Manga Chapter 08

Summary
Flum and Sara are pursued deeper into the strange research facility. Knowing their only choice is to fight the monster, Flum looks for some new cursed equipment that she can use to fight.

Synopsis
The giant Spiral Faced Ogre is closing in on Flum and Sara while Flum’s arm remains trapped by the Spiral Faced woman. While trying to free herself, Flum sees that she doesn’t have enough time before the Ogre is on top of them. She tells Sara to use Healing Magic on her arm. Due to Flum’s ‘Reversal’ Affinity, Flum’s arm is severed, and she is able to break free. Flum and Sara are able to run away while Flum’s arm regenerates.

Desperate to find a way to defeat to Ogre, Flum and Sara return to the room filled with corpses. Flum begins looking at all their belongings hoping to find some equipment left behind by one of the previous victims of the monster in hopes there is cursed equipment she can use to strengthen herself. While searching, the Ogre breaks through using an energy beam. Much to Flum’s relief, the energy beam unearths a pair of boots that Flum can equip herself with.

Major Events & Continuity

 * Due to Flum’s gauntlets not being ‘Epic Tier’ equipment, Flum and Sara need to carry it unlike Flum’s sword that can be summoned and dematerialize at will.
 * Flum acquires a new cursed equipment that allows her to fight the Ogre Chimera.
 * Flum looks through the corpses of the previous victims because it was previously established that Cursed Equipment comes into being due to the past regrets of their original owner.
 * Flum uses techniques she learned from Gadhio during their time in the Hero's Party to fight.
 * Flum and Sara are successfully able to defeat the Ogre Chimera.
 * Neigass witnesses Flum’s fight.

Adaptation Differences

 * After defeating one of the Ogre Chimeras, Flum and Sara are attacked by another one immediately afterwards, but that doesn't happen in the manga.

Character Appearances

 * Flum Apricot
 * Sara Anvilen
 * Spiral Face Chimera
 * Gadhio Lathcutt (Flashback Only)
 * Milkit (Flashback Only)
 * Neigass

Trivia

 * In this chapter, Flum acknowledges the relationship she has with Milkit might be 'unequal' or 'co-dependent'.
 * This is the first chapter Milkit does not physically appear outside of a flashback.
 * The title of this chapter reflects Flum obtaining hope to make it out of her situation alive by acquiring cursed gear.