Dragon no I de Oyasumi - Ch. 28 - Good Night in a Field of Flowers

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Are you telling me that a world that has modern track suits, modern painting equipment and printing presses, and even modern shoes, somehow has never had fireworks of any sort? Honestly, the tech of this world is really confusing, and makes the world building rather messy. :notlikethis:
 
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Okay this is genuinely the first time where I'm like "wow Amon is rizzing her the fuck up" for the other two he's been all kinds of helpful but with Marill we get a very real romatic shot of them talking about magic (their shared specialization) in front of a thematically important fireworks fesrival.
 
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Are you telling me that a world that has modern track suits, modern painting equipment and printing presses, and even modern shoes, somehow has never had fireworks of any sort? Honestly, the tech of this world is really confusing, and makes the world building rather messy. :notlikethis:
Well, at least Marill never saw them because she was inside the dragon for hundreds of years, the others hmm 🤔
I don't remember seeing guns/cannons so maybe they haven't discovered gunpowder, and magic is "utilitarian" so nobody thought of making them I suppose :thonk:
 
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Well, at least Marill never saw them because she was inside the dragon for hundreds of years, the others hmm 🤔
I don't remember seeing guns/cannons so maybe they haven't discovered gunpowder, and magic is "utilitarian" so nobody thought of making them I suppose :thonk:
Why would you want to mix sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter, anyway? Sulfur smells bad, and charcoal is messy.

Much easier to cast "Fireball," "Magic Missile," and "War crime #901" at a guy than to figure out the right mix for gunpowder and also not risk hurting yourself in the experimentation process.
 
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i cant bring myself to care for this character. If that alone makes up for centuries (!!!) of complete isolation and resentment then thats just lazy as fuck. It would be bold and more interesting to not redeem her, imo.
 
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I wonder if Amon knew this kind of method would move her more because he got that info from her soul? 🤔
Are you telling me that a world that has modern track suits, modern painting equipment and printing presses, and even modern shoes, somehow has never had fireworks of any sort? Honestly, the tech of this world is really confusing, and makes the world building rather messy.
So relatable. Best explanation would be Marill not having seen proper fireworks in centuries and magic fireworks not being a thing until now.
Also we don't really know where all the modern stuff comes from yet and it's either hinting at something, a joke or negligence.
Why would you want to mix sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter, anyway? Sulfur smells bad, and charcoal is messy.
Human curiosity and desire goes way above that.
Much easier to cast "Fireball," "Magic Missile," and "War crime #901" at a guy than to figure out the right mix for gunpowder and also not risk hurting yourself in the experimentation process.
True, but also somebody gotta figure out the right way to cast it, share the knowledge and one with aptitude must learn it to use it. Skipping the physical and chemical stuff is still a huge advantage but magic also comes with challenges.

I like how magic in this world is kinda like science when you learn about science through programs that are also about history.
 

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