Yuusha-kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku • Sentenced to Be a Hero

Yuusha-kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku • Sentenced to Be a Hero - Episode 4 discussion

*Yuusha-kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku*, episode 4

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BrokeEconomist2026-01-29 14:45

It's not showing up on Crunchyroll.

szalhi2026-01-29 14:47

The calm before the storm. Always feels weird, but I'm not complaining. We'll get all the combat next episode right? And we'll get to see how things don't go to plan, [because the plan sucks.](https://i.imgur.com/uhnXmz7.jpeg)

[*This explains some things.*](https://i.imgur.com/3uPLJnv.jpeg)

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-29 14:48

Tatsuya was summoned from another world by a goddess. No wonder they have the king of isekai, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, voicing him.

thisisdropd2026-01-29 15:09

Meanwhile Tsav is voiced by Jun Fukushima. Be hilarious if he's also isekai'd into this world.

melindypants2026-01-29 19:51

Hai ~~Kazuma-desu~~ Tsav-desu

ChicaneryFinger2026-01-29 15:15

Found it kinda funny how casually this info of the existence of people from alternate worlds was brought up. Goes to show how wild the general setting is, I suppose.

By the way since when were moving profile pictures a thing?

Lodju2026-01-29 15:56

>By the way since when were moving profile pictures a thing?

I wonder how that works, i tried to change to one but it didn't work.

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-29 16:27

[Here's a tutorial.](https://www.reddit.com/r/help/comments/1q4g89e/guide_how_to_put_an_animated_gif_as_your_reddit/)

Lodju2026-01-29 16:35

That's cool!

Thank you.

mmcjawa_reborn2026-01-29 16:48

I think Isekai has just become such a prevalent thing in Japanese produced fantasy that you can toss in references like dragons and elves, without people batting an eye...

diacewrb2026-01-29 15:43

I wonder if that tank and other tech may have been isekaied at some point.

mmcjawa_reborn2026-01-29 16:26

feels more like relicts of a older age, especially with folks throwing around words like corporations and such.

diacewrb2026-01-29 16:41

Just had a look at when corporations were first created, looks like the earliest forms where created during roman times and they are where we get the word from.

>The word "corporation" derives from corpus, the Latin word for body, or a "body of people". By the time of Justinian (reigned 527–565), Roman law recognized a range of corporate entities under the names Universitas, corpus or collegium

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation#History

You learn something new everyday, I had thought they would have been created during the industrial revolution or maybe a century or 2 before that.

Eunuchest2026-01-29 16:50

They have freaking fried noodles

hbmonk2026-01-29 20:21

I'm thinking they came from the "Great Civilized Era" that Kivia mentioned.

Eunuchest2026-01-29 16:49

Inb4 its actually real

creamyhorror2026-01-29 17:37

Like I said last episode, Tatsuya is the typical guy-isekaied-from-Japan but gone mad instead of being the main character. Subversion of the usual genre setup.

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-29 17:42

So he's basically Subaru.

NekoCatSidhe2026-01-29 18:40

Subaru gone completely mad after several thousand years of being constantly killed and brought back to life…

mythriz2026-01-29 20:08

when the "uuueeeuuu" has finally broken your brain

kalirion2026-01-29 20:41

Have Heroes really been around for thousands of years? I though tit was only hundreds at most.

NekoCatSidhe2026-01-29 20:48

Who knows ? It is not really clear, but it seems the goddesses and demons have been around for a long time, so probably the heroes as well.

kalirion2026-01-29 20:51

If so, I wonder if Heroes actually started as just that *Heroes* - the best of the best granted immortality to keep humankind safe, rather than the worst of the worst being punished by eternal suffering through endless deaths against demons.

Fiddleys2026-01-30 05:36

I suspect it could be at least a 1000. It seems civilization has collapsed at least twice based on background details. The Goddesses, seals, and green powered devices seem to be very advance tech that was mostly lost and in one shot they walked past a ruined tank that looks similar to WW1/2 styles. Also, several ruins look to be very industrial revolutionish.

In current time they don't seem to even have vehicles or any kind of automated mechanical power; having to crank a ballista type weapon, using horses, falling back to bows and arrows instead of gunpowdered weapons. So enough time passed from the first collapse to get back to WW1 level tech and enough time has passed from that collapse to forget how to make engines and firearms.

DragonPup2026-01-29 18:54

And in retrospect, Tatsuya is really the only one with a Japanese sounding name we've met so far.

JzanderN2026-01-29 19:51

If true, it's a sad fucking isekai story.

Dude was brought to another world only to get sentenced to die over and over again until he's not even there anymore. He's now just a berserker who throws himself at demon blight and otherwise breathes so he doesn't die before the next fight.

Aerodynamic412026-01-29 14:50

Norgalle was [actually serious](https://imgur.com/a/kiraxud) about making Xylo his ‘commander in chief’.

Also LOL, Venetim’s crime is that he wrote a tabloid article that ended up being true. This guy is Nostradamus or something.

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-29 15:20

A true king never goes back on his word.

Venetim's scenes confirm demons have infiltrated the ruling elites. Him getting Xylo everything he wanted except the pardon shows the usefulness of having 100 Speech.

mekerpan2026-01-29 18:05

I wonder why, if the realm has been thoroughly compromised by the infiltration of demons, they are planning to kill the demon king? Factional fighting among demons? Or is the plot to kill the demon king a fake-out intended to wipe out a massive portion of the realm's forces?

