A Chance Encounter

A Chance Encounter
Season	1
Episode	09
Episode Staff
Scriptwriter	Hiroki Hirano
Storyboard	Atsushi Kobayashi
Episode Director	Takahiro Tamano Hiroki Hirano
Animation Director	Miyako Nishida (Chief & Animation Director) Dai Imaoka Haruka Katsuya Gorou Taki Nanako Tatsu Hiroshi Tatezaki Shougo Teramoto Daichi Nakashima Keita Hagio Akitoshi Yoshino
Episode Information
Air Date	March 7, 2021 JP May 9, 2021 EN
Adaptation	Light Novel Volume 3: Chapter 1-5
Story Arc	Entry-Level Adventurers Arc
Music
Opening Theme	N/A
Ending Theme	Only
Guide
Previous	Turning Point 1
Next	The Value of a Life and the First Job

A Chance Encounter (邂逅 Kaigō) is the ninth episode of the Mushoku Tensei anime series originally broadcasted on March 7, 2021.

Synopsis

Rudy and Eris find themselves stranded in the wilds of the Demon Continent. Their only chance to survive seems to lie in Ruijerd, a warrior of the infamous Superd tribe of demons, but can he be trusted?

Plot

Looking like his past self, Rudeus has a short encounter with an elusive being known as the Human-God, who instructs him to rely on and help the man who saved him. He then awakens in his current body and learns that he and Eris are stranded in the middle of the Demon Continent, and were rescued by Ruijerd Superdia, a member of the dreaded Superd race, who becomes their friend and promises to escort them back home. Ruijerd brings Rudeus and Eris to a nearby village that coincidentally is Roxy's birthplace, where they meet her parents. During their stay, Rudeus learns from Ruijerd that his tribe's ill repute comes from the cursed spears they received from the Demon-God Laplace, which turned them into mindless murderers, and that the spear in his possession belonged to his son, whose death by his hands made him recover his senses. Moved by Ruijerd's determination to clear his race's name, Rudeus decides to help him, and the two depart from the village with Eris to begin their journey back home.

Characters

• Rudeus Greyrat
• Eris Boreas Greyrat
• Ruijerd Superdia
• Hitogami
• Rowin Migurdia
• Rokari Migurdia
• Rokkus Migurdia

Locations

• Demon Continent

Adaptation Notes

This episode adapts the following material:

• Light Novel Volume 3
  • Chapter 1: The Con Artist Who Claimed to Be a God
  • Chapter 2: The Superd.
  • Chapter 3: A Master’s Secrets.
  • Chapter 4: The Foundations of Trust.
  • Chapter 5: Three Days to the Nearest Town.

Differences with the light novel:

• A short PoV where Rudeus falls to the demon continent was cut.
• A short PoV where Rudeus doesn't know if he can trust in Ruijerd or not was cut.
• Rudeus and Rowin conversation happens in another way in the Light novel.
• Part of Ruijerd past where he explains how his group survived and how he dealt a fatal blow to Laplace was cut.

Trailer

3-7(日)放送第9話予告：『無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～』次回予告⑨

Episode 9 Trailer, March 5

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Trivia

• Is the first time that the characters speak the Demon continent language.