That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, S4 Ep 11 Review
Once upon a time, Millim had a best friend, a dragon that had been gifted to her by her late father, AKA the creator of the universe. The girl and the dragon loved each other very much, and thought that they would be together forever. But then this punk nation tried to gain control of Millim and killed her friend, making her crash out and become a Demon Lord. Like Rimuru, she used the experience to bring back the one she lost. Whereas Rimuru brought back all the Tempest citizens without issue, though, Millim failed. Consumed by wrath at its death, the dragon went on a rampage, forcing Millim to seal it away. Until Maribel decided to bring it back to distract Millim while she killed Rimuru! And now, Millim has to relive her trauma all over again! The good news, though, is that this time, she has Rimuru.
So, there are likely some people out there who don’t like characters like Rimuru because of how OP he is. And they’re not wrong; from what I hear about the end of the light novels, Rimuru could solo a vast chunk of fiction. The thing is, though, is that Rimruru has to be OP by necessity. It’s the only way he’s able to survive in a world filled with so many broken enemies. Case in point, the elemental dragon that Millim called a friend is now going on a renewed rampage. The kind of rampage that, if not stopped, could reduce the entire world to ash!
While Rimuru was busy with Maribel, Millim has been trying to contain her pet dragon, but the anime makes it clear that she’s fighting with a handicap. I like how natural said handicap feels in the context of the episode. We know Millim could destroy the dragon if she wanted to, but her love for him means that she can’t bring herself to do it. I know that some people wouldn’t hesitate to do what might seem necessary without any remorse, but Millim isn’t like that.
Thank heavens that Rimuru is the way he is, though!
Rimuru Eats a Dragon
So, once Rimuru shows up and sees what the dragon is doing, he doesn’t hesitate to help Millim deal with her problems. And despite being a Demon Lord himself, the dragon does give him a hard time. But that’s when he realizes something important. It was believed that when Millim revived the Chaos Dragon, they had come back without their soul, hence why they were so angry and destructive. However, Rimuru discovered that this wasn’t entirely accurate: a fragment of the Dragon’s soul was left behind. And that’s when he comes up with a crazy idea.
I have to admit, it’s crazy to think that Rimuru was able to retrieve that soul fragment from the Dragon before Millim destroyed it. What’s even crazier, though, is that he was able to place it inside a container. How many characters in fiction do you know that are capable of manipulating beings on the level of the soul? Very few that I know of, and Rimuru is one of them! But, again, Rimuru has to be the way he is for the sake of the story, and I think that just highlights how crazy Slime Tensura is.
Happy Ending for Everyone
So, everything works out. Rimuru is able to give Millim’s dragon an actual second lease on life, even letting her give it a proper name, Gaia. The ruins get turned into a tourist attraction. A happy ending for all involved who isn’t Maribel or Gaiye. Except Yuuki still got away with everything, and he knows it. He can pin everything on Maribel controlling him, letting him continue scheming unimpeded…is what he thinks.
Yuuki may have pulled the wool over Rimuru and everyone else, but Raphael isn’t fooled. She knows that Yuuki was faking being brainwashed the entire time and tells Rimuru he’s not to be trusted. He can’t do anything without being made out as the bad guy, but now he’s on his toes. So let’s see what Yuuki will do next.
There’s one episode left to the first cours so let’s see what happens next.
I Give “Millim’s Friend” a 4/5
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Thanks for reading: How to Train your Crazy Dragon, By Rimuru, Sorry, my English is bad:)