SciFiXhi2026-01-29 18:44

The Demon Lords as shown appear to be just intelligent enough to pose a threat to civilization, but not enough to actually enact a strategy to infiltrate and manipulate through politics. I think there might be some type of intrinsic evil force other than the Demon Lords which is using the threat of Demon Blights as a sort of semi-controlled opposition, keeping the people occupied with a violent threat and blinding them to the more insidious political one.

ModieOfTheEast2026-01-29 20:29

I mean, they did mention that demon lords are capable of military strategies. The question is more if the demon lords we see are just underlings of the true demon lord who is really making these strategic decisions.

OldInstruction53682026-01-30 01:01

Something like an Emperor Palapatine/Chancellor Sheev scenario, where one force is controlling all sides of a conflict for the sake of their own advancement.

Joji10002026-01-29 15:50

Based Norgalle keeps his promises

Eunuchest2026-01-29 16:53

>Venetim’s crime is that he wrote a tabloid article that ended up being true. This guy is Nostradamus or something.

The punishment doesnt make sense to me. Instead of covering it up, which i assume they still did, they just made him into a hero. If they're so convinced that people will believe whatever he says making him a hero wouldnt have changed anything and ended up making them look petty at best

yutingxiang2026-01-29 16:59

They also mentioned modifying his sacred seal. I assume there's an imposed condition that he isn't able to talk about the secret he uncovered or that he's a bit of a Cassandra, where he's cursed to not be believed.

HarshTheDev2026-01-29 18:50

But the question is... Why not just kill him? The demon lords don't seem like beings that can be reasoned or conned (atleast till now) so what's even the point of them making him a hero? So that he can con themselves? lol

YdenMkII2026-01-29 19:22

I'm going to guess since revival magic exists, they're covering their bases. He could have people he's working with behind the scenes ready to revive him after an execution.

Flame482026-01-29 19:33

My thought was that since the people of this world know that heroes are like the absolute worst, sentencing him to that would make people immediately think the thing he wrote was a lie.

If they just killed him, there might be people who believe that he was being silenced and what he wrote was actually true.

OldInstruction53682026-01-30 01:06

You ever hear this saying? "Ripping out a man's tongue doesn't prove he's a liar: it proves you are afraid of what he has to say."

Killing Venitim risks someone thinking he was *silenced* for what he said instead of *executed* for his crimes.

He's being discredited as a "Hero." Scum of the Earth that have been punished with a fate worse than death. Inhuman monsters that all revile and no one trusts. Disposable trash not even worthy of oblivion, they must suffer, and suffer, and suffer again and still never atone for their crimes.

Just by virtue of being a Hero, no one will listen to him. And not just any Hero, but a Hero convicted of being a conman. Whose lies were so dangerous, execution was deemed too much of a mercy.

But now people will just assume everything he has ever said is not just a lie, but a dangerous lie.

melindypants2026-01-29 19:54

What if he just wrote down what happened to him /s

Jokes aside, I also think that's what the modification of his seal was, to keep him silent. He obviously still has the silver tongue and can talk his way into getting things.

I wonder if all the heroes we see have a twisted reason like this too and if there's someone who that actually deserved this punishment.

sdhoigt2026-01-29 17:02

It makes sense when you consider the fact that if they executed him, people could perceive it as them "shutting up" a whistleblower and leads credence to a coverup being in place. By making him a hero, he's now the worst kind of criminal and not a single word he says would be trusted. Its obviously not a coverup because he can still speak, the general populace being none the wiser that the sacred seal on his neck has some "special feature" that likely impacts what he can say.

Eunuchest2026-01-29 17:07

They were going on about his silver tongue, i dont think making him a hero does anything. Being made a hero is treated as a fate worse than death so if anything it just lends as much if not more credence to a coverup cause otherwise why did he get punished so severely to begin with

ObvsThrowaway51202026-01-29 14:55

The military sucks as much as the church in this world. How tf they gonna try and dissect Teoritta? Not only is her sword ability *not* useless, she’s also so damn cute!

Venetim’s a pretty slick talker. That seems to have landed him in some hot water. Dude actually stumbled upon a pretty big conspiracy. I mean the fact there are those in the upper echelons of society that are spies and Demon aligned is pretty huge.

Looking forward to seeing how our little suicide squad does against this demon. Let’s hope no one dies…

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-29 15:30

Even if Teoritta wasn't fit for combat. Depending on the quality, her swords could be used for armaments.

CordobezEverdeen2026-01-29 16:47

I really like how there isn't a clear cut "good guys vs bad guys" narrative.

Also the idea that demons have infiltrated the upper echelon means there's a good justification for someone stirring the pot to create interesting and engaging situations.

> How tf they gonna try and dissect Teoritta? Not only is her sword ability not useless, she’s also so damn cute!

To be a devils advocate if they manage to mass produce goddesses it's pretty much wraps for the demons. These 12 goddesses are doing an okay job of managing the 50+ demon lords.

thisisdropd2026-01-29 15:05

Venetim may not have the physical prowess of his fellow heroes, but he's got a way with words. An incredibly useful skill to complement the others.

The story behind his sentencing was funny and disturbing at the same time. He intended to fabricate stories but inadvertently came up with a true one. Demons masquerading as humans is certainly terrifying, and seeing as Venetim got punished for publicising it, means that they must have some in the position of influence. Could they also be involved in Xylo's sentencing?

PS: If the military wanted a useless goddess to analyse, may I suggest Aqua?

Ocixo2026-01-29 18:24

> Could they also be involved in Xylo’s sentencing?

I’m fairly confident that these pawns of the Demon Lords are the ones who pushed for Xylo’s conviction. Framing him as a criminal would be relatively easy if they had people in high places.

