{"id":2247,"date":"2020-02-17T22:00:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T13:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biggestinjapan.com\/?p=2247"},"modified":"2020-02-13T12:44:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T03:44:26","slug":"the-time-stop-joke-in-isekai-quartet-2-is-fantastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biggestinjapan.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/17\/the-time-stop-joke-in-isekai-quartet-2-is-fantastic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Time Stop Joke in Isekai Quartet 2<\/i> is Fantastic"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the fourth episode of <\/span>Isekai Quartet 2<\/span><\/i>, Ainz of <\/span>Overlord<\/span><\/i> fame gets finds himself in a bet with <\/span>Konosuba<\/span><\/i>\u2019s Aqua about who will do better on an upcoming test. It all leads into an excellent time stop-centric joke–but one that requires you to have watched all four main series to get.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Image source: \u300e\u7570\u4e16\u754c\u304b\u308b\u3066\u3063\u3068\uff12\u300f\u516c\u5f0f<\/a> on Twitter<\/em><\/p>\n

The whole situation begins with Ainz. In <\/span>Overlord<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Isekai Quartet<\/span><\/i> Ainz has a major problem: all of his minions believe him to be an all-knowing god. While he is no doubt the most powerful being in the <\/span>Overlord<\/span><\/i> world, if all his lieutenants ganged up on him, he would almost certainly lose. Thus Ainz has to portray himself exactly as they imagine him to be in order to remain safe–something that can be hard to do when you only have a middle school education to fall back on.<\/span><\/p>\n

To make things worse, the various other characters in <\/span>Isekai Quartet<\/span><\/i> have come to believe the hype surrounding Ainz. Even the ever-egotistical Tanya sees him as her equal (perhaps her only one).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Image source: \u300e\u7570\u4e16\u754c\u304b\u308b\u3066\u3063\u3068\uff12\u300f\u516c\u5f0f<\/a> on Twitter<\/em><\/p>\n

So when it comes time for tests, everyone naturally believes that Ainz will get a perfect score. And when Aqua says that she can beat him, he has to rise to her challenge to maintain his facade. Now, of course, Aqua is dumber than a box of rocks and there is no chance of her winning. However, because of the challenge, he has to publicly display his test grade to the rest of the class.<\/span><\/p>\n

While he does his best to study for the test, all it takes is one look to realize that it\u2019s just simply too hard for him. Thus, he has only one choice: to cheat. His method of cheating, however, doesn\u2019t go quite as he expects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Image source: \u300e\u7570\u4e16\u754c\u304b\u308b\u3066\u3063\u3068\uff12\u300f\u516c\u5f0f<\/a> on Twitter<\/em><\/p>\n

Using the 11th level spell \u201cTime Stop\u201d he plans to copy from those around him but before he can he notices something: despite time being stopped, Aqua is still moving. And soon, Ainz discovers that she\u2019s not the only one who can move freely when time is stopped–Tanya and Subaru can too.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Image source: \u300e\u7570\u4e16\u754c\u304b\u308b\u3066\u3063\u3068\uff12\u300f\u516c\u5f0f<\/a> on Twitter<\/em><\/p>\n

In Aqua\u2019s case, this is simply because she is a Goddess. A lot of magic doesn\u2019t work on her in her own world and, as a heavenly being, It\u2019s unknown if she even perceives time as mortals do–especially when in the heavenly realm.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As for Tanya, she\u2019s old hat at being time-stopped. Every conversation she has with the god of her world, Being X, takes place in one after all. It makes sense that if there ever is a time stop in her vicinity, she\u2019d be pulled in.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Image source: \u300e\u7570\u4e16\u754c\u304b\u308b\u3066\u3063\u3068\uff12\u300f\u516c\u5f0f<\/a> on Twitter<\/em><\/p>\n

Then when it comes to Subaru, he\u2019s messed with time more than anyone. By the time of <\/span>Isekai Quartet<\/span><\/i>, he\u2019s already a veteran of many time loops in the <\/span>Re:Zero<\/span><\/i> world. And then there\u2019s the fact that whenever he starts to tell anyone about \u201cReturn by Death,\u201d time basically freezes and the shadow hands of the witch appear from an unseen void to wrap around his heart. I\u2019d be more surprised than anything if he wasn\u2019t able to move freely in a time stop.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Image source: \u300e\u7570\u4e16\u754c\u304b\u308b\u3066\u3063\u3068\uff12\u300f\u516c\u5f0f<\/a> on Twitter<\/em><\/p>\n

So while it\u2019s a bit hard to understand what\u2019s going on if you haven\u2019t seen the source material, it\u2019s a darn funny situation if you have. Personally though, I am sad that we didn\u2019t get a shot of Chris sitting alone in the midst of a frozen Class 1, wondering what was going on. But maybe that\u2019s too much of a spoiler for <\/span>Konosuba<\/span><\/i> fans who haven\u2019t figured it all out yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Isekai Quartet 2<\/span><\/i> can been seen on <\/span>Crunchyroll<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Funimation<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>AnimeLab<\/span><\/a> (AU\/NZ), <\/span>Aniplus<\/span><\/a> (Asia), <\/span>Muse Asia<\/span><\/a> (Singapore)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Top image source: KADOKAWAanime<\/a> on YouTube<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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