Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode 19 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Dancing Puppet

Under a stormy afternoon at the Bushin Festival Finals, Iris prepares for her match against Mundane Mann while Perv Asshat, having drugged King Oriana into a puppet, plots to use him to kill King Midgar, and Rose moves toward the VIP seating. In the arena, Mundane's gaze and shifts in his center of gravity make Iris feel her limbs are lost until he disarms her and pins her down, while King Klaus Midgar leaves unnoticed. Rose then arrives, kills her father, and is rescued by Shadow, who fights Beatrix on the stadium roof as Perv escapes.

• Iris's preparation and doubts

  Iris recalls being denied an audit of the Divine Teachings and trains with resolve tinged with hesitation before her match against Mundane.

• Iris's defeat by Mundane

  Mundane's gaze and shifts in his center of gravity make Iris feel her limbs are lost in illusion, until he disarms her and pins her down while the king leaves unnoticed.

• Rose's betrayal and Shadow's rescue

  Rose apologizes to her father and attacks Perv, who shields himself with the king, so she stabs her father; Mundane then reveals himself as Shadow and cuts down Perv's men, Rose recognizes him as the Stylish Bandit Slayer who saved her as a child, and Shadow fights Beatrix on the roof as Perv escapes.

Recent Timeline

• Mundane's early tournament wins (Episode 16)

  Mundane defeats Goldy Gilded by dodging his rush and blowing away his golden dragon with a sneeze, a win Annerose notes exceeds normal human speed. The next day he easily beats Quinton, who had been chasing his unseen tactics. These results, with his mysterious entry, make him a dark-horse attention point in the tournament.

• Rose's turn against the Cult (Episode 17)

  Perv orders Rose to surrender before the Bushin Festival or he will have her father kill one of his guests, and she weighs giving herself up to avoid war. After Shadow heals her possession and leaves, Rose defeats several Cult assassins with her newly evolved power, marking her shift from fleeing to fighting. She then defeats Alexia in the Royal Capital tunnels and escapes without explaining herself, sparing Alexia from the conflict. Beta lets her go, hoping their ideals align and that they will meet again.

• Festival bouts of Mundane and Iris (Episode 18)

  Annerose attacks Mundane at the Bushin Festival, but he matches his attacks to hers, overpowers her without magic, and wins, leaving her to thank him for the lesson. Mundane reveals he once abandoned everything for strength. Iris resumes the tournament and defeats her opponent in one stroke, sending him into a crater; the overflow of magic disintegrates her sword afterward.

• Iris's loss and King Oriana's death (Episode 19)

  In the Bushin Festival final, Iris loses to Mundane Mann, whose gaze-based illusions strip her of limbs in her mind before he disarms her and holds his sword to her neck, showing she cannot match his skill. In the VIP seating, Rose apologizes to her father, King Raphael Geerk Oriana, and stabs him after he forgives her. He dies in her arms, and Perv Asshat is stunned by how easily she killed him.

• Beatrix and Shadow clash (Episode 19)

  Beatrix leaps at Shadow to fight him, and their sword clash shatters the VIP seating area. The battle moves to the stadium roof while Perv Asshat escapes in the chaos.

Character Graph

Lutheran Barnett (Cult Knight)

Midgar Academy of Science · Cult

Sherry's father and Assistant Principal of the Midgar Academy of Science, who was secretly the Cult Knight. Seeking a cure for his illness, he killed Sherry's mother Lukreia for her Eye of Avarice research and used Sherry for his own ends, and was cut down by Shadow when the Cult seized the academy.

• Role in Sherry's assignment

  Encourages Sherry to accept the princess's request, believing she can do it and building her self-confidence.

• True identity

  Recognized on sight by Cid as the Cult knight, he removes his helmet and wonders whether his walk, cough or stance gave him away.

• Motive

  Sought a cure for his disease and used Sherry for selfish reasons.

• Death

  Killed by Shadow after combining the Eye of Avarice with the control unit artifact and attacking Shadow.

Alpha

Shadow Garden

An elf girl Cid freed from possession and renamed, who now leads Shadow Garden against the Cult of Diablos and shares the face of the hero Olivier. When Beatrix says she is searching for her late sister's daughter, Cid is reminded of Alpha but denies knowing anyone like that.

• Role

  Recruits for the organization and leads the search for the hideout

• Operations

  Observes the progress of the Shadow Garden raid and oversees the operation's roles.

• Olivier's face

  Revealed to have the same face as the hero Olivier, who is shown as an elf woman in a statue.

