Anime Episode 03

"An Austere Elf Dances for Her Comrades" (凜々しきエルフは同胞が為に舞う) is the 3rd Episode of the "Skeleton Knight in Another World" Anime adaptation.

''Arc encounters the elf warrior Ariane, who is suspicious about humans due to the bigotry that elves face in the realm. But when a slave ring that captures elf children surfaces, Arc's desire for an inconspicuous lifestyle and his compulsion to do the right thing will be weighed against each other.''

Summary


Ariane's inner monologue notes how the Elf and Human treaty is nothing more than a farce at that point in time and that she seeks more power. It was the encounter with a large man in silver armor that would change her destiny as she spots Arc with Ponta on his shoulder exiting a cave and prepares to attack him. Before this encounter, Arc was chasing a group of bandits inside of the cave and after they were dealt with, Arc finds their horde of treasure. He also spots a couple of cages there, but pays no mind to them. Elsewhere, in Diento, Marquis Tryton hears from his cohort Celsika about the failed assassination attempt on Lauren's life. As for the beasts that were set loose in Luvierte, they were the Giant Basilisks which were both individually slain. The news disheartens Tryton, and Celsika asks why Prince Dakares was targeting the area in the first place. Tryton, on the other hand, has no clue, but surmises it's from his highness' backers from the Eastern Empire. It's also noted that they cannot allow any information to leak that they're in allegiance with Dakares to come to light or else that would complicate matters with Prince Sekt. Henceforth, Tryton orders that the "product" must be secured and sent to the market and that Princess Yuriarna not become aware of this. Celsika assures that it will be done and Tryton then asks about his son Udolan and Celsika details that he was escorting the product, which Tryton scornfully disapproves of.

Back to Arc, he's attacked by Ariane and recognizes her as the elf from the city. Ariane accuses Arc of being a bandit, but stops attacking him after she sees Ponta and recognizes her as a spirit creature. This clears the suspicion of Arc being a bandit and Ariane discloses that she heard that bandits that were located there were hunting elves. Realizing that's what the cages he found in the cage were for, Arc informs Ariane that no elves were found in there and then learns from her that elves are sold for a high price on the slave market. Before Ariane runs off, Arc tries to offer his help, but Ariane flatly rejects the offer and runs off; despite being rejected Arc is adamant to help as he considers it an event quest of some sort. Back at his room at the inn, Arc enjoys his dinner and talks about his time with Ariane who did not introduce herself to him, but still, he hopes to see her again and plans to seek her out the following day.



Warping into a place that he had suspected was close to the elven forest; Ponta then senses some presence nearby. It turns out it was a young elven girl trying to escape from her captors, but is soon caught. The aforementioned Udolan was the leader of the bandit captors who not only taunts the girl for trying to escape, but also stabs her in the leg as well. Arc watches it all as it unfolds, and before he could make a move, Ariane appears and takes out a couple of bandits with a single swipe. One of the bandits recognizes Ariane as a Dark Elf, a rare type of elf and would fetch a great price, which Udolan claims that he doesn't care for her and the bandits are to do whatever they please with her. A large number of bandits then surround Ariane, but she instantly defeats them and one of the remaining bandits recognizes Ariane as an elven warrior. Once Ariane takes out nearly all of the remaining bandits, Ariane is caught in a pinch when Udolan takes one of the elven girl's hostages. Seeing an opportunity to help, Arc appears behind Udolan and uses his Armor Lariat attack against him which KOs him. The remaining bandits are then dealt with by Ariane, the elven captives were rescued and Ariane notices that the captives wore mana-eating collars. Unaware of what such a collar is or does, Ariane explains that it suppresses their ability to use their Spirit Magic. Arc casts Uncurse on one of the elven girls and then Heal to heal the wounds on the girl. This act leaves Ariane amazed at how he was able to accomplish such a feat with little encantation. Soon, Arc removes the remaining collars on the rest of the elven girls, Ariane summons her Spirit Creature a Whispering Fowl to relay a message about the rescued elves.

Eventually, a couple of cloaked elves arrive at the scene and pick up the formerly captive elven girls. With the elven girls out of the picture, Ariane recounts the skills and abilities that Arc displayed and demands to know who he really is, but Arc assures that he is no one of any importance. Just the the Whispering Fowl returns and relays a message from someone claiming that the main perpetrators HQ was located in Diento and that they're going to make a move on their soon. In light of this, Ariane asks to hire Arc for his services.

Characters in Order of Appearance
Characters in italics debuted here.
 * Arc
 * Ponta
 * Ariane
 * Lauren Laraiya du Luvierte (Mentioned)
 * Marca (Mentioned)
 * Danka (Voice only)
 * Tryton du Diento
 * Celsika Dourman
 * Udolan
 * Dakares Ciciay Karlon Rhoden Vetran (Image)
 * Sekt Rondahl Karlon Rhoden Sahdiay (Image)
 * Yuriarna Merol Melissa Rhoden Olav (Mentioned)

Trivia

 * This Episode Adapts from Light Novel Volume 01 Chapter 3 (Most of it)