Recap / Kamen Rider Saber Ep 4 I Opened The Book And Therefore

I Opened the Book, And Therefore.

Original Airdate: September 27, 2020
Written by: Nobuhiro Mouri
Directed by: Shojiro Nakazawa

Summary

Facing the shadows, slicing the shadows.
Facing the light, slicing the light.
Kamen Rider Espada, has arrived!

Tassel: Bonne lecture! My name is Tassel.
I'm currently very excited about these two swordsmen.
Ogami, who appeared before Touma, showed heroism and strength as both a swordsman and the King of Parenting.
This guy really stands out! (cough)
The King of Parenting's child disappeared, which caused a great commotion!
It had seemed like Touma and the others had saved everyone, but...

The Megid has fallen, but the city hasn't been fixed. Touma promises a worried Ryo Ogami that he'll find Sora, and bring him back safely, but Ryo has his doubts about Touma. Feeling frustrated and full of intense emotions, Ryo seeks to inform the sage of what has occurred. Now, Touma and his allies must find out why the city is not repaired, but with Calibur barging into the battle, Kento must also take action...

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• Amazonian Beauty: The fairy Touma summons is both adorable and ripped.
• Big Damn Heroes: Espada manages to save Saber and Blades before Calibur completely defeated them.
• Came Back Strong: The Hanzaki Megid regenerates into a more powerful form every time it dies.
• Curb-Stomp Battle: As soon as Calibur makes his appearance, he thrashes Saber and Blades quite easily due to his sheer power and Touma's exhausted state. Espada has to come in to block his attack so that they can all escape.
• Cliffhanger: While the story was mostly resolved, the episode ends with Calibur coming on the scene and easily wiping the floor from Touma and Rintaro, with Kento coming in to save them.
• From a Single Cell: The reason why nothing was restored in the last episode was that the Hanzaki Megid could regenerate from a single piece, and grows stronger with every death. Touma gets around this by combining three Wonder Ride Books to even the playing field before completely decimating him.
• Heroic RRoD: Using three books puts a massive strain on Touma's body, making him nearly pass out in the forest.
• Shout-Out: Touma says "ikkenrachaku" ^note  Translated as "all's well that ends well". after defeating the MOTW.

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Tassel: It seems the Swordsman of Darkness has finally made their move! What wonderful power!
Touma appears to be caught in the center of the spinning wheels of fate...