Usato Ken considers himself an unremarkable, run-of-the-mill high-schooler.

But on a rainy evening when he forgets his umbrella, he soon learns theyre nothing to fear.

In fact, theyre friendly and generous.

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Kazuki lends Ken his spare umbrella, and he and Suzune are happy to walk home with him.

We kinda know why, too, thanks to what they spoke of just before.

We know Ken yearns for a more interesting life where he can make a difference.

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And we can infer that Kazuki has the most planned out future of the three.

Thats a lot to take in, but Suzune at least is loving every minute of it.

Ken is a lot more guarded by this situation, while Kazuki is straight-uppissedabout this sudden abduction.

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He makes a good point: the three of them have families from whom theyve been torn away.

But Ken calms Kazuki down, telling him theres no point in starting a fight.

Mind you, they only intended to summontwoexemplary people from the other world, making Kens presence confusing.

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Intended heroes like Suzune and Kazuki heard bells before they were summoned, but Ken didnt.

feels like he was simply caught in the proverbial transporter beam.

Nevertheless, he is treated the same as the other two, and evaluated for magic affinity.

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She informs King Lloyd, whoalsofreaks out.

Up until this point, everyone in this show has acted reasonably and amicably.

The minute Rescue Team Captain Rose stomps into the room, we suddenly see everyones panicky side.

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She catches him with ease, and carries him to Rescue Team HQ.

Green means healing, an extraordinarily rare jot down of magic.

Not only that, none of them have healing magic!

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But its clear from the fear Rose instills in everyone hes seen that it may be tough sledding.

Hes going to have to step up his game: run-of-the-mill aint gonna cut it here!

WhatWrong Waylacks in original ideas it more than makes up for with its execution.

Rating: 4/5 Stars

Its characters are instantly charming and rootable, the dialogue pops, and the production values are solid.