Rebuild World - Ch. 74

[zeinzki]

please tell the that stupid girl gonna die here.
or at least traumatized?

i mean it clear Akira gonna ended up need to clear Kazuya mess lol.
it still long until he died dammit. he really didn't deserved Airi at all

 

[JoshLV_40]

"Waiter, there's a bunch of Katsuya in my monthly dose of Akira!"

I'm just joking, but seriously, tell me we'll get Akira doing some more cool stuff soon. I really like this MC.

 

[Kireato]

Man, I almost pity Katsuya. Not only is he not cut out to be a leader, but everyone around him is actively subverting him.

Sure, Mizuha might be in charge, but she's not a hunter and not the captain, yet she directly undermined Katsuya's plan by posting Lily at a different location with other weapons and telling her to directly disobey his orders in order to gain more fame.

Lily is just straight up going "LEEEEEEEROY JEEEEEENKINS!!!". She somehow thinks that directly disobeying orders will make Katsuya trust her more. To be fair, he's an idiot so it might work.

Then, there's the sub-leaders who believe that Katsuya should stay indecisive and never take any decision that might rub his morals wrong so they just take decisions for him and put him on the spot. Yumina took over the conversation with Lily, first putting words in Katsuya's mouth saying he's worried about her, then telling the other hunters in the vehicle to restrain Lily, deciding to stop Lily by boarding her then ordering to keep firing. And throughout the entire thing, Katsuya was just going "B-b-but...".

And what exactly is Airi doing? Wasn't she supposed to board the vehicle and stop Lily? Is she going to be absolutely retarded and board the vehicle now that it's right next to the oversynthesised snake and then start fighting in it to restrain Lily? Would that even serve a purpose - as far as I'm aware those vehicle mounted cannons are limited in their output and probably only have one shot (which is why Lily had to get close to make it count) so Lily literally can do nothing besides retreating now.

He even gets no respect from the support group dude who was just snapping back at him (to be fair Katsuya can see the monster swarm and should know the caliber of hunters in support so what is he doing asking for confirmation that they can manage).

Worse part is that this operation probably isn't profitable, since they've gathered so much costly weapons and ammo for it, so it's obviously meant to pad Katsuya's resume and only people who aren't savvy would find Katsuya more reputable for it.

I don't even understand Katsuya's reasoning on page 26 because I assumed that they could control communications and contact a specific vehicle but, apparently, theyre just on open communications with every vehicle listening in and everyone heard everything about the exchange, everything Lily, Yumina and Katsuya said. But then, what do you mean about chain of command collapsing; if anyone had any respect or willingness to obey to Katsuya before this, they won't have that anymore after this. Then again, they might be so brainless they might still follow him.

It's so silly that I'm looking at the snake munching on its tail, and instead of thinking "oh snap, it's going to reuse its parts for regeneration", I'm thinking "Snakes just swallow their food, they don't have the jaw structure to exert any bite force and the main purpose of the fangs are to inject venom and grip to prey while the snake is gulping it whole." And I understand this isn't an actual snake, but a machine monster in a manga, but it's just an added layer of dumb to this particular chapter.

Oh well, I can enjoy train wrecks too and I generally enjoy the setting and Akira. It's just too bad his rival is basically a gigolo; sure he's better at shooting stuff than the average guy, but aside from that, he's just being propped up because he's got a nice face and possibly also because he's an idiot and they expect that they'll be able to easily control him.

 

[cryum]

Man, I almost pity Katsuya. Not only is he not cut out to be a leader, but everyone around him is actively subverting him.

Sure, Mizuha might be in charge, but she's not a hunter and not the captain, yet she directly undermined Katsuya's plan by posting Lily at a different location with other weapons and telling her to directly disobey his orders in order to gain more fame.

Lily is just straight up going "LEEEEEEEROY JEEEEEENKINS!!!". She somehow thinks that directly disobeying orders will make Katsuya trust her more. To be fair, he's an idiot so it might work.

Then, there's the sub-leaders who believe that Katsuya should stay indecisive and never take any decision that might rub his morals wrong so they just take decisions for him and put him on the spot. Yumina took over the conversation with Lily, first putting words in Katsuya's mouth saying he's worried about her, then telling the other hunters in the vehicle to restrain Lily, deciding to stop Lily by boarding her then ordering to keep firing. And throughout the entire thing, Katsuya was just going "B-b-but...".

And what exactly is Airi doing? Wasn't she supposed to board the vehicle and stop Lily? Is she going to be absolutely retarded and board the vehicle now that it's right next to the oversynthesised snake and then start fighting in it to restrain Lily? Would that even serve a purpose - as far as I'm aware those vehicle mounted cannons are limited in their output and probably only have one shot (which is why Lily had to get close to make it count) so Lily literally can do nothing besides retreating now.

