Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Slow Life - Ch. 25

[BusWindow]

That page at the end really showcases just how good the expressions are in this story, it's so cute. 🥰

 

[izumabakumatsu]

I see some people getting confused so lemme refresh people's memories. That final page is not the country's prince but Marius, Diana's brother that Eizo helped to regain his Countship a few arcs back, as can be seen from the panel where it says 'Aimul' (translated as Eimoor in the LN) residence in that page. Iirc, we haven't met any of the proper Royalty in the kingdom Eizo technically resides in any of the LN yet, just nobles here and there.

Hm... I'm still thinking about this, he's saying he is completely neutral and that he doesn't really care who'd get or use his weapons, but I'm sure there'd be tons of people who'd have very different opinions on either side.

To humans, a traitor who just supplied the demons with a weapon that's cutting down their countrymen, and to the demons a target that's tipping the scales towards the humans with his weapons. Now I'm wondering which side is going to for his neck first (and those around around him)

It's a bit of an unrealistic approach but Eizo being neutral is basically what made him safe from disturbances. Every nation that knows how powerful Eizo's works are doesn't want any other nation to steal him from them so they leave him alone as long as he just hermits around, knowing that if any nation tries to dosturb him, the others will help Eizo and maybe even put him on their debt. So effectively he has a security system set up for his laid back life. The best they're doing atm is just trying to entice him to get a peerage for a reward or getting him to marry a noble/royalty.

 

[finalm]

Uhhuh. So, he's so good that royalty would specifically want weapons from him, but if he refuses, the royals would drive him out of the country, to make some neighbouring country more powerful? I don't think so.

There are also different ways to refuse. Such as telling that every single weapon costs 30 gold or more. They would find another supplier for most of the stuff.

Of course not, don't be ridiculous. They'd either force him to work for them by the threat of violence both against him and those he cares about or if that fails, kill him. Obviously they'd never want him working for their enemies, so even though it's a waste, he'd absolutely be killed.

That plan might work if the royals didn't know just what kind of miracle weapons he produces. If he were seen as just another skilled (but not irreplacable) blacksmith, then no one would even care if he made up some excuse, they'd just go find someone else and figure he's an idiot for passing up an opportunity. However, remember that his work has been circulating among people in the city so it's likely that they know it's far beyond good quality. That's why refusing wouldn't be an option.

 

[SifTheFair]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[Kaarme]

Of course not, don't be ridiculous. They'd either force him to work for them by the threat of violence both against him and those he cares about or if that fails, kill him. Obviously they'd never want him working for their enemies, so even though it's a waste, he'd absolutely be killed.

That plan might work if the royals didn't know just what kind of miracle weapons he produces. If he were seen as just another skilled (but not irreplacable) blacksmith, then no one would even care if he made up some excuse, they'd just go find someone else and figure he's an idiot for passing up an opportunity. However, remember that his work has been circulating among people in the city so it's likely that they know it's far beyond good quality. That's why refusing wouldn't be an option.

So, you'd do your best if someone forced you to work for them? Or if you wanted someone to work for you, your first thought would be to force them to work for you? If your answer to either of these questions is "no", then don't assume others would automatically do it, either.

In real distant history, 99% of people were poor. Aristocracy didn't need to force anyone extraordinarily skilled. They were hired/sponsored, and were happy to do it because it allowed them to make a decent living by using their skills. Nobles were proud to sponsor a good artisan, musician, composer, etc, because it brought them prestige among their peers, especially if they were the first to notice the skills of the budding master. The church was also a good sponsor for suitable experts.

This is a fantasy series, though. Boss Eizo is already making good money, everything's working for him with his literally divine skills. He would 100% be able to flee from the country if someone really tried to force him. But then again, you do have a point here as well: Japanese authors do like to imagine pig nobles that haven't got a thread of common sense.

 

[finalm]

So, you'd do your best if someone forced you to work for them? Or if you wanted someone to work for you, your first thought would be to force them to work for you? If your answer to either of these questions is "no", then don't assume others would automatically do it, either.

It's you who's assuming here, what does someone's "first thought" matter if we're taking it as a given that he'll want to refuse? To anwser your question, no my first though would be to just hire them like anyone else and this seems to be the case here as well. However, as you've noticed yourself - there's a good chance I'd not be the only one with that thought and if offering a lot of money didn't work than as a leader of a country, what am I to do? That guy is a huge military asset, would you risk him being used against you and your people? That's not something anyone can afford.

