Quote Originally Posted by shinta|hikari View Post
Except he gave advice and just risked his life to save the guy he was supposed to have intentionally "friendly fired." Plus he didn't seem to mind getting left behind for the team. Plus he helped a fellow member to her feet, something he did not have to do, and is a sign of camaraderie.

In short, Ranta acted completely un-Ranta-like this episode, for some reason or another. Even Haru said so. Heck, I bet everyone watching was surprised when he did. Heck, I'm sure it was intentional by the author...
I fully disagree. He doesn't like it when somebody comes between him and his prey. That's why he may friendly fire. The others should have noticed that ages ago. The other things you mentioned are normal teamwork. Of course for some matters his degree of teamwork will depend on the level of danger they are facing. When they are hunting some weak goblins or kobolds, he likes to fight alone and especially deal the finishing blow alone because his class requires that. However, when the tables are turned and they are being hunted by an overpowering foe, it makes sense he would rely on the team more. There's no contradiction there. The only problem might be that there has never really been a single scene in this show where those people would have really discussed about their individual goals and roles. Add to that the fact that whenever Ranta opens his mouth, the others will are already sighing and wondering what idiocy they are going to hear this time. So, it's no wonder the team stays more like a lose collection of adventurers than a solid military unit.

Besides, even if he's dark knight, he's still a knight.