudeus\u2019 secret shrine to them, complete with Roxy\u2019s \u201choly relic.\u201d That girl is going to be a menace when she\u2019s all grown up! Thankfully, Roxy shows up and tells Rudy that the Treant is safe. Her people even use them to ward off pests from their farms. So, the plant monster stays. And Aisha has named it Byt. I would\u2019ve name it Seymour or Audrey III.<\/p>\n

But then something even funnier happens. Well, it\u2019s funny in hindsight.<\/p>\n

Rudy Wants to Level Up<\/h2>\n

So, the student council got reports that someone was harassing a student at school, so Luke and Sylphie went to see what the problem was. Except when they get there, it\u2019s just Rudy bothering Roxy. Apparently, not everyone is aware yet that Roxy\u2019s a teacher now, much to her dismay. And to Sylphie\u2019s chagrin, the lack of context makes it sound like Rudy is trying to ask Roxy for something dirty, and he thought he was being his usual pervy self. In truth, though, he was just begging Roxy to teach him how to be come a King-Class Water Mage like her, and she didn\u2019t want to. One of the few things that she can say she tops her husband in is her rank as a mage. But she eventually backs down.<\/p>\n

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Frankly, I don\u2019t blame Sylphie for thinking Rudy was up to something pervy. Most of the people in their world are pretty horny, if you ask me!<\/p>\n

That Was Awesome<\/h2>\n
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So, we then get to see this awesome moment where Roxy teaches Rudy and Sylphie this King-Class water spell, and it\u2019s basically like calling down lightning from on high onto a target. And, like most of the anime, it\u2019s superbly animated. Absolutely breathtaking to look at! And Roxy manages to pull it off rather well.<\/p>\n

But then Rudy tries it, and\u2026well, it\u2019s basically like him dropping a tactical nuke. I swear, that guy could end up destroying an entire city if he\u2019s not careful!<\/p>\n

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THE VISION OF YOUNG RUDEUS IN BUENA VILLAGE TRANSITIONING TO ADULT RUDEUS WHEN ROXY BLINKS + THAT SMILE AFTER\u2026RAHHHH THIS MEANS SO MUCH TO ME MAN<\/p>\n

THE OST IS SO FUCKING GOOD TOO \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude4f pic.twitter.com\/cSuC5vdXNP<\/a><\/p>\n

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Well, with that done, Rudy is now a King-Class Water Mage, and he and his wives head home to continue their lives. But, honestly, I think that Rudy could take it even further. If he applied himself as much as Eris is in her training, he could become the strongest mage in the world in a few years. Maybe he\u2019ll need to do that, depending on the motivation he has. Questions for later, though.<\/p>\n

By the way, it\u2019s not mentioned in the anime, but in the light novels, we start to get these little anecdotes about legends of Ranoa University revolving around Rudy. Well, it\u2019s basically stuff that Linia and Pursena spread about their \u201cBoss.\u201d Like, how he has trained monsters at his house, how he can summon lightning from his fingertips, or (this is my favorite) can fire his arm like a rocket. It\u2019s funny.<\/p>\n

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I Give \u201cA King-Class Water Mage\u201d a 3\/5<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n