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Did you guys know that Mushoku Tensei<\/em> fans have a nickname for the main girls based on their hair colors? Sylphie is the Bulbasaur for her originally green hair. Roxy is Squirtle, since she\u2019s a blunette and specializes in water magic. And lastly, Eris is Charmander, both because of her red hair and how dangerous she can be when angry. But what about Pikachu? That would be Sara, the one that got away. Now, I\u2019ve made my feelings about Sara<\/a> pretty clear: I think she was a poor man\u2019s substitute for Eris and a means to show us how badly the latter\u2019s leaving hurt Rudy. I would\u2019ve been fine if we never saw her again, but Rifujin decided to give us some closure with an entire chapter being dedicated to her reunion with Rudy. And that entire chapter just managed to get adapted into an entire episode of the anime.<\/p>\n So the first thing that stuck out for me about this episode was how it managed to cover something that I thought the anime had chosen to skip over: the return of Suzanne, the old leader of Counter Arrow. In the light novels, it\u2019s revealed far earlier that after Counter Arrow had disbanded, Suzanne and Timothy had moved to Sharia, married, and started their own family. And Rudeus hired her to be Lucie\u2019s wet nurse, leading them to reunite. This actually took place much earlier in the novels while what happens in this episode takes place later. That left me genuinely convinced that the anime was going to skip over it, and thus left me pleasantly surprised.<\/p>\n In hindsight, though, it makes sense that the anime moved the order of events, considering how this entire episode is dedicated to Sara.<\/p>\n The main plot of the episode is about Rudy and Roxy helping to escort this Ranoan princess on her coming-of-age pilgrimage to some shrines. Since Ariel wants to build connections, she tags along with Luke and Sylphie, meaning most of the gang is present. But they\u2019re not the only ones guarding the princesses. The Ranoan Princess hired this party of all-female adventurers to escort her. And guess who\u2019s joined them since Counter Arrow split up?<\/p>\n I know we can technically hear what Rudy\u2019s thinking thanks to his internal monologue, but the moment he sees Sara, I can imagine him completely freaking out.<\/p>\nSara\u2019s Back! *Gulp*<\/h2>\n