• Cid Kagenou (Hierarchy, Colleague, Affinity)

  Leader who renamed her and whom she serves

  Visits Cid in his dorm to update him and watches over him, trusting him to trust their efforts.

Aurora (the Demon Diablos)

Imprisoned in the Sanctuary · Demon

The Witch of Calamity, a woman imprisoned in the Sanctuary, whose other name Epsilon's report confirms to be the demon Diablos. She teamed up with Cid to escape, and after he destroyed the Sanctuary she admitted she had called him there, thanked him, and faded away.

• Arena fight

  Fights Shadow and is defeated by a single slash, then disappears into light.

• Escape plan

  Explains the Sanctuary is a memory prison and that its magical core must be destroyed to leave; plans to vanish into nothing once free.

• Identity revealed

  Epsilon confirms the theory that Aurora was the demon Diablos, and that she had another name.

• Final farewell

  Before fading completely, Aurora tells Cid what to do if he ever met the real her.

• Cid Kagenou (Colleague, Friend, Affinity)

  Fellow escapee who agreed to work together to leave; Aurora sees Cid as the strongest of those in her incomplete memories and a gallant knight.

  Aurora called Cid into the Sanctuary, confessed to having lied about other things, and thanked him for a memory she did not want to forget; Cid accepted this.

Alexia Midgar (Alexia)

Midgar royal family · Royal · Crimson Knights · Midgar

Princess of Midgar and Iris's younger sister, who once used Cid as a fake boyfriend and has since sworn an alliance with Rose and Natsume (Beta). Beaten by Rose and then left with only a dossier on Oriana, the Church and major enterprises when Natsume moved out, she refuses anyone's pity and vows to stop pitying herself.

• Fencing reputation

  Known as The Fencing Ordinaire; has always wanted to be as good as her sister.

• Cid relationship

  Asked Cid whether he was interested in continuing their pretend relationship; Cid refused, and she slashed him.

• Audit

  Was investigating the previous archbishop, and the audit is cancelled by the new acting archbishop Jack Nelson.

• Current stance

  Refuses pity from Natsume and vows not to pity herself any longer.

• Cid Kagenou (Pact, Other, Neutral)

  Fake boyfriend she chose as a low-class aristocrat she could easily control, so she could get out of her engagement.

  Former partner in a pretend relationship that was arranged for specific reasons and has since ended.

• Beta (Other, Friend, Mixed)

  Antagonism begins at the Trial when Alexia stomps on Natsume's foot; Alexia sees Natsume as corrupt on the inside.

  Finds Beta had left a dossier and resents receiving details rather than being present.

Annerose Nichtsehen (Annerose)

Bushin Festival contestant · Tournament participant · Velgalta

A swordswoman from Velgalta who left home on a training journey to grow stronger and entered the Bushin Festival. Mundane Mann beats her without using magic; she thanks him for the lesson and offers him a post in Velgalta, which he declines. She plans to resume her journey the next day.

• Trial

  Summoned an ancient warrior at the Goddess's Trial.

• Challenge to Mundane

  Confronts Mundane in the tunnel and warns she has seen all his moves.

• Training journey

  Left her country to become stronger; resumes her journey the next day.

Claire Kagenou (Claire)

Kagenou family · Midgar Academy

Cid's older sister, a gifted student at Midgar Academy who keeps a tight, possessive grip on her younger brother. Representing the school at the Bushin Festival in Rose's place, she wins her match, then finds Cid's VIP seat empty and goes hunting for him.

• Abduction

  Taken from her room on the day she was to leave; held in magic-sealed chains

• Festival role

  Expects to replace Princess Rose representing the school and to become the next champion.

• Cid Kagenou (Family, Mixed)

  Younger brother she trains with; she protects him fiercely

  Chokes him over broken promises and gives him a VIP ticket to watch her compete.

• Iris Midgar (Hierarchy, Affinity)

  Recruitment target for Iris's personal knight order after graduation.

Skel Etal (Skel)

Lower nobility · Bushin Festival spectator

Cid's friend, a low-ranking noble at Midgar Academy, who has sunk into gambling during the Bushin Festival. After piling up debts and even betting his friend's freedom on another wager, he is dragged off by stadium security.

• Betting

  Gathers data for better bets and begs Cid for savings to wager on Goldy.

• Gambling

  Continues feeding a gambling addiction and writes to Po for funds, which Po denies.

