Sure, that’s one punch, but where’s the second punch? And third? And fourth? Unfortunately, before we get to see Scarlet punch a bunch of slave traders and owners, we gotta first figure out the location of the auction. Which is what I thought we did last week at the end of the second episode, but apparently not. The middleman merely gets Scarlet in touch with another slave owner by the name of Zatharin, and she needs his help to actually attend the auction. Ugh, fine. Let’s drag this out a little.
Want to watch a heroine beat people up while her love interest giggles on the sidelines? That’s pretty much what it feels like to watch this show’s first two episodes. Like most anime, May I Ask for One Final Thing? starts us off with an all too familiar concept just to then add a twist or two. Scarlet, a young noblewoman, is unceremoniously dumped by her fiancé Kyle in front of a bunch of nobles at a party. The haughty prince then proclaims his love for Terenezza, accuses Scarlet of bullying his new woman, and thus labels her a villainess. I think I’ve seen several isekai series with this exact setup. The most recent one that comes to mind is I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss. The heroine in that show goes from one brother to another, and funnily enough, it looks like our Scarlet might be doing the same. So what’s the twist or two that sets this show apart from its ilk? First, this is surprisingly not a story about a girl who has been isekai’d into her favorite otome game despite its painfully clichéd prologue. Second, Scarlet doesn’t do the typical thing of running away. Instead, she does her talking with her fists, and I won’t lie: it’s kinda refreshing to see.
