I kept watching this series as a dare to a friend, since I had also dared him to get out of the shonen genre hole. To put it simply, it felt like the MC was stuck on a rather blurry main quest, only to get sidetracked by a side quest, followed by an episode that undeniably felt like filler. With this episode, though, the MC's main quest is finally clear. And honestly, at this point, I'd rather just read the source material. *I'd like to keep this review short, but feel free to check out my full review of the anime for my thoughts on the whole series.