For much of the show, we have focused on Frieren’s weakness in terms of her ability to empathize with others. Granted, we have seen her improvement in that aspect. We see her deal with Draht quickly and swiftly. Sadly, what was shown in the flashback is explained by the fact that demons don’t have remains after they die. So Frieren is the only one who would seem likely to kill that guard.
Though this is where Granat shows he is a smart and wise count. If Frieren did kill that guard, why did she let herself be captured at first? There is some missing logic. Sadly, despite how quickly Frieren killed Draht, Granat and his men stand no chance against Lügner. Clearly Lügner contains all the leverage and is just waiting for the barrier to be dispelled for Aura and her allies to come in.
Lügner talks about how demons spend their whole lives crafting spells. It makes me wonder if demons like Lügner are more the norm among demons. The strength of an average demon outmatches the strength of an average mage. With that in mind, it must piss him off that Flamme could create a spell that could last for 1000 years that he could never match or comprehend. It raises the point that effort, no matter how many years, sometimes can’t beat the work of true genius.
As Frieren points out, there isn’t much she can do, plus she knows how capable both Fern and Stark are. As mentioned before, the two things those two lack are confidence, and this gives them a great opportunity to build that confidence. Plus, Frieren has a date with Aura because she knows she is much more deadly than either of the remaining demons.
It’s interesting as Stark mentions how Lügner does not look at him. He looks at Stark, and he is no different from an ordinary town citizen. It’s essentially arrogance, and that arrogance is what gave Fern a perfect setup. As he wouldn’t expect a mage to bypass Linie’s mana detection. He wouldn’t expect Fern to use a spell that is deadly to humans. Though it is interesting, as it was mentioned, of Flamme’s barrier, now we mention what mages use as ordinary magic. What was referred to as Zoltraak. Though Frieren was involved in the research on Zoltraak, it turned into a demon killer spell. Again we see how much influence a genius can have in this world of magic, where this is described to Fern as ordinary magic. Frieren much like her master Flamme, was a true genius.
This episode finished covering volume 2. Adapting the rest of chapter 15. As well as chapters 16 and 17. I love how the animation is used for when magic is cast. Simply great execution.