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A fearsome chameleon kong is sighted near Avancia, and all the fighters in town band together to take it down. But where did it come from?

Manicia worries that her illness has prevented her brother from pursuing a more rewarding path in life.

Rud returns to his hometown of Avancia with Luna in tow and reunites with his sister, who quickly takes to the new addition to the household.

With Avancia's fate hanging in the balance, the final battle between Rud's party and the demon king known as Greed begins.

The homunculi finish construction on the town's new public baths and the adventurers plus Rud and his clan are the first to try them out. Meanwhile, a new threat rears its head on the horizon.

Rud is a tank, the member of an adventuring party that protects the others by soaking up attacks. When he is kicked out of his party for losing his absorb shield too quickly on a labyrinth raid, he considers what his next move should be.

When Ivy says that she's just turned nine, everyone congratulates her. Ivy is deeply moved by their well wishes. The members of Blazing Sword and Lighting King explain the organization's crimes and Ivy offers analysis, with Sora and her past life's help.

Ivy's delicious cooking has made her very popular. The suppression squad feasts after a job well done and the next day, they set out for Otolwa with Ivy. She's deeply impressed by her first sight of a big town, but it hides a serious problem.

Ivy, Sora, and Ciel continue their travels. Suddenly, something starts chasing them! Ivy manages to get away, but runs into a horde of monsters! As Ivy tries to escape, she gets caught in a trap and can't move! Then a team of adventurers appears!

When Ivy goes into the village to sell her catch, everyone is really nice to her which makes her nervous. Later, she chances upon a peddler selling zaro, a specialty of Latomi Village. When she asks how the village is faring, the answer surprises her.

At the entrance to the next village, Ivy spots a scary-looking guard standing watch. Trembling with fear, she attempts to pass, but the guard stops and questions her. When she says that she's come from Latomi Village, the guard says something unexpected.

Ivy and Sora continue their journey, enjoying their time together. In an attempt to get Sora to sleep early, Ivy begins to tell a bedtime story. Long, long ago, the world was at war. To stop the war, a magician used a certain magic...

Femicia lives with her loving family. She's about to turn five—the age at which everyone receives a magical skill. No one knows what skill they will receive. That is left to the will of the gods. Femicia wants to be a tamer and work with monsters, but...

Ivy visits a village after catching a field mouse in a trap. She sees everyone going about their work using their magical skills and frets over her own skill. Ivy sells her mouse meat and buys the first bread she's had in years, but there's a problem...

Ivy is given a summary of the effects of their recent endeavors, which have shaken the whole kingdom. The Watch and the adventurers gather to celebrate their victory. During the feast, Blazing Sword and Lightning King have one last proposal for Ivy.

Ivy and Lattrua pretend to fall into Green Gale's trap and go with them to eat some sweets. Once there, Lattrua begins interrogating them. Meanwhile, Blazing Sword and Lightning King join forces with Captain Burksby to carry out a different mission.

Ivy and Lattrua go to eat sweets with Meela and her brothers. Sora confirms their suspicions about the siblings, but the organization may be using Green Gale as a decoy. If that's true, then Meela and her brothers might be killed. What will Ivy do?

Femicia is an 8-year-old girl who has lived in the forest ever since the head of her village ordered her capture. With nothing left to keep her in the village, she changes her name and sets out on a journey. What she discovers changes everything for her.

Leah and Alex talk with Doc and Olu of EARTHGANG about how intense they thought Speed Racer was as kids, their affinity for Super Saiyan hair, their experience creating "Swing" for Marvel's Spider Man 2, and more! Then, Leah and Alex break down the best anime from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and 2000’s.