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Jan 30, 2024 6:57 AM
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They're really pushing Yumiella with responsibilities in this show, not that it's surprising or anything given how she's the main star in this show. We also got some outdoors competition and activites this time around.

Not sure how I feel about the Alice and Yumiella's relationship yet..the two are so different from one another. Then again, I guess they're trying to build more into Yumiella's character more and more.
Jan 30, 2024 8:11 AM
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Yumelia's training tactics are to much for most people in this world it seems.
Judging from the reactions their are those that want to get stronger but they aren't willing to sacrifice their safety to get stronger unlike Yumelia who thinks sacrifice is necessary to get stronger.
Her fundamentals are just to different from the rest.
As for her reputation it's not just her strength but also her personality that creates it.
I have to say tho the prince and his group make it worse their way of dealing with Yumelia shows their lack of maturity but it isn't just that they way they are acting right now makes one wonder if they are truly fit to be in a leading role.
Jan 30, 2024 8:45 AM
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Alicia's reasoning for Yumiella being the Demon Lord because Edwin told her so, it's because of her black hair. But other than that, it's quite a baseless and strange argument, though Yumiella wants to keep the return a secret, and Edwin...just runs his mouth in typical royalty fashion.

That said, with Yumiella being here, she's not the Demon Lord, and the other princes William and Oswald are complete idiots to think that they can defeat her. In the same sense, training them would help improve her reputation and trust in her, and her barrage of how to level up is quite the infodump, it feels like she's mocking them all. Also, Alicia being a reincarnation may be possible as well given her change in stature, but all that Yumiella finds is that...she's just as what the gameplay has given, except the response itself, which scares of both humans and animals. Once again, Edwin reinforces to Alicia that it's wrong to assume Yumiella as the Demon Lord, though her perception is quite the surprise.

The new headmaster Ronald who has taken over the position, is also aware of the Demon Lord's return, though Yumiella is confirmed that she's not the one. Regardless, something feels sus about Ronald, but that Yumiella doesn't know what, it's a mystery for now. Still, with the field lessons that Ronald asked her to supervise regional nobles increasing their levels to 40 before graduation, Yumiella wants a further 60 like Captain Adolf. Until then, all of this feels like a stretch, and with another classmate of Patrick Ashbatten that she can converse with, she pushes further with the Monster-Calling Flute and even with her own dark magic, though that puts her on the line of Patrick's chagrin.

Patrick's involvement with Yumiella, it creates a flutter of emotions...and she's quite the player to force people to her call.
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Jan 30, 2024 9:26 AM
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Once Patrick got introduced it got more interesting, thankfully because I was getting annoyed at those three nobles. Yumiella keeping using that flute and not getting it why the group weren't happy was funny. CGI monsters looked rough.
Jan 30, 2024 9:30 AM
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I have no idea how it played out in the LN, but in the manga that scene was a lot more panicky and imo funnier. Bit of a bummer how stiff and stoic they both are in the anime.



Jan 30, 2024 9:34 AM
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Ah, the frequent trope of the female lead's reincarnation in the FL genre, a common theme in Otome Isekai.

From a social perspective, it might be wise to mix up the groups. And Ronald's deadpan level is nearly as amusing as Yumeilla's.
Jan 30, 2024 9:44 AM
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damn, episode 4 was amazing
Jan 30, 2024 9:44 AM
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i like the calm style of Yumiella
Jan 30, 2024 9:46 AM
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Finally the episode that explain the title of this anime.
Jan 30, 2024 9:51 AM
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nice, we got our love interest this episode and he's pretty likeable, it would be cool if their relationship would progress during the course of this season, but it's too hard to tell based on this episode alone.

the monster summoning was pretty damn funny as well.
Jan 30, 2024 10:01 AM

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CGI budget not found. Proceed to ask free AI software for few monsters.
Jan 30, 2024 10:05 AM

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I'd prefer it without this guy. I knew someone will appear eventually I guess... I hope they won't go too much into romance though.
Jan 30, 2024 10:18 AM

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Can I just destroy the three idiots and save Alicia from their bad influence?! Dear Alicia is getting corrupted by their filthy delusions... 😖

I definitely enjoyed the spamming of the flute. Yumiella is getting better as a character.

P.S. I shouldn't have read the web novel ending spoiler. 😖

P.S. #2 I really dislike adding a love interest this early in the story, especially if it's not a romance-focused story. It irks me just thinking about it.

