Tensei Shite High Elf ni Narimashitaga, Slow Life wa 120-nen de Akimashita - Highelf with a Long Life - Ch. 42
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Thank you for translating this. This manga always brings a smile to my face.
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Agreed. Something about the juxtaposition of Aesir examining things for both short term and long term results really sets him apart from other fantasy/isekai protagonists. Like with this chapter, I bet he'll come around in another 50-100 years and be blown away by the results of katana forging techniques maturing.
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I am amused at the continued insertion of katanas into the story, but at least it's in a way that makes decent sense. The school folk want to learn it because their style kind of wants for that style of sword, and the dwarves don't even care about what kind of sword it is, they just want a new technique.
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>The moon is so beautiful tonight.
He said the line!!
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More katana fellatio for half a chapter. Yes I know it's for a Japanese audience but surely it gets boring seeing them everywhere and exalted as the best ever sword? Other than that nice to see him take on a new apprentice .
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Superior Nihon, etc....
Same as the insistence that katanas need to be made of iron sand.
They needn't be, and in fact the very best historical katanas are partly made with iron from european ship's nails. Because the purity of the iron was much better than the japanese could create with iron sand, and the smiths then knew it, and used it if they could get their hands on them. Iron sand simply was the best iron ore you could find in Japan, so they worked with that..
Same as early european smelters worked with , literally, bog iron. Because that's what they could get their hands on.
In construction and technique they aren't much different from early to high medieval european swords, knives and other assorted StabbyStuff.
If anything european sword construction of those ages was far more developed and complicated than anything the japanese have ever done. Helped along by the even faster development of european armours.
That said, the katana is one of the greatest types of blades within its niche: fast, unarmoured duelling-style lethal combat.
The only european blades that are similar are the slighly curved rapiers of the late Elisabethan Age and slightly beyond and the polish infantry sabre of a later era.
All three have a very different fighting style, but you really don't want to bluster against anyone trained in either.
And having had a go at all three.... I really couldn't tell which one is "superior", all three have their pro's and con's, but all of them share the "one mistake, and you're Exit" trait.
Pick your poison...
The solid defense and sheer cutting power of the katana.
The cutty/stabby flow of the rapier.
The angry menopausal she-bear lawnmower of the polish sabre...
Oh... And it's extremely impressive to make a modern, recognised katana ( or a "replica" outside of Japan..) just out of iron sand.
Anyone who can is a Master Smith. Besides the aesthetics, it is incredibly difficult to get right.
This is not "Forged in Fire" shyte...
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No mimics in sight...it's just not the same....Frieren vibe but diffrent gender
Thank you for translating
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Slow and relaxing chapter .. just the way i like it... Thanks for the update...
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To a grave. Had to take a moment after reading that one, that hurt.
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Not the best sword, but among the better ones. I prefer a smallsword, as I am a fencer. However, considering how the katana closely resembles the willow leaf saber, it is, in my opinion, the best sword because you can directly transfer saber techniques to a katana and kenjutsu techniques to the saber. You are probably thinking of the katana from an aesthetic point of view, but some of us see it from a martial artist's perspective.
There are those who talk about combat and armor durability down below-but these people, from my experience, are mostly HEMA enthusiasts, not true practitioners. They can discuss how a blade is made and what materials are used, but their tactical wheel often consists of fewer than two movesets. You will see these individuals relying on one-trick pony attacks in most of their bouts. From this standpoint, I don't see these kinds of people creditable to talk about "fencing" when they can't fence. They know who they are, they know what I'm talking about, and most likely they will give a counterargument to me saying otherwise but I won't care lol
All weapons are made differently, and some techniques are better executed with specific weapons. The shaska, for example, is excellent for flowing cuts and slices. No other weapon offers this particular fighting style. The same applies to the smallsword, katana, liuyedao, and so forth. This is not exaggeration; it is simply a fact: the katana is that effective at what it does.
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