They probably do not want word to get out that goddesses can turn evil too. In fact, they might be banking on them getting corrupted with time.

This also makes me wonder if the plan to abandon the trapped miners, some of which had been corrupted by the Demon Blight, was part of a conspiracy.

melindypants2026-01-29 20:11

I'm still a firm believer that the demon lords are goddesses or failed goddess experiments.

Why do you think the trapped miners was a conspiracy? To see how the demon lord/blight takes over humans as part of some giant experiment? I took it as the higher powers are just shitty and don't value human lives - they are corrupt and infiltrated so a handful of miners from a small town mean nothing.

melindypants2026-01-29 20:07

>useless goddess

~~Tsav~~ Kazuma agrees

ChicaneryFinger2026-01-29 15:06

Nice seeing Kivia warm up to Xylo, I wonder if she'll help the unit survive this whole mess.

And seriously is the reason they're all supposed to die just meant to be a "fuck you" or am I missing something here?

Zero30202026-01-29 15:21

Accidentally writing the truth in your effort to make up some bullshit... that was quite the revelation we've received this episode.

diacewrb2026-01-29 15:42

Wonder how many times that has happened in the real world?

Or have created self-fulfilling prophecies, like saying a company is in financial distress which causes their share price to tank, thus creating a real financial distress.

LebrontosaurausRex2026-01-29 19:48

Legitimately?

There is a whole history of government actors paying or associating with conspiracy theorists.

FOR EXAMPLE

It is a real thing that in the United States slavery is legal, and that you can force someone, whose only crime is possessing drugs, by threat of violence/solitary to make things for companies like Boeing or even the US Military.

That's all verifiably true.

But if Alex Jones said that shit you'd instantly dismiss it in your head (with good reason the dude is a grifter of the utmost degree). So if the government wanted to discredit future people who wanted to push for carceral reform you could have Alex Jones say it, so the folks who are pushing for reform get lumped in with a fucking crazy person.

Shahars712026-01-29 17:11

Some Cid Kagenou type shit

mekerpan2026-01-29 18:02

It was good to have it confirmed that the "authorities" have been thoroughly infiltrated by evil folk who are actually enemies of the country and its people. Very realistic touch.

mattisyou2026-01-29 19:46

Yeah I liked that they didn’t drag out the reveal. It felt obvious to me in the previous episodes so I’m happy it’s no officially confirmed.

mucklaenthusiast2026-01-30 00:39

I like it, though.

We have at least 4 different factions: Heroes, Holy Knights, The Church and The Blight

And all have slightly opposing and slightly overlapping goals.
The Church has been very antagonistic so far, but I wonder: Are these the Demons in disguise and if so, are there any morally good church members?

So the humans have multiple goddesses who are active: Future sight, poison, lighting/storm and now swords

It'll be interesting when we'll meet them and how their lore will be expanded

Moonshadow1012026-01-30 01:15

Yeah, I love the ambiguity it introduces. Now we need to look at every obviously stupid decision the military and church make and wonder if they're the result of incompetence or infiltration.

Like, who \*actually\* decided to dissect Teoritta instead of putting her to use in the war?

tripleaamin2026-01-29 18:13

If you bullshit enough, you will eventually make a big discovery.

Kind_Survey42822026-01-29 18:44

I think because he makes lies so consistent that it becomes believable af and he might check whats happening to form the lies and stuff he does

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-29 19:00

And I presume now he will just get blown up for ever saying truth...

Abedeus2026-01-29 19:26

Makes me wonder - did something he write accidentally turned out to be true, or were they just freaked out over how EASILY he made shit up and that one day he'd do it unintentionally.

OldInstruction53682026-01-30 00:58

I suspect there was a kernel of truth in what he said, not that everything he made up for that article was fully true. That would be too insane of a coincidence if he hit the bullseye while not only blind, but was aiming for a different target, and had no idea there was even a second target to hit in the first place.

Like maybe the Temple is deeply involved with the Blight in some way, doesn't want it fully destroyed, and is balancing their support to keep humanity on the brink. They need the Blight to spread, or want it to spread, are researching it, or want the Blight to destroy the Military faction as part of some power grab.

JzanderN2026-01-29 19:49

I wanted to talk about how adorable Teoritta was this episode. Why did it have to drop such damn big revelations on us like that?

She made a flower bookmark for Xylo! **A flower Bookmark so he could stop reading and play with her!**

But no, we've got to deal with the fact that the Demon Blight have infiltrated multiple places of great power and the only guy who knows has a seal preventing him from saying it (and ironically didn't even know it was the truth until they told him).

ModieOfTheEast2026-01-29 20:35

Don't forget she made it from the flower the girl gave her last week. Showing that she truly appreciated the gift and didn't want it to go to waste in a few days.

JzanderN2026-01-29 20:44

I didn't notice that detail, but it just makes it all the cuter!

a1oner_bvcksn62026-01-29 15:22

Venetim just shot up atop my hero power rankings. I've always liked and admired con-men--their ability to 'con'-vince and make people believe, that is. Unfortunately for him, a made up tabloid article he wrote ended up hitting a little bit close to home that the powers that be had to 'silence' him.

How ironic that the guy/hero nobody believes in just so happens to be the guy with plenty to say and plenty of sway.

