Arifureta - Season 2 Episode 10

"God's Apostle" (神の使徒) is the tenth episode of Season Two, and the twenty-third episode overall, of the Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest anime adaptation.

Synopsis
As Hajime's deadly duel versus Noint continues, Aiko and Tio hatch a plan to assist Hajime. The other students also notice the alarming noise and gather together to figure out what's going on.

Characters
Characters in italics debuted here.
 * Hajime Nagumo
 * Noint
 * Tio Klarus
 * Aiko Hatayama
 * Laus Barn (''projection/spirit)
 * Shizuku Yaegashi
 * Yuka Sonobe
 * Taeko Sugawara
 * Nana Miyazaki
 * Kouki Amanogawa
 * Ryutarou Sakagami
 * Ayako Tsuji
 * Atsushi Tamai
 * Noboru Aikawa
 * Akito Nimura
 * Mao Yoshino
 * Daisuke Hiyama
 * Kentarou Nomura
 * Yoshiki Saitou
 * Kousuke Endou
 * Nia
 * Shinji Nakano
 * Jugo Nagayama
 * Suzu Taniguchi
 * Eri Nakamura
 * Reichi Kondou
 * Jose Rancaid

Locations

 * Heiligh Kingdom
 * Royal Palace
 * Training Grounds
 * Divine Mountain
 * Holy Church Main Cathedral

Differences

 * In the light novel, Hajime uses his rifle "Schlagen" against Noint right after Aiko departs with Tio. In the anime, it is after Noint enters her "Limit Break" state.
 * In the light novel, Noint activates her Limit Break after she and Hajime attack each other multiple times. In the anime, she activates it right after Aiko leaves with Tio.
 * In the light novel, Noint slices the bullets from Hajime's "Cross Bits". In the anime, she slices the Cross Bits themselves.
 * In the light novel, after Noint manages to intercept Hajime's Cross Bits, Hajime charges in and attempts to punch her with his prosthetic arm. Noint manages to block it with her sword, but the impact pushes her away momentarily.
 * Hajime using his rocket launcher "Orkan" against Noint is omitted in the anime.
 * In the light novel, after Noint survives Hajime's rocket launcher, she unleashes a barrage of feathers and magic spells, but Hajime manages to intercept them with both his rocket launcher, followed by his handguns.
 * In the light novel, after Hajime blocks Noint's twin swords with his handguns, he attempts to shot her in the heart with them, but she manages to dodge his attack. In the anime, she uses her swords to block the shots from Hajime's guns.
 * In the light novel, before Hajime's Cross Bit fire point-blank at Noint, she asks Hajime if he has lost his mind due to him being close enough to them that he will get hurt too.
 * In the light novel, after Hajime kills Noint, he locates her body and is prepared to shoot her head off, but is stopped after hearing the large explosion coming from the church. In the anime, Hajime notices the explosion right after he kills Noint.
 * The anime omits Tio's telepathic message to Hajime after he witnesses the explosion.
 * In the light novel, when Hajime rendezvous with Tio ad Aiko, Tio is in her dragon form, while carrying Aiko on her back mid-air. In the anime, Tio is human, and both of them are standing near the debris of the Holy Church's cathedral.
 * In he light novel, Hajime's clothes are stained by Aiko due to having vomited before he consoles her.
 * In the light novel, Laus' lair is black. In the anime, it is brightly coloured.
 * In the light novel, Hajime holds Aiko's hand as they and Tio approach the magic circle in Laus' lair.
 * The the light novel, Hajime briefly reads over the book in Laus's lair before finding the section that explains the conditions needed to clear the Labyrinth. In the anime, the book is already opened to the section regarding the Labyrinth.
 * In the light novel, one of the knights attempt to stab Shizuku after the rest of her classmates are ambushed, but she manages to dodge the attack.
 * In the light novel, Nia had been retrained by one of the knights before Shizuku rescued her, which then lead to Nia stabbing her. In the anime, Nia approached Shzuku with an injured arm and begged Shizuku for her help before stabbing her.