Episode 12

"The 8th Son? I Guess That's Not So Bad!" is the twelfth episode of the Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai Deshou Anime. It premiered on June 18, 2020. You can watch the full English version episode on Crunchyroll for free.

Summary
With the magical Dragon's Flute that will summon a horde of dragons, Kurt lures Wendelin and company to an empty clearing in a forest in the undeveloped land. Kurt, after mocking Wendelin and Brantack's failed attempt to stop him, plays the flute to kill the party and punish the entire region, including his own family, for betraying him.

It quickly becomes apparent to the companions the flute is not summoning a horde of dragons, but instead channeling all the malice of the land into Kurt, turning him into an massive undead. Initially shocked by the thought of killing his brother, Wendelin reluctantly helps Elise purify Kurt. With his body's destruction, the small remaining piece of Kurt's malice searches for the nobles who were responsible for his death and kills them and their families, including Head Auditor Ruckner.

Having completed the kingdom's quest to fix the trouble lands, the king saddles Wendelin with developing the land, and offers Wendelin a reward. Wendelin, having grown fed up with nobles using him without consequences, takes a chance to rob them by asking for 2 of the 12 titles that were vacated with the deaths caused by Kurt's malice.

After a short argument between the officials of who should get the titles and who's right it is to bestow titles, the King allows Wendelin to bestow two titles to whom he chooses and even raises his rank to Count, the fifth rank of the kingdom (bypassing the rank of Viscount). Returning to the land he informs Amalie that when his nephews come of age, he will bestow to each of them the titles should they need them.

She in turns lets Wendelin know that the boys will come to realize that Kurt's death was of his own choosing and not Wendelin's fault. Eventually, development of the southern land begins with Wendelin being overworked by his party, and yet still enjoying his new life with them.