• Debt

  Accrued debt at the stadium and bartered his friend's freedom for another chance to wager.

• Cid Kagenou (Friend, Affinity)

  Close friend from the bottom of the noble ranks; they confront Cid about his dating progress.

  Friend who keeps refusing to fund his bets.

Beatrix (Beatrix the War Goddess)

Elf · Former Champion · War Goddess

An elf known as the War Goddess and the first Bushin Festival champion, who had not appeared in public for over a decade. Still searching for her late sister's daughter, she attends the final as Iris's guest and names Cid as the one who caught her eye. When Mundane Mann reveals himself as Shadow, she leaps at him and carries their duel onto the stadium roof.

• Festival

  Attends the Bushin Festival, shares burgers with Cid, and offers one to Iris.

• Public standing

  Recognized by onlookers as a famous figure; Cid thinks her presence has the worth of a War Goddess, and she claims Cid caught her eye.

• Cid Kagenou (Other, Friend, Mixed)

  Probes Cid about whether he ran into a similar elf and shares burgers with him.

  Says Cid is the one who caught her eye, drawing the crowd's doubt and Cid's annoyance.

• Iris Midgar (Other, Friend, Affinity)

  Meets Iris after her match and offers her a burger.

  Invited to the festival as Iris's guest and sits beside her at the VIP seating.

Beta

Shadow Garden

One of Shadow Garden's Seven Shadows, who allied with Alexia and Rose while posing as the bestselling author Natsume Kafka. Having left the Natsume role behind, she appears with other Shadow Garden members behind Rose at the Bushin Festival final and tells her to go ahead and carry out her mission.

• Role

  Gathers intelligence and identifies the secret hideout

• Current focus

  Directs monitoring of Rose's movements and orders more intel on Perv Asshat.

• Cult investigation

  Working the case of Rose's hiding place and suspecting Perv Asshat's ties to the Cult.

• Mission go-ahead

  Tells Rose she can proceed and fulfill her mission, after which Rose removes her disguise and dons her sword.

• Cid Kagenou (Colleague, Affinity)

  Fellow member who reports to him on the investigation

• Alexia Midgar (Other, Colleague, Affinity)

  Looks down on Alexia with superiority and is secretly annoyed at how Alexia used Cid; believes Alexia is corrupt inside.

  Shares information and goes into the tunnels together; her alliance with Alexia is reconsidered as a good idea.

• Rose Oriana (Colleague, Neutral)

  Joins Rose and Alexia in forming a team and pooling resources.

  Gives Rose the go-ahead to carry out her mission.

Cid Kagenou (Cid)

Kagenou family · Shadow Garden · Midgar academy student · Academy · Midgar Academy for Dark Knights · Tournament participant · Midgar Academy · Midgar Kingdom

Reborn in another world, he dreams of being the Eminence in Shadow and leads Shadow Garden as the masked Shadow while posing as an unremarkable Midgar Academy student. In the Bushin Festival final, as Mundane Mann, he overwhelms Iris with illusory attacks and pins her down. When Rose stabs her father in the VIP seating, he reveals himself as Shadow, cuts down Perv's men, tells Rose her fight is not over, and takes on Beatrix atop the stadium roof.

• Hidden strength

  Trains in secret while posing as a background character at school; a skilled fighter who uses crowbars and other improvised weapons as clubs.

• Encounter with Beatrix

  Beatrix suspects he knows an elf and tests him with a sword strike, then leaves praising his potential.

• Hidden identity

  Keeps his Shadow identity concealed while at the festival and feigns surprise at Beatrix.

• Rose's past encounter

  Was the masked boy who saved Rose from bandits when she was young and was called the Stylish Bandit Slayer.

• Alpha (Hierarchy, Colleague, Affinity)

  Girl he freed from possession and renamed; she pledged to join and punish the guilty

  Shadow Garden member who visits his dorm and reports on the organization's progress; he owes her a tuna sandwich.

• Beta (Colleague, Affinity)

  Member who reports to him and works the investigation with him

• Claire Kagenou (Family, Mixed)

  Older sister he spars with; she is abducted on her departure day

  Cid's sister; she gives him a VIP ticket and expects him to watch her match.

• Alexia Midgar (Pact, Other, Neutral)

  Fake boyfriend who agreed to continue the act until Zenon gives up.

  Met again at the hot springs in Lindwurm; she apologized for slashing him, and he ignores her gaze while she is flustered and then puzzled by his riddle about the sword.

• Skel Etal (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend who confronted him about his dating progress.