He even gets no respect from the support group dude who was just snapping back at him (to be fair Katsuya can see the monster swarm and should know the caliber of hunters in support so what is he doing asking for confirmation that they can manage).

Worse part is that this operation probably isn't profitable, since they've gathered so much costly weapons and ammo for it, so it's obviously meant to pad Katsuya's resume and only people who aren't savvy would find Katsuya more reputable for it.

I don't even understand Katsuya's reasoning on page 26 because I assumed that they could control communications and contact a specific vehicle but, apparently, theyre just on open communications with every vehicle listening in and everyone heard everything about the exchange, everything Lily, Yumina and Katsuya said. But then, what do you mean about chain of command collapsing; if anyone had any respect or willingness to obey to Katsuya before this, they won't have that anymore after this. Then again, they might be so brainless they might still follow him.

It's so silly that I'm looking at the snake munching on its tail, and instead of thinking "oh snap, it's going to reuse its parts for regeneration", I'm thinking "Snakes just swallow their food, they don't have the jaw structure to exert any bite force and the main purpose of the fangs are to inject venom and grip to prey while the snake is gulping it whole." And I understand this isn't an actual snake, but a machine monster in a manga, but it's just an added layer of dumb to this particular chapter.

Oh well, I can enjoy train wrecks too and I generally enjoy the setting and Akira. It's just too bad his rival is basically a gigolo; sure he's better at shooting stuff than the average guy, but aside from that, he's just being propped up because he's got a nice face and possibly also because he's an idiot and they expect that they'll be able to easily control him.

I.....THINK this was set up by Mizuha to get an undesirable killed while having Katsuya foot the loss of the expensive weapon.

It's still really bad either way. Getting that close is pointless if you only hit it perpendicular. Even though it looks cool, it's minimal damage to shielding/total mass, and it looks like it can recycle the leftover tail.

If Akira keeps his head down and cleans up the monsters, his resume is gonna be stacked for getting the golden boy outta this alive.

As for the harem members, they're really sabotaging him now. They should've shot at the car's wheels or ignore them entirely, boarding is ridiculous. You actually can make a case for supporting them, but not for a long range weapon being brought up close.

 

[phil777]

 

[chickenstalker]

...this is a fantastic manga/LN... but man, I wish that when intentionally dislikeable characters are used, they aren't ALWAYS stupid as their "negative trait." I'd love smart characters who are problem-causing due to greed, envy, evil psychopathy, or whatever. But ugh, stupid teammates AND stupid enemies.... they feel even more annoying than cockroach villains.

They're annoying as heck, but super realistic if you ever have to do any group work frequently.

 

[Kisato]

Like, it isn't his fault entirely, but damn is it not going to look good for him when she gets maimed for breaking formation.

 

[Kireato]

I.....THINK this was set up by Mizuha to get an undesirable killed while having Katsuya foot the loss of the expensive weapon.

I don't think they've got more than one of the truck with the snail cannon so getting an undesirable killed at that cost is pretty insane; that cannon is clearly an invaluable asset in this hunt. Katsuya isn't going to foot the bill on anything because he works for Drancam; he's captain, but she's the operation leader in Drancam who managed the sponsorship money to get those weapons so she's responsible. In general, there's no debt here, just investors who might feel that Drancam isn't a good investment in the future if this fails.

As for the harem members, they're really sabotaging him now. They should've shot at the car's wheels or ignore them entirely, boarding is ridiculous.

If they shoot at the car wheels, the truck becomes stationary and as a weapon in this battle it loses its utility. Also, considering that there's something in the truck powering that cannon, shooting the truck might be dangerous. I think the boarding plan was fine, but I'm just confused that Airi failed to board them before they got close to the snake and shot it.

But yes, if I was in Katsuya's position, I would have indeed not taken any action to stop them but instead clearly stated that, since they refused to follow orders, they're on their own if things go wrong, and that in future missions I would never work with them. I'm pretty sure that would have gotten her to reconsider her actions since they all worship this fool for some reason.

You actually can make a case for supporting them, but not for a long range weapon being brought up close.

It might be able to fire at long range, but I'm not sure it can hit a moving target accurately at long range. It didnt seem like they were using it yet. I guess the safe plan to use the weapon was to bring the monster to a halt, or to move less vigorously and then to fire the snail cannon.

The case for Lily's plan is if they don't have the time to wear down the snake, and they need to quickly take it down. If there was no support to keep other monsters at bay for example, then it's reasonable to take risky actions to finish the fight with the boss quickly and that means the cannon needs to get close to hit accurately. She did manage to hit it after all and without any proper support (like setting up some trap for the snake).

