While some found the protagonist's actions "heartless," the flashback to Menou's childhood provides context for her cold pragmatism.

The premiere concludes with Menou encountering the second person summoned by the king: Akari Tokitou , the series' central deuteragonist. Reception and Analysis

In the past, four specific Lost Ones caused monumental catastrophes (one of which Menou survived as a child), leading the church to mandate that all foreigners be eliminated immediately.

The episode establishes a grim history where Lost Ones are viewed as walking disasters.