Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Season 2 Episode 4 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Mask of Falsehood

A Mitsugoshi cargo convoy is ambushed by bandits hired by Garter, but Shadow Garden intervenes and crushes them, weakening the MCA. Cid, now posing as John Smith, makes a deal with Yukime to counterfeit the MCA's new banknotes and then trigger a credit crisis to cash out safely.

Delta and Shadow hunt bandits in the capital, where Delta kills her brother Zabra. Gettan then overrules Garter's call for a retreat and orders a harder push against Mitsugoshi.

• Cargo ambush and Shadow Garden intervention

  Bandits hired by Garter attack a Mitsugoshi cargo trade and surround its female employees, but Shadow Garden appears and overwhelms them, and Nu reports the MCA's losses to Alpha.

• Counterfeit banknote scheme

  As John Smith, Cid shows Yukime that the MCA's new 1000 Zeni banknotes are crude enough to forge, and Yukime proposes letting the fakes be discovered to set off a credit crisis while they cash out beforehand.

• Bandit hunt and MCA strategy

  Delta hunts bandits with Shadow and kills her brother Zabra, while Garter reports Mitsugoshi's strength to Gettan, who orders an intensified offensive against Mitsugoshi's trade secrets.

Recent Timeline

• Red moon outbreak in Lawless City (Season 2 Episode 1)

  Claire brought Cid to Lawless City on her vampire-hunting assignment, and a wave from the red moon turned people bitten by ghouls into ghouls. Mary the Ancient Vampire Hunter told Claire that a boy matching Cid's description had been kidnapped by vampires and that a blood sacrifice was needed to awaken Elisabeth, so Claire allied with her to storm the Crimson Tower. Shadow cut down ghouls across the city, saving Marie and the Dark Knight Association's remaining men, and appeared between the rival rulers Juggernaut and Yukime.

• Juggernaut's attack, Elisabeth's frenzy, and the interrupted ritual (Season 2 Episode 2)

  On the Crimson Tower, Juggernaut cut down Claire and Mary while fighting high-ranking vampires; Mary drank the blood from Claire's mouth, reawakening her own dormant vampiric powers, and held Juggernaut off until Shadow kicked him off the tower to save Claire. Mary revealed that Crimson had once secretly mixed blood into Elisabeth's meal on a Red Moon night, sending her into a frenzy that massacred humans, destroyed her haven and ravaged three more countries. When Mary found her after the Blood Moon had set, Elisabeth begged her to scatter her ashes and stabbed herself but did not turn to ash, and Crimson later took her body to resurrect her at the next Blood Moon.

  Crimson then began the ritual to revive the Blood Queen by positioning Elisabeth's heart atop the Crimson Tower, but Shadow burst in and interrupted it, killing Crimson, who proved less durable than expected.

• Shadow Garden's rescue, Claire's possession, and the Blood Queen battle (Season 2 Episode 3)

  A four-woman Shadow Garden cell reached Crimson Tower as the Blood Queen was about to feed on Claire; Beta beheaded her while 664 secured Claire, but the head reattached and the attack escalated, forcing a retreat. Claire then learned from Aurora that her possession had once been cured but was now slipping as two kinds of blood reunited in her body, and Aurora eventually seized control of her body. Shadow entered the fight, shielded everyone from missile fire, faced the Blood Queen, and healed the ghouls, the wounded, and the unconscious Elisabeth with Recovery Atomic.

  Meanwhile, Cid confronted Yukime on a train back to Midgar Kingdom after she followed him from Lawless City.

• MCA cargo ambush and the banknote counterfeit plan (Season 2 Episode 4)

  MCA-hired bandits ambushed a high-value Mitsugoshi cargo shipment, but the employees they threatened were Nu, Chi, and Omega in disguise; Shadow Garden encircled and crushed the bandits, significantly weakening the MCA. Soon after, the MCA held a citywide sale to launch its 1000 Zeni banknote, which Cid judged cruder than Mitsugoshi's notes. Cid and Yukime then planned to counterfeit MCA notes, letting the fakes be discovered to trigger a credit crisis while cashing out beforehand.

• Zabra's death and Garter's report (Season 2 Episode 4)

  Zabra, claiming to be Delta's brother and serving Gettan, was killed by Delta, who stabbed him in the chest. Delta dismissed the loss, saying the father had over a thousand offspring. Garter then reported to Gettan that Zabra, the fourth leaf, had been defeated.

