Kikori no Isekai Tan - Ch. 6
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man, i know that the description says no cheats or special abilities but im sure this dude has a cheat skill "bad luck" cuz this guy gets fucked on every chapter lmao, i love it though watching him struggle to survive its rather refreshing
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levellllll up! holy shit mc just felled a tree with one strike while only using one hand our boy is getting strong. Not to mention it looks like he bashed one of the goblin's heads in with just his hands/shield
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Thanks for the translation.
Oh hey, he's dealing with a mage and warrior goblin combo instead of mob goblins, I guess. I was confused for a moment and wondered if this was leveling up or something, but the small goblin is holding a staff and appears to have used some lightning/paralysis spell.
Again, just like against the orc, he shouldn't be surviving these situations just by willing his way out of it. Maybe this time a patrol of adventurers will rescue him?
In any case, solo adventuring in these conditions is absurd; he's constantly outnumbered and monsters are sneak attacking him due to his lacking detection skill.
Again, just like against the orc, he shouldn't be surviving these situations just by willing his way out of it. Maybe this time a patrol of adventurers will rescue him?
In any case, solo adventuring in these conditions is absurd; he's constantly outnumbered and monsters are sneak attacking him due to his lacking detection skill.
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Goblin Slayer approved
Yeah, the logic of ths story has me frequently rolling my eyes. "Head armor" that leaves the top of his head exposed? Hell, I could excuse the entirety of his face, since there were historical open-faced helmets, but at this point, it's a glorified bandana.
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Horned rabbits are dangerous. Just ask that one isekai protag. Dude almost died to one.
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It's weird how serious/grounded the author is trying to make this setting and then have the MC ignore common safety standards by adventuring alone.l or having armor with gaps.
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Dude can't have a moment to enjoy the glory, getting beaten 
in every hunt as if reminding him not to get complacent.
in every hunt as if reminding him not to get complacent.In truth, every historical armor had gaps (mainly at the joints), that could be exploited, but you're right that what he has is just borderline non-functioning. He has some sort of plate on his chest, which is good, since it's the biggest targer, but it terminates far too low, so a good portion is still uncovered, the design itself is jus weird, the way it connects so low with the oversized pauldrons. Even worse, his entire midriff is exposed, the second biggest target, scratch that, with the short opponents he's been fighting, belly shots would be more expected that going for the chest...
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Actually... Those things have their purpose, and they actually work against inadverted grazes and light blows.
You usually use them with a hardened leather or iron skullcap/hat though, to have that little bit of extra security against grazes.
And no, it wouldn't work against a full-force blow to the head. Nor would an actual helmet.
Concussive force, aptly named.... And if your brain doesn't get scrambled, don't forget most people do not have the neck muscles of a F1 driver and will sprain their neck at least when receiving a full force blow against even a proper helmet if the padding isn't the proper type...
In that sense the waifu-not-waifu he's staying at is right: If you let the enemy have at your head, you're fucked anyway.
It's about as effective as a chainmail coif over padding when it comes to protecting you from combat head trauma, and weighs far less and is cheaper.
When it comes to the eternal efficiency/mobility/protection conundrum regarding armor, it's not a bad choice for a low-budget situation like the MC is in.
Where the author/mangaka really goofed up is the shield.... It's a glorified buckler, completely unsuited for the type of armour and weapons the MC uses.
To be effective he'd need a heater or medium kite shield. The little dish he uses is next to useless against the opponent's weapons that have been shown, unless you're really well trained. Which our MC isn't.....
I chalk that one up to the fantasy/gaming trope of "big shield = tank", which is quite...... silly...
Sorry, but that doesn't make sense at all. What he wears on his head is utterly useless. It's worse than if you were to remove the padding from a helmet and wear that, at least that would cover the whole head (while still being as useful as tits on a chicken). An actual, properly padded helmet lets you take several hits to the head and remain fighting, when each one would likely end things without. Should you take them? Of course not, if it can be helped, especially if we're talking about dedicated blunt force weapons, but it is a lifeline. Yes, a concussion is likely when taking strong blows, but it doesn't mean he'll collapse right away, as most modern accidents indeed show. He might be in trouble later, but do you think that's the same as going down right now and letting the enemy finish the job? Let me remind you, that most concussions are not only perfectly survivable, but go away on their own with rest.
No one wore chanimail on their heads without proper helmets over them. Likewise with coifs. This is a movie/fantasy trope. Even that would make more sense than whatever he has here, however. It honesly helps about as much as a bandana, any overhead blow goes straight to your skull, the only thing it's good for is potentially shearing your ears, when a cracked head from a full on hit is not quite fashionable enough (since there's no bottom to stop it from being pushed down past them). A properly matched helmet does not limit mobility or otherwise hinder you, unless we're talking about full-on closed-face ones. It also doesn't make sense financially - why waste any money at all for something that's useless, rather than save up for proper protection?
Unsuited to armor? Dude, the armor itself is trash, it doesn't cover most vital spots. It's a haphazard collection of pieces, the most important of all (the chest piece) is far too small to function, leaving a good part of the chest itself exposed, as well as the entire midriff. At this point, a buckler is very period-appropriate, recall that it was mostly used by duelists in unarmored fights. A full size shield would help, but the fundamental problems are still there.
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Honestly my first thought was Dragon Quest, since it looks a lot like the small/leather shield which is the first one you can buy. But then I went back to look at the previous chapters and the shopkeeper uses a similar shield with some kind of partial plate armor, so I'm back to the "author doesn't know what they're talking about" camp.
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