May I Ask for One Final Thing? Ep 3 Review
Slavery, one of the oldest and most recurring crimes found throughout history. No one should be allowed to another person without their consent, so skavery is a most universally frowned upon by the world. It also means that, with a few exceptions (I’m looking at you, Naofumi), anyone caught partaking in this trade is fair game for a butt-whooping. And that is precisely what Scarlet proceeds to give over the course of these next few episodes.
Also, I’ve decided to cover this show instead of Let’s Play. No offense, but that anime is not looking that good, and TBATE already made me hit my yearly limit for bad anime.
Scarlet Continues Her Crashout
So, after proceeding to have the greatest crashout in the history of her kingdom, what is next for Scarlet El Vandimion. The good news is that Prince Julius, Kyle’s smarter older brother, has offered the best job ever: rooting out all the corrupt nobles in the country and punching their lights out. And thanks to Scarlet’s rampage, they now know that all the nobles who backed Kyle were doing some incredibly illegal things, and the worst is that of Minister Godwin. He has to go, and thankfully, Scarlet’s rampage has given her, her brother, and Julius the perfect in.
Meet Nanaka, a beastkin slave working undercover on Godwin’s orders at the Vandimion’s estate. After Scarlet punched his son’s face in, he was ordered to kill her while she slept, only to fail miserably. So Scarlet earns his loyalty by reversing time until he no longer has his slave crest (yes, she can do that.) After that, he was more than happy to help her, even if it means going back into the slave auction. In other words, they’re pulling off a sting operation, and as long as Scarlet keeps her cool, everything should work out fine.
Of course, this is still Scarlet. And when she sees the slaver’s bodyguard brutalizing Nanaka, she can’t help but send him flying.
I now see why Julius finds her so interesting.
I Can already see the Shippers at Work
This third episode serves as a means to further the relationship between Scarlet and Julius, and explains why he’s so adamant about annoying her: he’s bored. He’s bored about a lot of things in the world, and he knows that he will never get to see all of it for himself. So when he finds something interesting, he wants it around him. And while his feelings for Scarlet are not romantic as we think of them, they are very strong, much to Scarlet’s annoyance.
If I had to properly explain the sort of relationship that Scarlet and Julius have, its similar to Jinshi and Maomao’s dynamic in Apothecary Diaries. Julius likes pushing Scarlet’s buttons because she’s one of the few people who won’t bend over backward to please him. So it’s no wonder that he’s so fascinated by her.
But there might be someone even more fascinating out there: Terenezza.
As Scarlet made clear in the first episode, she’s never met Terenezza until the day of her crashout. She didn’t even know she existed. But whatever it is she’s planning, Kyle’s downfall hasn’t stopped it in the slightest. Now she’s working directly with Minister Godwin to take Scarlet out, and she’s given him something very interesting: a flintlock pistol. In a world of magic and swords, the presence of firearms is something that sticks out like a sore thumb. What’s even more concerning is that she claimed to get this from a deity called Palmia. If there is a goddess involved in all this, then that could be a problem for Scarlet.
Then again, this is Scarlet. She’ll probably be fine.