Yumiella need some headpats.
ASinfulPersonageFeb 2, 2024 3:37 AM
It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines
and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it,
is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service.
Jan 30, 2024 10:21 AM
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I have no idea how it played out in the LN, but in the manga that scene was a lot more panicky and imo funnier. Bit of a bummer how stiff and stoic they both are in the anime.



@felixsifuri wow that was a horrible delivery... I felt like that scene lacked something but the sucked all the soul out of it...
Jan 30, 2024 10:27 AM

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- we got the explanation to why they thing Yumi might be the demon lord, specially since Alicia sees her with a dark aura
- prince knows that she isn't the dark lord, but is dumb enough to tell everyone about it... baka ouji
- well after Yumi told everyone about the flute method, makes sense to see her using it to help them LOL what a fun last 5 minutes
- Patrick is good at leadership, unlike baka ouji
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Jan 30, 2024 10:28 AM
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Alicia and prince are stupid let just list it out

1 Alicia declared Yumiella a demon lord "yes she asked" but they way she did it and in the public manner she asked she may as well been declaring Yumiella the demon lord

2 the prince told a national secret to someone and even if he got permission to inform Alicia him confirming the appearance of a demon lord to a large part of kingdom's nobility as all the children in that lunch room beside Alicia are children of nobility some that are part of the anti-royal faction. he maybe a prince but that treason either way

3 The prince and other two are be openly aggressive against a powerful individual that the anti royal faction are trying very hard to get her to join their rank or worse she could just leave the kingdom thrown in her parents trying to marry her off to claw their way into central noble society this just increase the risk of her leaving a kingdom facing the appearance of a demon lord in two year

4 the openly challenging a level 99 person to a fight is just asking to get crushed and as they started it plus i do think anyone would speak against her having crush the prince and friends


light novel readers what did the king do about this?
Jan 30, 2024 10:32 AM
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two question

one about the new principal is he a demon lord worshipper or an anti royal support? she right something about him give me a bad feeling

two the margrave son his he getting close to her to use her or his he another reincarnate?

Jan 30, 2024 10:57 AM

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Sadly, this is going to turn romance focused. What a shame.
Jan 30, 2024 10:58 AM

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I have no idea how it played out in the LN, but in the manga that scene was a lot more panicky and imo funnier. Bit of a bummer how stiff and stoic they both are in the anime.



@felixsifuri doesn't seem that different to me
Jan 30, 2024 11:00 AM
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CGI.... I fear Ryuu
Jan 30, 2024 11:31 AM

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People in this realm are real wimps! Ah the CGI monsters terror, enough to fill a lifetime of nightmares! Dark healing also repairs fabric apparently 😅
Jan 30, 2024 11:37 AM

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Someone should just make that meme of the trumpet boy but replace the trumpet boy with Yumiella blowing the monster calling flute and the girl as Patrick.
Jan 30, 2024 11:53 AM

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Someone should just make that meme of the trumpet boy but replace the trumpet boy with Yumiella blowing the monster calling flute and the girl as Patrick.
@DMind I didn't know I needed this in my life until now XD
Jan 30, 2024 12:03 PM

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“The demon lord is returning in 2 years, only a few people know that” lmao proceeds to tell the entire cafeteria. The prince is so dumb

Matter of fact all the guys are dumb in this show lmao. Why do they keep antagonising someone who can kill them instantly. Then when they ask how she got so strong and she tells them to go into the dungeon they bitch about that too. yumiella can’t win 🤦🏽‍♂️. Happens irl too. People will ask you how you got something and then you explain and they say it’s too much work or they don’t wanna do it, but still jealous of you lol.

Well we know Alicia isn’t another isekaiee now. She and Edwin are getting on really well for a commoner and royalty. It’s interesting seeing an otome where that doesn’t even come up, everyone is so hyper fixated on Yumiella that it’s not an issue in this one lol. It’s funny seeing how to Alicia, Yumiella is like this ball of evil energy because of her dark magic.

