Dungeon no Osananajimi - Vol. 4 Ch. 33.2 - My Childhood Friend Gets To Be A Kid Again - Part 2

[Hicleric]

You know, live kombat unboxing reviews really should be a thing

 

[Diagus]

Gyahahaha
Next Boss

 

[dowiet]

All these goofballs. It's great.

 

[jackjack9]

I see Van getting a sword from you as a grand gesture, Ryuka.

 

[Black_Beat]

I did my best...

 

[KnightSpark]

Uh, I think the hilt being smooth would actually be bad...
Then again Van's grip strenght must be unreal

I assume a smooth hilt is not good.

 

[adm0726]

old man put them all in debt

 

[isoycrazy]

Now Van just needs to practice his other swordsmanship on Ryuuka.

 

[flannan]

Foreclosure dungeon department

Imagine your job is to go to the dungeon boss who is a giant black dragon, and tell her to leave.
While she is the only thing that keeps the dungeon functional, so you'll catch flak not just from monster trade union, but also from adventurers' guild. And possibly from all the people in the town in which dungeon is a town-defining business.

 

[DedBeet]

Hype, hope he gets to spar with his friend again

 

[onipuck]

I love that old man

 

[HDMI1]

Chapter 34: My Childhood Friend Doesn't Have a Place to Live Anymore.

Chapter 34.5: My Childhood Friend Has To Pay Off Her Debts With Her Body

 

[HDMI1]

I assume a smooth hilt is not good.

When your hand gets sweaty or if blood/liquid gets between the hilt and your hand it can slip right out of your grip.

 

[Gabriel434]

The four idiots are going to have a BAD TIME now that Van has got that sword

 

[Aricitic]

So she took the hardest, strongest, sharpest sword in existence in her bare (dragon-transformed) hand? I mean I know she has dragon scales (her hand was transformed) but the alloy they made included her scales...

Also, yes, I know people are going to sexualize what I said...

 

[kikix12]

So she took the hardest, strongest, sharpest sword in existence in her bare (dragon-transformed) hand? I mean I know she has dragon scales (her hand was transformed) but the alloy they made included her scales...

Also, yes, I know people are going to sexualize what I said...

And? Can you easily cut steel with steel? Of course not.

An object of equal hardness can 'scratch' given material, but you need either a very specific construction (teeth) or an object of much higher hardness to actually cut it with a straight edged blade. The sword at most would cause some minor scratches to her from holding it.

Remember that the harder the material is, the more force is needed to separate its atoms, while the separation is being done by fragile, small piece which may not be able to withstand it that much. That's why when you try to use a steel knife to cut a steel block, your knife will get damaged more than the block. Because the steel tip of the blade is more fragile due to being...well...thin.

 

[Aricitic]

And? Can you easily cut steel with steel? Of course not.

An object of equal hardness can 'scratch' given material, but you need either a very specific construction (teeth) or an object of much higher hardness to actually cut it with a straight edged blade. The sword at most would cause some minor scratches to her from holding it.

Remember that the harder the material is, the more force is needed to separate its atoms, while the separation is being done by fragile, small piece which may not be able to withstand it that much. That's why when you try to use a steel knife to cut a steel block, your knife will get damaged more than the block. Because the steel tip of the blade is more fragile due to being...well...thin.

Ok... But we aren't talking about a "thin knife" against a much thicker block of the same material, were talking about a sword made out of an alloy including her scales. It was two (or three) of the strongest materials and her scales.
That's neither a 1:1 ratio of material nor a small to large size comparison.
Sure, the only size comparison we have is when either of the childhood friends hold it (one by the blade directly, fingers curled around blade) but when she holds it the blade certainly doesn't look like a "small knife" but instead a "thick sword".

So. Not "equal material smaller size" but "stronger material equal size."

 

[Siranto1]

Hope he gets to use it to the fullest soon (without breaking it)

 

[wallsg]

Chapter 34: My Childhood Friend Doesn't Have a Place to Live Anymore.

She'll just move in with Van. Into his 1LDK. Without heat. That has one twin bed.

 

[kikix12]

Ok... But we aren't talking about a "thin knife" against a much thicker block of the same material, were talking about a sword made out of an alloy including her scales. It was two (or three) of the strongest materials and her scales.
That's neither a 1:1 ratio of material nor a small to large size comparison.
Sure, the only size comparison we have is when either of the childhood friends hold it (one by the blade directly, fingers curled around blade) but when she holds it the blade certainly doesn't look like a "small knife" but instead a "thick sword".

So. Not "equal material smaller size" but "stronger material equal size."

Ok... But we aren't talking about a "thin knife" against a much thicker block of the same material, were talking about a sword made out of an alloy including her scales.

Yeeaaahhh...So we're talking about a thin blade against a bigger block...If you don't think that sword and knife are analogous on this topic, I have nothing to say other than that you lack education in this department.

That's neither a 1:1 ratio of material nor a small to large size comparison.

It is small to large comparison. The swords edge is small, while her arm is comparatively large. Not even 1% of the sword is relevant when talking about the cutting ability. Vast majority is entire for maintaining form and momentum. Only the first two or three first layers of ATOMS matter.

As for the ratio of material...Once again, you lack education in this department. As I said in my previous post, cutting ability depends on hardness AND size. It does NOT depend on material. What depends on material is hardness, and how small it can be made (for example, obsidian can be made into 1-atom wide edge, but steel needs more atoms to not fall apart).

It is completely irrelevant how many and what materials are in the blade nominally. Alloys are made to give new characteristics, but those new characteristics aren't additive. For all we know, the two metals are softer than her scales, so the resulting sword wouldn't ever be able to put a scratch on the actual scale since it would be softer. Likewise, either of the three materials could be difficult to work with, making the edge rather wide (for a functional blade), which would have a hard time cutting similarly hardened materials, even if thanks to its hardness it can cut through rocks like butter.