The Faraway Paladin — The Lord of Rust Mountain
12 episodesFirst aired 7 October 2023
Two years had passed since he left the City of the Dead, and Will was seventeen by count. As a lord, he developed "Torch Port, a river port of light", and gradually the people's activities and smiles returned to "Beast Woods". However, out-of-season flowers bloom profusely, and an abnormality is discovered in the forest. Will and his friends head into the depths of the forest to solve this problem, and receive an ominous prophecy from the king of the forest. "In the Iron Rust Mountains, the 'Fire of Black Calamity' will occur. The fire will spread, or it will burn everything in this land." What is the calamity that sleeps in the ruined dwarven city of Tetsusabi Sanmyaku...!?
E1The Paladin and the Troubadour
6.3Oct 202324m
Ethelbald invites Will to a celebration of the new year in Whitesails. He attends with Bee, who says she wants to visit the Academy afterward. Will agrees to take her, but the Academy is not so easy to get to...
E2The Mad Forest
6.3Oct 202324m
Will and Menel investigate why the seasons are not changing as they should in the surrounding forest. Two wise Lords of the Forest may have the answers they seek... as well as a warning of what's yet to come.
E3The Last King
6.7Oct 202324m
Will talks to some of the dwarfs who have made their new home in Torch Port and learns about the history of the Rust Mountains.
E4The Meaning of Courage
6.8Oct 202324m
Ru begins his training under Will and Menel. He tells Will that he's eager to learn from him what courage is and what it means to be a warrior, but Will himself is struggling with the meaning of courage as he recalls the Lord of Holly's prophecy.
E5The Messenger in the Burial Chamber
7.2Nov 202324m
Following reports of undead sightings in Beast Woods, Will and Ru find an old burial site where they encounter a Herald of Stagnate, god of the undead. It turns out the Herald was using the undead to lure Will there and convey a message to him...
E6A Brief Return Home
6.8Nov 202324m
Will and his companions set out for the Rust Mountains to fight the dragon Valacirca. On the way, they pass by the City of the Dead, so Will decides to stop and visit his old home.
E7Asleep Beneath the Water
6.5Nov 202324m
As the party rests in the City of the Dead, Gus warns Will about how dangerous Valacirca is and tells him it's okay to turn back. But Will's mind is made up. All Gus can do is send him on his way with a word of advice...
E8The Land of Flowers
6.2Nov 202324m
Will's crew saves Dine, an elf, from a hydra's attack. Dine tells them that the dragon's miasma has tainted her homeland of Lothdor and sickened its people, so Will decides to go there and heal them.
E9A Warrior's Fire
6.2Dec 202324m
William and the others enter into the Iron Country. As they delve further in they begin to hear the sounds of clanking metal and footsteps as they approach the Hall of Stone. As they carefully make their way in they find a large group of undead dwarves.
E10The Lord of the Rust Mountains
6.5Dec 202324m
When Will's party finally faces the overwhelming power of Valacirca, they prepare for a fight to the death... but then the dragon suddenly offers to become Will's servant. What is Valacirca thinking, and what choice is Will going to make?
E11The Evil Dragon and the Goddess
6.0Dec 202324m
The battle between Will and Valacirca rages on. Will has exhausted his strength and depleted his mana, his companions have fallen, and his beloved weapon, Pale Moon, is broken. Then, just when the situation is looking dire...
E12Calldawn
6.2Dec 202324m
Just when it seems Will's fate is sealed, Stagnate appears and resurrects the former residents of the Iron Country. Gracefeel transfers their souls into Will, giving him the courage to face Valacirca again. Will's epic battle reaches its climax...