Shikkakumon Anime Episode 04

"The Strongest Sage Infiltrates." is the 4th episode of the "Shikkakumon no Saikyokenja" Anime adaptation.

Summary
Upon reaching the ruined village, Matty instantly deals with the Demon stationed at the watchtower. Lurie, Alma, and Iris watch this accomplishment in utter shock and amazement. Noting the magical presence that Matty felt there is the same from the castle, Matty notes that one is Elhart who would pose a little threat, but the other would be more of a challenge. Amid this contemplation of his, Matty is nearly struck by Iris who crashes into the small tower that he stood by. Iris crashed into the tower because of her being out of practice for landing.

Inside the small tower, Matty establishes a telepathic communication line with Lurie and Alma, furthermore he gives Alma a casting circle as a way to go on the offensive. Within the next room, Matty tells the two to stay quiet as the enemy is using a concealment spell to hide their magical power and presence. Asking if either of them senses a spot where there seems to be scarce magical power, Alma informs Matty that there's one in the corner. Matty then unveils the Demon's presence who still believes he's still invisible to the group and is then shot in the forehead by Lurie's Thread-Chant arrow. Upset that his cover was blown, the demon figures that Matty is really a fake as the real one was "still in the capital". The Demon then attacks Matty as he instructs the girls to go on the offensive with enchanted arrows against the Demon who believes Matty to be an imposter. As the Demon continues to attack Matty, enchanted arrows are shot into its back causing his internal magical power to agglutinate. Left with no other alternative, the demon casts Disfortune which transforms the demon into a bigger bulkier form and gains tremendous power in exchange for the user's lifespan. The demon then tries to attack Lurie and Alma, but what he attacked was an illusion made of magitoxins. Lurie then finishes the demon off with an arrow at the demon's head and Matty calls the demon by his name Elhart.

Instructing Lurie and Alma to ride on Iris while he takes care of the final demon, Matty prepares for the upcoming battle by crushing a few magistones to create a magical calamity. This causes the remaining demon to disperse from his mist state. The two briefly talk and then start the battle where the demon gets the upper hand on Matty and cuts off his left arm. Confident in his position within the battle, the demon offers Matty a choice in how he'd like to die, but Matty after analyzing the situation re-attaches his arm which surprises the demon. Internally, Matty claims that he imbued his severed right arm with a healing spell and an analysis spell, all while dodging the oncoming attacks from the demon. Astonished that he's unable to land a single blow on Matty, Matty reveals to the demon that he allowed him to slice off his arm. Matty then cuts the demon's right wrist with his sword laced with some magitoxin believed to be the same kind used on Elhart. Backed into a corner, the demon casts Magic Circuit Overload a more advanced spell than the one Elhart used on himself. Once the spell is cast, the demon shrouds the area in mist while concealing his presence, but Matty easily cancels it out. Matty also reveals that the substance used on him earlier wasn't the same toxin used on Elhart, but one that draws in excess magic to the afflicted's body causing it to explode. What's left behind after the demon explodes is a giant magistone and Lurie leaps off of Iris to jump onto Matty. After Lurie joins the two, Matty informs the two about the magistone called the Dragon Vein and explains its backstory. It's deduced by Matty that the spell circles carved into the vein revealed that the demons' objective was to create a horde of monsters. The number of monsters in the horde was said to be about five thousand by Matty and the target area would be the capital. Despite the girls' worry about the horde, Matty informs them that the spawn point was moved by ten kilometers due to the explosion caused by the last demon's explosion.

Riding on Iris' back again, the group head back to the capital, but Iris asks what she should do once she drops them off. Hence, since Iris is capable of casting a human transformation spell, he suggests that she join the academy. Although Iris is a bit hesitant, she still agrees to the offer in the end and transforms into her human form... in the nude.

That night, the group now with Iris turn in the spoils from their demon hunt to Edwart who praises Matty for his good work. Matty then asks to have Iris transfer into the school and Edwart allows it so long as she passes the entrance exam fashioned test within a 47-50 range. Although Matty agrees to the condition, he asks to be present during the exam to make sure that Iris is able to control her magical output during it. Outside, Alma asks why Matty omitted the monster horde from Edwart and he claims that he felt it best to inform him of it after Iris passes the exam. He also applies a fake 2nd Crest Mark on Iris' hand just like Devilis had.

On the day of the exam, Iris flops on the written part, on the sword battle part, she knocks her opponent into the roof tower, this makes Edwart question if she's a normal girl or not. Finally, in the magic casting section, Iris casts a couple of spells that backfire, and the final spell she casts destroys the entire magical target ground. In the end, however, Iris passes the exam.

Characters in Order of Appearance
Characters in italics debuted here.


 * Matthias Hildesheimer
 * Alma Lepucius
 * Lurie Abendroth
 * Iris
 * Edwart
 * Elhart
 * Ayrias
 * Guile