As for my first impression of the newly introduced hero (who I believe to be the team's resident sniper), Tsav--an unpredictable badass, but an absolute loose cannon nonetheless. No wonder Dotta would rather hangout with Venetim than Tsav (or prickly, no-fun Xylo)

mmcjawa_reborn2026-01-29 16:29

Venetim seems pretty chill to be around in any sort of situation that isn't life-threatening or requires exercise :P

UMP45isnotflat2026-01-30 00:45

When he got asked what inspired you to be a con men I instantly pictured Regen from Mob 100 in my head

Weak_Season_Of_Anime2026-01-29 15:25

* Xylo is into poetry? That's unexpected.
* WTF do they mean dissect Teoritta because she's useless?! NO.
* Some interesting lore about the goddesses being excavated from ruins.
* Look at Kivia trying to act cool, just eat the cute bear-shaped ice cream.
* Tatsuya is a hero that was summoned by a goddess? We isekai now.
* Venetim speechcraft 100. Unlucky that his bullshitting led to him accidentally stumbling on the truth about demons working in the temple. I guess these demons were the ones who framed Xylo and probably trying to get Teoritta murdered too.
* Tsav also seems unhinged (which hero isn't).

Beginning-Hope-26002026-01-29 17:35

Love how likeable all the heroes are, even if the are all a bit unhinged. We havent been given much of a reason to root or like Venetim prior to this, but it was nice to get a real sense of what he brings to the team.

Continuing to love how even though Xylo is so prickly, he's really a massive softie at heart and he actually cares about Teoritta and his teammates more than he lets on. His conversation with Kivia where his true feelings come out is just such a nice quiet show-don't-tell moment where you can really feel his complicated emotions and how much he actually cares for the goddesses as individuals, not simply weapons. It's also nice that he's willing to show his softer side when it counts—his continued reverence to Norgalle and his confidence in Venetim both feel like real indications of genuine trust.

mekerpan2026-01-29 18:07

Is Kivia essentially the only official who is actually not really a super bad guy?

Beginning-Hope-26002026-01-29 18:21

Yes and no. On one hand, Kivia is effectively the only official we've met so far outside of her subordinate in episode 1 and the priest last episode. I wouldn't necessarily say the commander in today's episode was a bad guy—he simply is conveying the orders he has been given, while the other two are obviously pricks.

On the other hand, most of the officials and powers that be seem pretty bad from the sense we've got. In important lore news, we also learned that the Church and the Military seem to be somewhat opposed to each other—I'll be interested to see where that goes from here.

bedsheetsniffer2026-01-29 19:25

The old commander guy is probably one, too. He seems way too used to Xylo & Venetim’s bs. He probably worked with Xylo from the time he was captain

Kind_Survey42822026-01-29 18:47

Dotta is unironically goated for stealing teoritta's casket and letting her form a pact with Xylo.

OldInstruction53682026-01-30 01:10

He didn't even know what he was stealing! He just knew it was valuable, by how the Knights were treating the coffin, and that was enough for his kleptomania to kick in.

Dotta really can't help himself, can he :)

kalirion2026-01-29 20:42

> I guess these demons were the ones who framed Xylo and probably trying to get Teoritta murdered too.

Not murdered, corrupted, like they tried with the previous goddess. They're trying to create a Demon Goddess.

shad792026-01-29 15:27

I'm glad [Xylo](https://imgchest.com/p/ne7bnkkrm75) and [Kivia](https://imgchest.com/p/o24an88dd7l) are getting closer thanks to [Teoritta](https://imgchest.com/p/vj4jngk9x78) (who was once again so funny thanks [her reactions](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/d1fddd24a7ba.png)); they're like [mom and dad to her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/32fc2d5a4929.png) xD

Overall, [it was a peaceful episode](https://imgchest.com/p/ljyq5rxvny2), though it dropped a lot of bombshells and [lore](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/2bd364c6e047.png) about [the Goddesses](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/81f61e007724.png) and other things, like [Tatsuya being a summoned hero from another world](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/9f77a1af2f01.png).

I wonder if we'll meet [the other Goddesses](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/15a3104165b3.png), since they were mentioned during the mission reveal. Maybe we'll at least meet [the one who can create poison](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/653f8c0bcef6.png)?

So [Venetim](https://imgchest.com/p/5xy2n88mzyl) was a con artist, huh? But he wasn't convicted of trying to sell the palace to the circus, but of [a fake article](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/7899ebd5ba73.png). By the way, since I didn't quite understand, was the article true, or did it just look like it might be?

[Tsav seemed like a funny guy](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/6005711e1664.png), especially thanks to Kazuma's voice, but after [he cut off that guy's arm](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/36b8051deb70.png), my perception of him changed a lot and [now he seems like a really dangerous guy](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/f230fba2dd34.png).

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

* [Teoritta](https://imgchest.com/p/vj4jngk9x78)
* [Group scenes](https://imgchest.com/p/ljyq5rxvny2)
* [Kivia](https://imgchest.com/p/o24an88dd7l)
* [Xylo](https://imgchest.com/p/ne7bnkkrm75)
* [Venetim](https://imgchest.com/p/5xy2n88mzyl)
* [Others](https://imgchest.com/p/ej7mvlwwn7d)

*EDIT. I added my screenshot albums.*

mmcjawa_reborn2026-01-29 16:31

I feel like the fact that we saw silhouettes means they have been designed, so they should show up at some point.

I wonder if they are all like Teorrita and basically kid or at least kid-sized.

Stalwartheart2026-01-29 17:38

Tsav is Kazuma if he chose violence at every opportunity

SciFiXhi2026-01-29 18:57

The article was true, or at least true enough that the infiltrators found it potentially damaging to their operations.

