Horobi no Kuni no Seifukusha - Vol. 4 Ch. 20 - Jealousy

[MangaDex]

 

[Bayaya]

Carla looks way older here.

 

[Kaarme]

Suddenly a four years time skip. The problem with that is that it means nothing significant could have changed during those four years. It could easily turn flimsy storytelling to have something change and go back to it with mere flashbacks. Not impossible, of course, but it would take a good author to handle it smoothly and wisely. If the approach is lacking even a little bit, it would make readers question to the wisdom in doing it that way, instead of avoiding such a long time skip. If nothing truly changed, then it can't be helped. What a peaceful fantasy world.

 

[ZenMasters]

It's time.

 

[KajurN]

This 4 year timeskip was very uncalled for indeed.

 

[outinthegardener]

Suddenly a four years time skip. The problem with that is that it means nothing significant could have changed during those four years. It could easily turn flimsy storytelling to have something change and go back to it with mere flashbacks. Not impossible, of course, but it would take a good author to handle it smoothly and wisely. If the approach is lacking even a little bit, it would make readers question to the wisdom in doing it that way, instead of avoiding such a long time skip. If nothing truly changed, then it can't be helped. What a peaceful fantasy world.

Have faith! The time skip is just a way to establish setting early, soon the real shit will start to go down. The going down will accelerate and pick up mass.

 

[HelioCesar]

I legit was thinking "this chapter pacing seems odd" then a 4 years time skip body slammed me

 

[Kaarme]

Have faith! The time skip is just a way to establish setting early, soon the real shit will start to go down. The going down will accelerate and pick up mass.

I'm just a little bit disappointed because this time skip essentially meant no relationship development between Yuuri and Carol. Basically frozen four years right when they ought to either grow closer or grow apart if things go wrong. But then again, maybe this also is the author's way of underlining this isn't any romance story and the MC intends to keep things cordial and concentrate on other things. For that, this really was an excellent way, seeing how they are forced into constant close proximity by sharing the dorm room. It would be impossible for no development to happen unless at least one of them assumed an absolute stance of sticking to the friend zone approach, with no funny business.

 

[outinthegardener]

I'm just a little bit disappointed because this time skip essentially meant no relationship development between Yuuri and Carol. Basically frozen four years right when they ought to either grow closer or grow apart if things go wrong. But then again, maybe this also is the author's way of underlining this isn't any romance story and the MC intends to keep things cordial and concentrate on other things. For that, this really was an excellent way, seeing how they are forced into constant close proximity by sharing the dorm room. It would be impossible for no development to happen unless at least one of them assumed an absolute stance of sticking to the friend zone approach, with no funny business.

They've had development. Carol started off stuck up and adversarial, then the kidnapping plot happens and she becomes much friendlier. At this point, their relationship is as school friends. They're still only 15.

Other important setting details are that Yuuri is both a grown man's mind in a child's body, and Carol is Royalty. Both are big turn-offs to Yuuri. You can see some hints (Like how Dolla looks at Carol) that there will be romance plots coming, but this is a geo-politics story first. The title is "Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom" instead of "School life in another world" after all.

 

[Kaarme]

They've had development. Carol started off stuck up and adversarial, then the kidnapping plot happens and she becomes much friendlier. At this point, their relationship is as school friends. They're still only 15.

The kidnapping arc and Carol getting friendlier happened all before the time skip. 15 year olds are perfectly capable of dating and such.

Other important setting details are that Yuuri is both a grown man's mind in a child's body,

That's certainly a valid point. He might not feel much toward someone he perceives as a child.

and Carol is Royalty. Both are big turn-offs to Yuuri. You can see some hints (Like how Dolla looks at Carol) that there will be romance plots coming, but this is a geo-politics story first. The title is "Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom" instead of "School life in another world" after all.

She's a very casual royal indeed. Yuuri hardly treats her as a member of the roayls. He's very straightforward with her. He also doesn't give an impression of someone wanting to grovel in front of anyone. Kind of Western in that sense.

That being said, that time skip also meant frozen geopolitics for 4 years, or at least frozen enough that it had zero impact on the students' lives.

 

[nobody2002]

The only good thing about this 4 year time skip is hopefully it's end the school arc.

 

[lenovoaxioo]

anyone know when the volume 8 of the LN would be released?

 

[Beregorn]

Authors, when they start a school arch, only to suddenly realize they have to write 5 years of that stuff...

 

[FKW_ll]

20 years later

I am now the Emperor of Europe

 

[morichiro]

Carla makes her appearance, I still feel sorry for her.

 

[welcome2atlantis]

Did that bloke poo nearby the girls' dorms or something..? :/

 

[Sp12er]

Suddenly a four years time skip. The problem with that is that it means nothing significant could have changed during those four years. It could easily turn flimsy storytelling to have something change and go back to it with mere flashbacks. Not impossible, of course, but it would take a good author to handle it smoothly and wisely. If the approach is lacking even a little bit, it would make readers question to the wisdom in doing it that way, instead of avoiding such a long time skip. If nothing truly changed, then it can't be helped. What a peaceful fantasy world.

Lol peaceful? Did you forget that this brief respite only happens because his uncle managed to kamikaze bomb the command centre of the enemy's base? There will be another war, soon. And it ain't gonna be pretty.



Man seeing Carla give me the Heebie-jeebies

 

[Kaarme]

Lol peaceful? Did you forget that this brief respite only happens because his uncle managed to kamikaze bomb the command centre of the enemy's base? There will be another war, soon. And it ain't gonna be pretty.

Did I forget? My comment was rather asking if the author forgot it. If there's a war going on, yet you can suddenly skip four years forward with seemingly nothing happening but teenagers becoming older teenagers, it means the war is quite sedate. That was the whole point of my comment.