Beast Tamer Episode 5

"Beast Tamer VS Hero" is the fifth episode of the adaptation of Beast Tamer series. It was aired on October 30th, 2022.

''Arios, who suddenly appeared, asked Rein to cooperate on a quest. Arios got furious when Kanade and Tania asked him to apologize to Rein. After Kanada and Tania were insulted by the hero, Rein... !?''

Summary
Walk walking down a road and reflecting on his current lifestyle with Tania and Kanade, Rein and company are confronted by Arios' and his group. Arios gives a sarcastic greeting to them, and Rein immediately suggests they take a different route. Arios speaks some disparaging remarks, so Kanade and Tania step in to defend their master. Tania then questions Ario's group's identity as that of the Hero Party. Disliking Tania's tone, Arios tries to rebuke her, but realizes that she and Kanade are, respectively, a Dragonoid and Cat Spirit. With Arios' Party that they're Rein's tamed monsters, Rein asks what business they have for him, and Arios claims that due to the difficulty of the Lost Woods, they had to withdraw from it. Hence, Arios offers an olive branch to Rein, allowing him to rejoin his group despite his "uselessness". Aggath, Leanne, and Mina then all comment that Rein should be grateful for them allowing him to rejoin their group. However, Rein refuses their offer, but Leanne tries to convince him, claiming a relic called the Shield of Truth located in the forest would allow them a fighting chance against the Demon King. Furthermore, Leanne mentions that monsters would swarm and attack settlements without that relic, which triggers memories of Rein's past. Under pressure, Rein quietly agrees to it, and Arios' group chastises him for not accepting from the start.

As Arios' group starts to walk off, both Kanade and Tania stop the Hero Party and demand that they properly apologize to Rein by groveling. The suggestion shocks the Hero Party, and Tania threatens to incinerate them with her breath if they don't voice their disdain at it. Grabbing Rein by the cuff of his collar, Arios demands that he keep his pets on a shorter leash, which the pet remark upsets Rein. However, Arios insists on it and tries to make him confess that they're not his pets, but insinuates they're his lovers causing Rein to punch Arios. With that, Arios challenges Rein and his tamed monsters to a duel to see who is stronger, and Rein accepts it.

In separate locations, Kanade faces off against Aggath, Tania faces off against Mina and Leanne, and Rein faces off against Arios. Kanade's fight starts first, and Aggath is happy that he has to fight against an ultimate species such as her, and Kanade vows to beat him up and make him apologize to Rein. On the other hand, Aggath has no intention of doing so; hence, Kanade starts the fight with a quick and powerful kick followed by a flurry of punches. Aggath manages to defend against the attacks with his broad sword, but is quickly overwhelmed by her attacks. Kanade then comments that Aggath hasn't made a single move against her, which is surprising as he's part of the Hero Party. The remark triggers Aggath, who finally counter-attacks with his special move Hellfire and Brimstone Slash; however, Kanade easily deflects the attack. Furious by this turn of events, Aggath proclaims he'll fight with his full strength, and Kanade proclaims she'll fight with half of her own. The revelation shocks Aggath that Kanade hasn't been using even half of her strength thus far, and she quickly ends the fight with a single kick.

Elsewhere, Tania faces off against Leanne and Mina, who openly claims she'd prefer fighting Arios than those two because they're so weak. Tania's remark upsets the two mages, and they cast Gravity Burst and Holy Flare. By snapping her hand, however, Tania dispels the attacks. Thus Leanne and Mina respectively cast Judgment Arrow and Red Crimson again; Tania dispels the attacks with a snap of her fingers and claims she used what is called Materia Canceler. Refusing to believe they're beaten, Mina and Leanne cast multiple spells against Tania; however, she dispels them with Materia Canceler. To finish things off, Tania casts the epic spell Ultimate End against the two, but it's a fake-out, making them pass out.

On Rein's side, he faces off against Arios, who forces him back with his swift swordplay. Despite this, however, Rein only takes minor scratches from the attacks and notes how underwhelming the pressure Ario is giving off compared to Tania. Rein then attacks Arios with a punch to the gut, which winded him, and Rein reveals that forming contracts with Kanade and Tania granted him newfound power. Utilizing the analytics he's gathered from his observations of Arios and with the help of an Ahrbee, Rein wins his fight against Arios. Moments later, Tania and Kanade rush to Rein's side and embrace him.

Characters
In order of appearance.
 * Rein Shroud
 * Tania
 * Kanade
 * Aggath
 * Arios Orlando
 * Leanne
 * Mina

Trivia

 * When Kanade stops Aggath's attack, his flustered comments that he normally doesn't have trouble can come off as an accidental performance issue innuendo.
 * Tania snuffing out magic with a snap off her fingers may be a homage to Roy Mustang from Fullmetal Alchemist; only he snaps to ignite alchemic flames, rather than put out fires.
 * Though it was an insult that Rein can only feel attracted to animal humanoids, Arios was right in the reverse at least; the girls are very into Rein.