Holy Knight Tale

Holy Knight Tale is the ninth episode of the How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord series. It aired on August 30, 2018.

Synopsis
''Diablo and group are met by the Demon Lord Edelgard who offer the group a way for Rem to rid herself of Krebskulm without killing her and they agree to it. Afterward, the group encounter a Paladin named Saddler who is on the hunt for Demon Lord worshipers and targets Diablo and his group.''

Plot
A silhouetted woman slays a group of adventurers stating her distaste for mortal races, while another man slays people of an unknown village for worshiping the Demon Lord.

Alicia returns to the Kingdom of Lyferia castle where she runs into paladin Saddler. The two briefly talk with one another and just as Alicia tries to excuse herself, Saddler details that if she's returning to Faltra City, he's heading there as well. His motives being that the Head Priest Lumachina revealed a prophecy concerning the Demon Lord's revival in the Western City.

Meanwhile, in the outskirts of the aforementioned city Diablo and Rem oversee Shera summoning a Turkey Shot. Rem explains the summon's special ability called Syncro Sight which allows its caster to see everything it sees. Although a weak monster, Shera still decides to still make a pact with it and pulls out a magical stone to forge the pact in the Enslavement Ritual. A magical stone is also given to Diablo by Rem and then Shera uses her magical stone to forge a pact with her newly summoned Turkey Shot. Stating how practical Shera's new summon could be for her, Diablo helps Shera break in her new summon by using its Syncro Sight skill an firing an arrow at a coin that Diablo tossed. After this, Shera claims that Rem has a funky smell, which leads to her suggesting they all take a bath together.

At a local river stream, Shera and Rem bath together, while a flustered Diablo refuses to watch them due him not being able to handle seeing them bath. Eventually, Edelgard arrives at the scene and grabs a hold of Rem, reassuring them that she's not there to fight but simply to talk and confirm that Rem is the container of Krebskulm. Later that evening, Rem explains to Shera about her being the container to Krebsklum and is then emotionally embraced by Shera and promises to help her. Edelgard then details that there's a way to resurrect Krebskulm without killing Rem, however, Rem once told Diablo that she wants to release the seal on her. This is problematic as although their goals are somewhat aligned, the question remains how will Diablo be able to deal with Krebskulm once she's been revived. Speaking for Rem, Diablo agrees to help Edelgard with the ritual and although this leads to a minor confrontation. Edelgard states that three days from then, she'll meet them on the night of full moon at the top of the Starfall Tower.

Three days pass and Diablo's group dine at a restaurant filled with cats until they're visited by Alicia who implores that they return to the Peace of Mind Inn. Walking to the inn, Alicia warns the group that a Paladin known as Saddler is in the town and is out to hunt worshipers of the Demon Lord. Furthermore, his strength and power is said to be equal or greater than Galford. Despite their efforts to try and avoid a confrontation with Saddler, the group runs into him and his subordinates. Saddler introduces himself and his title. Diablo then tries to introduce himself in a "normal" fashion, he openly introduces himself in his normal pretentious character persona. Taking account that Diablo a self-proclaimed Demon Lord, Saddler readies himself to dispose of his target. Stepping in to defend Diablo, Rem tries to reason with Saddler only for the Paladin to incapacitate her with a magical spell. Diablo, however, manages to dispel the magic used on Rem. After a brief argument between Diablo and Saddler, the Paladin casts Cement Lock on the Demon Lord only for it to be reflected back on him. As Saddler's subordinates then carry away their petrified leader, Alicia asks why Diablo didn't finish Saddler off, to which, he answers small fries pose no threat. However, if he were to challenge him again, he will deal with him accordingly. To that, Alicia smiles and understands Diablo's sentiments, but Diablo is wary of Alicia.

As the dusk starts to settle, the group prepare to head to the Starfall Tower to meet with Edelgard and perform the summoning ritual.

Characters

 * Alicia Crystella
 * Saddler
 * Lumachina Weselia (Mentioned)
 * Rem Galleu
 * Diablo/Takuma Sakamoto
 * Shera L. Greenwood
 * Edelgard
 * Krebskulm (Mentioned)
 * Chester Ray Galford (Mentioned)

In Order of Appearance

 * Cement Lock
 * Flare Burst
 * Super Mine
 * Quartz Lance
 * Lightning Bullet

Differences from the Light Novel

 * The being who is in collusion with Alicia is kept hidden.
 * It is shown what Saddler did to the town instead of just speaking of it.
 * The events in Castle Grandoise is shortened.
 * Alicia's meeting with her parents is moved to the next episode as just a memory.
 * Alicia's meeting with the king is moved to the next episode as just a memory.
 * Saddler did not intrude on the meeting.
 * Lumachina is named while in the original light novel her identity isn't known until Volume 4 and is instead just referred to in the gender-neutral term as the "head priest".
 * Diablo, Rem, Shera, and Edelgard are not intruded upon by bandits whom Edelgard killed moments later.
 * The encounter with Saddler in Pointy Ears(restaurant) is moved to a random street.