In real distant history, 99% of people were poor. Aristocracy didn't need to force anyone extraordinarily skilled. They were hired/sponsored, and were happy to do it because it allowed them to make a decent living by using their skills. Nobles were proud to sponsor a good artisan, musician, composer, etc, because it brought them prestige among their peers, especially if they were the first to notice the skills of the budding master. The church was also a good sponsor for suitable experts.

Yeah, that's pretty accurate. That's why I mentioned that refusal would be taken as being incredibly rude to a noble, but that's still only if he's seen as just another great artisan. If they see him as a gamechanging asset, then there's no room to manouver, he works for them or for no one.

This is a fantasy series, though. Boss Eizo is already making good money, everything's working for him with his literally divine skills. He would 100% be able to flee from the country if someone really tried to force him. But then again, you do have a point here as well: Japanese authors do like to imagine pig nobles that haven't got a thread of common sense.

I don't see why you think he'll be able to flee for sure. I mean, yeah it'd be far easier to evade a medieval government than a modern one but it's not like the medieval one didn't know how to keep a lookout and persue someone if needed. Remember that his little impromptu family is very distinctive - several girls from different races, together they stand out like a sore thumb. Also, they have a noble daughter with them, someone is bound to recognize her sooner or later (assuming no one from town just tells them) - what will they do, when the kingdom puts the squeeze on her brother?

Also, I wouldn't say that the nobles/royals in this scenario have no sense. I understand that you think being heavy-handed decreases the likelyhood of getting quality work from him and you're right, but if he is to refuse no matter what, then they really have no choice but to be. Even if he doesn't put all he has into it, at the very least no one else gets his absurdly sharp blades.

 

[Enalis]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[Nehona]

Why do I feel like this manga is going to have absolutely ZERO romance?

More and more with every chapter it feels to me that all the pretty girls are just bait and that's it... that he's never going to be interested at all. This does not feel like a slow romance, it feel like NO romance. It doesn't even feel that he's dense, just that he's simply not interested. A perfectly asexual dude....

I hope I'm wrong but.....

 

[Kaarme]

It's you who's assuming here, what does someone's "first thought" matter if we're taking it as a given that he'll want to refuse? To anwser your question, no my first though would be to just hire them like anyone else and this seems to be the case here as well. However, as you've noticed yourself - there's a good chance I'd not be the only one with that thought and if offering a lot of money didn't work than as a leader of a country, what am I to do? That guy is a huge military asset, would you risk him being used against you and your people? That's not something anyone can afford.


Yeah, that's pretty accurate. That's why I mentioned that refusal would be taken as being incredibly rude to a noble, but that's still only if he's seen as just another great artisan. If they see him as a gamechanging asset, then there's no room to manouver, he works for them or for no one.


I don't see why you think he'll be able to flee for sure. I mean, yeah it'd be far easier to evade a medieval government than a modern one but it's not like the medieval one didn't know how to keep a lookout and persue someone if needed. Remember that his little impromptu family is very distinctive - several girls from different races, together they stand out like a sore thumb. Also, they have a noble daughter with them, someone is bound to recognize her sooner or later (assuming no one from town just tells them) - what will they do, when the kingdom puts the squeeze on her brother?

Also, I wouldn't say that the nobles/royals in this scenario have no sense. I understand that you think being heavy-handed decreases the likelyhood of getting quality work from him and you're right, but if he is to refuse no matter what, then they really have no choice but to be. Even if he doesn't put all he has into it, at the very least no one else gets his absurdly sharp blades.

Not only he has pretty decent skills himself with his own weapons, but he also has the best weapons reserved for himself, since he noticed he doesn't want to make blades that slice mountains for random folks. He also has got allies: happy customers and others, which always makes things a lot easier. It would be relatively easy for him to flee, I'd say.

Anyway, aren't we only talking about refusing mass production here? He has zero reason to refuse orders from the king or nobles in general. In fact he would be happy to make them weapons, I reckon, but he also has no reason to accept orders he can't fulfill without tarnishing his good name with low quality goods. Since he has got such a good name, it would be strange for anyone to even demand from him shoddy supplies. Such things could be bought from anywhere. If you go to a master, you go there to get a masterpiece, for a befitting price. Wealthy folks, like nobles, know that better than anyone. This all is kind of a baseless argument.

 

[Le_Flemard]

forgot best char

 

[jecko1]

Why do I feel like this manga is going to have absolutely ZERO romance?

More and more with every chapter it feels to me that all the pretty girls are just bait and that's it... that he's never going to be interested at all. This does not feel like a slow romance, it feel like NO romance. It doesn't even feel that he's dense, just that he's simply not interested. A perfectly asexual dude....

