Henkyou no Roukishi - Bard Loen - Vol. 8 Ch. 49 - Powerless People

[MangaDex]

 

[alacaelum]

Bard is not amused by Gordon's lose tongue, the man just can't help being a big gentle bear, very huggable too.

Bet those bunny thingies have really soft fur, and delicious meat, they are really chubby it must be really juicy meat.

I am curious how Kijiel are "born", the magic in this seems subtle but spirit clearly exists, so it being some sort of demon possession isn't impossible but for some reason in my mind I created the image that they are some kind of evolutionary atavism with some magic in it.

Like... every beast in this world is connected to some sort of "plane", when a kijiel turns, this connection is for some reason strengthened and is why they become what they are, when they die the connection turns off but the lingering "mutations" stay in the skin and bones not only because of how the principle works... but I think that a "higher conscience" made it that way so that people can still use the animals for food and materials of higher quality.

I like when humans aren't depicted as just exploiters of nature, sure we can take more than needed, but nature would just stay the same without beings that have higher thought, even the monsters that are so difficult to deal with have a place in the cycle, and those that can kill them are rewarded with things that most wouldn't be able to have.

 

[SunSun]

Bard just wants to eat tasty food and Gordon keeps dragging him out of retirement.

 

[zzetal]

Looks like Julchaga is charming Doriatessa

 

[fight2live]

the horse getting angry at Bard, and then Bard getting angry at Gordon. i'd say karma

 

[riflow]

I really wish the author hadn't included casual sexism from bard in this arc.

I've been trying my absolute best to ignore it but its really difficult when he seems to be focusing on her gender being her biggest demerit over the whole being an inexperienced teenager part. (and outright saying it seems like a waste to give a sword to a woman-when it just as easily could be said the waste is giving it to an incredibly inexperienced knight.)

Idk, i really hope this is the ground work for bard to have some of his knightly biases challenged bc otherwise its a pretty frustrating addition to a series I absolutely adore.

 

[Zero13]

I really wish the author hadn't included casual sexism from bard in this arc.

I've been trying my absolute best to ignore it but its really difficult when he seems to be focusing on her gender being her biggest demerit over the whole being an inexperienced teenager part. (and outright saying it seems like a waste to give a sword to a woman-when it just as easily could be said the waste is giving it to an incredibly inexperienced knight.)

Idk, i really hope this is the ground work for bard to have some of his knightly biases challenged bc otherwise its a pretty frustrating addition to a series I absolutely adore.

Being a Woman plays a big part here though, as she will never properly wield it like Bard, Ven or Gordon would, due to the sheer difference in strength. Which was also clearly portrayed in the way they wounded the Kijiel, despite her being a long time knight and even in the comparison about horses afterwards.

For an old knight who is clearly aware of it all to think that way is on point. Just because it's offensive to some, doesn't make it wrong. No matter how hard she trains in the more grounded world the author created a noble woman like her would never make good use of the sword.

 

[SolBuchi]

I really wish the author hadn't included casual sexism from bard in this arc.

I've been trying my absolute best to ignore it but its really difficult when he seems to be focusing on her gender being her biggest demerit over the whole being an inexperienced teenager part. (and outright saying it seems like a waste to give a sword to a woman-when it just as easily could be said the waste is giving it to an incredibly inexperienced knight.)

Idk, i really hope this is the ground work for bard to have some of his knightly biases challenged bc otherwise its a pretty frustrating addition to a series I absolutely adore.

Well, this is a medieval fantasy setting so the sexism is on point with the behavior of those times. Women unfortunately were absolutely not allowed to be knights or warriors or even merchants and were often relegated to house/child rearing duties. This is actually a more realistic behavior of a medieval knight in a fantasy world.

 

[NotSomeone]

I really wish the author hadn't included casual sexism from bard in this arc.

I've been trying my absolute best to ignore it but its really difficult when he seems to be focusing on her gender being her biggest demerit over the whole being an inexperienced teenager part. (and outright saying it seems like a waste to give a sword to a woman-when it just as easily could be said the waste is giving it to an incredibly inexperienced knight.)

Idk, i really hope this is the ground work for bard to have some of his knightly biases challenged bc otherwise its a pretty frustrating addition to a series I absolutely adore.

From what I gather, part of the code for a knight of the Kingdom Bard's from is the woman need and deserve to be protected, so much that they should not bear arms because that's a man's job. Now remember that Bard is an exemplary knight and he strives to be the perfect knight so much that even in his older days he still thinks about it.
I would actually say that he accepted that she would fight way to easily, shows how much of a open mind he has.

 

[nekaz]

"to entrust this sword to a woman feels wrong"

HELLO BASED DEPARTMENT!??!??!?!

 

[KhalE]

Ven's gotta be my new favorite