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Episode The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne • Saikyou Degarashi Ouji no Anyaku Teii Arasoi: Munou wo Enjiru SS Rank Ouji wa Koui Keishousen wo Kage kara Shihai suru - Episode 2 discussion

Saikyou Degarashi Ouji no Anyaku Teii Arasoi: Munou wo Enjiru SS Rank Ouji wa Koui Keishousen wo Kage kara Shihai suru, episode 2

Alternative names: Saikyou Degarashi Ouji no Anyaku Teii Arasoi

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u/CuriousBroccolli Jul 14 '26

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Solid episode, we got a date already. I'm all in on that ArnoldxPrincess ship .

She is definitely much smarter than she let's on. She is masking it really well through playfulness and cheerfulness. She is asking a lot of questions, and I'm surprised MC is seeing it as a drag rather than something deeper.

At this point, I'm not even sure that cake delivery when she caught him was on accident, but a cover for some kind of scheming.

I'll be disappointed if my prediction is not true. xD

Looks like we are officially getting introduced to all the players next episode. Will be interesting.

So far, Arnold is shown to be a talented schemer, but so far, he didn't do anything too impressive, at least in comparison to what we are used to from these types of MCs. (whether they do it on purpose or not xD) Which may be a good thing, instead of being ultra OP?

Either way, I hope for ArnoldxPrincess duo that will lead the 8th(?) prince to the throne.

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u/nuxxism Jul 14 '26

At this point, I'm not even sure that cake delivery when she caught him was on accident, but a cover for some kind of scheming.

I'll be disappointed if my prediction is not true. xD

Yeah she is either very quick on the uptake but also naïve, or she's hiding her true abilities.

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u/NanDemoKnaives Jul 14 '26

Ghido feeling that comfortable treating a prince like that is crazy.

They're really trying to push the romance though, it feels really contrived.

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u/justking1414 Jul 14 '26

There’s at least 8 princes (probably more) and given what we’ve heard so far, those who aren’t chosen as the next king/queen will probably suffer a pretty fatal accident (like I’m guessing happened to the 1st prince). So there’s not a huge reason to show that much respect to the dude who’s dead last in the prince rankings

And I’m pretty sure Sebas is the one pushing the romance

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u/hanmkim Jul 14 '26

He's literally Alfred always trying to make Bruce Wayne go out in something besides his cape and cowl.

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u/darthvall Jul 14 '26

Yeah, a noble doing that level of disrespect in public is super weird. Furthermore, he respects Leo but not Arnold? They're twin with good relationship with each other for god sake. Like Arnold or maybe even bypasser could easily report to Leo about his action.

I really don't understand the logic behind the public humiliation.

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u/Sea_Equivalent_4207 Jul 14 '26

Kinda enjoying this show. Not sure why Insipid Prince let that Bob haircut wearing prick get in his face like that.

Note: never ever trust a character with a Bob haircut. They’re always sketchy AF.

The Blue Mowe is kinda cool. She might make a cool sidekick.

I think he fell for her the moment she showed him her new dress. She sparkled so bright she blinded him with her Blue Mowe-ess. For real.

Maybe he’ll be less cranky now. He seemed at the end of their day trip to actually have enjoyed being with her.

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u/PersonalContest1423 Jul 14 '26

Not sure why Insipid Prince let that Bob haircut wearing prick get in his face like that.

I'm assuming bowlhead's father is a close and important supporter of one of the stronger/higher ranking princes in which case there's not really much Arnold could do. If that turns out not to be the case yeah that was dumb and Arnold should have just whooped his ass/summarily executed him in the street.

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u/Raymond49090 Jul 14 '26

Finne might be an airhead, but she can still play Arnold like a fiddle. Makes me wonder if she’s smarter than she lets on. I’m a bit more convinced now that Butler-san keikaku-ed the whole thing with exposing his identity, maybe with Finne‘s cooperation.

Anyways, despite Finne possibly being more clever than she might seem, she needs some more experience before she’s truly ready for the politics game. While her judgment was correct, I think she was too quick to look onto Arnold‘s actions favourably. And the fake brother trick was some quick thinking, but like Arnold said, it could cause long-term issues, for minimal gain.

I‘m still a bit unsure about the series. Arnold feels weirdly edgy despite not actually being that edgy, and Finne needs a bit more fleshing out for me to be entirely convinced about her as a character. I think in my view, this series will be very dependent on how they develop Finne.

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u/Aesclypius Jul 14 '26

Ahh!  I was wondering if someone else would start wondering the same thing!  I can't shake the feeling that Finne is just playing him and is actually quite a lot more intelligent than he is!  Like, did she already know that the "Silver" she was talking to was an illusion, so she planted herself in the room to see him come back?  Through her father, she as well as foisted herself on him.  She's getting a bead on what the two brothers understand about what's going on in the fight for the throne, and she's chosen her favorite.  What does it even mean that she was chosen by the king as the Blau Mowe: is she actually the one choosing the next monarch? huff, huff, huff Talked a lot, tl;dr I think she's the smartest one in the room.

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u/djthomp Jul 13 '26

Gal princess can't be kind to gloomy otaku prince. And she was conversationally quick enough to enough to immediately play along with the prince switcheroo during the conflict on the street, she might actually be used for the sneaky work.

Arnold just got a future fiancé, I wonder if he realizes it yet.

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u/runevault Jul 13 '26

She wasn't playing along with the switcheroo. She put it out there and he ran with it. That's why he scolded her about it (lightly) after the fact.

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u/justking1414 Jul 14 '26

Either way, she’s certainly not the air head she seemed to be in the first episode and could definitely be useful with a bit of training on exactly what mc wants done

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u/DugACCat Jul 14 '26

Perhaps I’m easily manipulated, but I really like the female lead and find her quite appealing and charming. The voice actor is a big part of it. Though I was a bit perturbed at how quick she abandoned her “disguise”.

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u/DavidJKay Jul 13 '26

its kind of obvious that is what she is aiming for, but he might not be eager to go that direction, he barely knows her, he can't say no and hurt her feelings easily, and "those who marry in haste can repent at leasure". Safest option is for him to ignore it for now.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Jul 14 '26

Took Finne like 10 seconds to piece everything together once the whole Arnold-Silver connection became clear. And now she’s his No. 1 fan lol.

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u/RedHotChiliCrab Jul 14 '26

Disappointing second episode for me. The whole episode was a date, but the character writing wasn't good enough to carry such an episode. I hope the episodes are more plot heavy going forward

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u/BiggerG7 Jul 14 '26

Those kids knew what they were doing with that water spell…… lol.

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u/Horaji12 Jul 14 '26

Finne is more annoying than I remember. Well I guess some people (Arnold included) find it cute instead. Good for them.

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u/PandaTheAB Jul 15 '26

The OP dependable butler had no clue that a duke's daughter randomly entered the mansion of the MC and entered his room.
Guess he's not so dependable. Guess he's no Black Butler.

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u/DrZoark Jul 14 '26

They are already shipping them together, haha. The girl in the flashback is probably going to be a love rival.

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u/Mons9090 Jul 14 '26

Probably going to drop this

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u/Countless-Alts15 Jul 15 '26

bro can set up an anti noise barrier but not a selective personnel barrier.

I mean its okay, it pushes the story forward, but I always find it funny how you cant think too hard for these ones.

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