Character Graph

Cid Kagenou (Cid)

Kagenou family · Shadow Garden · Midgar Academy

Reborn in another world, Cid dreams of being the Eminence in Shadow and secretly leads Shadow Garden as the masked Shadow while posing as an ordinary Midgar Academy student. Realizing Mitsugoshi profits from knowledge he once shared, he vows to reclaim what is rightfully his, takes on a new persona as the elite agent John Smith, and partners with Yukime on a scheme to counterfeit the MCA's banknotes. He also joins Delta's bandit hunt, where she kills her brother Zabra in front of him.

• John Smith

  In a black suit and a magician's mask, meets Yukime as John Smith and insists their partnership is purely about profit.

• Counterfeit scheme

  Shows Yukime that the MCA's new 1000 Zeni notes are crude enough to forge, drawing out her plan to let the fakes be found, set off a credit crisis, and cash out first.

• Bandit hunt

  Joins Delta's bandit hunt as Shadow once she has finished Alpha's tasks, but she leaves no bandits for him.

• Recovery Atomic

  Declares "I am Recovery Atomic" and, in one burst, heals the ghouls, the wounded, and Elisabeth's unconscious mind.

• Yukime (Pact, Mixed)

  Business partner who knows him as John Smith; she believes he was testing her sincerity and is in awe of his genius.

• Delta (Hierarchy, Affinity)

  Seven Shadows member who begs him to hunt bandits with her and urges him to beat her father and become her clan's chief.

• Alpha (Hierarchy, Affinity)

  Elf he freed from possession and renamed; she leads Shadow Garden's fight against the MCA.

• Claire Kagenou (Family, Mixed)

  Older sister who confessed a hidden power to him; he promised to stand by her.

• Beta (Colleague, Affinity)

  Member he once told about banks and credit creation, an idea the girls seem to have used to found their own bank.

Alpha

Shadow Garden · Seven Shadows

An elf girl Cid freed from possession and renamed, who leads Shadow Garden. She springs the trap on the bandits the MCA hired to raid a Mitsugoshi shipment and expects the weakened MCA to fall back on its legitimate resources in the coming war.

• Olivier's face

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

• Cargo ambush

  Has Shadow Garden surround the bandits after Nu, Chi and Omega, disguised as Mitsugoshi employees, get them to name who hired them.

• Cid Kagenou (Hierarchy, Affinity)

  Leader who renamed her and whom she serves

Delta

Shadow Garden · Seven Shadows · Therianthrope

A Therianthrope and one of Shadow Garden's Seven Shadows, utterly devoted to Shadow. She talks Cid into hunting bandits in the capital with her, and when a man claiming to be her brother Zabra says he now serves Gettan, she stabs him to death before he can say more, calling weaklings a disgrace to the family.

• Clan

  Her father, the clan chief, has over a thousand offspring; she promises Shadow a hundred women if he defeats her father and becomes chief.

• Bandit hunt

  Smells a fox Therianthrope on Cid, begs him to hunt bandits with her, and leaves none for him.

• Cid Kagenou (Hierarchy, Affinity)

  Master she adores; he agrees to hunt bandits with her once she finishes the tasks Alpha gave her.

• Zabra (Family, Hostility)

  Brother she stabs to death mid-conversation, saying weaklings only disgrace the family.

• Alpha (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Leader who assigned her the tasks she must finish before the bandit hunt.

Zabra (Fourth Leaf)

Therianthrope · Major Corporate Alliance

A muscular Therianthrope who claims to be Delta's brother, which she confirms by their father's scent. As he tells her he now serves Gettan, Delta stabs him to death, and Garter later reports to Gettan that the fourth leaf, Zabra, has fallen.

• Fate

  Recalls that Delta was hunted when she showed signs of possession, then is killed by her before he can say more.

• Delta (Family, Hostility)

  Sister he claims by their father's scent; she kills him.

• Gettan (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  The great wolf he now serves.

Yukime (The Spirit Fox)

White Tower ruler

Yukime the Spirit Fox, ruler of Lawless City's White Tower, who now schemes to let Mitsugoshi and the MCA wreck each other and seize everything. Partnered with John Smith, she proposes counterfeiting the MCA's banknotes to set off a credit crisis, and reveals a deep scar on her back as she plans to deal with Gettan herself.