• Rose Oriana (Other, Neutral)

  Opponent in the qualifying match who now remembers his name.

  Rose secretly entered Cid into the Trial to show off his worth, and Cid decides how to appear in response.

• Lutheran Barnett (Other, Neutral)

  Assistant Principal of the Academy of Science, whom Cid considers someone to avoid if he wants to stay obscure.

• Aurora (Colleague, Affinity)

  Works with Aurora to escape the Sanctuary; she regards him as a gallant knight.

• Beatrix (Other, Friend, Mixed)

  War Goddess who tests Cid with a sword strike and predicts he will become a strong warrior.

  Beatrix names him as the one who caught her eye, which the crowd doubts and he finds annoying.

Perv Asshat (Perv)

Oriana Kingdom · Cult

Son of an Oriana Kingdom duke and Rose's fiancé, whom she stabbed before fleeing. Secretly a Cult agent, he keeps King Raphael drugged as his puppet and plans to use him to kill King Klaus and set the kingdoms at war. When Rose comes, he shields himself with the king, then slips away in the chaos of Shadow's fight with Beatrix.

• Position

  Son of an Oriana Kingdom duke; the kingdom wants the matter handled domestically.

• Swordsmanship

  Has some proficiency with a blade despite Oriana's disdain for sword arts.

• Plot against kingdoms

  Plans to use King Oriana to kill King Midgar and instigate a war between the kingdoms if Rose does not appear.

• Iris Midgar (Other, Pact, Mixed)

  Discusses festival security with her; she is irritated by the Chancellor's smug assurance.

  Teases Iris about an engagement and jests about Midgar's avarice; Iris reminds him of their alliance.

• Annerose Nichtsehen (Other, Affinity)

  Wants to invite her to Oriana after seeing her in the tournament.

• Rose Oriana (Other, Hostility)

  Expects Rose to come save her father and intends to use her for the Cult's experimentation.

• Beatrix (Other, Hostility)

  Is wary of Beatrix after she insulted him and is offended, then apologized to by her.

Iris Midgar (Iris)

Midgar Kingdom · Royalty

First Princess of Midgar and daughter of King Klaus, who leads the Crimson Order and has won the Bushin Festival before. With her father refusing to move against the Church without evidence, she stakes everything on winning the Bushin Festival. In the final, Mundane Mann's illusory attacks overwhelm her, and he disarms her and pins her down before she can land a single blow.

• Festival ambition

  Intends to win the Bushin Festival tournament and regards Mundane Mann as an unknown threat with hidden skill.

• Mundane encounter

  Loses in the tournament match against Mundane Mann, who pins her down with his sword at her throat after using illusory attacks.

• Claire Kagenou (Hierarchy, Affinity)

  Plans to recruit Claire into her personal knight order upon graduation.

• Perv Asshat (Pact, Mixed)

  Scolds him for intruding into the VIP aisle and for his teasing about Rose's relationship; reminds him of their alliance.

• Beatrix (Friend, Affinity)

  Invited Beatrix to the festival and introduces her as her guest, then sits beside her in the VIP seating.

Rose Oriana (Rose)

Student Council President · Oriana Kingdom · princess · knight

Princess of the Oriana Kingdom and Student Council President of Midgar Academy, regarded as its finest swordswoman, who took up the sword after a masked boy rescued her as a child. At the Bushin Festival she apologizes to her father, King Raphael, whom Perv has drugged into a puppet, and stabs him when Perv uses him as a shield. About to turn the blade on herself, she recognizes the newly revealed Shadow as that boy, the Stylish Bandit Slayer, and flees when he tells her the fight is not over.

• Engagement

  Engaged to Perv Asshat, whom her father is set to introduce.

• Possession

  Suffering from Possession, she was healed by Shadow and now refuses to explain her actions to Alexia.

• Current state

  Taking shelter at the closed Midgar Academy and motivating herself in a broken mirror.

• Father's death

  After her father forgives her, she attacks Perv, who shields himself with the king, and stabs her father; she then puts her blade to her own neck until Shadow tells her the fight is not over.

• Cid Kagenou (Other, Friend, Affinity)

  Opponent in the qualifying match; underestimated him at first, then got serious and was impressed by his determination.

  Was saved by the masked boy Cid as a child and later dedicated herself to becoming a fencer after seeing his fencing.

• Perv Asshat (Pact, Hostility)

  Fiancé; she stabbed him before running away.