I hope I'm wrong but.....

At the end of LN vol. 7 it shows/reveals Eizo is going to married someone. We just don't know who that person is?

 

[finalm]

Not only he has pretty decent skills himself with his own weapons, but he also has the best weapons reserved for himself, since he noticed he doesn't want to make blades that slice mountains for random folks. He also has got allies: happy customers and others, which always makes things a lot easier. It would be relatively easy for him to flee, I'd say.

Anyway, aren't we only talking about refusing mass production here? He has zero reason to refuse orders from the king or nobles in general. In fact he would be happy to make them weapons, I reckon, but he also has no reason to accept orders he can't fulfill without tarnishing his good name with low quality goods. Since he has got such a good name, it would be strange for anyone to even demand from him shoddy supplies. Such things could be bought from anywhere. If you go to a master, you go there to get a masterpiece, for a befitting price. Wealthy folks, like nobles, know that better than anyone. This all is kind of a baseless argument.

Mass production in the sense we understand is not really possible here - he still has to do a lot of steps by hand. It's unreasonable to expect a single guy to supply every single soldier, but once he proves what he's capable of in individual orders, they'd be fools to let him ever stop anyway. He'd be making weapons for the top brass, the nobility, distinguised officers etc. - both to get as many od those superior items as possible and to keep him occupied, so that only the kingdom can benefit. That's going to take years in the best case. Also, he'd have no freedom - he'd either be sequestered in some royal workshop or constanly watched so that an enemy nation/faction can't get their hands on him.

The best he can hope for is to deliver an inferior (but still amazing compared to what the best artisans can manage) product without arousing suspicion - so that no one thinks his work justifies any and all actions to keep it to themselves. After that, convince them that his ouput is highly limited by some imaginary resource that his skills use - something that a country can't get just procure, unlike gold and materials. Easier said than done.

 

[Kaarme]

Mass production in the sense we understand is not really possible here - he still has to do a lot of steps by hand. It's unreasonable to expect a single guy to supply every single soldier, but once he proves what he's capable of in individual orders, they'd be fools to let him ever stop anyway. He'd be making weapons for the top brass, the nobility, distinguised officers etc. - both to get as many od those superior items as possible and to keep him occupied, so that only the kingdom can benefit. That's going to take years in the best case. Also, he'd have no freedom - he'd either be sequestered in some royal workshop or constanly watched so that an enemy nation/faction can't get their hands on him.

The best he can hope for is to deliver an inferior (but still amazing compared to what the best artisans can manage) product without arousing suspicion - so that no one thinks his work justifies any and all actions to keep it to themselves. After that, convince them that his ouput is highly limited by some imaginary resource that his skills use - something that a country can't get just procure, unlike gold and materials. Easier said than done.

It's a world of magic. He only needs to say that his own workshop is the (magical) place where he can craft his best pieces, if he's elsewhere, they can't expect anything near that. If they want to post guards in the middle of the forest, well, it's their money to spend. Typically the nobility wanted to spend their money on their own luxuries and interests, aside from things of strategic importance to keep themselves in power. At the end of the day, once Eizo gets famous enough, folks in other kingdoms might consider him a danger and send killers to deal with him (although I'm not sure this is that kind of story). Then those guards might be useful. Otherwise the guards with their necessary facilities and logistics would be a considerable expense.

I reckon he would prefer to stay busy. It should be more interesting to fulfill custom orders than to make random stuff to be sold by the merchant. Aristocracy wanted interesting, unique, never seen before stuff that put a blacksmith's all skills to the test. And they were willing to cover all the expenses.

 

[finalm]

I reckon he would prefer to stay busy. It should be more interesting to fulfill custom orders than to make random stuff to be sold by the merchant. Aristocracy wanted interesting, unique, never seen before stuff that put a blacksmith's all skills to the test. And they were willing to cover all the expenses.

I'm not sure, he seems to have taken on the "work in moderation" mindset. Having an endless order list with mounting requirements would be reminescent of his days as a programmer, where work is never finished.

 

[Wizardrone]

gotta waifu'em all

 

[orenzmania]

Thanks for the appreciation corner

 

[france001]

It's always a pleasure to read this manga

 

[Treskyn]

Guessing her older sister is the demon lord

Like in Chapter 1 where she clash swords against the Hero that were made by that blacksmith right?

 

[GridLite]

Eagerly awaiting for the new thirst trap lmao

 

[Shinigamisama]

Hmm, he's going to order it from Ezio Temu isn't he?