Mashle: Magic and Muscles season 2 episode 3 was eventful. It not only saw Rayne Ames fight Margarette Macaron but also saw the start of the Divine Visionary Selection Exam. Surprisingly, Margarette, Finn and Dot also qualified to take part.
The anime's previous episode saw Orter Madl agreeing to Wahlberg, Minister and Ames' request. However, he still wanted to eliminate Mash and sent Orca dorm's prefect Margarette Macaron after Mash. Fortunately for the protagonist, Rayne Ames intercepted Margarette.
Mashle: Magic and Muscles season 2 episode 3 sees Rayne reveal his Triple-liner ability
Mashle: Magic and Muscles season 2 episode 3, titled Rayne Ames and God's Gift, revealed the difference between the powers of a two-liner and triple-liner magician.
While two-liners were loved by mana, triple-liners were loved by Gods and were gifted the ability to help a wand reveal its dormant form.
Rayne Ames unveiled his third line and summoned Ares to use his ability Black Partisan. On using the ability, Rayne forced Margarette Macaron to run away with their subordinates. However, from the premise, it seemed like they were capable of fighting back the Divine Visionary.
The Divine Visionary Candidate Selection Exam begins in Mashle: Magic and Muscles season 2 episode 3
Mashle: Magic and Muscles season 2 episode 3 saw the start of the Divine Visionary Selection Exam.
Unlike other years, this year's qualification requirement was only three gold coins. Thus, considering that Mash and his friends acquired several coins after their win against the Lang dorm, Mash, Lance, Finn and Dot managed to qualify for the selection exam.
As predicted, people did not like that a Lackmagic like Mash was participating in the exam. Nevertheless, the exam proceeded with the 12 participants, one of whom was Margarette Macaron.
The first exam was a survival round that would see the participants take on Deadervants while searching for a key.
Review of Mashle: Magic and Muscles season 2 episode 3
Mashle: Magic and Muscles season 2 episode 3 was quite possibly one of the best-animated episodes of the series as A-1 Pictures seemingly tried their best to show Rayne Ames' powers in all its glory.
Additionally, the animation team captured Margarette Macaron's expressions perfectly with some exemplary shading work. As for the pacing, the anime set up the Selection Exam, so fans are bound to be left waiting for the next episode.
Final thoughts on Mashle: Magic and Muscles season 2 episode
Mashle: Magic and Muscles season 2 episode 3 saw the start of the Divine Visionary Candidate Selection Exam.
Thus, fans can expect the next episode to largely focus on the exam's first round. Given Mash Burnedead's brute strength, he's bound to defeat the Deadervants but may have a tough time acquiring the key.
Meanwhile, there also lies the possibility that other candidates may focus much more on stopping Mash from progressing further in the exam. This could see several magicians lay traps for him.