Okiraku Ryoushu no Tanoshii Ryouchi Bouei ~Seisan-kei Majutsu de Na mo na Kimura wo Saikyou no Jousai Toshi ni~ - Vol. 8 Ch. 40 - The Return

[MangaDex]

 

[Blacktart]

What greed using your sons as pawns

 

[Exkalamity]

Get fucked you rotten father.

 

[Hcoregamer]

Aww, poor guy, Murcia seems like a great guy who really loves and cares for his little brother, and always wanted the best for him. It turned out that he was a pawn for his dad, like his little brother.

Maybe it would be better just to go to Van's territory, make a name for himself, and give his dad the middle finger like his little bro.

 

[lebbylan]

Eldest son, you're being rescued. Do not resist.

 

[ARealCoolGuy]

Does the king see it as just helping the brother out, or does he see this as a form of kneecapping and punishing the father?

 

[UncleKaos]

Damn the King did put him in his place.. firmly and forced him to accept the truth that he is WAY too hard to his sons. Now his punishment is to see his sons doing far better than he ever will do. that is humilating for him. good. i hope that he LEARNS from this damnit.

 

[DreadKaiser]

Get fucked old man.

 

[Tsumi]

Does the king see it as just helping the brother out, or does he see this as a form of kneecapping and punishing the father?

Most likely both. And to be a little more calculating, the King can probably see Murcia and Van have a good relationship so putting Murcia by Van's side can make Van feel indebted to the King.

 

[windfang]

Now that a King should be

 

[brndndss]

pops talking back to the king, and immediately being put back in his place👌

 

[dbgecko]

My mind keeps getting wrapped up in this story's alternate telling where the Duke murders Van for not being an elemental mage.

Would he expect to get away with it in the first place? Van was a well-loved and renowned prodigy within the territory, beloved by all the maids, and personally tutored by the head butler and head knight. Then, during his magic appraisal ceremony, he mysteriously dies? And it's a closed casket funeral since it would be obvious at a glance that he was killed with a sword in a room where only his father and brothers are, and only his father was armed? And the duke expects to say he died somehow and nobody will question it?

That's just asking for the rumor mill to blow up in a hurry. If the king is regretful about setting up elemental magic as 'necessary' like he's said, it'll almost certainly lead to swift investigation and reprisal.

 

[jipowap]

I don't fault the father for anything but a mis-judgement of priorities. His house is falling apart because he values his standing over his legacy.
A competent but un-ambitious son can survived and beget an ambitious grandson. A competent son dashed aside in favor of an unpracticed but fiery son will kill a house down to the root. He hardened his heart to the point of dulling his sensibility.

 

[CountryMage]

Eldest son, you're being rescued. Do not resist.

Drowning people tend to pull the rescuer under, you gotta be careful.

 

[Solysp]

I'm starting to think this dad might suck actually.

 

[ELDrifty]

Trash dad, W older brother

 

[Aqua_Mizue]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[Psychronia]

Objectively, a loyal skeptic is healthy for a rulership and the king was just bullying the marquis with his authority at that part.

But also, fuck this guy. He has no care for his sons and got carried away to the point of making conflicting arguments. He's ultimately petty and small-time.

Rather than supporting Van, I'm pretty sure the king just saw a genuinely caring family member of Van's who cares about him and is stuck in a hostile environment. Even if Mercia was basically incompetent, just putting him with Van would make both siblings happy and earn easy brownie points.

 

[Kgcsquad]

Put Murcia in Frontier/ newly conquered town from enemy then problem solved instead prosperous town or village closer to van, I mean if two separate territory Van can have ally

 

[Pyras]

Let the brothers reunited. They could learn so much from each other. Then he can govern another city nearby. The Tale of Twin Cities that will never fall; The Last Bastions of Peace and Prosperity for All Eternity.