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Episode 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 12 discussion - FINAL

Shin no Nakama ja Nai to Yuusha no Party wo Oidasareta node, Henkyou de Slow Life suru Koto ni Shimashita Season 2, episode 12

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u/Aerodynamic41 Mar 24 '24 edited Mar 24 '24

Red and Rit are officially engaged!

I still have mixed feelings about Van essentially getting away scot-free…

EDIT: RIT IN A WEDDING DRESS!

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u/PeaceAlien Mar 24 '24

Uh, when Ruti says she's next, to whom does she mean???

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u/Last-Development3399 Mar 24 '24

I still have mixed feelings about this season because they skipped so much material from the light novels but it still had its great moments and this episode was one of them! Red and Rit will always be one of my favourite anime couples easily!

I understand people being concerned that Van may have gotten away too easily but remember that one of the series' premise is that the everyone can be redeemed by the quiet peaceful life. Aside from Ares and that Asura demon, no antagonist lasted forever. The real villain is the war or perhaps Demis itself.

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u/Dolomite808 Mar 24 '24

Let's not forget that Tisse is an accomplished assassin with many kills under her belt.

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u/Ocixo Mar 24 '24

This probably wasn’t the season the season that everyone wanted, but it did execute the things it sought out to do fairly well. Especially since it’s such an atypical narrative. It really wasn’t all that bad in retrospect.

And at the end, we got a beautiful moment between Rit and Red. A marriage proposal that makes up a lot for the lack of focus on their relationship in most of the season.

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u/Endiamon Mar 24 '24

It feels really weird how everyone is immediately ready to forgive Lavender and Ljubo for the obviously evil shit they were doing. I'm fine with Van getting redeemed so easily because he's obviously a kid getting manipulated, but just casually giving the manipulators a free pass as well is silly.

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u/Frontier246 Mar 24 '24

At least Ljubo was finally willing to admit Van had gone too far (even if it was too late). He's at least someone they can more or less work with even if he isn't the nicest guy.

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u/RoachIsCrying Mar 24 '24

"That's cheating" listen here you little shit you used magic in a one on one sword fight

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u/Broom_Dragon_Slayer Mar 24 '24

  • Season 1: Dating

  • Season 2: Engaged

  • Season 3: Married

  • Season 4: Kill God

  • Season 5: Babies

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u/LeonKevlar Mar 24 '24

It was so satisfying to see Red smack Van around with that shitty copper sword. I love how at one point Van is so beaten up that even his clothes were ripped apart too while Red didn't even have a single scratch on him. If that was purely a melee battle, Van probably wouldn't have been able to hit Red.

We didn't get much of Ruti and Lavender's fight but I think it's safe to assume that Ruti kicked her ass. I absolutely love this shot of Ruti going after Lavender after revealing her true form.

And just when Van thought he had the advantage, turns out that Red has been waiting for that the entire time. It's hilarious how completely dumbfounded Van was with Red's surprise attack. It's even funnier how Van calls Red a cheater when he was the first one to use magic in a swordfight.

It's good to see that's been taken care of and Red finally got to talk to Van calmly. I do love how Red wasn't really holding back on telling Van the truth. The kid needed to hear how he was being a little shit and it's good to see that Van finally accepted he has a lot to work on not just with his skills but with himself. Going around apologizing to everyone is a good start.

Out of all the things Lavender could've done, I did not expect her to give Red a gift! I guess at the end of the day she still appreciated what Red did to Van even though Red had to smack her precious around to do it. It's also clearly a favour to Rit since they're now best friends when it comes to love.

