Bouken ni wa, Buki ga Hitsuyou da! ~Kodawari Rudy no Kajiya-gurashi~ - Vol. 3 Ch. 14 - Investigating the Dungeon's Chimeras

[dragonstar457]

So upon reread of the previous chapters there is a detail that i missed the first time. In chapter 7 there is a page describing the giant ants. They are known for digging a labyrinth of tunnels throughout the dungeon and how other monsters can use said tunnels. thats likely what the meat golem that took rudy used to get down to the 5th floor. So rudy likely wasnt there for very long before the adventuring party arrived.

 

[zephyrnepres]

The fact that this series doesn't pass the 9+ stars rating is weird to me, considering this manga are one of the best I have read so far

the only thing i can really think of is that the first several chapters felt more like an episodic thing which is a hard sell for some people. obviously it picked up more of a plot now with the diff people who commissioned rudy teaming up and making chimeras

 

[McAlastair]

I appreciate how candid those little world building notes are at the chapter's end. 'Maybe this is true. Maybe not. I haven't decided yet. Regardless, not like folks of the ancient world believed all superstitions. They understood what a metaphor is'
Reminds me of a potential explanation on how the ancient greeks perceived their pantheon of gods. Of how when people write of real people having been 'visited by the gods', it was more just metaphor, not that the writer genuinely believed the person they wrote of was literally visited by the gods. Athena was their prime example, that writers and readers of the time would have known, if Athena was being referenced, it did not mean a literal goddess visited a person, but rather, they experienced some keen form of insight that, to an outside observer, was truly remarkable. Or a definitely more clear example, when old map makers put a dragon in the water, it did not mean the map maker believed in dragons. It was just short hand to say to any potential reader, 'hey, water in this part is dangerous, be careful 'round there'.

Such valuable insight that is. I shall be noting this down.