Megadragon8982026-01-29 15:32

I really like how this anime explore some darker aspect of another world. Because it shows some realistic power struggle between the human faction.
The reality of how the military was willing to go as far as to dissect Teoritta just to be able to gain an upper hand in the war was honestly scary. Imagine if Xylo never met her she would be on a dissection table.

zool7142026-01-29 15:35

Ah so there are some Demon Blight or people (or things?) working in disguise in the military. I’m assuming they’re the reason Xylo was framed too.

Kivia seems to have lightened up a bit on Xylo too. And it was cute how she pretended to not like the ice cream.

We’re getting some lore and worldbuilding bit by bit each episode. Got a bit about the goddesses and how other military divisions have one with them. We got a glimpse of their ability but I wonder what they’re like

DragonPup2026-01-29 15:36

If Teoritta was considered weak after what we saw she could do in episode 1, how insanely strong must the other goddesses be?

CordobezEverdeen2026-01-29 16:53

Schrodingers weakness. They thought her ability was going to be subpar so they never activated her and didn't knew about how far she could push that ability.

It also helps that she was paired with the guy who explodes swords. Though the fact he mentions his abilities are the result of these "sacred seals" on Episode 1 makes me think that **anyone could do what Xylo does** (if they had similar levels of luminescense) so it's odd that they never thought of giving a "exploding swords guy" the "create swords" goddess

FLorianGran2026-01-29 17:09

It was mentioned in the trial flashback that Xylo's use of sacred seal tattoos is considered dangerous so I don't think there's many people willing or able to do it

CordobezEverdeen2026-01-29 17:17

No. In the dub and sub version I checked it said Xylo's berserker rage was triggered by the excess of sacred seals he carved on himself. Plus the trial was a sham so we shouldn't take their arguments very seriously to begin with.

And earlier in the episode (later on the timeline) Xylo says the exploding trick is the result of only 2 sacred seals "light" and "heat".

Prince-Dizzytoon2026-01-29 15:38

When you purposefully spread misinformation but that misinformation ends up being true, Venetim made a crazy discovery

melindypants2026-01-29 20:06

That was honestly an insane piece of information they just dropped and for Venetim to just casually think he's lying about it for a spicy article...wild.

Also the guy who sentenced Venetim to be a hero reminded me instantly of the Principal from Sanda - same vibes all around.

DragonPup2026-01-29 15:44

Venetim: *adopts 'fake it till I make it' grindset*

Venetim: *makes it*

Venetim: "....shit"

Se7en_Sinner2026-01-29 16:02

The easiest way to make everybody happy is to lie to them.

kalirion2026-01-29 20:42

And look what happened the one time he accidentally told the truth!

Shimmering-Sky2026-01-29 15:45

- [Dotta returns!](https://i.imgur.com/SglFyZW.png) He doesn’t seem much worse for wear.

- [Suuuure, Teoritta.](https://i.imgur.com/BVC0wvc.png) [](#tsundereblush)

- [Kinda hard to picture Xylo as a poet.](https://i.imgur.com/4h7ptuw.png) [](#thinkingtoohard)

- [Oh damn…](https://i.imgur.com/JNrBVWN.png) Definitely sounds like sticking with Xylo is better than whatever the military was going to do.

- [Wait, Tatsuya was isekai’d?!](https://i.imgur.com/DzLcMDq.png) [](#flyingbunsofdoom) *That’s* why he has a Japanese-sounding name when everyone else doesn’t?

- [Oh, she had enough money for Kivia to have one too.](https://i.imgur.com/FrPdbfS.png)

- [A literal suicide mission, fun…](https://i.imgur.com/z9uszVR.png) [](#elves)

- [Damn, this is ridiculously harsh.](https://i.imgur.com/KGInSxA.png) [](#whatdidijustread)

- [Oh…?](https://i.imgur.com/bCf9xcy.png) [](#curious)

- [LMAO, wow.](https://i.imgur.com/pMmI0YO.png) [](#azusalaugh)

- [That fake article is true, huh…](https://i.imgur.com/RXcZPIT.png) [](#emiliaohdear)

- [Welp.](https://i.imgur.com/6zYPVYM.png) That’s one way to introduce a new guy.

FarCritical2026-01-29 15:55

Kivia getting a cold treat too made me smile.

A con artist sentenced to capital punishment for *not* conning the masses is crazy.

ZandeR6782026-01-29 15:55

Damn, being Venetim must suck. He knows the truth about the Church but can't divulge it due to his sacred seal.

CordobezEverdeen2026-01-29 16:54

I hope the seal they put on him also makes him forget about the possible demon infiltration. Otherwise it's mental torture to know you're constantly going on shitty missions because demons want you to fail.

randomran142026-01-29 15:59

What the heck kind of truth did Venetim stumble onto? When selling the palace to the circus is the less crazy story he's come up with, their world sure is in dire straits.

No surprise the heroes live in actual cells, not that that's stopping them from walking out (but then the explosive collars and revives are the main restraint). At least even they get some downtime.

They were going to do what to Teoritta?! Between the obnoxious priests and hardheaded military, are they that stupid or desperate to try that? Funny hearing Kivia describe ice cream in her normal dead-serious tone, and she's probably still one of the nicer captains. So now a literal suicide mission, and Xylo's got to worry about "proving" Teoritta's worth. At least they've got another lunatic hero to back them up.

LeonKevlar2026-01-29 16:08

While I am glad [to see Dotta has made it back from the repair center](https://i.imgur.com/pHsomNo.png), I'm still not sure about him as a character. Then again, if it wasn't for his sticky fingers, Xylo wouldn't have met Teoritta.

[Welp, so much for being repaired back to normal.](https://i.imgur.com/OcpDgpF.png) Where's that guy from last week's discussion thread who said that Norgalle's sacrifice means less impactful because they have "Dr. Frankenstein magic"?