World Memo

• Heroes' descendants cursed as possessed

  The Three Heroes who slew the demon Diablos were cursed by its dying breath, and their bloodlines were marked as possessed; history was later altered to make the descendants objects of scorn.

  The royal family carries a higher concentration of hero's blood in their veins than others, which is why the Cult targets their blood

• Cult sect faction hideouts

  The Cult is divided into sect factions, with the Fenrir sect faction maintaining hideouts spread across the capital

• Royal capital underground tunnels

  Beneath the royal capital lie underground tunnels and sewers that can be used for combat and that can crack under heavy blows.

  The underground passages beneath the Royal Capital form a maze, so a route in is not a reliable route out and people must retrace their path to leave.

• Cult entrenched in the kingdom

  The Cult's roots within the Oriana Kingdom run deep enough that removing one member does not end its influence, and its presence threatens the kingdom's politics and its delicate ties with the church.

Clue Board

• Beta's dossier and sudden departure (Episode 18)

  Beta left Alexia a dossier on ties between Oriana Kingdom, the Church, and major enterprises, then moved out of her lodging claiming research abroad; her purpose remains unexplained.

• Beatrix's hidden public life (Episode 18)

  Beatrix, the elf who was the first festival champion, has not shown her face in public for over a decade, and the reason is not given.

• Mundane's unknown sword school (Episode 18)

  After Mundane's win over Annerose, Perv asks whether Mundane's precise fencing comes from an established school, and Iris cannot say; where Mundane learned his style remains unknown.

• Cid's undisclosed plans (Episode 18)

  Cid says he will proceed with his own plans separate from Plan B; the content of those plans is not revealed.

  Cid says 70 percent of his Bushin Festival plan is done and weighs ways to finish it, including winning the tournament, defeating Iris to disappear, or a more violent route; the chosen method is undecided.

• Beatrix search for late sister's daughter (Episode 19)

  Beatrix is searching for the daughter of her late sister and asks Cid whether he has seen someone who resembles her. Cid is reminded of Alpha but denies it.

  Beatrix asks Cid whether he met an elf who resembles her and hopes to find that person among the festival crowds; Cid denies seeing anyone.

  Beatrix openly asks the crowd at the arena whether anyone has seen her niece, and no one has, so the search continues without a lead.

• Mundane's unclear backers (Episode 19)

  Perv suspected Mundane might be backed by the Lawless City and dismissed a Shadow Garden link because Mundane is a man; his investigation turned up nothing beyond a possible underworld tie.

  Mundane then reveals himself as Shadow, answering the question of who he really is.

• Beatrix's possible heroes' blood awakening (Episode 19)

  Perv panics at Beatrix's presence and suspects she may have awakened the heroes' blood, a possibility left unconfirmed in this episode.

Battle Record

Beatrix engages Shadow in a sword clash that moves to the stadium roof.

Iris vs Mundane Bushin final

Bushin Festival Finals · Episode 19

Location: Bushin Festival stadium

Trigger: Bushin Festival Finals match

Bushin Festival finalists

• Iris Midgar — combatant: Iris Midgar
• Mundane Mann — combatant: Mundane Mann

Outcome: Iris Midgar is defeated; Mundane Mann pins her and holds his sword at her neck.

Aftermath

• Crowd and King Klaus Midgar react to Iris's defeat.

VIP seating assault

Rose's strike on Perv and King Oriana · Episode 19

Location: VIP seating, Bushin Festival stadium

Trigger: After King Raphael Geerk Oriana forgives her, Rose attacks Perv, who shields himself with the king, and she stabs her father

Rose and Shadow Garden vs Perv's men

• Rose and Shadow Garden — attackers: Rose Oriana, Shadow, Beta
• Perv's men — defenders: Perv Asshat

Outcome: Perv's men are slain and Perv escapes; King Raphael Geerk Oriana is killed by Rose.

Aftermath

• Rose stands and escapes after Shadow's words.

Beatrix vs Shadow on the roof

Clash that shatters the VIP seating · Episode 19– (Ongoing)

Location: Stadium roof

Trigger: Beatrix jumps at Shadow, eager to fight him

Beatrix vs Shadow

• Beatrix — combatant: Beatrix
• Shadow Garden — combatant: Shadow

Outcome: Unresolved at episode end; the battle moves from the VIP seating to the stadium roof.

Aftermath

• The clash shatters the VIP seating area.

Ability Table

Music Releases

• HIGHEST (OP)
• Darling in the Night (Delta ver.) (ED)