Arifureta - Episode 05

"The Maverick's Lair" (反逆者の住処) is the fifth episode for Season One of the Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest anime adaptation. It aired in Japan on August 5, 2019.

Synopsis
A rare oasis lies in the depths of the Labyrinth. There, Hajime and Yue come face-to-face with the specter of the Labyrinth's namesake.

Summary
Hajime awakens after his fight with the hydra and discovers Yue sleeping next to him. After waking her up (forcefully) he gets an explanation about what happened after he passed out from his wounds.

At the same time a group of his classmates and the Kingdom's soldiers have arrived at the 65th Floor of the Orcus Labyrinth and encounter the same Behemoth they fought previously.

Characters
Characters in italics debuted here.
 * Hajime Nagumo
 * Yue
 * Oscar Orcus (projection)
 * Meld Loggins
 * Kouki Amanogawa
 * Ryutarou Sakagami
 * Kaori Shirasaki
 * Shizuku Yaegashi
 * Kousuke Endou
 * Suzu Taniguchi
 * Eri Nakamura
 * Daisuke Hiyama

Locations

 * Great Orcus Labyrinth
 * Oscar Orcus's Layer

Types of Monsters

 * Traum Soldiers
 * Behemoth

Differences

 * In the light novel, Oscar's corpse is clean. In the anime, it's covered with dust.
 * In the light novel, Hajime learns the truth about the Liberators from Oscar's recorded message. In the anime, her learns after the magic circle scans his mind and bestows him with Oscar's Ancient Magic.
 * In the light novel, Hajime's crystal eye is clear blue. In the anime, it is red.