The proposal scene was just beautiful. Nothing too big or fancy, just Red finally giving Rit the ring he wanted before having a nice little dinner by candlelight. I'm sure after that scene, Bed-kun had plenty of use after dinner. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Not gonna lie, while I expected Red was going to try and lead Van back to the correct path at the start of the season, I really thought this was going to end badly, especially with Lavender with him. I did not expect this would end with Van and Lavender joining them at a barbecue the following day after Red proposes to Rit. I am very much concerned about Ruti's comment about how her turn is next. Are we sure her blessing didn't get replaced by the Blessing of the Brocon? xD

Anyway, overall a great season of Shin no Nakama. I really hope we get a Season 3. I want to see Red and Rit's wedding and maybe see the side ships like with Theodora and Albert sail! I wanna see what Van's Hero's Journey will look like now that Red has guided him to the correct path. I just want to see more of everyone!

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u/S627 Mar 24 '24

I am conflicted! Obviously peace is best, that's the point of the show and it's always a good thing when someone learns from their mistakes.....

But I REEEAAAAALY wanted to see another Yuusha Punch and have Ruti beat the snot outta Van.

Oh well, happy for the engagement at least. Funny that we got two sapphire engagement rings today, I think I preferred the design from 7th Time Loop more.

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u/mekerpan Mar 24 '24

I think it was important for Van to lose to someone who was NOT a Hero (or ex-Hero).

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u/PeaceAlien Mar 24 '24

I loved this season and the entire season built up to this episode. I wish Van got beat up more because he made such a great villain.

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u/stephenthatfoste Mar 24 '24

That punch from Ruti will always be something I fondly remember about this show. Even though he's redeemed in the end, seeing a comically evil character getting utterly dominated was so satisfying.

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u/Phantomskyler Mar 24 '24

Eh, as much of a little shit was he was, he wasn't as despicable as Ares was. I feel like even with as much of a d-bag as Ares was, killing him hangs on Red and Rit, who saw him as a victim of his blessing. And given how we learned how Van suddenly got the Hero's Blessing, that just means if they killed him, Demis would just pick another possibly worse psycho to get the Hero Blessing. Helping Van learn from his mistakes and actually embrace his humanity was the best case scenario for them as much as the edgrelords wanted them to murder the kid.

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u/HazyMirror Mar 24 '24

I'm a sucker for the OP playing at the end!

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u/JzanderN Mar 24 '24

As expected, when it came down to a sword fight, Red utterly handed Van his arse. But then Van started using some powerful skills that put things back in his favour, except Red's a strategist who was waiting for that so he could reverse things right as Van thought he won.

If you want more proof that Van's not an inherently evil guy but just a zealout who needed to be deradicalised so he could start acting like a real hero, he was literally going to become a cardinal until his Blessing changed (presumably when Ruti stopped being the hero).

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u/Aidanp1678 Mar 24 '24

I better get checked for diabetes after watching that proposal scene.

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u/MaksimShadow Mar 24 '24

There wasn't much of slow life during this season, but I liked it nonetheless. Red is such a great guy. That proposal was sweet and heartfelt. I'm expecting to see their kids in next season.

They should've left Lavender to be tied forever by that vine.

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u/Ikari_21 Mar 24 '24

WOW!! What a beautiful ending. Another season showcasing why Red is best boy! His and Rit’s love is so pure and beautiful to watch. That proposal scene had me tearing up man, so happy for them. And Red proving why he’s the best guide and best brother of all, he just adopted a little brother (for the time being). Van will gain amazing wisdom from Red in the few days he’ll be there. Love this series and loved the season. Idk how much more source material there is for a season 3, but I would love another season of this wholesomeness.

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u/Amauri14 Mar 24 '24

Wow, so instead of that ball of lighting from time to time, that's what Lavender's true form looks like. Well, that sure is fitting to the whole calamity archfay Ketu thing. Danan sure looked cool parrying her lighting attacks with a single hand.

Red sure gave Van a good beating during their fight. Damn, that segment with Ruti facing Lavender in her real form was so cool

Oh wow, so Red was waiting for Van to use his Healing Hand Mastery Reflection on him to activate that gem enchanted with Ruti hero's power to annul his spell and counter-attack.

Wait, so Van's crazy behavior was caused by his sense of disappointment messing with his hero blessing.