• Counterfeit plan

  Proposes deliberately letting counterfeit MCA notes be discovered to trigger a credit crisis, cashing out before it hits.

• Designs on Gettan

  Warns John Smith about Gettan, the MCA's secret leader, and reveals a deep scar on her back while planning to handle him herself.

• Cid Kagenou (Pact, Mixed)

  Partner she knows as John Smith; she believes he was testing her sincerity and is in awe of his genius.

• Gettan (Other, Hostility)

  Secret MCA leader she warns John Smith about and means to deal with herself.

• Juggernaut (Other, Hostility)

  Rival ruler of the Black Tower whom she fought in Lawless City.

Garter (President of the MCA)

Major Corporate Alliance

President of the Major Corporate Alliance (MCA), known for his piety and his contributions to the Church, who hired bandits to raid a Mitsugoshi cargo shipment. He reports the MCA's losses to Gettan, its true leader, and is overruled when he suggests a temporary retreat.

• MCA strategy

  Convened a meeting of MCA heads to fortify strategies against Mitsugoshi; reports to Gettan that Mitsugoshi's private soldiers are stronger than estimated and that MCA firepower has been much diminished.

• Gettan (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Secret leader who took control of the MCA from him and orders him to keep attacking Mitsugoshi.

Gettan (Gettan the Sword Devil)

Major Corporate Alliance

Gettan the Sword Devil, the formidable secret leader who quietly took control of the MCA from Garter and stops at nothing to reach his goals. He sends his handpicked assassins, the Clovers, against Mitsugoshi and orders a harder push to seize its trade secrets, his scarred eyes hidden behind a visor.

• Seizing the MCA

  Quietly assumed control of the MCA from Garter and deploys the Clovers, an elite assassination squad, against Mitsugoshi.

• Garter (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Subordinate whose call for a retreat he dismisses, ordering him to follow orders.

Claire Kagenou (Claire)

Kagenou family · Midgar Academy

Cid's older sister, a gifted Midgar Academy student sent to hunt vampires in Lawless City. Pierced by the awakened Blood Queen, she learns from Aurora in a dreamlike infirmary that her once-cured possession is slipping out of control, and Aurora borrows her body to fight. Back home she wraps her hand in bandages and tells Cid she has a hidden power.

• Possession history

  Showed signs of demon possession as a child and lives in constant fear of one day transforming into a monster.

• Blood taken by Mary

  Bled from the mouth after Juggernaut's strike; Mary sucked that blood to reawaken her own dormant vampiric abilities.

• Condition

  Her once-cured possession is slipping out of control as two kinds of blood reunite in her body; a mark on her left hand helps her manage it.

• Hidden power

  Wraps her hand in bandages and confides to Cid that she has a hidden power, which he takes as chuunibyou delusions.

• Cid Kagenou (Family, Mixed)

  Younger brother to whom she confides her hidden power; he promises to stand by her.

• Mary (Colleague, Mixed)

  Vampire hunter who fought beside her to the top of the Crimson Tower.

• Aurora (Other, Mixed)

  Woman who explained her condition, gave her a controlling mark, then borrowed her body to fight the Blood Queen.

Aurora (the Demon Diablos)

Imprisoned in the Sanctuary · Demon

The Witch of Calamity once imprisoned in the Sanctuary, whose other name Epsilon's report identified as the demon Diablos. She appears to Claire in a dreamlike infirmary, explains that her possession is slipping out of control, admits she helps because of Shadow, and then borrows Claire's body to hold off the Blood Queen.

• Identity revealed

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

• Claire's guide

  Explains that the blood of progenitor vampires and of the possessed has reunited in Claire's body, and helps her manage it with a mark on her left hand.

• Borrowed body

  Takes over Claire's body, delights in her brief freedom, turns the Blood Queen's blood projectiles back on her, and attempts Atomic until the body can't take the strain.

• Cid Kagenou (Colleague, Friend, Affinity)

  Fellow escapee from the Sanctuary; she helps Claire because of him.

• Claire Kagenou (Other, Mixed)

  Girl whose condition she explains and whose body she borrows to fight the Blood Queen.

