Genjitsushugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki - Ch. 65 - The Time for Action (2)

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Ryu in Japanese, Loong in Chinese, basically eastern dragon. These dragons just fly like superman, don't even need clouds. Even in another story, every Lunar New Year, carp fish pass some trials to turn into these eastern dragons to fly to heaven.
The trial is to climb a waterfall. And now you know why Magikarp evolves to Gyarados.
 
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I think he needs to find her orb or crystal. Usually Ryu have one that grants wishes or mystical powers
 
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Don't eastern dragons float on clouds to "fly". You'd think Mother dragon would teach her or does she herself not know?
the mother dragon alraedy said Souma knows something that Naden herself dont know, i assume that includes her Dragon type characteristics. so that would include in the stuff that Mother dragon cant directly tell to Naden
 
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the mother dragon alraedy said Souma knows something that Naden herself dont know, i assume that includes her Dragon type characteristics. so that would include in the stuff that Mother dragon cant directly tell to Naden
Unless Nadan is the first ever eastern dragon born in this world. I find it hard to believe Mother Dragon who is a being that is thousands of years old doesnt know.
 
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Isn't ryu the Chinese dragon as well? Why does the "common dragon", which sounds like a western dragon, have such a simple kanji compared to ryu? Maybe I'm just really ignorant.
In the original Japanese, he used the word ドラゴン which is just the katakana for "dragon", and what he's actually saying is that the first kanji he's pointing at is what's used to refer to creatures that look like huge lizards with horns and wings. I think the translator might have parsed this part wrongly. In fact, both 竜 and 龍 are pronounced the same, ryuu, but I'm guessing the translator wanted to localise it a bit more than necessary.
 
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From what I recall Chinese Dragons and Japanese Ryuu are distinct from each other, specifically Ryuu have fewer toes on their claws and are more fierce (both in appearance and temperament).

If my memory is correct this had to do with Chinese Dragons being divine beats and associated with the emperor (in addition to rivers, rain, etc) so they are more regal befitting an emperor.

On the other hand Japanese Ryuu are more like mythical beasts or wild gods. They are associated with rivers, rain, the sea, etc. but they are also associated with the negative versions of those like storms, rough seas, etc.
 
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Oh, I just realized earlier, one of the Japanese aircraft carriers of the second world war is called Hiryuu, or… Flying Dragon, it seems this dragon girl will become Souma‘s new Wunderwaffe. If a normal dragon is a P51, she is a Me262.
 

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