Route Selection

Route Selection (ルート選択 Rūto Sentaku) is the nineteenth episode of the Mushoku Tensei anime series originally broadcasted on November 21, 2021.

Synopsis
After learning the whereabouts of Lilia and Aisha from The "Human God", Rudeus arrives to Latakia, the capital of the Kingdom of Shirone. Rudeus encounters Aisha, who has escaped from the soldiers in the city and rescued her and asks why she was being chased by the soldiers and where Lilia is. He decides to ask Roxy, who is also supposed to be working at the royal palace of Shirone, for help...

Plot
WIP

Rudeus engages in a talk with the "Human God" He asks for the location of Zenith, Lilia, and Aisha. He also asks for the location of Sylphy, Ghislaine, Philip, and Sauros. "Human God" asks for Rudeus to trust him if his information turns out useful. Rudeus says he'll consider it. "Human God" shows a scene of Aisha Greyrat, but Rudeus must not reveal his real name. "Human God's" next advice is to write a letter to someone Rudeus know in the palace of Shirone Kingdom. If he does so, he can rescue Lilia and Aisha from the palace.

Rudeus exits the dream world and finds himself seasick onboard a ship. Rudeus wonders at "Human God's" motive in getting him a demon eye.

<> disembarks onto the Central Continent. They travel by river. Eris tries to interest Rudeus in an onigri - rice being a new food item to her. She seems puzzled at why Rudeus is not showing the same level of excitement.

The team enters the capital of Shirone Kingdom. Eris is visibly excited. Eris asks about Rudeus' master but he still seem distracted. Rudeus reveals that he learned that part of his family is held captive in the kingdom. Eris learns that he has a second sister that she was not aware of (She met Norn in Millishion). Eris and Ruijerd agree to help.

Rudeus writes a letter to his master Roxy, and entrusts it to a employee of the inn. A young girl is partially shown to be gripping a letter hard as Rudeus walks away.

Rudeus wanders the market. He senses that he was being followed. A partially view of a female was shown to be running after him. He leads her into an alley. Armed men are also shown to be following the same direction. Rudeus runs around a corner and raised stone magically to seal the path behind him. There are sounds of a struggle, so he dispelled the stone wall, and sees a young girl in a tussle with two armed men - one of them holding a letter in his hands. They declare themselves soldiers from the palace. The young girl protested that they stole her letter. Rudeus sinks the two guards in Quagmire. The guards summon for help and Rudeus escapes with the girl with his magic.

Rudeus is aware that the young girl is his six year old Sister Aisha. He introduces himself as "Shadow Moon Knight". Aisha asks for his help in sending a letter to her father to let him know that her mother is being held in the palace. Rudeus makes vague suggestions on who can help her: a description of Roxy; a possible brother. Aisha says she has a un-dependable brother, which stings him. Her brother is a pervert. He reveals his alias to her - "Pet Owner of <>". He pledges to rescue her mother.

Rudeus asks his team to help with keeping his real name secret. Eris and Ruijerd end the talk by immediately embarking on an attack on the palace. Rudeus reins them back in lieu of Roxy's reply.

Morning came and someone called out to Rudeus. He quickly covers the sleeping forms of Aisha and Eris with a blanket, and answers the call. The lady identifies herself as Ginger York, affiliated to the Guards of the Seventh Prince. She asks that he follows her to the palace. Supposedly Roxy wants to see him.

WIP

Characters

 * Rudeus Greyrat
 * Ruijerd Superdia
 * Eris Boreas Greyrat
 * Pax Shirone
 * Aisha Greyrat
 * Lilia Greyrat
 * Ginger
 * The "Human God"

Locations
Central Continent


 * King Dragon Realm
 * Shirone Kingdom
 * Latakia

Adaptation Notes
This episode adapts the following material:

Light Novel Volume 6


 * Chapter 1: Route Selection.
 * Chapter 2: Rice.
 * Chapter 3: The Shirone Kingdom.
 * Chapter 4: There Is No God.

Differences with the light novel:


 * The Extra Chapter I: Dragon Meat, Nanahoshi Style from the Light Novel 5 that chronologically happens when they arrive to King Dragon Realm was cut.
 * A Short scene where Rudeus decides what route to take to continue his travel to Fittoa was cut.
 * In the LN, the scene about the vision of Hitogami about Aisha Happens in an Inn in the Dragon King Realm.
 * Almost all the events of Chapter 2 Rice was cut and only shown in the OP sequence. some scenes where.
 * Almost all his exploration and information about the Dragon King Realm.
 * Rudeus making rice with egg and eating together that with Eris and Ruijerd.
 * All his traveling from the King Dragon Realm to Shirone kingdom.
 * The lore about Shirone kingdom was cut
 * A short scene where Rudeus decides that is a good idea everyone must use a fake name was cut.
 * In the Light novel, the letter of Aisha was confiscated and destroyed.
 * A short tough of Rudeus that never is going to launch himself again because he broke his legs was cut.
 * A short scene where Aisha peed herself because the escape was cut.
 * The conversation between Rudeus and Ginger to the road was a little longer
 * They pass near a slave auctions, that was moved because two mysterious persons (Ruijerd and Eris) attacked them the previous day.
 * How Roxy spend her time in the kingdom.
 * A Short scene  where Rudeus analyze all the situation after he was caught was cut.

Trivia

 * The nickname that Rudeus with Aisha, Shadow Moon and his movements is from a character from the franchise Kamen Rider.
 * First time Rifujin na Magonote (Mushoku Tensei Author) meet Director, He told him to making Shirone Kingdom like Thailand.