Episode 8

"A Battle, a Victory, a Conversation, and Information" (Sentō to, Shōri to, Kaiwa to, Jōhō) is the 8th episode of In the Land of Leadale anime series. It aired on February 23, 2022.

Synopsis
Felskeilo's defenders mobilize against the monster, but it proves too powerful for them until Cayna returns and easily vanquishes it. As the cause is assessed in the aftermath, Cohral and Shining Saber recognize Cayna as a fellow player and ask her to meet them in the colosseum. After revealing their true natures as Leadale players to each other, they begin exchanging news and establishing a contact link. For receiving a powerful new sword and a useful ability from Cayna, Cohral points out the possible location of another Guardian Tower near a coastal fishing village. Afterward, Cayna decides to permanently settle down in the village where she arrived in Leadale.

Summary
While walking back to the town, Cayna is warned by Li'l Fairy that they need to return home faster and Cayna informs this to Lonti and Mye. A worried Lonti inquires why they need to hurry back and Cayna responds that trouble may have arisen back at the capital. Using her summoning magic, Cayna summons her "Therwolf" and after mounting it tells Lonti and Mye to do the same. At the capital, the ginormous monster dives into the nearby river after destroying a part of the academy it spawned nearby.

Townsfolk start to flee in terror as Shining Saber has his two soldiers help evacuate the city and while he plans on taking on the Event monster by himself. Despite knowing the futility of fighting against the monster alone due to it being an "Event Monster", he prides himself as the captain of the knights. On the other side of the town, Kartatz and Skargo watch as the situation unfolds they're soon approached by Mai-Mai and Lopus Harvey. Mai-Mai informs her siblings that the students at the academy were evacuated, Skargo then mentions that the king had dispatched the royal knights. Lopus apologizes for unintentionally creating the ginormous that's rampaging throughout the capital. Although Mai-Mai wanted to take action against it, Skargo admonishes his sister from doing that noting it'd draw attention to the king's castle. Distraught by this revelation, Mai-Mai asks what they should do to prevent the monster from destroying the city any further.

Standing atop the roof of a building, Shining Saber is joined by Cohrol who enlists his help in subjugating the monster and is promised by Saber to buy him a drink later for his help. Wasting no further time, both Saber and Cohrol charge at the beast while intending to use their skills to topple it over. They manage to do it, but are swiftly taken out themselves by a swift strike from the monster. From afar, Skargo recognizes Saber, but not Cohral, and the two land in a storage building. Although having less than 20% of his max health and now wielding a broken tipped sword, Cohral still insists on helping Saber fight against the monster. Standing atop the roof of the building they landed through, Saber now armorless and Cohral plan on facing against the monster once more. However, a giant bolder strikes down the monster, which relieves Skargo and his siblings who notes that the monster is no longer a threat. Dua-casting the highest level lightning and fire spells, Cayna defeats the monster, which both Saber and Cohral deduce that only a player can cast those kinds of spells. From the monster's dissolved body, a giant ore drops into the river and later Cayna assesses the situation where the monster spawned and gets more intel from Kee about its activation items. As Saber and Cohral believe that Cayna is able to see the marker above where the monster spawned, Cayna tells a perturbed Mai-Mai to seal off the area to prevent another disaster from occurring. She also notes that if it were to happen again, she'd blow up the riverbank into the river. Disconcerted Mai-Mai vows to follow her mother's order as Saber suggests that he escort Mye back to the castle. Cayna suggests that Mye next time submit a request in the guild the next time she wants a bodyguard, which although irks Mye, she understands Cayna's reasoning. Mye is then escorted back to the castle by Saber and his knights and Cayna then receives from Skargo the Orichalcum ore that the monster dropped. Cohral and Saber were offered it, but declined as they don't have the skills to work with it and she was the one who defeated it. However, Cayna offers to craft Cohral a new sword who is thankful and asks to have a word with him and Saber the following day. Cayna agrees to it and sets the time and place at the colosseum at noon. Once that was out of the way, Cayna has Kartatz take her to the restaurant that posted the request for bear meat at the Adventurers Guild.

