Arifureta - Episode 13

"The Best at Being the Worst" (無能の無双) is the thirteenth and final episode for the First Season of the Anime adaptation. It aired in Japan on October 7, 2019.

Synopsis
When Hajime's classmates are threatened by a demon mage to "join or die", it's up to him to rescue them-- whether they like his methods or not.

Characters

 * Hajime Nagumo
 * Yue
 * Shea Haulia
 * Tio Klarus
 * Myu
 * Kouki Amanogawa
 * Ryutarou Sakagami
 * Kaori Shirasaki
 * Shizuku Yaegashi
 * Kousuke Endou
 * Suzu Taniguchi
 * Eri Nakamura
 * Daisuke Hiyama
 * Meld Loggins
 * Cattleya
 * Loa Bawavis
 * Aiko Hatayama
 * Yuka Sonobe
 * Nana Miyazaki
 * Taeko Sugawara
 * Atsushi Tamai

Locations

 * Horaud Town
 * Great Orcus Labyrinth

Types of Monsters

 * Ahatod
 * Absod
 * Behemoth
 * Chimeras
 * Black Cats
 * White Raven

Manga Adaptation

 * Chapter 45
 * Chapter 46
 * Chapter 47
 * Chapter 48

Differences

 * In the LN, Hajime leaves Myu and Tio behind at the Adventurer's Guild building. While in the Anime, both of them accompany him.
 * In the LN, Hajime uses one of his "Cross Bits" to protect Kaori and Shizuku. While in the Anime, he has Tio and Myu guard them.
 * In the LN, Hajime gives Shizuku her new sword after he rescues them in the Labyrinth. While in the Anime, he gives it to her in order to protect herself and Kaori from one of Cattleya's monsters.
 * In the LN, Yue dowses Daisuke with water magic after he hysterically denies Kousuke's claims that Hajime is alive. While in the Anime, she warns him not get in Hajime's way while subtly glaring at him.
 * In the LN, Yue uses the spell "Sapphire Serpent" to protect Hajime's classmates from Cattleya's monsters. While in the Anime, she uses the spell "Dark Firmament".
 * In the LN, Hajime uses one of his "Cross Bits" to prevent Cattleya from escaping. While in the Anime, he throws one of his pile bunker stakes in front of her.
 * In the LN, Hajime pats Kaori on the head while she cries on his shoulders. While on the Anime, he lets her cry on his shoulders and Shizuku is glaring towards him to embrace Kaori.
 * In the LN, Kouki repeatedly attempts to talk to Hajime after Cattleya is killed. While in the Anime, he is sitting in the distance while staring silent at Hajime.
 * In the LN, Kouki argues with Hajime while they are still at the sight of their battle with Cattleya. While in the Anime, it is while they are walking back to the labyrinth's entrance.
 * In the LN, after Hajime threatens to kill Kouki if he becomes his enemy, Meld interjects and apologizes for not teaching Kouki and the others that they needed to be prepared to kill their enemies as part of their training.
 * Loa and the knights preparing to enter the labyrinth does not occur in the LN.
 * In the LN, Hajime encounters some criminals after they failed to kidnap Myu while she and Tio were preparing to great him when he returned from the labyrinth.
 * In the LN, Kaori asks Hajime why Myu calls him her father before deciding to accompany him. While in the Anime, it is after.
 * In the LN, Kouki is surprised after hearing Kaori declare her love for Hajime. Kouki then challenges him to a duel and declares that he must leave Kaori and all of his companions with his party if he loses. Hajime responds by trapping Kouki in a pitfall and filling it up with non-lethal grenades.
 * In the LN, Daisuke tries to persuade Hajime to let Kaori stay, to which Hajime responds by subtly hinting that he knows that Daisuke was the one that shot the fire spell that caused him to fall to his apparent death during their first trip to the labyrinth. This causes Daisuke to back off.
 * In the LN, Shizuku threatens Hajime to treat Kaori well by promising to create many embarrassing nicknames for him and have them spread throughout Tortus otherwise.
 * In the LN, Hajime and the others leave Horaud immediately after he rescues his classmates. While in the Anime, they spend the night at Horaud, and leave the next day.