[I definitely had the same reaction as Teoritta](https://i.imgur.com/b9PnVIy.png) when Xylo said he's reading poetry and he would've been a poet [if he hadn't joined the military.](https://i.imgur.com/0R58Tiy.png) That actually makes him even more interesting as a character.

[Look at Dad and Mom out on a stroll with their daughter.](https://i.imgur.com/3bzh7YM.png) That scene was adorable. I just love [seeing Teoritta's reactions to everything](https://i.imgur.com/HWLESpL.png) and [Kivia slightly blushing](https://i.imgur.com/CC2KhEI.png) when she was telling Xylo about ice cream. xD

Damn... [So Teoritta was basically going to be experimented on](https://i.imgur.com/sfrEnHZ.png) because the fuckers in the military wanted to try making new Goddesses? I can't believe I'm [siding with the Church on this one.](https://i.imgur.com/W18UMkK.png)

[We get to see a preview of the other Goddesses!](https://imgur.com/a/CW1hB1A) I can't wait to meet them all in the future and it looks like we might meet the Poison Goddess soon since she'll be involve in their next operation.

[Oh, damn that was unexpected!](https://i.imgur.com/WtGrppS.png) So the reason Tatsuya is the only one with an overtly Japanese name is that he's an isekai-jin. That's why he's also voiced by Matsuoka! I feel like we need a Tatsuya backstory.

Absolutely brutal that [Xylo's team are being told to die](https://i.imgur.com/lU65Ryn.png) for a mission just because [he upset that one fucking bishop.](https://i.imgur.com/IWJL0lu.png) Okay, forget what I said earlier, I'm against the Church again. >_<

It's awesome how every single hero are interesting character. [Venetim being a conman who can get whatever he wants](https://i.imgur.com/lOnRsYI.png), using his silver tongue is awesome, plus his backstory of [writing a fake conspiracy article about Demon Blight pretending to be humans turning out to be true](https://i.imgur.com/XmreVDo.png) was hilarious! It is terrifying to know tho that Demons are walking among them. O_O

[And we have one more interesting character added to the mix!](https://i.imgur.com/8CrD42E.png) Tsave is absolutely crazy, and he's even voiced by Fukushima Jun! I already can't wait to see more of him

Ocixo2026-01-29 18:37

> [seeing Teoritta’s reactions to everything](https://imgur.com/HWLESpL)

How could anyone ever think of dissecting this adorable thing? Just look at that happy face when she’s all excited! Xylo will hopefully keep his promise that he’ll protect Teoritta at all costs.

JzanderN2026-01-29 20:10

Thankfully, while he's very grumpy after what he had to do to his last goddess, Xylo cares too much to not protect Teoritta with everything he has.

JzanderN2026-01-29 20:08

> [Look at Dad and Mom out on a stroll with their daughter.](https://i.imgur.com/3bzh7YM.png) That scene was adorable.

Not to mention beforehand! Teoritta tried so hard to get her dad to take her out to the festival (without admitting she wanted to go) or at the very least play with her instead of reading his book.

She even made him a bookmark with flowers just so he could put it down!

> [So Teoritta was basically going to be experimented on](https://i.imgur.com/sfrEnHZ.png) because the fuckers in the military wanted to try making new Goddesses? I can't believe I'm [siding with the Church on this one.](https://i.imgur.com/W18UMkK.png)

It's nice to know that the church isn't the ultimate evil in this world. Turns out sometimes the military are the ones making really bad decisions!

No wonder Kivia looks so guilty around Teoritta knowing she had a part to play in a fate only avoided because of Dotta and Xylo.

> [Oh, damn that was unexpected!](https://i.imgur.com/WtGrppS.png) So the reason Tatsuya is the only one with an overtly Japanese name is that he's an isekai-jin.

Terrible fucking backstory if true. Imagine being isekai'd to a fantasy world and then getting sentenced to the worst punishment the world has to offer: being sent to fight and die over and over and over again until eventually you lose so much of yourself that you basically become a living zombie, or a trained animal.

> [Venetim's] backstory of [writing a fake conspiracy article about Demon Blight pretending to be humans turning out to be true](https://i.imgur.com/XmreVDo.png) was hilarious! It is terrifying to know tho that Demons are walking among them. O_O

It was hilarious in the ironic sense, but god damn terrifying once you actually put any thought into it.

And so much makes sense when you realise this! Why was Xylo and his former goddess sent into a battle they couldn't win that would end up exhausting his goddess's power, making her vulnerable to the blight? Why did the church reject the idea that a goddess could be corrupted by the blight so quickly?

Not to say there aren't bad humans in these positions and I wouldn't be surprised if there was some non-Demon Blight spy who wanted in on that plan for some reason, but it all makes sense when you realise the Demon Blight was manoeuvring them to its own advantage!

mmcjawa_reborn2026-01-29 16:24

Random Thoughts:

New mission means new heroes, and this episode reunites all of our existing ones. Tsav seems like he will definitely being causing headaches for everyone.

We also got our second big backstory reveal, with Venetim. At first they seemed to be going with "Oh well at least he is a criminal", but they made it pretty damn clear that is not even remotely what got him in trouble. Rather accidentally revealing demon infiltration. So seems likely we are getting a traitor in this arc. Although sentencing Venetim to be a hero feels more like being petty to the point that it's actively hurting your side, since you leave a person out there who now knows for sure that crap he made up is real, and even if the public won't buy it there is a chance his squadmates and sympathetic soldiers might.