The following day, at the colosseum at noon, Saber and Cohral both introduce themselves and disclose their levels and titles to Cayna. Cayna recognizes the guild they belonged to as the one that was once run by a fellow Skill Master Kyotaro and then reveals the guild she belonged to which astounds the two. It's noted that the members of that guild all have credentials to be Skill Masters and Saber then recognizes Cayna as her in-game title the "Silver Ring Witch". Confirming that deduction, Cayna then pulls out her Arcal Staff and threatens the two to never call her by that title again, she'd crush them without warning. Under pressure, Cohral speaks for the two of them and promises to never do that. Thankful, Cayna gives Cohral the sword she promised to craft him which turns out to be the "Valhalla sword", the strongest sword in the game. Jealous of Cohral, Saber asks Cayna for one too, but she refuses because she doesn't have the materials. Morose over this revelation, Saber pulls himself together and gets down to business, he asks Cayna to exchange information with them. The two then reveal how long they've been trapped inside of the game and Cayna reveals how long she's been in the game; she then asks why the Ledale game ended its service, noting she died IRL when the service ended. Shocked by this confession, the two calls Cayna a ghost, which, Cayna calls rude. They then reveal that they heard a rumor that someone died IRL and after this, Ledale ended its service six months after. Figuring that she'll need to get more info from her Li'l Fairy about the situation when she's able to talk and Cayna then shows it to the two men. Amazed by the fairy, Cayna reveals to the two that another player named Opus left it for her. The two men don't recognize the name, but they recognize his in-game name and the torment the player brought down on them.

Later, Cayna accepts the two men's friend requests and asks them for information on Guardian Towers. Bargaining with Cayna, Cohral asks to trade some skills in exchange for information on the Guardian Towers. What skills Cohral was interested in was Recovery Spells, Cayna agrees to it as long as the information is decent. Elated, Cohral reveals that there's a place in the sea that's nearby a fishing village and Cayna believes the place belongs to Liothek. Following her end of the bargain, Cayna gives Cohral a recovery skill. Saber then asks if Cayna is unable to swim due to her hesitance in hearing that the place was underwater, Cayna confirms it, but notes that her magic would help her. She then goes on to talk about Liothek and Saber then realizes that he has to return to his post at the castle and they all then leave. Noting her jealousy of the bond that Saber and Cohral have, Cayna is then consoled by her fairy and then Kee appears to warn her that there's an incoming from behind. Cayna then throws a hook at the incomer which turns out to be Skargo. Why he was there is because he had heard that Cayna was rendezvousing with some men and he took it upon himself to rescue her. As Skargo goes on a tirade, Cayna gets behind Skargo and equips her Arcal Staff, she threatens to use it, but Skargo begs for forgiveness and Cayna accepts it. Before Cayna leaves, Skargo offers to join him for some tea sometime and she happily accepts it making Skargo elated and making Cayna realize that he has no clue that Mye has feelings for him.

Afterward, Cayna visits Mai-Mai to inform her that she'll be going on another adventure to look for the palace of the Dragon King. She also asks Mai-Mai if she heard about the knights from both Helshper and Felskeilo will deal with the bandits. Mai-Mai confirms it and Cayna reveals that she plans on hitching a ride with them. This prompts Mai-Mai to suggest to her mother to settle down somewhere and Cayna considers the village that she awoke in.

Later, Cayna visits her Guardian Tower and gives the Golem Guardian some MP and asks if it knows what happened to the world 200 years ago. It answers that it only knows whatever it heard from the other guardians who said their masters said goodbye to them. Cayna then leaves and promises to visit her tower now and then. Sometime later, Cayna revisits the village she had awoken in and sees Lytt hanging up some clothes on the clothesline outside of her mom's inn.

Characters

 * Cayna
 * Lytt
 * Mai-Mai
 * Kartatz
 * Li'l Fairy
 * Key
 * Lonti Arbalest
 * Lopus Harvey
 * Cohral
 * Shining Saber
 * Myleene
 * Skargo
 * Opus
 * Kyotaro
 * Liothek (silhouette)

Adaptation Notes

 * Light Novel Volume 2
 * Chapter 3: A Bridge, Laundry, a Queen, and a Bear Hunt
 * Chapter 4: A Reunion, a Monster, Subjugation, and a Clue
 * Chapter 5: Intruders, a Duel, a Move, and Blood Ties