The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? — Season 1, Episode 3: A Loner? Are You Kidding Me?

Episode synopsis

At Adventurers Academy Wendelin tries to make friends but due to his lack of communications skills and high level of magic, the rest of the students are too afraid to approach him. Three students, Erwin, Louise and Iina, share a bond over being the youngest children of lower class families. Wanting to gain Wendelin's recognition, they attempt to hunt a large pack of wolves but are overwhelmed until Wendelin rescues them. Due to a misunderstanding, the three believe Wendelin sees them as a burden when in reality he wants to be friends. Their class attend a party hosted by Duke Braihiraider who takes an interest in Wendelin as Wendelin's father is a vassal of Braihiraider. Wendelin asks Erwin, Louise and Iina to join him much to their surprise. They learn Braihiraider brought them to meet his court wizard, Brantack Lyngstad, Alfred's former teacher, who confirms his suspicions that Alfred passed his knowledge to Wendelin.

About The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?

Ichinomiya Shingo, an everyday twenty-five-year-old office worker, wakes up as Wendelin, the 8th son of an impoverished noble family out in the sticks. He soon despairs at his lack of succession rights and knowledge to navigate the political world, but finds hope in his aptitude for magic. This is the story of that young man earning his keep and his freedom through magic, with no world saving involved, and spending quite a while escaping his solitude. Ultimately, it is also the story of him being unable to escape the shackles of society.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?
• E2A Succession Dispute? Are You Kidding Me?
• E4Obligations? Are You Kidding Me?!
• E5Political Marriage? Are You Kidding Me?
• E6A Bullet Tour? Are You Kidding Me?
• E7No Magic? Are You Kidding Me?
• E8Presumed Dead? Are You Kidding Me?!
• E9People Hate Me? Are You Kidding Me?!
• E10Toxic? Are You Kidding Me?!
• E11Between a Rock and a Hard Place? Are You Kidding Me?!
• E12The 8th Son? I Guess That's Not So Bad!