Mary (Ancient Vampire Hunter)

Vampire hunter

A red-haired vampire hunter who, a thousand years ago, vowed to watch over Elisabeth's remains. Reaching the top of the Crimson Tower with Claire, she despairs as the awakened Elisabeth pierces Claire, and protests in vain when Shadow faces her queen.

• Elisabeth's remains

  Found Elisabeth after the Blood Moon had set, could neither revive nor end her, and vowed to watch over her remains forever.

• Vampire power reawakened

  Sucked the blood from Claire's mouth, reawakening her own dormant vampiric abilities, and used them to hold Juggernaut off momentarily.

• Claire Kagenou (Colleague, Mixed)

  Companion who climbed with her to the top of the Crimson Tower.

• Elisabeth (Guardian, Mixed)

  Queen she has guarded; she despairs when Elisabeth awakens and attacks Claire.

Elisabeth (Blood Queen)

Vampire ruler

The Blood Queen, a vampire ruler who once lived alongside humans in the Haven until Crimson drove her into a frenzy. Awakening atop the Crimson Tower, she pierces Claire and overwhelms Beta's squad, regenerating even after being beheaded, until Shadow's Recovery Atomic heals her unconscious mind.

• Haven

  Ruled a small territory called the Haven and refrained from drinking blood alongside her subjects.

• Frenzy and massacre

  After Crimson secretly added blood to her meal under the Red Moon, she massacred humans and destroyed the Haven, then wreaked havoc in three other countries.

• Awakening

  Awakens atop the Crimson Tower, pierces Claire's chest and chooses her as her first meal; her head returns to her body after Beta cuts it off.

• Healed by Shadow

  Smiles and asks Shadow's name as she prepares for death, but his Recovery Atomic heals her unconscious mind instead.

• Mary (Guardian, Mixed)

  Hunter who has watched over her remains since she begged to have her ashes scattered.

• Claire Kagenou (Other, Hostility)

  The first prey she chose on awakening.

• Cid Kagenou (Other, Mixed)

  Masked warrior who answers her question with Recovery Atomic and heals her.

Beta

Shadow Garden · Seven Shadows

One of Shadow Garden's Seven Shadows, an elf who also writes as the bestselling author Natsume Kafka. She led the cell that fought the Blood Queen at the Crimson Tower, and was among the girls Cid once told about banks and credit creation, which seems to have inspired them to found their own bank.

• Mission

  Believed Shadow entrusted her with protecting Claire at the Crimson Tower and fought the Blood Queen until he arrived.

• Cid Kagenou (Colleague, Affinity)

  Master who once told her about banks and credit creation.

• Claire Kagenou (Guardian, Affinity)

  Her master's older sister, whom she protected at the Crimson Tower.

Juggernaut (The Tyrant)

Black Tower ruler

Juggernaut the Tyrant, ruler of Lawless City's Black Tower, who cut down Claire and Mary before Shadow kicked him off the Crimson Tower. When the Blood Queen awakens he throws himself into the fight, but only ends up slammed into a wall.

• Assault on the Crimson Tower

  Broke through the artifact gate with one swing of his cleaver, then wounded Claire and Mary and was about to deliver a fatal blow to Claire before Shadow kicked him off the tower.

• Against the Blood Queen

  Joins the fight against the Blood Queen while Yukime holds back; his only contribution is a body-shaped crater in a wall.

• Yukime (Other, Hostility)

  Rival ruler of the White Tower whom he fought in Lawless City.

World Memo

• Mitsugoshi Company retailer

  A high-end retailer in the royal capital that sells innovative products never seen before in this world, including chocolate as a novelty goods item. Its building resembles a department store and houses the owner's private rooms on top.

• Shadow Garden secret organization

  A secret organization that operates from the shadows and hunts its targets unseen; hunting from the shadows is described as the sole purpose of its existence.

  Shadow Garden expands its influence through several franchises in major cities and beyond, inside and outside the kingdom, and uses a mail-order system for remote areas. It holds a secret budget of approximately one billion Zeni for immediate disposal.

• MCA and Mitsugoshi trade rivalry

  The Major Corporate Alliance and Mitsugoshi Company compete in trade, with the MCA led by Garter as president and its secret leader Gettan; Mitsugoshi's profitability and expansion alarm MCA leadership.

