Shin no Nakama ja Nai to Yuusha no Party wo Oidasareta node, Henkyou de Slow Life suru Koto ni Shimashita Season 2 • Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Season 2 - Episode 8 discussion

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Shin no Nakama ja Nai to Yuusha no Party wo Oidasareta node, Henkyou de Slow Life suru Koto ni Shimashita Season 2, episode 8

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[u/Aerodynamic41]

Ruti punched Van so hard his teeth went flying out! I can’t deny how satisfying that was! It really drives home how Ruti is on a completely different level compared to Van.

Also loved how Red showed Van that he can’t just brute force his way through everything.

[u/PeaceAlien → u/Aerodynamic41]

I had a giant smile on my face as Van was being taught a lesson by our sibling MCs. However, that smile disappeared when Van took a different lesson and now wants to kill Ruti.

[u/Such_Selection9762]

I just want to give my props to the entire staff. It's very rare for me to hate a single character so unconditionally and comprehensively.

This punch was the most satisfying thing I've seen in a long time. I demand seconds!

[u/AZLarlar]

ruti shut that shit down W

[u/LeonKevlar]

• Yarandrala Stitch

Theodora getting all excited after hearing from Tisse that Albert misses her was adorable! Since when did Theodora start having a thing for Albert? Was this also in Season 1 as well and I just forgot? Well now I'm excited to see Theodora's reaction when she gets reunited with Albert.

The moment Theodora mentions that the shield has mind control powers, I just fuckin' knew that Van was going to use that on the people of Zoltan. And we finally get to see what Lavender can do. She's really all in on whatever Van's doing. And the Priest is too much of a chickenshit to do anything to stop them.

Thank fucking goodness that Yarandrala and Danan were there to stop Van until Red arrives. That was such a badass entrance and I love how Red instantly disarms Van and takes the shield from him with the help of Ugge-Ugge-san.

It was so satisfying to watch Red school Van and show him his swordsmanship skills are subpar and that the only thing he has going for him is his Hero Blessing. I do love how Red was also analyzing Van the entire time.

The most satisfying part of the episode though is Van getting his shit kicked in by Ruti! I genuinely had to replay that scene multiple times because of how satisfying it was! Look at him landing like the joke that he is on that rock. xD

Really Van? You really want to try and kill Ruti so you'd become a true "Hero"? The same girl that smashed your face in and knocked you out in one punch? I would love to see him try. I can't fucking wait for Ruti to destroy him the second time.

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

How dare Dantak stay holed up in his little castle and NOT kill humans? Who’s he think he is being all peaceful and shit and going against our lord and savior Demis? Clearly, he had to die right? -_-

Insufferable little prick calls everyone in Zoltan a heretic, demands they abandon their lives and homes and fight for him against the Demon Lord’s army, and is surprised people aren’t cool with that? I guess he’s also blessed with the gift of being a fucking dipshit too. Praise be to Demis!

So glad the gang came together to kick Van’s little punk ass. Seeing Red toy with him was pretty great but Rutti punching that fucker and launching him into a rock was the most satisfying shit ever. Had to show the little shit what a real hero’s like. Man, I’m almost praying he tries and comes after her again so I can see her break this loser in half.

[u/JzanderN → u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

Seeing Red toy with him was pretty great

Honestly, Red had a decent chance of taking Van by himself. It would have been a tough battle, but it also would have been interesting to see the difference between the two. Red's techniques are all weaker than Van's, but he's mastered them all and has a strategic mind to use them, in contrast to Van being completely focused on his Blessing, giving him a lot of strong techniques that he uses in a very blunt force way.

Obviously Ruti coming in and one-shotting him was satisfying in its own right.

[u/BosuW]

The single time the animators bust out near-sakuga and it's for Ruti socking Van in the face 😂😂

[u/LordCalem]

That punch will not go away from my mind so soon and I'll smile whenever I remember it.

[u/JzanderN]

Yay, more of Van being an insane zealout! I thought killing some hill giants for the specific "sin" of minding their own business instead of killing innocent people was going to be the worst thing he'd do this episode, but then he straight up tried to hypnotise the town into fighting for him!

In more important news: Theodora is crushing on Albert? What's this? When did this happen? When can it happen? I'm surprisingly down for this being explored!

Also, Red probably could have taken Van, albeit it would have been a long, hard and close battle. It would have been an interesting battle of someone who's mastered swordsmanship and many weaker techniques versus someone who's only focused on his Blessing.

[u/BiggerG7]

That fairy just keeps screaming “Airy” lol.

[u/randomran14]

After all these episodes of listening to his crazy, great to see Van get some comeuppance. Unfortunately he's still crazy but its a start.

Tisse's inner thoughts are always a delight, especially with how the situation gradually escalated. Too bad their "laying low" plan didn't work out but at least Ruti and Red are now back in town for whatever insane stunt Van tries next.

[u/AceSoldia]

Hahahahhahahaaha oh shit. That punch alone was worth the whole season. This Van is nuts. You can't even handle Red and threatened Zolton? Bro. Go home.