We got a family festival date, with Dad (Xylo), Mom (Kivia) and there darling daughter Teoritta. And the whole suicidal defense was Kivia feeling guilty about leaving Teoritta to be dissected (although taking your soldiers with you kind of feels sus). Although I get nervous...feels like Kivia each episode edges herself just a bit closer to get getting her own hero sentence. Wonder if she herself will stay behind with a regiment of soldiers to help with the defense.

Also that kill the demon lord plan seems more about just abusing the heroes than anything else. Demon already survived your poison attack...if anything it's probably more tolerant!

My head canon now is Tatsuya is just Subaru after too many death loops....

melindypants2026-01-29 20:03

>demon lord plan

Honestly I don't understand the thought behind this plan at all as it seems pretty braindead. Why not just send the heroes to kill the demon lord instead ‐ they literally killed 2 in such a short time, what's one more? Unless they want that poison goddess to show her power off and gain more praise/following? I'm still not sure if praise makes them stronger since Teo is always asking for it lol

Also part of me thinks that goddess isn't exactly "good" one. I'm still on the team that the demon lords are failed experimental goddesses.

shad792026-01-29 21:06

>We got a family festival date, with Dad (Xylo), Mom (Kivia) and there darling daughter Teoritta.

I thought so too! [Xylo](https://imgchest.com/p/ne7bnkkrm75) and [Kivia](https://imgchest.com/p/o24an88dd7l) really looked like [Teoritta](https://imgchest.com/p/vj4jngk9x78)'s parents when [they wandered through the festival together](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/32fc2d5a4929.png) in [today's episode](https://imgchest.com/p/ljyq5rxvny2).

Namaryu2026-01-29 16:28

Tsav sounds exactly like Kazuma and that's the funniest part

fraid_so2026-01-29 16:29

I mean, it is lol

Namaryu2026-01-29 16:32

I know

Kirbyundertale2026-01-29 16:40

I picked it up immediately, really recognizable lol

Shadowmist9092026-01-29 16:37

Threatening the Hero's with death if they don't fight until they're dead is crazy. I'm excited to see them best these odds, and to learn more about what Tsav can do.

ARES_GOD2026-01-29 16:41

This episode was quite interesting finding out that xylo reads poetry ???
But on a serious note all the reveals with the goddesses and especially with Venetim towards the end where great and probably a lot more connected to what happened to Xylo also.

I am really curious even more now about the goddesses what exactly are they and from where they come we got some crumbs of information here with the ruins and them going back to slumber after fighting demons but its just the surface.

And Tatsuya being from another world ?

The big reveal was Kivia loving ice cream and teoritta being so cute she needs to be protected.
No I mean Venetim stumbling and bullshiting his way to the biggest conspiracy of the world and turning out to be true that demon spies have infiltrated ???
This changes quite a lot of things and also probably connected to Xylo and what happened to him.
This was a great episode to world build and build up things to come and Venetim being the bullshit master was fun.

I have a [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m2SlrQGMUs) review if anyone is interested. Thank You.

Eunuchest2026-01-29 16:47

It would be quite the plot twist if its actually confirmed that Tatsuya was isekaid. His name stands out among everyone too

So Venetim accidentally revealed the truth and the best thing the dumbasses did is make him a hero instead of silencing him? I dont get it

Kirbyundertale2026-01-29 16:48

They looked like a family on an outing together so cute haha, Tatsuya is isekaied? so we are in an isekai from another character's perspective, no wonder he is so op lmao. Venetim bullshitting his way into the truth is actually insane. Do I hear Kazuma?

Fenestra30002026-01-29 16:51

If they happen to get Aqua, they'll dissect her lol

jezlus2026-01-29 17:08

there's no way im taking Tsav's character serious when all i hear is kazuma

tripleaamin2026-01-29 17:56

That's why the casting is perfect!

KnewOness2026-01-29 19:07

Hai, Tsav desu

dinliner082026-01-30 00:19

***\*proceed to cut off a man's hand while smilling\****

melindypants2026-01-29 19:58

Same! I started laughing as soon as I heard his voice - legendary

shad792026-01-29 21:00

I felt the same way when I saw (and heard) him for the first time in [this episode](https://imgchest.com/p/ljyq5rxvny2)... although after [he cut off that guy's hand](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/36b8051deb70.png) without batting an eye, [he didn't look so funny anymore](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/f230fba2dd34.png) xD

UMP45isnotflat2026-01-30 00:36

Literaly Scumzuma

NationalStrategy2026-01-29 17:14

So now we know the Tatsuya is an isekai hero

icegun7842026-01-29 17:19

[Wonder what will happen if I handle the tray of icecream like that](https://tenor.com/view/roadtodnp-ccn-gif-14008201)

SYZekrom2026-01-29 17:37

Ok so all the goddesses are just little girls. Why did Dotta in the first episode say he thought goddesses were like giant whales or some shit

Ooh, the poison goddess might show up soon, you say?

...Lizard people. There are lizard people in the government. Okay.

tripleaamin2026-01-29 18:35

>Ok so all the goddesses are just little girls. Why did Dotta in the first episode say he thought goddesses were like giant whales or some shit

Maybe he was reading some Doujins

OI-_-I02026-01-29 19:45

Maybe because that’s what the corrupted versions of them look like?

melindypants2026-01-29 20:12

>giant whales

That must've been the work of Venetim - at it again with his lies lol

NationalStrategy2026-01-29 17:47

I'm gonna drink for every time a character goes "Tch"

Cam_Ren1792026-01-29 17:58

A little while back I made a YouTube comment that Tatsuya was secretly an Isekai protagonist. It was meant to be a joke. Now I know how Venetim feels.

