Mushoku Tensei II: Jobless Reincarnation (Episode 10) – These Feelings
Rudeus has a chance to meet up with Soldat and takes Elinalise and Cliff with him. When they decide to go on an adventure, he heads home, however, he’s been having some strange feelings about Fitz and they won’t go away!
Mushoku Tensei II: Jobless Reincarnation (Episode 10) – These Feelings
What did you watch?
So far, the last episode may be one of my favourites of the season. While it didn’t have much in the way of action or adventuring, it introduced us officially to Silent Sevenstars or Shizuka Nanahoshi and it was very enlightening. It also raised a load more questions and I’m particularly excited about getting to the bottom of those. The big question now is how will this episode build on this new information as we prepare for the end of the season, well, the end of part one. It looks like this season will be split into two parts like the first one.
What happened?
Rudeus was continuing his daily grind which now included entertaining Badigadi who seemed to have become quite fond of Rudeus since their brief battle. The most notable change was that since he was working with Nanahoshi on her summoning experiments, he had stopped going to the library which meant he saw a lot less of Fitz. That upset him and he couldn’t quite put his finger on why that was. Then, he received a letter from Soldat inviting him to have lunch as he was visiting nearby.
Rudeus loved catching up with Soldat, although Soldat also had business to take care of so once lunch was over, he had to head into some clan meetings. That left Rudeus sitting with Elinalise and Cliff, and he didn’t want to be the third wheel on that cart. On his way back to school, he saw Luke and Fitz in the market. He went to greet them but was given the silent treatment by Fitz. He thought it odd but could tell that his presence wasn’t wanted. When he got back to school, he searched for someone to talk to, but couldn’t find anyone so he headed to the library to read.
In the library, he saw Fitz and was relieved to see that he wasn’t ignoring him anymore. He quickly realised that the Princess must disguise herself as Fitz to go out in public and that it was her he saw and not Fitz. However, he still couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off. This time he was the one who felt off. Was this love? Did he love Fitz? Rudeus went to the vice principal to ask about Fitz but got no closer to the answer. Then, a chance encounter in the library ended up with Fitz landing on top of Rudeus. He could tell that Fitz was a girl even though she denied it. The best part of it was a brief standing ovation from little Rudeus! There is hope!
What did you think?
How do write that sound you make when you exhale when something frustrating happens? Either way, that’s what I want to say right now. How did we follow up the introduction of Nanahoshi and the information about her summoning and how it created the teleportation event and her wanting to go home and Rudeus wanting to stay with an entire episode about little Rudeus? I love this series, but it’s made some very odd decisions this season. There’s such rich world-building and storytelling, but it’s interspersed by slave trading, kidnapping, sexual harassment, and erectile dysfunction, and all of this in a school arc in a fantasy world!
What was your favourite moment?
I feel like they brought Soldat back and his reunion be remarkably uneventful just so we wouldn’t think we were missing anything by being in the school arc. Just heading in for another meeting! Soldat living the less exciting side of adventuring. Oh, but Elinalise and Cliff are going on an adventure, but Rudeus can’t come because he would cramp Cliff’s style. Actually, the best part was when Rudeus told Cliff about Laplace and how he moved a curse to the weapons he gave the Superd, although that just reminded me of the good old days. I hope the school arc ends soon.
Who was the most impactful character?
Well, that would be Fitz getting a rise out of little Rudeus. However, I am a little disappointed that he’s worked it out so soon. It would have been more interesting to see him muddle his way forward still thinking Fitz was a guy and then discovering that she’s actually a girl after confessing his feelings. I’m not sure whether that would have made Sylphiette’s predicament more precarious or not. Hang on, does Rudeus like men or me? She definitely needs her confidence back. Does anyone know who took it?
Was there any conflict?
It was interesting that Rudeus decided that Fitz had to be a girl rather than falling for a guy, although it killed that source of conflict which would have been entirely internal and something for Rudeus to work out on his own. Other than that, the best part was when he went to see the vice-principal who must have had a blast responding to Rudeus’ questions about Fitz’s sex, especially when Rudeus asked in such a way that he didn’t need to try to lie about it, even if he knows differently.
What have you learnt?
All I know right now with one hundred percent certainty is that I am over the school arc. To be honest, I was over it as soon as it started. Yes, it’s a chance to see Rudeus in a different scenario and meet some new people. We may get to learn some things too, but it’s not the exciting way to do those things. All of those could be achieved in a dungeon or a battlefield. After the first season which gave us the adventure through the Demon Continent and all the wonders between, this has been pale by comparison. I just hope this part of the season ends with a bang. I’ll be back for the second part regardless, but I would like something to keep me excited.
Other posts in the series
- Season One
- Part 1
- Episode 1 – Jobless Reincarnation
- Episode 2 – Master
- Episode 3 – A Friend
- Episode 4 – Emergency Family Meeting
- Episode 5 – A Young Lady and Violence
- Episode 6 – A Day Off in Roa
- Episode 7 – What Lies Beyond Effort
- Episode 8 – Turning Point 1
- Episode 9 – A Chance Encounter
- Episode 10 – The Value of a Life and the First Job
- Episode 11 – Children and Warriors
- Part 2
- Episode 12 – The Woman with the Demon Eyes
- Episode 13 – Missed Connections
- Episode 14 – No Such Thing As a Free Lunch
- Episode 15 – Slow Life in the Doldia Village
- Episode 16 – Family Squabble
- Episode 17 – Reunion
- Episode 18 – Separate Journeys
- Episode 19 – Route Selection
- Episode 20 – The Birth of My Little Sister, the Maid
- Episode 21 – Turning Point 2
- Episode 22 – Dreams and Reality
- Episode 23 – Wake Up and Take a Step
- OVA
- Part 1
- Season Two
- Part 1
- Episode 0 – Guardian Fitz
- Episode 1 – The Brokenhearted Mage
- Episode 2 – The Forest in the Dead of Night
- Episode 3 – Abrupt Approach
- Episode 4 – Letter of Invitation
- Episode 5 – Ranoa University of Magic
- Episode 6 – I Don’t Want to Die
- Episode 7 – The Kidnapping and Confinement of Beast Girls
- Episode 8 – The Fiancé of Despair
- Episode 9 – The White Mask
- Episode 10 – These Feelings
- Episode 11 – To You
- Episode 12 – I Want to Tell You
- Part 2
- Part 1
Series Information
| English Title | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation |
| Japanese Title | Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu |
| Medium | Anime |
| Released | Season 1 Part 1: Winter 2021 Part 2: Fall 2021 Season 2 Part 1: Summer 2023 Part 2: Spring 2024 |
| Episodes | Season 1 Part 1: 11 Part 2: 12 + OVA Season 2 Part 1: OVA + 12 Part 2: 12 |
| Animation Studios | Studio Bind |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Fantasy, Isekai, Magic |
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