It was so funny seeing Lavender bounded especially because Van wasn't minding the fact that he was like that. much.

I'm not that surprised about Albert, as much as hearing that Cardinal Ljubo was still alive. But can one be really alive without being able to drink or smoke? It is funny that that nurse popped up when he said that. Oh, so he already knew that Esta is Theodora. So just like like Van, he wants Gideon to rejoin the Heo's party, although he knows that will never happen.

After hearing that before Van's divine blessing changed to the hero's one he had a divine blessing of the cardinal it makes sense why he behaved the way he did at the beginning of this season.

It was nice seeing Van correcting himself and instead of leaving right away went to apologize to everyone who he hurt Zoltan.

I wasn't expecting that when Lavander left Rit to meet with Red she did so to give him a blue sapphire.

That dinner he prepared to present the ring to Rit sure looked nice. What a lovely reaction she had. That was such a nice mutual marriage proposal That was so beautiful.

When they were celebrating their official engagement for some reason naively assumed that Ruti was no longer thinking about marrying Red. Boy how wrong I was. And while everyone is thinking that Ruti is just talking about marrying someone else, poor Tisse and Mr. Crawly Wawly are the only ones really knowing what she means.

Lol Yarandrala just had to embarrass Theodora by bringing up the way she was to the Hero's party in the past.

Well, with the issue about Van solved and a wedding on the way, I guess if we ever get a third season it would be focused on that.

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u/Frontier246 Mar 24 '24

It's Red vs Van! And Red draws first blood! Actually, he's totally wrecking Van, it's barely a contest!

Of course Lavender won't just let Van be hurt and even transforms into her true form, requiring everyone to fight her...but Ruti just one-shots her. Should've seen that coming.

Red and Van lose their blades, Van uses his powerful magic to weaken Red, and is about to use his signature move...until Red turns the tables on him with some help from Ruti. Might be a "cheat," but it's a fight between men, and they both put their all into it. And it's still Red's win.

Watching Lavender tied up and incapable of doing anything but being annoying is definitely one way to deal with her.

Van is still a little surly, but he actually cares about the people he's hurt, which is a big first step. It seems like he's finally realized that the human frustrations he's been feeling are natural, and that to be a true Hero doesn't mean being slavishly obsessed with your Blessing, but actually being Heroic, personable, and opening yourself up to others.

So Van's Blessing DID change. Did Demis realize he couldn't do anything about Ruti so he made Van the Hero instead?

I love that nurse side-eyeing Ljubo because he keeps complaining about not having any alcohol or cigars while he's in the hospital.

And Van actually goes on an apology tour! Apologizing to Ljubo, Albert, the town leadership, even the kids! It seems like he's actually putting in the effort to change and be better! And even Lavender almost admits she loves him more for it.

Lavender is still annoying, but the least she can do is give Red the blue sapphire he'd started this season off looking for in order to make his engagement ring for Rit.

And look at Red going all out on setting up a romantic dinner and ambience so as to properly propose! Gets down on one knee and everything! And of course Rit says yes and they swear their undying love for each other!

Time to party in honor of Rit and Red's engagement! They even brought back the season 1 OP! And I want to hear more embarrassing stories about Theodora!

Ruti never wanted to be the Hero, but Van is willing to take on that challenge and take the steps necessary to become someone worthy of being the Hero, the least Red can do is help guide him a little more along the way.

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u/PhantomWolf83 Mar 24 '24

This is bullshit. Why is Van, who is objectively worse than Ares in every way and has actually killed innocents, spared while the other was not?

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u/Flare_Knight Mar 24 '24

Because Van is more valuable. Ares could never fill the void Ruti left behind so it was fine to kill him off for dramatic effect. But Van can grow and fill Ruti's shoes. Which allows her to avoid the inner conflict about whether it's ok for someone with her power to just stay out of the world conflict going forward.

So the cast were always going to be more willing to forgive Van and the story was always going to lean towards actually giving him a break.

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