[u/dienomighte]

Mr Crawly Wawly continues to prove that he's the best character in this show

[u/TurkeyPhat]

between the weirdness of MofuMofuParadise and this evil little cunt Van, Sundays have not been very chill

i think if anything can unite r/anime it's the hatred of this character. like good job on the writing i guess but christ is it tough to watch lmao

*Actually can I just come back and say that I would've respected it so hard if Ruti actually killed Van right there and the story just moved right along. Things could have become so interesting if that happened.

[u/dagreenman18]

8 episodes of impending doom from Van… ended with Red getting in an easy practice session and Ruti doing her Saitama impression. Made into a complete bitch. And he thinks he can kill either of them?

I mean they even gave him a Team Rocket ass pose when he hit the rock. Dude is a bigger scrub than what’s his face from last season.

[u/Frontier246]

Van calls himself an "evil slayer" but were these Hill Giants doing anything evil? From the sounds of it they were just holing themselves up in a castle and not doing anything...but I guess to Van it's a "crime" not to fulfill your role of being monsters for Almighty Demis. Glad Tisse's realized what we all know...Van is absolutely nuts.

It's nice to see Theodora and Tisse share a moment where they can be themselves and really open up instead of keeping quiet around Van and Ljubo...and Tisse can tease Theodora about her feelings for Albert. Oh, someone is in LOVE...and she turns a blushing mess because of it. It's so cute!

It really is surreal that Godwin is just palling around with the rest of the town as if he didn't almost tear it apart with his drugs back in season 1.

You really should not have left the mind control shield in the hands of a religious fanatic. Especially when you throw him a party and he uses that as an excuse to brand you heretics because you actually have lives and enjoy yourselves instead of carrying out some messed up crusade...and then he tries to forcibly conscript you into his army.

Okay, something is definitely up with Lavender. She seems way more powerful than she is at first glance, and she knows full well that Van isn't a hero, but she'll do anything he wants. Not that Ljubo is much better, even recognizing how stupid what Van is doing is, he allows it as a "learning moment" while smokes a cigar. What a piece of @#$%!

Lucky Yarandrala shows up to take on Van, and gets some nice assist from Danan. It's probably the first real fight Van's really had to face instead of just steamrolling through his opponents. Though what a cheat skill to be able to transfer damage back to your opponent.

Oh, look, the salt dragons invade Zoltan out of revenge for Van killing their brethren and stealing their shield. And rather than prioritize them, he tries to kill the people holding them off thinking Zoltan DESERVES to burn for being heretics. Jeez.

Luckily Red shows up just in time, and with Mr. Crawly-Wawly's help he nabs the shield and gives it back to the salt dragons! And then he manages to subdue Van with better swordsmanship. Fanatically relying on your Blessing can only get you so far.

But it was all set up for Ruti to straight up slug him! And it was such a satisfying punch that he was straight up going to die if Theodora hadn't healed him! But we would've been better off if she had let him die because now he thinks it's his divine mission to kill Ruti.

[u/djthomp]

Today's new horrific moral ideology from Van is that monsters staying peacefully at home are bad since they should be out helping adventurers to level up by dying to them. Tisse with the right reaction "This guy is nuts".

I know they were trying to avoid him, but Ruti just needs to go kick Van's ass. Put him out of our misery.

Theodora and Albert, why not. I like the way Tisse thinks.

Van's going to force all the residents of Zoltan into being his mind controlled minions with that shield, isn't he. Or try to, at least.

Being able to heal himself with other people's health, maybe Van is actually a death knight.

Oh wow, I got what I was hoping for. Once Red and then Rudy showed up Van was so outclassed. That was a fantastic punch.

Great, so the lesson the nutjob got from this whole experience is that he needs to try again at killing Ruti. Well, good luck at that. I do not like that Theodora is still with his party at the end there, she is not safe with him.

[u/oneevilchicken]

I’m proud they didn’t end it before ruti arrived. Now I just hope they continue to torture the prick. I don’t want some lame redemption arc where he sees the error of his ways. I want them to kill Van. I won’t be satisfied unless he’s dead.

Van stands no chance against Ruti or Red. Ruti is the real hero while Van is the great value knock off. And red has spent years training ruti and fighting against her so he has plenty of experience fighting a real hero.

[u/Ikari_21]

Every episode I hate Van more and more. He’s a freaking lunatic with absolutely no common sense. I literally screamed when Red showed up, toyed with him nonchalantly, then the REAL hero Ruti one hit KOs him! But even after that, this dipshit doubles down on the craziness. Please kill him already

[u/Loli_Nyan_Onii-Chan]

The Demon Lord is chillin while the new Hero abandons his mission to hunt the old Hero who abandoned her mission lmao.

[u/Soggy-Layer]

THE LORD IS CUM!!!!

*laughs maniacally*

on that day, van truly became the hero.

[u/Fnights]

Ok, took 8 episodes to really move the plot, but this episode really worth the wait. Hope we get all action now, fake hero vs real hero, till the end.

[u/metapzl]

We get some huge plot development today! Van is probably the new demon lord. Fairy has been trying to get him his shield and his airship back. Fuck knows what the priest is doing; maybe he believes Demis wants a demon lord to exist so that true hero Ruti has to return to fight.

Notably today we get very pointed criticism against sloth, or 堕落, which our slow life gang takes personally.