There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party Episode 6 Preview: Youki's Audience with the King and a Double Crisis

The winter season's new romantic adventure anime "There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her" has released preview screenshots and a plot summary for Episode 6, "I Tried Flying (空を飛んでみた。)". From a hilarious royal audience to a series of life-and-death crises, this episode is packed with highlights. Below is a compilation of the episode preview and key analysis.

Honors After Defeating the Fake Hero: Youki's Hilarious Interaction with the King

In the previous episode, the protagonist Youki successfully repelled the hero impersonator Mirror and his bandit gang, protecting the town's peace. To commend this achievement, Youki and his party were granted the honor of an audience with the king.

According to the Episode 6 plot summary, this audience is completely different from the solemn atmosphere one might expect:

• The palace welcoming ceremony is grand, but the King himself turns out to be an unexpectedly "familiar" character, with a bold and easygoing personality.
• When the King generously says, "Ask for any reward you want," the long-suppressed chuunibyou spirit within Youki seems about to spiral out of control again.
• Faced with such a distinguished figure, what shocking words will he blurt out?

The awkwardness and humor sparked by this "slip of the tongue" are undoubtedly the biggest highlight of the first half of this episode.