Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Episode 22) – Dreams and Reality

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Rudeus and Eris make it home. The adventure appears to have come to an end which means it’s time for Ruijerd to leave. He says his farewells, thanking Rudeus for helping him find his way again.

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Episode 22) – Dreams and Reality

What happened?

Rudeus woke from another nightmare. He’s been struggling to come to terms with what happened with Orsted. Ruijerd asks how he’s doing and then about the Human-God. He finds it hard to believe that two of the old gods are actually real and have been influencing things all this time. Regardless, he is delighted to learn that the curse Laplace transferred to the Superd spears is starting to fade, not that he’ll openly admit it.

As they complete the final leg of their adventure, Rudeus practices his magic, keen to learn more so that he’s not caught out once more, should they meet Orsted again. Eris seems concerned and a little wary. Could she have an idea of what awaits her when she gets home?

They stop at the remains of Rudeus’ house first and then visit the tree that he used to sit beneath with Sylphiette when he was younger. The village has been all but destroyed and the tree is just a dead trunk now. Ruijerd wishes that he could have seen it before the disaster and then begins to say his farewells. This is the end of their journey together, but he hopes that they meet again someday.

Upon arriving at the remains of Eris’ home, they find Ghislaine and Alphonse, the butler. He informs Eris that her father and mother died in the disaster and her grandfather was executed for failing to stop it. He also tells them that the new lord Pilemon Notos Greyrat and that he wishes to take Eris as his concubine. Eris asks for some time alone, but later that night visit Rudeus and tells him that she wants to have his kittens!

Mushoku Tensei Jobless Reincarnation Episode 22 Rudeus and Eris make it home

What did you think?

And there goes all of the hope and joy of the episodes leading up to this one and the prior episode. The mood was so dreary and yet, it was perfect. This was beautifully put together. We saw how their home had been ravaged by the mana disaster. There was almost nothing left of Rudeus’s village or the city that surrounded Eris’ home. Then, they got the news of Eris’ family not long after saying goodbye to Ruijerd. This was a lot to take in as a viewer, I couldn’t imagine having to go through something like this.

I can completely understand why Eris did what she did. Why she wanted to have one good memory of the place before running away. Of course, this will hit Rudeus harder than anyone. He’s now completely alone. It’s no wonder he was having flashbacks to his previous life. I have no idea where this story is going to go now and with only one episode left, I am seriously considering jumping into the light novels. This series has been incredible.

Mushoku Tensei Jobless Reincarnation Episode 22 Eris makes Rudeus a proposition

What have you learnt?

We’ve learnt that Sylphiette is still alive and that Ghislaine is still worthy of our worship. I kind of want the last episode to be everything that’s happened to Ghislaine over the last two years, although I doubt I will get it. It feels like we’re going to end the season at a fairly low point in the story, but that just makes me that much more desperate for another season.

My guess is that Eris and Ghislaine will head back to the Doldia village. It would be a great place for Eris to hide out for a while and I’m sure she will want to clear Ghislaine’s reputation there. Maybe, we’ll see a little more of Roxy and what she’s been up to now that she knows that Rudeus is safe.

As for Rudeus, I get the sense that he’s going to regress unless he can find someone to latch onto. As much as he was used to being alone in his previous life, he’s pretty much always had someone with him in this one. It’s going to be a hard transition for him. Honestly, it’s just amazing to see how far everyone has come and how much they’ve changed over the course of a season. Did I mention that I think we need more?

Mushoku Tensei Jobless Reincarnation Episode 22 Rudeus and Ghislaine at the wall of the dead

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Series Information

English TitleMushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
Japanese TitleMushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
GenresActionComedyEcchi, FantasyIsekaiMagic
DemographicSeinen

Anime

Season One – Part One
SeasonSeason One – Part One
ReleasedWinter 2021
Animation StudiosStudio Bind
Episodes11
1Jobless Reincarnation
2Master
3A Friend
4Emergency Family Meeting
5A Young Lady and Violence
6A Day Off in Roa
7What Lies Beyond Effort
8Turning Point 1
9A Chance Encounter
10The Value of a Life and the First Job
11Children and Warriors
Season One – Part Two
SeasonSeason One – Part Two
ReleasedFall 2021
Animation StudiosStudio Bind
Episodes12
12The Woman with the Demon Eyes
13Missed Connections
14No Such Thing As a Free Lunch
15Slow Life in the Doldia Village
16Family Squabble
17Reunion
18Separate Journeys
19Route Selection
20The Birth of My Little Sister, the Maid
21Turning Point 2
22Dreams and Reality
23Wake Up and Take a Step
Season One – Side Story
English TitleEris the Goblin Slayer
Japanese TitleEris no Goblin Toubatsu
ReleasedWinter 2022
Animation StudiosStudio Bind
Season Two – Prequel
English TitleGuardian Fitz
Japanese TitleShugo Jutsushi Fitz
ReleasedSummer 2023
Animation StudiosStudio Bind
Season Two – Part One
SeasonSeason Two – Part One
ReleasedSummer 2023
Animation StudiosStudio Bind
Episodes12
1The Brokenhearted Mage
2The Forest in the Dead of Night
3Abrupt Approach
4Letter of Invitation
5Ranoa University of Magic
6I Don’t Want to Die
7The Kidnapping and Confinement of Beast Girls
8The Fiancé of Despair
9The White Mask
10These Feelings
11To You
12I Want to Tell You
Season Two – Part Two
SeasonSeason Two – Part Two
ReleasedSpring 2024
Animation StudiosStudio Bind
Episodes12
13My Dream Home
14Wedding Reception
15Afar
16Norn and Aisha
17My Older Brother’s Feelings
18Turning Point 3
19Desert Journey
20Into the Labyrinth
21Magic Circle to the Sixth Stratum
22Parents
23Let’s Go Home
24Succession

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4 Comments

  1. I think Eris has matured enough to put the needs of her people over her own desires. She cut her hair to discard her carefree past. Perhaps she has gone to become a concubine.

    I can’t think of any other reason to ditch her closest friend and now lover and potential father to her child. If she said she was going to submit to Pilemon Notos Greyrat, Rudy would go ballistic.

    • That’s a possibility. I feel like she’s more likely to want to get stronger so that she can take her kingdom back by force. I don’t think she’d willingly submit to anyone and she probably feels like she won’t get stronger if she relies on Rudeus.

      I hope we find out what she’s planning in the next episode else it’s going to be a tough wait until next season.

  2. Do I understand why Eris did what she did? Yes. But I cannot condone it. Not least because either she knew it would hurt Rudeus and did it anyway, or she was too selfish and immature to realize how it would hurt him.

    The author clearly had to do *something* to get Rudy and Eris apart, so Syplhiette and Roxy could both be brought back into the running, but it’s a shame that something had to be making Eris do something so low.

    As for what Eris is doing now, I am certain she’s not becoming a concubine. I don’t know why she wouldn’t take Rudy with her (he didn’t stop her from getting stronger before), but I highly doubt she’d become anyone’s plaything.

    • Agreed, it was a awful thing to do to Rudeus and I hope it wasn’t just to get her out of the picture so that Sylphiette and Roxy can come back in.

      That would be some lazy writing as there are an unlimited number of ways to achieve a similar result.

      Yeah, I think it the least likely outcome. I feel like she may have begun to think that she isn’t strong enough after the incident with Orsted and this may be how she thinks she’ll make the leap to the next level. Again, unfair on Rudeus for sure. I just hope there’s a good reason behind it.

What did you think?