What Happened to Ruijerd After He Said Goodbye | Mushoku Tensei

"Four hundred years since the war, I moved alone, and couldn't move forward a single step." Ruijerd said that to Rudeus at the goodbye in the anime's first season, and then he was gone. Years later, Rudeus found him again. Here's what happened to Ruijerd after he said goodbye, from the web novel, its after story and the author's own replies. SPOILER GUIDE The opening teases where he ends up. After that, everything before 2:43 is anime only: the goodbye, and his one visit in season two. After that it's web novel spoilers, far past where the anime is now (Season 3 Episode 14). CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open 0:39 How This Video Works 1:02 The Goodbye 2:43 Anime-Only Exit 2:59 The Tears 4:24 The Forest of No Return 6:01 The Village That Shouldn't Exist 7:15 Egg on Rice 7:38 Eris at His Back 9:33 The After Story 11:05 One Step If you want this kind of video for another character the anime left behind, tell me who in the comments. SOURCES The Mushoku Tensei web novel and its after story by Rifujin na Magonote on Shousetsuka ni Narou, and the author's character profile (2013) and replies to reader comments (2013). All translations are my own; quotes are my translations of the Japanese original. Anime footage and stills are used in short excerpts for commentary. ▶ Subscribe for more untranslated lore: https://www.youtube.com/@THEUNTRANSLATED_j?sub_confirmation=1 Mushoku Tensei belongs to Rifujin na Magonote, MF Books / KADOKAWA and the anime's production committee. Fan-made commentary channel. #mushokutensei #joblessreincarnation #ruijerd