Naofumi is nursed back to health after the defeat of the Three Heroes Church and the King and the older princess are put on trial for their many crimes against both the kingdom and the Shield Hero. Will Naofumi satisfy his need for vengeance against those who wronged him, or is it justice he truly wants?
Tropes for this episode include:
- Adaptational Nice Guy: In the manga, the Queen leaves Malty and Aultcray's fate in Naofumi's hands. When Malty tries appealing to him as though she did nothing wrong, he demands the death penalty, only for the Queen to change it to their titles being stripped and their names changed as a compromise. Here, it's Naofumi who changes it from a death sentence to dishonor, the Queen willing to sacrifice herself as tribute in their place if he still demanded blood.
- Compulsive Liar: Even when it is proven that the slave crest gives Malty a painful shock whenever she lies, she continues to play the victim.
- Cruel Mercy: Naofumi sees that Malty is genuinely crying out to him for mercy and is convinced not to have Aultcray and Malty executed, proclaiming to everyone that it would be too quick of a punishment. Instead, they are renamed "Trash" and "Bitch" ("Whore" as her adventurer name) and lose their royal titles.
- Excuse Boomerang: In a fit of anger, King Aultcray confesses that he conspired against the Shield Hero.
- Face Death with Dignity: Despite facing execution for the crime of conspiracy and treason to discredit and kill the Shield Hero, Aultcray does not beg for his life.
- I Did What I Had to Do: The King's confession at his and Malty's trial with saying everything he had done when Mirella was not there was for the sake of their family and country after losing his sister and not wanting history to repeat itself. The Queen is unmoved and still finds her husband and elder daughter guilty.
- I Reject Your Reality: Although all three of the other heroes are shocked to discover Malty lied about Naofumi assaulting and almost raping her, Motoyasu is the only one that tries to claim that can't possibly be correct and creates his own slave crest with Malty, believing that will work properly and prove her innocence. It doesn't.
- Illegal Religion: The Queen has the Three Heroes Church abolished and replaced with the Four Heroes Church instead. The general public seems to agree with her.
- Internal Reveal: Malty's lies and crimes against Naofumi and his party are brought to light to the other heroes and the whole public in her trial, due to being given a slave crest that zaps her every time she lies. The biggest one is revealing her False Rape Accusation against him, which was what cost him everything so early on, was a lie.
- Jaw Drop: Motoyasu has an epic aghast one when he finally learns that Malty lied about Naofumi trying to rape her, even when he tries to prove her innocence by making his own slave contract with her.
- Karma Houdini Warranty: The Queen has the King and Malty tried and found guilty for high treason, conspiracy, summoning the Four Heroes by himself and jeopardizing relations with the other countries, jeopardizing the safety of the kingdom during the time of the waves, allowing the Three Heroes Church to get away with as much as they did and falsely convicting the Shield Hero of crimes he did not commit. If it was not for Naofumi's Cruel Mercy, they would have lost their heads.
- Knight in Sour Armor: When the Queen offers to host a party in his honor, Naofumi rejects it, preferring to work with everyone in combating the waves instead because he knows being honored and respected won't make him happy.
- Off with His Head!: Subverted. When they are found guilty of their many crimes, Aultcray and Malty are nearly beheaded with a guillotine before Naofumi puts a stop to it.
- Oh, Crap!: King Aultcray and First Princess Malty's reaction when Queen Mirella finds them guilty of high treason and conspiracy and delivers the death sentence as her verdict, since their crimes were punishable enough to warrant execution. Even the citizens watching were shocked by the Queen's dark decision of having her own family put to the guillotine, though once they knew that Aultcray and Malty were responsible for their suffering, their shock turns to rage and calling for their deaths as justice for everything they lost because of them.
- Plot-Based Voice Cancellation: When Queen Mirella talks to Naofumi about Aultcray and Malty, whatever she says about them is heard only to Noafumi as a gust of wind overpowers her voice.
- Shock Collar: Knowing that she is a Compulsive Liar, the Queen has a temporary slave crest put on Malty so that they could tell whether she is lying or not. It works like a charm. Every time she tried to weasel her way out telling the truth, Malty was given a shocking that made sure she suffered for her Blatant Lies until she spoke the truth.
- Take Me Instead: If Naofumi hadn't stopped the execution, the Queen would have offered to kill herself in their place, having kept a knife hidden on her.
- Vengeance Feels Empty: Even as Naofumi's name is being cleared and his enemies are being publicly shamed, he acknowledges that it doesn't make him feel any better.
