English Dub Review: If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord “The Little Girl Begins Her New Life”

 

 

Overview (Spoilers Below)

In only a few days, Dale is turning into a great dad. Not only is he teaching Latina to read and understand the native tongue, he’s also allowing her more independence. Perfect timing since Dale has to leave her behind to parlay with a client. Rita reminds him that she and Kenneth are happy to watch Latina whenever he’s away. While sad at first, Latina takes the separation a little bit better than weepy-faced Dale.

While he’s away, Latina spends her time working at the inn. She learns to bus tables as well as help Kenneth make easier dishes, like mashed potatoes. The roughneck clientele are uneasy over having such a young girl hanging around their bar, but are soon won over by her charms. They don’t even mind censoring their “wee-wee” and “hoo-hah” talk because she’s just so darn cute. They’re still going to tease Dale about his new fatherly relationship, but that goes without saying.

When Dale returns, he’s pleased yet saddened over Latina’s new work relationship with Kenneth. However, he wants to remain a “cool dad,” so he even allows her to go on a potato run with the innkeeper. The two of them are enjoying their trip into the city until Kenneth accidentally loses her. Why didn’t you have her hold onto your hand instead of your baggy apron, you big oaf!

True to his nature, Dale throws a fit and rushes out into the city without a plan. He does, however, take a moment to forgive Kenneth, because Dale is a good egg. The patrons remain a little more level-headed and offer to scour the city in sections—as soon as Rita offers anyone involved in the search party free beers.

Meanwhile, Latina, lost and frightened, runs into three young boys. They tease her at first because of her lack of language skills, but a nice girl name Chloe beats the boys up in the name of good manners. The boys apologize, prompting Latina to heal their injuries with magic. This excites the kids immensely. They agree to escort her home even though the inn lies within the bad side of town. Halfway there, they come across Jilvester, the roughest looking, yet kindest patron.

He takes over the escort duties and brings the kids to the inn so they can collect their reward. The gang of children are pleased that their friend found her way home and are interested in playing with little Latina again—especially Chloe, who bonded with her the most.

When Dale finally returns, Latina is extremely apologetic over letting her newfound father down. Dale, a sucker for a few tears and a sad face, forgives her immediately. In fact, he forgave her the moment he saw she’d made it home safely.

 

Our Take

This was a solid follow-up to the expositional and world-building premiere. Every character evolved, slowly and surely, and we got a better look into the odd city of Kreuz. Last time, Dale and Latina went shopping in the same area where Kenneth buys potatoes, but we didn’t get a good look at the townsfolk. There was no indication as to who used magic and why. We wondered if it was meant to be a tool just for adventurers, or if it had a wider appeal? Now we know it is common enough to be used by mime-esque entertainers in the streets.

We already knew Kreuz had a rich and poor side, but now it appears the poor side is gentrified. The kids Latina ran into weren’t rich, but they still looked down on the south side where the real nogoodniks are rumored to dwell. And yet, the areas don’t appear to be segregated based on class snobbery, but more due to safety. Even Jilvester knew the kids wouldn’t be safe on the south side after dark. Because there are a lot of maniacs out there…

So, Kenneth and Rita are a couple. Last time, I could’ve sworn there was chemistry between Rita and Dale. But I suppose if you work at a rowdy inn for long enough, flirting and familiar behavior kind of go with the territory. On second look, Rita appears to be more of a big sister type toward Dale. Even though he’s a seasoned adventurer, he doesn’t realize how harsh the world actually is. Rita is going to be there when the other shoe drops, and dammit, she’s going to be his saving grace.

We’re all very proud of Latina for making friends. Not only did she win over four kids that are roughly her own age, but she captured the hearts of a few dozen adventurers. It’s good to know that when someone or something comes for the poor girl, she’ll have a rogue’s gallery of good friends in her corner.

Kudos to Latina’s deceased birth-father for giving this episode its rainbow theme. I hope we get to see much more of this mysterious devil in the future. He seems eerily pleasant, and I’m very curious as to what or who killed him and orphaned poor Latina.