Summary:

We get some flashbacks of how young Hime trained with her grandmother to become the next mayor and protect the Nana-Gou from Hiizumi Enjin. When granny died, Hime was forced to grow up quickly, and faced a lot of doubters who didn’t think a kid could protect the town. But while Hime puts on a tough exterior, inside she just wants to be a child. When she meets a demon-corgi one day, it’s her chance to live vicariously and spoil the little dog. Hime has big plans for Silver, but spoils Silver rotten, allowing the dog to be naughty and undisciplined. The whole thing makes Hime look bad, and Akina has to pull Hime aside to tell her to take her job more seriously.

Of course Silver doesn’t take too kindly to Akina upsetting its sugar-mama, and launches a nightime ambush on the sleeping Akina. Hime detests such cowardly attacks, and slaps the hell out of Silver. The angst rating shoots through the roof as poor Silver waddles away in self-pity while Ao tries to comfort the dog. Even worse, when Silver tries to protect the town by alerting everyone to Enjin, Enjin ups the angst by corrupting Silver and forcing Hime to beat her dog like a drum. Finally, Silver gets Tuned, and Yuuhi and Mariabelle make a report on the sprout that Enjin planted on a Nana-Gou.

Reaction:

The scenes where Hime was slapping Silver silly were so uncomfortable like watching someone beat their kid in public. WTF, who hits their pet like that? As funny as it was watching comet-Silver zipping around, I felt really bad for Silver; I guess the road to hell really is paved with good intentions. That little demon-dog was just trying to help, and Hime never laid down the ground rules. I did like Ao a lot this time, as she got over her fear of dogs and even tried to comfort Silver. Of course she also cheated by reading Silver’s thoughts so that Kyousuke could punch the doggie in the face, but we’ll just let that slide for now.

There were a lot of amusing moments this episode, like when Kotoha told Akina not to bother locking their crappy office shack. I was a little creeped out by how well Kyousuke knew all of Hime’s stats, and I find it odd that V Juri F is both the nurse and the reporter for the town. Anyway, I looked up Enjin’s name, and the last name means that he is related to Akina. But why does Enjin have neko-mimi and electricity powers like Ao (whom he tries to grope in the OP)? I also wonder about Enjin’s dastardly plan and silent buddy; are the two trying to help tons of poor demons hop the border?

Edit: I found a site about dog-riding, wow!