[SILVER] Mushoku Tensei (S1E8) "Turning Point 1"

Justin's predictions: 1. EP7: Eris is going to make a move on Rudy. (can we consider this done as of EP8 bedroom scene?) 2. EP8: Adventuring party forming. 3. EP8: Going to Magic University. First off, the less serious stuff: Since you guys were talking/theorizing during this portion of the show, I'll post what was said to alleviate any confusion. Perugius: "This mana resembles the light of summoning. Could someone be seeking to undo the seal on the Demon God Laplace? Almanfi, investigate the source of the mana. Slay any suspicious people on sight." Good thing Ghislaine is a Sword King (which is a *very* high rank), cause that's the only reason he didn't continue to try to kill Rudy, he recognized the prestige Ghislaine's rank holds and opted to give her the benefit of the doubt. Also, thanks Justin, we should all refer to Perugius as Perogie Master from now on. And now the serious stuff: Ok, so this time around I *know* I posted this before, and I'm specifically going to copy and paste my comment from the last time Theta watched Turning Point 1 because I think the missing context with Rudy's internal monologue is needed for Rudy's character development. Anyways, Theta you don't need to read this on-air since you (or, Griffin, rather) already did last time around and it IS pretty long, but I'm pasting it incase Justin wants to read it. Pasted from my comment on SFR's last reaction of MT Ep8: Ah yes, the most notorious scene in the anime... The Rudy & Eris bedroom scene. This episode, unfortunately, cut out the vast majority of Rudy's internal monologue after the Eris bedroom incident. I know why it was cut, because of episode time constraints (it's a lengthy monologue), but not having it in the anime really takes away from Rudy's character development. I'm going to paste it below because I think it's integral to knowing what the author intended for this scene. This does NOT contain any spoilers for any future content, and is solely a snippet from right after the Eris bedroom scene that was cut from the anime. . . . . . . . Eris was standing over me. Her cheeks were red. She was glaring at me. “I told you just a little, didn’t I?! You moron!” The door was left hanging wide open after she kicked it and marched out. * I stared blankly at the ceiling. The feverish heat that had taken over had dissipated completely. “This is why you’re a virgin.” I was filled with self-loathing. I completely misread the atmosphere. I went way too fast. Halfway through, I forgot that she was still a child. I completely forgot myself. “Ah, dammit, what were you thinking?!” After playing so many erotic games, I thought maybe I understood how the heroines felt. In my previous life I used to watch thickheaded protagonists be oblivious, and I would think to myself, Just hurry up and make your move, then it’ll be over. What I’d just done was the result of that thinking. As a player, you could see the heroine’s internal dialogue. The protagonist, meanwhile, had no idea what she was thinking. That was why most protagonists were aware something like this could happen, even if they knew the other person liked them. So they took their time and slowly developed the relationship instead. I was being completely short-sighted compared to them. Especially after I’d had that conversation with Philip. What was I thinking, saying I would pretend he only said all that because he was drunk? The things I said and the things I did were in complete contradiction. I knew what would happen if I had sex with Eris. We would sleep together, she would get pregnant, we would get married. A grand series of events that would make me an official member of the Boreas household. Or, after all that, would I come to hate the ugly power struggle that followed so much that I would run away? Would I plan not to take responsibility for my actions? Was I just going to pass it off as a one-night stand? Foolish. I would no doubt end up going after Eris every night. My sex drive was quite strong in my previous life, and I had a feeling, without even looking at Paul as an example, that it might be the same for my current body. There was no way I would be satisfied by a one-time thing. She may have come to me today, but the next time I would be the one going to her. Philip and Hilda surely hoped for that. No one would stop me. I would take the bait of temporary gratification and fall into the filthy trap that was the Boreas household’s inner power struggle. “Ah!” The staff standing in the corner of the room caught my eye. I couldn’t forget Eris’s feelings either. The money may have come from Philip and Sauros, but she was the one who planned the party for me and came up with the idea of giving me that staff. She was the one who worried over our conversation at the party and came here to comfort me tonight before I fell asleep. She thought about me all day long today. Yet a moment ago, I’d been about to violate her out of lust. There was a girl who genuinely considered my feelings as a person, and I tried to have my way with her. Remember how happy she looked when she was talking with that maid before? You just tried to trample all over that. “Haha…” I was a piece of crap. I had no right to judge Paul. I had no right to lecture anyone. I was a piece of crap in my previous life and nothing had changed in coming to another world. Tomorrow I would gather my things and leave. I would go die on the roadside like the garbage I was. “Ah!” I suddenly realized that Eris was standing in the doorway. Only part of her body was visible, her face peeking out from behind the frame. I panicked and tried sitting up, no stand… No! Should I just prostrate myself! “I-I’m sorry about what just happened.” I balled up like a turtle, prostrating myself before her. “…” I peeked up. Eris’s gaze was drifting as she fidgeted, her legs brushing against each other with the motion. Then she slowly whispered, “T-today’s a special day, so I’ll make an exception and forgive you.” Sh-she forgave me! “Besides, I already know you’re a pervert.” Who the hell told her that! No, it was true though. I was the one. I was the pervert. It was my fault. Everyone look over here. It’s me, the pervert. “But, i-it’s still too early for us to do that, so…five years! In five years, once you’ve grown up properly, then…mumblemumble…b-but until then, hold it in!” “Hahah!” I slumped forward. “W-well then, I’m going back to bed. Bye, Rudeus. Good night. I’ll see you again tomorrow.” After that choppy, disordered farewell, Eris vanished from view. I could hear the rhythm of her footsteps as she took off. I waited until the sound faded completely before I shut the door. “Pheeeeeew.” I slumped against the door and slid down. “Thank God!” I was glad today was my birthday. I was glad today was a special day. I was glad I didn’t do something worse than what I did.

Kelven