After how he treated his brand new student on her first day, principal definitely deserved to be sacked but I think the new guy the king appointed is just as weird. Clearly hiding a lot behind that smile. Guess this is the king and queen following up on their conversation from last week about changing the culture at the academy

Field exercise time to help the students level up, likely in anticipation of the coming battle against the demon lord’s forces. Yumiella notices the potential inefficiencies of this drill and takes things into her own hands with the demon flute. Patrick and the student’s reactions to her constantly blowing the flute and calling reinforcements was brilliant lol. She’s such a troll. But at least she held the monsters down so the students could take them out at their own leisure. Like getting carried by your friend in a game

Speaking of Patrick, it’s no surprise Yumiella is so taken by him so soon. He’s the first guy to actually treat her like a girl. Protecting her from the beast even though she’s clearly the strongest on the field and how he just has normal strategic convos with her. He understands the ins and outs of things in a way she hasn’t seen anyone do yet. Looking forward to seeing them interact more. Anyone who can make Yumiella blush is good in my book

Another fun episode
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Jan 30, 2024 12:53 PM

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Yumiella, the embodiment of the classic "high Int, low Wis". :D
Jan 30, 2024 1:01 PM

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Finally a decent male classmate, big fan of Patrick, he seems like a nice guy, talented on combat and with impressive leadership skills. That was pretty funny about the healing spells of Dark Magic, Yumiella was a bit on the villainous side with her tough teaching methods.
Jan 30, 2024 1:13 PM
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I almost lost some brain cells there ...
Jan 30, 2024 1:13 PM
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Yumiella is absolutely Hilarious, and is an absolute beast, the lead's of the otome game are so unbelievably annoying,irritating and stupid....and the love interest dudes being total pricks simply cause of bruised egos is really sad imo they should want to be better yet all they do is complain and point fingers....smh
Jan 30, 2024 1:18 PM
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The plot of this story is similar to Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs. I am interested to see how the story develops, especially since in the ending song we see the prince dancing with Eleanora. However, the prince's behavior towards Alicia makes it difficult to imagine them ending up together. I still have some hope for the upcoming episodes, but we'll have to wait and see how it all plays out. By the way, I haven't read the manga yet, so none of this is related to spoilers.
Jan 30, 2024 1:44 PM

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I'm about to rip my hair out with how dumb and ridiculous the 3 "love interests" are but thank god Patrick finally came in. Assumed he would be normal based on his appearance coming in the OP/ED (can't remember i apologize) and so far he seems like he'll keep my sanity in check
anyway great on yumiella lol looks like she'll forcefully level up the nobles whether they like it or not
Jan 30, 2024 1:45 PM
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I know we are not supposed to like the original heroine, but i really can`t stand her at all.

Grey haired dude is kinda cute.

I was really surprised, that Yumiella can also heal with her Dark Magic. Its refreshing to see this trait in a "Evil" magic kind.
Jan 30, 2024 1:49 PM

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whats with the blonde girl in the ed is she Eds sister making her the princess
also romantic environment created
Jan 30, 2024 1:52 PM

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Those three noble guys are actually annoying. I genuinely despise them.

Patrick getting introduced is probably the best thing to happen with the show, I'm gonna be honest.

Dark Bind sounds like an XP glitch that anyone could use to their advantage. The fact that you could ask Yumiella to tie down monsters for you to get an easy kill would make you level up so fast. Demon Lord has no chance, none at all.
Jan 30, 2024 2:39 PM

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YAY Enter Patrick~! Yaaaaaay!

Gotta LOL at the end with her blowing the flute nonstop.

PS: UGH, it's always painful seeing the "romanceables" flock around the "Otome MC" with this 3rd person viewpoint....totally looks like mind control
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Jan 30, 2024 2:42 PM

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So many things to say here!

She said the line! She said the name of the show!

I really really hope they do the based Claymore thing and have them be friends instead of forcing romance into this.. I was so glad to find an Otome show without romance..

The 3 boys are insufferable, how can they be this stupid? How can they even try to pick a fight after they got their asses handed? Have they no shame? Especially after Ed already got a good scolding by his parents. I want Yumiella to talk some sense into them. The literal king and queen had to apologize for his stupidity before, I think she should just tease him with that a little.

Even worse since she is essentially getting bullied by their pure stupidity, after the class started opening up to her..

That is a pretty efficient and safe way to level, I guess they dont get combat experience, but that can come after they have the basic strength to use it!