Brrrr-GME-A-Coat2026-01-29 20:58

I'm sorry, but we can't let this information get out. We'll be sentencing you to be a hero.

Cam_Ren1792026-01-29 21:31

……….Dang it.

LibraryOk57132026-01-29 17:59

So it seems that are very intelligent demons, enough to be capable of infiltrating the government ! That’s quite the revelation .

tripleaamin2026-01-29 18:33

This was a great transition episode that was much needed before entering their next mission. As we got some nice focus on various characters.

At the start we had Xylo, who wanted to read in peace, and Teoritta, who was giving it anything but that. Of course, as Kivia wanted to talk to Xylo, Teoritta played it for going to the great exchange. She had a blast, and we got a nice view of world building. I liked how Teoritta picked up that Kivia wanted sweets, and it showed a cute side of her.

Still, the main talk between Kivia & Xylo is disturbing. A revelation that Xylo actually saved Teoritta because she essentially was bound to be experimented on and dissected. Still, it is interesting that the anger Kivia had in episode 1 was not because Xylo was a hero. It was specifically because he was the goddess killer. Essentially, the military thinks if you can kill a goddess, then you can create one. Considering how powerful Teoritta is, imagining someone with an army of goddesses is terrifying.

This episode was a great showcase on Venetim. He has a very charismatic mouth, but he is a big liar about it. As he convinces the officer that it would be silly to kill them all off if one of them runs away. We can remember Dotta from episode 1 as a showcase of it likely to happen. They obviously can't refute that. Though we can tell talking out of his ass is out of habit because he says sure to Xylo asking for a pardon when it would be impossible to get it. Even more so the reason he is sentenced to be a hero is that the article he thought he bullshitted uncovered the truth of those among the church being aligned with the Demon Blight.

Still the mission of defending the fortress as a suicide mission to make sure that the 9th Goddess can poison Demon Lord Iblis. Obviously they can't refuse it, and it is to be expected. At least Venetim got better conditions for the mission.

At last we are introduced to Tsav, and like the majority of the heroes, he has a few screws loose.

NekoCatSidhe2026-01-29 18:34

Lol, Venetim got sentenced to be a hero for making up a conspiracy theory that turned out to be true. Apparently, that is even worse than selling the royal palace to a circus !

And so we learn that the demons have already secretly taken over the government. Which explains a lot, like what happened to Xylo and Senerva. And reinforces my theory about Norgalle really being a part of the royal family.

Teoritta is adorable, I cannot believe the military were planning to dissect her. But Xylo and Kivia are obviously ready to do everything to protect their cute adopted daughter !

That new guy at the end seems to be the first hero we meet to really be a violent criminal, since we learned Tatsuya actually got summoned from another world (which explains his Japanese name, I guess). I wonder what he really is here for.

NanDemoKnaives2026-01-29 18:50

Now I see why Tatsuya has a Japanese name, he's actually an isekaied individual. It's sad that was made out to be a criminal and has lost so much of himself when he isn't even originally of that world, I'm curious to learn what got him branded as a hero.

I wonder what's the special sacred seal placed on Venetim. I don't think it's simply that he can't say the truth or he has to always lie because he wouldn't be useful as a strategist that way. It was interesting to learn more about him this episode.

I'm really liking this development with Kivia, it does feel like she could end up becoming a hero too especially since we have yet to see a female one, but I'd also like there to be someone on the Holy Knights side that Xylo can get information from. It was sweet of Teoritta to get Kivia an ice treat as well.

Ejanna2026-01-30 02:53

> It was sweet of Teoritta to get Kivia an ice treat as well

In fact, Xylo deliberately gave Teoritta enough money for three scoops. You can tell by the tokens (they're different; if there were two scoops, they'd be the same). Bro simply noticed that Kivia really likes ice cream and treated her, but decided not to be demonstrative. LOL

NanDemoKnaives2026-01-30 03:18

That's a good point.

Nafi-tan2026-01-29 19:17

Teorittas bookmark for Xylo is made of the flowers they got last episode! This cutie needs to be protected at all costs!

Made_Bail2026-01-30 01:04

I love Teo more each episode. So many little adorable moments, like almost biffing the ice cream or bouncing as she waited in line. And her VA is fucking destroying it.

She's just the best.

TheBigIdiotSalami2026-01-29 19:22

aawwwww she made a bookmark from the flower.

ahhhhh [i see the end game now](https://i.imgur.com/MkzSzQj.jpeg)

Hero x Family

AceSoldia2026-01-29 19:25

Damn...what a reveal

ModieOfTheEast2026-01-29 20:34

So that revelation at the end would explain why certain parts of the military are lied to in order to getting killed. The question is now what the overall strategy is. It feels like making a person like Xylo a hero is a bad strategy. Dotta for example, I can understand. He isn't actually a threat combat wise so having him as hero doesn't change their chances of beating their armies. But Xylo? Which would mean that they haven't infiltrated the ranks enough to completely make decisions, just influence certain people to make some based on events. Question is if they can infiltrate further.

FallenPears2026-01-29 20:34

So... guessing Tatsuya was a normal Japanese dude who was summoned, quickly figured out what was going on through genre awareness and then ended up a Hero. And then died. A lot. Natsuki Subaru a lot, presumably.

Well, or they just sent him straight to the hero unit just because. Though not sure why they'd go to the effort.

Pincheraynor2026-01-30 00:53

Who plays the character with dark aura who sentences Venetim???

Don't tell me it's... Toshihiko Seki???