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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER SABER: SWORDSMEN CHRONICLES EPISODE 3 - “AN EPISODE OF KAMEN RIDER ESPADA”

It doesn’t do a great job threading the needle of filling out scenes from the first few episodes (Sophia watches Rintaro leave to retake Touma’s book and sword, and then immediately tells Kento that Touma can stay in the guild), but it’s gratifying to see Kento finally get it, you know? It’s nice to see him look back on his dedication to uncovering the secrets of his father (Espadad), and just now noticing that no one ever wanted him to give up his happiness and safety in pursuit of that goal. Even Ogami’s like It’s Not A Big Deal, and that dude was actually around for Calibur’s rampage 15 years ago. It is incredibly charming to build out an entire bonus feature around a pre-death Kento figuring out that he’s a weird, emotional burden on his supportive friends, and deciding to be a better person.

I think that it's also quite gratifying to have Sophia, the one who managed the group, knows about Touma being Kento's childhood friend, making Touma even feel more welcomed - as an obligation too for it being someone that their dear Kento already knew. It's charming for Ogami and Mei to try to cheer Kento's up by reminding of what he has right now but, it also can rub me off the wrong way a bit for him to telling him to just ignore/forget it. Like, having good friends around him won't diminish how important, though it's true too that he shouldn't go into a self-destructive path to search for it. So for this episode, while Ren simps for Kento for being strong, Kento had similar feelings on Rintaro.