Does Orsted Ever Beat Hitogami? | Mushoku Tensei

At thirty four, Rudeus dreams of Hitogami torn apart and bound in chains, with Orsted standing over him. Forty years later, Hitogami tells him the dream was real. So does Orsted ever beat Hitogami? Here's everything the web novel, its after story and the author's own replies tell us, and the part they never do. SPOILER GUIDE The opening (0:00) is a dream from the end of the web novel. From 0:29 to 1:28 it's anime only, up to Season 3 Episode 14. After that it's web novel spoilers, all the way to the last chapter. CHAPTERS 0:00 The Dream 0:29 How This Video Works 0:48 What Hitogami Saw (Anime Only) 1:28 Anime-Only Exit 1:44 Twenty Thousand Years of Losing 2:33 The Mana He Spent 4:16 Ten Quiet Years 4:52 The Dream, in Full 6:38 Forty Years Later 7:48 The Plan 8:54 The Ending Nobody Has Read 10:40 So, Does He Win? Who do you think wins? Tell me 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 replies to reader comments. All translations are my own; quotes are my translations of the Japanese original. Anime stills and illustrations are shown 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 #orsted