Overview (Spoilers Below): Clay is left perplexed when she’s suddenly given time off. With time on her hands to think, she realizes she may have a hint leading to her father.
Our Take: Regarding how the previous episode ended, I would’ve thought that the royal castle searching for Rangado due to Clay’s mistake would be the pivotal moment of the season’s final episodes. However, that doesn’t appear to be the case in this episode. While the royal castle was briefly mentioned, it would seem that this was already taken care of off-screen. It was disappointing not to see it get resolved in this episode, but then it quickly made up for it with an alternative that’s as interesting as the royal castle. “The Wind Slicer’s Daughter” has Clay learning more about his adoptive father, Brans, during her day off from work, with her only lead being a cat-like monster named Binky. Back in the fourth episode, Clay caught word of Binky calling her the daughter of the “Wind Slicer”, which could be referring to Brans. However, Brans is more of an expert on close combat while the “Wind Slicer” person is known for their swift throwing skills, so this leaves us with more intriguing questions of whether Brans is actually the “Wind Slicer”. We also learn more about Clay’s origin, in which her parents may had ties to the thief’s guild before they died, leaving Brans to raise her as his daughter. Afterward, the remaining episode continues the narrative formula of Belle showing Clay more of the dungeon’s fundamentals and inhabitants. This time, Clay gets the bizarre experience of the goblins’ lifestyle, in which they grow themselves as plants whenever they die in the dungeon, like a garden. It’s pretty unusual, but this moment generates some chuckles from the dungeon’s unexpected foundations. However, Clay’s origin is the real meat of the episode, which is enough to compensate for the show’s inconclusive plot point introduced in last week’s episode.