Clearly, her plan worked so it's not that bad. The main issue is that there's no follow up since it wasn't part of the plan. The snake is currently stationary, but the cannon likely can't shoot again before charging up, and there's no one else around to take advantage of the situation, just long range fire. It's basically just a waste.

 

[mrboxeater]

Putting child soldiers in charge when ur in a post apoc dystopian cyberpunk future, what could go wrong lol

 

[Nolzi]

How long will herpes girl gonna cover for him?

 

[Celiohogane]

Amazing, they are ruining every situation where the kid could learn how to be a leader, every fucking time.

I know he hates the MC for the stupidest reason, but honestly at this point it's not his fault, his Harem is just full of fucking morons.

He has good intentions filled by Yes Man but actually no in secret.

 

[zensieucapvutru]

Wallah the 3 are
cooked

 

[cryum]

I didn't mean literal money, but writing off the expense. Yeah it's really weird for such a valuable weapon that she clearly used her authority to undermine katsuyas.

If they shoot at the car wheels, the truck becomes stationary and as a weapon in this battle it loses its utility. Also, considering that there's something in the truck powering that cannon, shooting the truck might be dangerous. I think the boarding plan was fine, but I'm just confused that Airi failed to board them before they got close to the snake and shot it.

I was actually thinking of a stationary cannon, an incredibly risky position that still shows the intention of the commander. Nobody would want to disobey if they risk being forced into an all or nothing gamble, whether or not support would come at that point.

I just think boarding is quite slow when the beast is right there and leaves katsuyas vehicle undermanned.

Being too close also causes accuracy issues, they were WAY too close to be compensating for the projectile speed of a laser.

 

[AbuHajaar]

Imagine losing to Binah

 

[Shinigamisama]

Wow, she just Leeroy Jenkins into that while carrying their team's expensive weapon that could turn the tide into their favour. Why do we always have these kinds of people on this manga? And I don't see what else Airi can do here, the weapon is already point-blank to snake. Is she going to somehow rescue that thing?

 

[S0LUS]

Thanks for the chapter!
Still can't decide whether I like "oversynthesized" more/less than "hypersynthetic" as the snake's descriptor (they've both got their pros and cons, the latter being the official ENTL's take) but imo "hypersynthetic" rolls off the tongue a bit more nicely (and matches not just the gimmick but also the scale of the thing a bit better) so I kinda wish the tl had gone with that here, but considering how much less it gets brought up in the future compared to the other giant bounty monsters I guess it doesn't really matter

...this is a fantastic manga/LN... but man, I wish that when intentionally dislikeable characters are used, they aren't ALWAYS stupid as their "negative trait." I'd love smart characters who are problem-causing due to greed, envy, evil psychopathy, or whatever. But ugh, stupid teammates AND stupid enemies.... they feel even more annoying than cockroach villains.

Drancam is absolutely full of fuckin' morons like them, generally the rest of the cast is a lot better... even the one(s) who exist solely to cause chaos as their raison d'etre & have zero depth beyond that trait are more interesting, because they aren't led by a phenomenally stupid teenager who was installed by even stupider bureaucrats (with zero experience doing actual hunter work, to boot) who just wanna look good to impress the other dumbass bureaucrats in charge of the city, lol

Wow, she just Leeroy Jenkins into that while carrying their team's expensive weapon that could turn the tide into their favour. Why do we always have these kinds of people on this manga? And I don't see what else Airi can do here, the weapon is already point-blank to snake. Is she going to somehow rescue that thing?

The mental image of rescuing the snake from the embarrassment of being taken down by Katsuya of all people is pretty funny, but I think the point is to rescue both the insubordinate morons and the super-expensive-and-unique laser cannon from being crushed by the gigantic snake that's gonna flatten the vehicle (as soon as it starts writhing around from being blown apart before getting even slightly weakened) by knocking her stupid ass out and driving the vehicle out of the danger zone, lol. There weren't any direct side-by-side shots I immediately noticed but the radius of the snake's torso is supposed to be like 10x the length of that truck, so getting anywhere close is just begging to be flattened

 

[Kuraiaku]

They're annoying as heck, but super realistic if you ever have to do any group work frequently.

Reminded me of a college group assignment, which I ended up almost soloing because the other member just wasted time all the time, and it takes more effort to ask them to do their job rather than doing it myself. A few did pitch in partial help, but some didn't do anything, so I didn't include them on the report paper credits.

 

[sisio]

Didn't he also have that AI assistance?
why not try asking for advice?

 

[Amariithynar]

Honestly, the stupid only comes out when Katsuya is involved. Just about every hunter is normally level-headed and risk-averse.

...then again, that might actually be a plot point.

Pretty sure it's part of the aura from Katsuya that the AI creates. Since they're not in proximity, the aura is weaker, so not as trusting of Katsuya's decisions.

 

[lominiac]

can someone tell me which chapter is this in the LN?