• Mitsugoshi textiles widespread in capital

  Business attire worn around the royal capital is produced with Mitsugoshi textiles, and Mitsugoshi designer goods are sold through its Comme Ça line.

• MCA 1000 Zeni banknote

  The MCA issues a new 1000 Zeni banknote in the royal capital, with cruder printing and less detailed design than Mitsugoshi banknotes.

• Banknotes backed by gold reserves

  Banknotes are essentially worth only their paper value, functioning as promissory repayment notes so long as banks hold gold reserves equal to the notes in circulation; their advantage is convenience over carrying gold coins.

• Therianthrope clan hierarchy by chief

  A Therianthrope clan is ruled by a chief who has over a thousand offspring, and the clan chief position passes to whoever defeats the current chief.

Clue Board

• Relapsing symptoms in cured possessed (Season 2 Episode 3)

  Previously cured possessed show merging tumors and regressing symptoms, and Claire regresses fastest. The cause of the relapse is not explained.

• Claire's medical-room space (Season 2 Episode 3)

  Claire wakes on a medical cot in gym-like clothing and talks with Aurora there; when their talk ends, that reality shatters and the Crimson Tower reappears. What the space is is not explained.

• Aurora's motive tied to Shadow (Season 2 Episode 3)

  Aurora admits she is helping Claire because of Shadow. The reason for her tie to Shadow is not explained.

• Cid's undisclosed plans (Season 2 Episode 4)

  Cid declares he will reclaim everything that rightfully belongs to him, which Po and Skel find cryptic, and he plans to use his acquired capital to set up a new corporation after Mitsugoshi falls.

• Scar on Yukime's back (Season 2 Episode 4)

  Yukime reveals a deep scar on her back while focused on her plans to deal with Gettan herself; how she got the scar is not stated.

• Gettan's hidden scarred eyes (Season 2 Episode 4)

  Gettan's eyes are scarred and kept hidden behind his visor; the cause of the scarring is not given.

Battle Record

Delta and Shadow hunt bandits in the capital; Delta kills Zabra, who claims to be her brother and serves Gettan.

Blood Queen assault at Crimson Tower

Shadow Garden cell vs the awakened Blood Queen · Episode 23

Location: Crimson Tower

Trigger: The awakened Blood Queen pierces Claire's chest with a red tendril and chooses her as her first meal

Shadow Garden vs Blood Queen

• Shadow Garden cell and others — combatants: Beta, 664, 665, 666, Mary, Juggernaut, Aurora (in Claire's body), Shadow
• Blood Queen — combatants: Blood Queen

Outcome: Shadow overwhelms the Blood Queen and heals everyone, including her, with Recovery Atomic

Aftermath

• Aurora briefly takes over Claire's body and holds off the Blood Queen until Shadow arrives
• Recovery Atomic heals the ghouls, the wounded, and Elisabeth's unconscious mind

Mitsugoshi cargo ambush

Bandits hired by Garter · Episode 24

Location: Mitsugoshi cargo train

Trigger: Garter hires bandits to disrupt Mitsugoshi's cargo trade and profitability

Shadow Garden vs hired bandits

• Shadow Garden — ambushers: Alpha, Nu, Chi, Omega
• Hired bandit gang — robbers: bandits hired by Garter

Outcome: Bandits overwhelmed in a one-sided onslaught; Shadow Garden victorious

Aftermath

• Nu reports the MCA's strength has been considerably diminished
• Alpha notes the MCA will now have to use its legitimate resources in the coming war

Capital bandit hunt

Delta and Shadow vs bandits · Episode 24

Location: capital

Trigger: Delta's bandit-hunting mission in the capital

Delta and Shadow vs bandits

• Delta and Shadow — hunters: Delta, Shadow
• Bandits — targets: bandits
• Zabra — intervening party: Zabra

Outcome: Bandits dispatched; Zabra killed by Delta

Aftermath

• Delta stabs and kills Zabra, her brother who serves Gettan
• Delta calls the loss inconsequential, as her father the clan chief has over a thousand offspring

Ability Table

Music Releases

• Grayscale dominator (OP)
• Polaris in the Night (Chi ver.) (ED)
• Polaris in the Night (Nu ver.) (ED)
• Polaris in the Night (Lambda ver.) (ED)