Silent Witch - Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto - Ch. 25

[MangaDex]

 

[AnotherDuck]

Such a lovely friends group. All innocent little girls.

If you think you're awake, you probably are.

"You have to hate me properly."

Not really. Sympathy is probably worse for her, so that's better.

"There is nothing stylish about being knee-deep in dirt."

Best maid arrives in the best way.

She's so cute and proud over her accomplishment. As she should be. Pretty boy's outclassed here.

So he's more anti-Cl/rockford than pro-first prince.

Monica used Logic!
It's super effective!

Normally I don't like easily forgiven characters, but it fits Monica's character so well, and it also serves to show that she's grown up a little. She cares about people, and she can take a stance.

 

[undeed]

globe
that's a peculiar way to call a speech bubble

 

[fluffymangalover]

Yes indeed

 

[nomadicengi]

I wonder if we will see her again. Turned spies that haven't been found out yet are pretty valuable in and outside the battlefield.

 

[Loosescrewslefty]

This chapter has some of the BEST Background!Monicas. Such cute.

https://imgur.com/a/AaU4PRD

 

[pedronimo]

This chapter has some of the BEST Background!Monicas. Such cute.

More of a cat than the actual cat

 

[karappo]

Normally I don't like easily forgiven characters, but it fits Monica's character so well, and it also serves to show that she's grown up a little. She cares about people, and she can take a stance.

Same here. I hate it when authors give them just a slap on a wrist especially if they're women. But the author went through the trouble of giving her a just motive a.k.a the "not wanting second prince ascend throne because his main backer Duke Clockford wants to invade Landor and she doesn't want that because her grandma was from Landor and they owe them big time in saving them from dragon attacks when it should have been the Kingdom's duty to do so".

Regicide may be a capital offense but the Kingdom also shares the blame for their inability to properly aid and protect Casey's territory so I'd be more willing to give Casey some slack with this one.

 

[PurpleTear]

Why i found Mr louis as the most Beautiful of em all, The moment i open this Manga, i thought he was a she, i still couldn't believe it up to this point that Mr Louis a guy XD

 

[AnotherDuck]

Same here. I hate it when authors give them just a slap on a wrist especially if they're women.

I react stronger to too small consequences than too easy forgiveness. If a character forgives someone for not enough reason, or if they don't have the balls to stand up for their opinion, it's just shallow. If the character doesn't face any consequences from it (without due reason), the morality of the story is wrong, which is worse.

I find too many people, both readers and authors, conflate the two. It's perfectly fine to have a character forgive someone, but the story still treats them as still being in the wrong.

Though I'm also a huge believer in forgiveness being something given, not something earned. If it's something you earn, it's like being jailed for a while and then let free, regardless of what anyone else thinks. Or pay a fine. And that's not forgiveness; that's restitution.

Why i found Mr louis as the most Beautiful of em all, The moment i open this Manga, i thought he was a she, i still couldn't believe it up to this point that Mr Louis a guy XD

Characters in the story say the exact same thing, so you're not alone there.

 

[Loosescrewslefty]

Same here. I hate it when authors give them just a slap on a wrist especially if they're women. But the author went through the trouble of giving her a just motive a.k.a the "not wanting second prince ascend throne because his main backer Duke Clockford wants to invade Landor and she doesn't want that because her grandma was from Landor and they owe them big time in saving them from dragon attacks when it should have been the Kingdom's duty to do so".

Regicide may be a capital offense but the Kingdom also shares the blame for their inability to properly aid and protect Casey's territory so I'd be more willing to give Casey some slack with this one.

I genuinely love the fact that the characters in Secrets of the Silent Witch are complicated in very humanizing ways. Casey is being driven by grief and anger into doing something she KNOWS is wrong, deep down, but feels like if she doesn't try to do SOMETHING, things will only get worse. And when it all unravels she tries everything to push Monica away in order to protect her from getting any more hurt than she already is.

Felix is capable of putting on a friendly face and saying all the right things to charm the pants off of everyone around him, but in the brief flashes we see of him alone we also get a glimpse of a darker personality that lurks behind his perfect, princely smile. He casually schemes about trying to manipulate Monica into relying on him by having others bully her so he can step in and play the hero, but then in the next moment we see him being a lovesick fanboy swooning over his crush on the Silent Witch.

Elliot is an elitist asshat 90% of the time, but he tries to protect Monica from a couple of thugs wielding knives even though he has NO combat abilities, because it's the duty of nobles to defend and protect the common folk. Cyril comes across as strict and hot tempered, but is also hard working and kind to a fault. Hell, even Louis. He looks like a perfect gentleman, then acts like a common thug, but he's also strangely conscious of Monica. Despite how he usually treats her he has an incredible amount of respect for her skills even though she's ten years younger than him, and him lending her the handkerchief that his darling Rosalie gifted him shows that he does care about her a lot more than he's willing to show.

 

[Aguinna]

I wonder if we will see her again. Turned spies that haven't been found out yet are pretty valuable in and outside the battlefield.

Spoiler

Yes, actually she will be important in the future. But we're talking that will be almost at the end of the main story

 

[nomadicengi]

Spoiler

Yes, actually she will be important in the future. But we're talking that will be almost at the end of the main story

I see. I guess the author went back to fix the unnecessary plot point for the character. Seriously thou, this assassination attempt feels way too forced.

 

[lowarctic]

good thing he already has a wife and kid otherwise they’d call him the Sixty Second Mage

 

[Nojay]

Hell, even Louis. He looks like a perfect gentleman, then acts like a common thug, but he's also strangely conscious of Monica.

There's a gaiden light-novel story being published telling the story of Louis and his early life. He IS a thug but he's not stupid about it. Rosalie has also civilised him to some extent.

 

[Loosescrewslefty]

There's a gaiden light-novel story being published telling the story of Louis and his early life. He IS a thug but he's not stupid about it. Rosalie has also civilised him to some extent.

Yeah, I've already read Volume 1 of Rise of the Barrier Mage. The reason I mention Louis is because he isn't the type to waste his energy on someone else if he doesn't care about them, so the little glimpses we see of him being thoughtful towards Monica— such as lending her the handkerchief his wife made for him, or a moment that was mentioned in the light novel after Monica helped Cyril with his mana poisoning when she was low on energy and craving sweets and thought about how Louis would shove the homemade baked sweets Rosalie gave him into Monica's mouth to help perk her back up when they had missions together in the past. These scenes and other small moments all add up, and contradict Louis' frequent claims that he is completely indifferent to Monica's physical and emotional well being when other people bring up their own worries about her to him.

 

[lovolo]

What a bittersweet ending.

 

[beepboopan]

I wonder what’ll make Monica lose her shit. I feel like the writer wants to have Monica go beserk at some point and I’d be interested to see if they can make that make sense