Isekai Henkyou Meshi - Vol. 5 Ch. 38 - Salt-Grilled Coffy

[MangaDex]

 

[deathpad]

I find this chapter kinda sad, he had to abandon his dream for the sake of others

 

[GreenDude1]

‏they should probably start training his replacement because if your entire system collapse because one person leaves it's not a very good system.

 

[HaikenEdge]

If your system is one guy, you don't have a system.

 

[HDMI1]

‏they should probably start training his replacement because if your entire system collapse because one person leaves it's not a very good system.

That's why he went back.

 

[nomadicengi]

With what he was saying, he really need a break from everything. His back carried them too much that he wanted to leave.

It's not his fault that the system is terrible but it is true that he hadn't prepared anybody in the case when he is gone.

 

[RC1138Boss]

The kid's googly eyes always make me laugh.

 

[silencers]

bro rejected capitalism but gets guilt-tripped back in

 

[benshapiro]

Fuck working, let's go fishing!

 

[Forkuth]

everything relies on you so you can never retire

You will own nothing and be happy.

 

[OWMWO]

I find this chapter kinda sad, he had to abandon his dream for the sake of others

Often, what you want is what you won't get.

 

[phil777]

You will own nothing and be happy.

We can always burn down what they have, so they can also own nothing and be happy. Like us.

and remember, if buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing!

 

[d_a_renoir]

I feel like the intention is that the dude actually loves his work but wanted something different that he's not actually well-suited for, that's why he eventually returns. If that was the intention, this chapter didn't do a good job depicting it. This story should've gone for two chapters, one is not long enough to show that. All it did is just make the guild look incompetent, and the dumbass people in charge are dumping all the work on him to cover for their uselessness.

 

[DustyOldQrow]

yeah the message of this chapter kinda just...sucks?

Like, my dude gives up his dream of a quiet peaceful life because everyone else at his old job is just that incompetent without him? that sounds like an organization that shouldn't be around if it seemingly collapses whenever this old man isn't around.

 

[Claresilver47]

What Dera is talking about is that while you can appreciate the skill of others, you must also recognize the time and effort spent honing that skill. The governor is definitely going to spend time training a replacement so he can actually relax a bit

 

[soidish]

‏they should probably start training his replacement because if your entire system collapse because one person leaves it's not a very good system.

That’s on him too. He should have trained a successor before leaving.

 

[Geneaux]

I feel like the intention is that the dude actually loves his work but wanted something different that he's not actually well-suited for, that's why he eventually returns. If that was the intention, this chapter didn't do a good job depicting it. This story should've gone for two chapters, one is not long enough to show that. All it did is just make the guild look incompetent, and the dumbass people in charge are dumping all the work on him to cover for their uselessness.

"Well-suited" is the wrong word. Things like fishing, and living with nature aren't that difficult, as long as one has a basic level gumption and a willingness to learn. I think the author was just trying to highlight how the man's nature is to help people at the end of the day. That's all that really mattered to Bazenski, at least as far has his psyche goes. Knowing that there's potentially real livelihoods at stake due to his inaction, is a weight I don't think any of us can actually really relate to any who. So we're probably not really meant to go this deep with the rationalizations. In the real world, you trying to reach out to someone, on the government's dime, who just retired, is just asking for problems you do not want. We all already know that, but that's neither here nor there.

 

[d_a_renoir]

"Well-suited" is the wrong word. Things like fishing, and living with nature aren't that difficult, as long as one has a basic level gumption and a willingness to learn. I think the author was just trying to highlight how the man's nature is to help people at the end of the day. That's all that really mattered to Bazenski, at least as far has his psyche goes. Knowing that there's potentially real livelihoods at stake due to his inaction, is a weight I don't think any of us can actually really relate to any who. So we're probably not really meant to go this deep with the rationalizations. In the real world, you trying to reach out to someone, on the government's dime, who just retired, is just asking for problems you do not want. We all already know that, but that's neither here nor there.

That's all irrelevant. My main point is that I think the author made bad storytelling decisions.

Like, my impression is that what the author wanted to say is that this ex-governor deep down inside still loves the capital and loves what he's doing. Maybe it's not about being ill-suited for countryside living, but the writing seems to imply that this retirement is a form of "escapism", and maybe his heart isn't really into it. That's why he ended up returning. Disagree if you may, but that's why I'm saying I find that the character's feelings and motivation isn't conveyed clearly enough.

Either the writer should've done something different, or it really had needed an extra chapter to establish the narrative better. For example, as I mentioned before, having that scene with the guild people freaking out because everything is in shambles when he's gone was definitely a bad idea. It would've been better if the author just showed more locals asking him for help, and then in turn it made him realise that he really loved his guild job and just goes back.

 

[Geneaux]

That's all irrelevant. My main point is that I think the author made bad storytelling decisions.

That's not a bad thing, that's just a you thing. They aren't the same. A bad story telling decision here would be like if the man had no reaction to the city's plight like a sociopath for no discernible reason. He's obviously not character with that sort personality and this isn't a metaphorical manga on post-modernism either. It ain't that deep.

Like, my impression is that what the author wanted to say is that this ex-governor deep down inside still loves the capital and loves what he's doing. Maybe it's not about being ill-suited for countryside living, but the writing seems to imply that this retirement is a form of "escapism", and maybe his heart isn't really into it. That's why he ended up returning. Disagree if you may, but that's why I'm saying I find that the character's feelings and motivation isn't conveyed clearly enough.

I mean... that's was all I was really saying with different words.

Either the writer should've done something different, or it really had needed an extra chapter to establish the narrative better. For example, as I mentioned before, having that scene with the guild people freaking out because everything is in shambles when he's gone was definitely a bad idea. It would've been better if the author just showed more locals asking him for help, and then in turn it made him realise that he really loved his guild job and just goes back.

It's slice of life. These are all mostly self-contained short stories with a subtle continuity as to not overwhelm said short stories with needless sub-plots or grandiosity. If the author did what you suggest, it entire appeal would fall apart. The "isekai" portion of the story barely exists as it is. To do the opposite would make the story utterly indistinguishable from 'alt-isekai subgenre #829'. It's a vibe, not a binge like the rest.

EDIT: Grammar

 

[Scrabbleman]

From the looks of it, it seemed that his work as governor was manageable for the most part but recent events have made it so much more stressful and he's also getting old that all he wants is to retire.