No Such Thing As a Free Lunch

No Such Thing As a Free Lunch ( 只より高いものはない Tadayori Takai Monohanai) is the fourteenth episode of the Mushoku Tensei anime series originally broadcasted on October 17, 2021.

Synopsis
Rudeus is captured in the village of the Beast Tribe for an innocent crime. While he is hoping that Eris and Ruijerd will come to pick him up, Geese, a member of the demon tribe, is thrown into the same prison because of his gambling cheating. While talking with Geese, Rudeus explores the possibility of escaping from prison, but suddenly a group of smugglers attack the village.

Plot
TBA

Characters

 * Rudeus Greyrat
 * Geese Nukadia
 * Gyes Dedoldia
 * Gustav Dedoldia
 * Minitona Dedoldia
 * Tersena Adoldia
 * Gallus Cleaner
 * Eris Boreas Greyrat
 * Ruijerd Superdia
 * Holy Beast
 * Sauros Boreas Greyrat
 * Darius Silva Ganius
 * Grabell Zafin Asura
 * Ariel Anemoi Asura (Cameo)
 * Luke Notos Greyrat (Cameo)
 * Fitss (Cameo)

Locations
Millis Continent


 * Great Forest
 * Doldia Village

Central Continent


 * Asura Kingdom

Adaptation Notes
This episode adapts the following material:

Light Novel Volume 4


 * Chapter 7: Free Apartment
 * Chapter 8: Fire Emergency

Manga Volume 6


 * Chapter 32: Emergency

Differences with the Light Novel:


 * In the light novel, the design of the prison of Rudeuss was a cabin with Iron bars.
 * When Rudeus escape with Geese, he left his clothes and staff in the prison, and to prevent that may be damage by the fire, he frozen the Prison tree, wearing only a vest that Geese lend him.
 * In the anime, Gyes replace Gimbal, another beast men.
 * In the light novel, Gimbal was killed in the battle against Gallus, meanwhile in the anime, Gyes only is injured.
 * A short scene where Rudeus see if Gallus was unconscious or not after the battle was cut.
 * In the light novel, Rudeus doesn't fall unconscious after the battle.
 * A short scene that explain how was kidnapped the Holy beast was cut.
 * Sauros execution is off screen and only is mentioned in the 6th Volume of the Light Novel.

Trivia

 * The anime added the scene of Sauros execution, that only appeared in the Manga version.