Arifureta - Season 2 Episode 02

"Burning Light" (灼熱の光) is the second episode of Season 2 of the "Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest" Series.

Synopsis
Hajime's party reaches Ankaji. Hajime must perform multiple miracles to save this dukedom from certain doom before traveling to his real destination, the Grand Gruen Volcano, the next labyrinth on his list.

Characters
Characters in italics debuted here.
 * Hajime Nagumo
 * Yue
 * Shea Haulia
 * Tio Klarus
 * Kaori Shirasaki
 * Myu
 * Bize Feuward Zengen
 * Lanzwi Feuward Zengen
 * Miledi Reisen (flashback)

Locations

 * Gruen Desert
 * Dukedom of Ankaji
 * Grand Gruen Volcano

Types of Monsters

 * Mutated Bachulum
 * Sandworm
 * Magma Ox
 * Magma Serpent
 * Claw Bear (flashback)
 * Cyclops (flashback)
 * T-Rex (flashback)
 * Hydra (flashback)

Differences

 * In the light novel, after Hajime and the others arrive at Ankaji, Bize is riding on Hajime's "Cross Bit" artifact when they enter the palace due to the fatigue he has from his previous illness. In the anime, he is walking normally.
 * In the light novel, Hajime says goodbye to Kaori inside Ankaji's palace. In the anime, they are outside.
 * In the light novel, after Kaori learns of Hajime and Yue kissing each other while they were creating a new source of water for Akanji, she and Yue get into an argument before Hajime intervenes and scolds them both.
 * In the light novel, before Hajime leaves Ankaji, he kisses Kaori, Myu and Shea on the cheek (He kisses Kaori and Myu to say goodbye, while Shea just wanted to join in).
 * In the light novel, Yue and Tio kill several sandworms using the spell "Wind Blades". In the anime, Hajime kills them all using the weapons on Brise.
 * In the light novel, after passing through the first wave of sandworms, Hajime kills several more that are pursuing him underground, using some grenades.
 * In the light novel, Hajime and the others are attacked by several different types of monsters as the approach the Grand Gruen Volcano.
 * In the light novel, the Grand Gruen Volcano is shaped as a dome. In the anime, it has a more normal appearance.
 * In the light novel, the entrance to the Labyrinth is a single staircase that is hidden behind many rocks. In the anime, it is an elaborate gate that is in plain view.
 * In the light novel, the Labyrinth has streams of magma flowing in mid-air.
 * In the light novel, after defeating the magma ox, Hajime and the others encounter a variety of other monsters in the Labyrinth. This includes magma bats, magma chameleons, magma eels and magma porcupines.
 * In the light novel, after Yue asks Hajime to wipe down her sweat, Shea yells that them for flirting while they are in the middle of the Labyrinth. She and Tio then begin to strip their clothes in order to gain Hajime to pay more attention to them, but Hajime stops them by shooting each of them with a rubber bullet from his handgun.
 * The light novel explains how Hajime and the others ended up floating down a river of magma. This was due to having mined so much Stillstone that it caused a sudden eruption of magma behind the walls. Hajime managed to transmute the boat in time for them to escape and flow down the magma river.
 * In the light novel, Hajime's boat is propelled using Shea's Gravity Magic. In the anime, Hajime is able to steer the boat by himself.
 * In the light novel, Hajime compares using a boat to travel down a river of magma to an adventure from Indiana Jones. In the anime, he compares it to an amusement park ride.
 * In the light novel, after Hajime and the others flow down the magma waterfall, they are attacked by a flock of magma bats, but manage to eliminate them.
 * In the light novel, as the boat tipped over when Hajime and the others arrived at the final room, Tio uses the spell "Updraft" to realign the boat before Yue uses the same spell. In the anime, Yue is the only one who uses the Updraft to steady their fall.