Also dark magic can heal?! Op please nerf.
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It is for Madoka alone." - Homura
or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica.
Jan 30, 2024 2:58 PM

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Quite a fun episode, the cliffhanger of the last episode wasn't much trouble and the story is progressing a bit, with the introduction of Patrick, who's the only non asshole/scared shit towards Yumiella lmao. My favourite part was when she saw the cat and she seemed excited but kept her apathetic face XD.
I like everything, ok
Jan 30, 2024 2:59 PM
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Decent episode except for the CGi monsters.
Jan 30, 2024 3:24 PM
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Well she actually said the name of the show in this episode, we can all go home now lol. This was a funny one tho, I especially got a kick out of Yumiella just throwing caution to the wind when it came to the monster calling whistle lol, it was cool seeing the students use a formation and coordinating attacks the first time but then it just got goofy, it’s kinda reminiscent of a veteran player carrying blueberries in a game lol. And I’ll say the CGI monsters looked pretty shit but they didn’t hurt the scene that much for me.

We also met Patrick officially in this one, he seems like a cool lad but I’m sure his introduction to Yumiella was a ride lol, I’m definitely looking forward to more moments between the two of them. And lastly we got some more insight on why Alicia thought Yumiella was the demon lord, it must be weird seeing a shadowy creature instead of a cute girl lol, and of course there’s also the possibility she’s reincarnated too but I feel like that might be a red herring, too early to tell.
Jan 30, 2024 3:24 PM

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xD I knew she'd blow that horn a third time but I didn't expect her to do it a fourth and I think I heard a fifth time too xD Great end to a great ep.
Jan 30, 2024 4:54 PM

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THAT'S RIGHT PROTAGONIST, xp farm, that's good, evolve everyone and don't depend on the annoying guys
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Jan 30, 2024 5:41 PM

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the four "heroes" of the game are really a buncha useless nitwits. yumiella's interactions with patrick's much more interesting. also, that new principal's sus, and i still think alicia's not worth putting her guard down.
Jan 30, 2024 6:10 PM
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Yumiella just carried the power-levelling for all the regional nobles. Just this single grinding session would've made all of them stronger than any elitist central nobles who look down on them.
The higher-ups will probably notice this, and they might ask her to train the central nobles too sooner or later. I mean imagine them now being stronger than the prince's party by now. But I am guessing the special training for the prince the new principal mentioned is exactly what Yumiella suggested in the beginning.
Jan 30, 2024 7:02 PM

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that one group is going to be buff as hell by the end. seems like she found a kindred spirit in patrick.
Jan 30, 2024 8:40 PM

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I have no idea how it played out in the LN, but in the manga that scene was a lot more panicky and imo funnier. Bit of a bummer how stiff and stoic they both are in the anime.



@felixsifuri Well, in the manga, the dynamic nature is emphasized by the presence of around five panels, numerous onomatopoeias, and diverse postures and perspectives. However, in the anime, they adhered to one or two plans but stick with the plan of the second screen you sended. It seems they didn't pay much attention to that particular scene and opted to save some frames on this part.
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ooooooo little miss Dorkness has got a boooooyfreaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand :) :) :)
apart from the dogshit CGI another real nice episode this show sure is a pleasant lil surprise
Jan 30, 2024 9:13 PM
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I've been waiting for Patrick to get on stage. Yumiella needs a friend whose heart has not grown cold.
Jan 30, 2024 10:12 PM
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LMAO Yumiella’s training regiment is so hilarious man seeing her classmates whine when she kept on using the monster flute was so funny to me poor kids😭

Man those 3 simp ass princes are so excruciating to deal with, these guys believe anything that Alicia says which is so annoying🙄

I’m not even gonna cap to you I usually let shit slide but I gotta call this out…the CGI is not good😭😅😭 kinda wish they didn’t use it and went with 2D animation instead

We got a new male character and I just gotta say I’m so happy we got a guy character who’s ACTUALLY likeable I hope he becomes Yumiella’s love interest👀👀👀🫣
Jan 30, 2024 11:53 PM
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CG!!! CG GALORE!!!!! With how much we're treated by the rest of Winter 2024 anime, like Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, Frieren, 7th Loop, Saijaku Tamers, and Mahoushoujo ni Akogarete, all of which has great animations and barely noticable CGIs, this EP would definitely feels like we just returned to 2006 (or even earlier).
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Jan 31, 2024 1:48 AM

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Power leveling time.
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Jan 31, 2024 2:13 AM
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The monster calling flute was hilarious 😂 and I guess that means the "outer nobles" (or whatever they were called) will become higher levelled.

Hopefully nobody else approaches too close to 99 though 😬
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