Overview
- Episode 4, “Other People’s Homes,” splits its runtime between a tentative Stark–Fern date and the party’s first steps into the perilous Northern Plateau.
- The date plays as deliberately awkward yet sincere, revealing why quiet, domestic moments matter to two young fighters shaped by wartime loss.
- Access to the restricted region comes easily thanks to Fern’s First-Class Mage status, paying off the earlier exam arc even as the gate scene is brief.
- A montage of encounters builds tension before a visually intense clash, signaling a tougher, more action-oriented stretch ahead without resolving the larger threat.
- Critics single out fluid animation, sharp fight choreography, and Evan Call’s score, with the series available weekly on Crunchyroll.