Anime Episode 10

"Hope for the Future Found in the Desert" (砂漠で見つけし明日への希望) is the 10th episode of the "Skeleton Knight in Another World" Anime adaptation.

''Arc and Ariane head to the Holy Revlon Empire to hunt elf slave traders, but without a clear way forward their path could be perilous. Luckily, a stranger approaches them with a job offer that could make the way forward clearer.''

Summary
In a barren wasteland, a flock of Sand Wyverns flies in the sky and Arc becomes super excited by their presence. On the other hand, Ariane notes that it's because of them that the Whisper Bird is too afraid to fly and deliver a message to Danka. Hence, Arc casts the AoE spell Lightning Damper to disperse the Wyverns from the area; however, it works too well as it affects Ariane, the Whisper Bird, and Ponta too. As Arc checks up on the group and frantically tries to deduce what went wrong, unbeknownst to him, someone was watching and taking notes on him.



By dusk, the group reaches a town, and Arc formally apologizes for his actions after he tried to disperse the Wyverns. From there, Ariane discloses the plan on how they'll reach the Revlon Empire, and Arc mentions Ariane's attitude since Chiyome informed them about the Empire. To her admission, Ariane claims that unlike the Rhoden Kingdom Elven, slavery is allowed and her being an Elf is notably disconcerting. They're then approached by the person spying on them before; he introduced himself as Carcy Held, an Elven Monster researcher. Before Carcy could fully introduce himself, Ariane puts a pot over his head and warns him that being an Elf in a Human settlement is dangerous. However, contrary to that notion, Carcy was a regular in the bar and was greeted warmly by its patrons. With a mug of beer, Carcy explains to them that he's lived in the town for ten years and deduces that Ariane happens to be a Dark Elf. He also mentions that he hopes humans and Elves can one day coexist. Although Ariane notes that Carcy's carefree attitude toward living with Humans is appalling. However, Carcy argues that Ariane is a hypocrite noting she's traveling with a Human in full plated armor accompanied by a Spirit Animal. To that point, Ariane claims that Arc is a special case, and he then asks Carcy what his business is with them. Carcy then requests that they help him with his research on monsters, and Ariane flatty refuses, but Carcy offers them a map of the Revlon Empire as a reward for their services. Upon hearing this, Ariane calls out Carcy for eavesdropping on their conversation, but Arc believes the map is a valuable item for their journey. The deal is sweetened when Carcy offers a bestiary as well, which Arc convinces Ariane to agree to the request. After that is settled, Darcy agrees to the job, and Carcy informs the two to meet him at the town entrance the next day.



Afterward, Arc pays for the room and board at the inn, and the bar/innkeeper gives them a whole barrel of alcohol for their troubles. Inside their room, Arc and Ariane enjoy the alcohol while talking about Carcy's dream of Elves and Humans coexisting. Amid this, Ariane gets drunk and apprehensive toward Arc. The morning after, Ariane wakes up with a hangover and mistakes Arc for a skeleton in her room. Later, they meet with Carcy, who introduces them to his companion and informs them that the whole town heard them last night. Hearing this makes Ariane want to kill Carcy, but Arc stops her.



Ariane is shown to be rather ill thanks to the combination of her hangover, motion-sickness, and not to mention the awful smell coming from their cart. Carcy explains that the awful smell was Goblin corpses, and they'll be used as bait for catching a Sand Worm. The Human companion of Carcy then gives Arc a bottle of tea for Ariane's hangover, but she's hesitant to take it; however, Carcy assures her that his friend is trustworthy. Ariane then drinks it and complements its delicious taste, making Carcy's companion smile. Arc then asks for information on the Sand Worm; they're hunting, and Carcy elaborates on it. Ariane then notices that the cart behind them is gone, and then the Sand Worm in question appears and is considerably bigger than expected. Spotting Carcy's companion by the broken cart, Ariane tries to rescue him, but is ambushed by the Sand Worm, so she tries to exploit its weakness to fire with a fire spell. However, her attack against it was futile, and the Sand Worm tries to attack her, but Arc manages to save her in the nick of time, allowing her and Carcy's companion to retreat to a safe location. Taking advantage of the situation, Arc pulls the Sand Worm out from the ground and, using his immense strength, slams it to the ground. Once the Sand Worm was knocked out, the attached ring disappeared.



Later that day, the Sand Worm is tied up and brought back to the town. There, Carcy gives the two their reward, but Ariane asks Carcy why he lives amongst Humans before they journey forth. A tad surprised by the question, Carcy answers that he figures he loves them. Carcy explains that his experience in the village he was raised in wasn't pleasant. Although Carcy's impression was near the same when he moved to his current residence, he's grown to love Humans and foresees a time when Humans and Elves can coexist. Despite Carcy's dream, Ariane doesn't believe it's possible. Carcy then asks if she's ever heard of Lamburt Town, which is a port in Rhoden governed by a Human named Petros du Lamburt and his wife Toreasa. Hearing this astonishes Ariane, who thinks Carcy is lying and that the marriage was under coercion if it's true. However, Carcy assures Ariane that it wasn't; Petros who saved Toreasa from slavery, and after they developed feeling for each other, they got married. Since then, they hope to improve the relationships between Elves and Humans. Arc and Ariane then continue their journey and discuss the possibility of coexisting between humans and elves.

Meanwhile, an unnamed man from Revlon reports to Fumba as he fondles a couple of women by his side about the recent number of missing people. Fumba then shows the man the monster he has in store for the next attack and feeds one of his women to it, making the Revlon man sick to his stomach.

Characters in Order of Appearance
Characters in italics debuted here.
 * Arc
 * Ponta
 * Ariane Glenys Maple
 * Chiyome (Mentioned)
 * Danka Niel Maple (Mentioned)
 * Carcy Held
 * Petros du Lamburt (Mentioned)
 * Toreasa Darine Lamburt (Mentioned)
 * Fumba Soodu Rozombanya
 * Domitianus Revlon Valtiafelbe (Mentioned)

Trivia

 * This Episodes Adapts from Light Novel Volume 03 Chapter 1 (2nd Half) & 2