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Episode III: Zaruba

Oh hey, a new Knight joins the cast? Purple is my second favorite color, so that's cool. Although you'd figure if there were a third Makai Knight they'd be Bronze, given the other two.

In this episode, Herman gets a magic letter from an old alchemist friend of his, which says that he's almost finished repairing an artifact known as the "Mado Ring" which should help Leon with his psychotic triggers and keep his soul from getting swallowed by flames.

I had to think for a sec about why the letters could only be read if you burnt them with a magic lamp, but I suppose it does make sense if you want your letter to be untraceable, ontop of making sure only specific people can even read it in the first place. The letter also catches the attention of Emma, since she's also a skilled alchemist.

And despite it seeming like the show is somewhat trying to portray Leon's' attitude as a problem, I again kinda have to side with the guy here. He's not only got good reasons for the way that he is, but yet again, dealing with the demeaning behaviors of both Herman and Emma would get on almost anyone's' nerves to a point. I feel for the dude.

Anyway, it's explained that within the Mado Ring lies a demon named Zaruba. whom Leon has to make a pact with if he wants instant mastery over his Gold Armor, and it's all but outright stated that this is just kind of a normal thing for Makai Knights to do. Unfortunately, Zaruba seems to have other plans, considering he's been tempting the Alchemist's' Apprentice(of whom I instantly forgot the name of, rip):



The plot of the episode from here on is pretty predictable, almost in a disappointing to be frank. I was actually hoping that Apprentice Boy was actually going to use the Ring to become the Purple Knight we see in the intro, and that the rest of Leon's' arc would deal with him needing to find a way to deal with his issues in his own way. Buuutt it seems like that's not the type of show Garo is, and instead, Apprentice Boy becomes a Horror, and Leon in the end does make a pact with Zaruba.



I question the merit in making a pact with a demon of which has literally no problem with making Horrors for the heck of it, but I suppose to be fair, Leon didn't actually know that Zaruba did anything. ON THE OTHER HAND, you know who did know? Herman, and yet he does nothing to stop the pact from happening. Necessary Evil, maybe? Still, it doesn't quite sit right with me.

In the end, it's Alfonso who ends up meeting the Purple Knight, and man, I hope we get an episode totally focusing on Alfonso soon. I'm really interested in his story, actually, but so far it's been mostly an afterthought. Well, it is still early on in the show, so maybe that'll turn around, who knows.

I can't really think of much else to add than that, so uh, if there's anything that stood out to you about this episode that I missed, be sure to lemme know!