Erementar Gerad 3

  
  

Almost had this finished a bit ago but browser decided to crash so I'm going to have to write it all over again :P Took a quick glance at the manga (haven't really read it yet)... the correct spelling for Cisqua's group is Arc Aile... and where's SD Ren in the anime? ;)

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「どうした？」いうんじゃねぇ、バカ！！ヽ（`Д´）ノ
Don't say "What's wrong with her?", you idiot!

Excuse my low tolerance for characters like Coud who act like idiots ;) Actually, in the manga he didn't say anything like what he said in the anime to Ren...

Coud still doesn't understand that what he said hurt Ren's feelings, so he goes to Ren to talk.. but she's gone.. So it was a setup.. but the people who let Coud and the rest stay didn't have a choice since Bizon, the guy in charge of the village, told everyone to report if Arc Aile showed up. So Coud hastily runs off to Bizon's castle, and after avoiding the many traps finds himself very much lost... He runs into Cisqua, Kuea, and Rowan, and after the usual hijinks, takes their Adilraid radar and goes to save Ren by himself. He gets there first, but Cisqua's not far behind and kinda misinterprets what she sees (love the reaction) ;)

However, they don't make it out before ecountering Bizon and his Adilraid, Baal -- who's actually different than Ren and Kuea since she's a type called a Stingreid. Unlike those two, a Stingreid's Erementar Gerad -- that stone that's the proof of being an Adilraid -- is artificially made and implanted into a human woman, who then gains all the powers of an Adilraid. Ren gets captured by Bizon yet again, and after Coud gives the big speech about not treating Ren like a thing to Bizon, Ren reminds him of what he said to her... so he finally gets it and apologizes to her, then tries to take on Bizon and Baal by himself, which is hopeless. Cisqua brings out the heavy artillery, but misses and then...

レン：「私とリアクトしてくれる？」
Ren: Will you react with me? (said to Bizon)

Woo, that's quite a line there ;) Ren, as one of the most powerful of the Adilraid, the 七煌宝樹, says she wants to react with someone who can use her powers to their fullest, not someone like Coud. So she begins that chant and...

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We're left hanging. Well, y'all are left hanging 'cause I know what's going to happen since I read ahead.. again. Sorry ;) I can somewhat understand why those who've read the manga don't exactly like the anime now. There were some changes in situations and setting and such...

But, regardless, I've still enjoyed the anime so far. Cisqua (go Mizuki Nana!) was funny as usual this time, but poor Ren... easy to understand why she hates humans.. this theme of 差別 -- how humans relate to Adilraid, and Adilraid to humans, and how Coud and Ren's relationship will develop -- seems like it'll be important as the story moves on.

I'll tease a bit here and say a trip to the 温泉 should be coming soon after we finish this story ;)