Uchuujin to Deau Mae ni Yomu Hon - Vol. 1 Ch. 3.1 - What Is Your "World" Made Of?

[MangaDex]

 

[Pyras]

Thanks for the work TL
Translating this must be harder than an average manga

 

[ahhhhnoooo]

Thanks for the TL!
If I’m ever considering letting humanity go extinct, I’ll think of people like you who work hard so we can enjoy manga…

 

[Darroth]

Water? The answer won't be carbon again.

 

[Threacon]

Water? The answer won't be carbon again.

i'd think silicon, rocks have lots of that

 

[sssr]

Hmmm... the answer is "people".

 

[Dverin_Oshiban_Duren]

I pick all three options above this post.

 

[phantom95]

This manga is... genuinely fascinating. Bit of a mind screw but in a good way.

Pondering the question, and assuming an accurate translation, it was "what is your WORLD made of", not "what is your PLANET made of."

If the question was planet, the answer could be a number of things - different elements, highly prevalent molecules like water, etc. Or going slightly more obtuse, cosmic dust.

The question was world though, which makes me think the alien wants to know about lived experiences. It makes sense to ask that, since they are trying to decide if the species is worth saving.

So I think the answer, rather than just people, should be something like "family," albeit in more scientific terms.

 

[webswebs]

This manga is so interesting but im so confused about the logistics... Surely there's better ways to get information. I hope there's some sort of reveal later that this wasn't their main goal or something. the MC should be smart enough enough to call out the bs. "i can take you to the library or to someone actually qualified " is all it takes. but I'm curious to see where this goes.