Kouchuugun Shikan Boukensha ni Naru - Ch. 49.2

[terranmcv]

My money is on this woman being part of a previous crash that wasn't lucky enough to keep the ship's machine shop/nanomachine printers/cloning tanks/etc intact like Alan's ship was, and she's since gone native. There's something about this planet that just randomly shoots down huge space cruisers ala Rakata in KOTOR or that planet in Subnautica, so smaller ships are probably way less likely to retain their important components when hit with whatever shot down his cruiser. I don't think there's a serious and extant imperial presence on this planet that we haven't seen yet, because otherwise they surely would have gotten in contact before now when they noticed the drones flying around/city being built/etc.

I suppose it could also be a case of her being a descendant of crash survivors, but the vibe I get is that she's special forces looking down on a dumb naval ensign who's gotten cute trying to play at soldiering. She doesn't feel like someone meeting a member of the legendary empire she'd know only by her parents'/grandparents'/ancestors' stories, she seems much more contemptous of Alan's efforts, almost as a matter of professional pride.

The most makes sense theory so far, imo.

The question I have right now is why she's attacking him instead of working with him if she's a castaway. On the other hand, she hasn't killed him yet, so maybe this is just a dominance display and she intends to work with him.

Maybe to give Allan some reality check. Maybe in her eyes, Allan looks like a chuuni fooling around with fire.

 

[Nyaaa]

No, more like how in a videogame the npc always has the same wind-up and attack patterns, so if you know them you can counter all their attacks, even with less power.

Edit: since some people still can't understand, imagine you enter a Fighting Game tournament, while using mods that auto-combo for you, and you run into an actual competitive player, who recognizes that attack pattern your combo moves were based on. He may be able to pull of a beautiful combo, with his macro running skills, that can take down any button mashing noob, but his skills are nonexistent compared to an actual professional.

I think we have a disagreement regarding how nanom works.

 

[raddcuban]

Spoiler

It's meh. The next few chapters bear it out. Even if his city is the equivalent of a properly garrisoned Galactic Outpost (I'm just making those terms up to point out if they hand landed, planted the flag and started exercising their presence), it's obvious the residents have access to equivalent technology and tactics. And you're about to see it as the arc progresses.

The bugs aren't the primary threat, it's whatever landed here, seeded the planet with humans, and left behind a trace residual legacy of artifacts, along with a parallel technology that relies on the planet's unique ecosystem - I.e., using Magic Stones as power sources instead of nuclear fission/fusion, etc.

Then there's the Meta god/godess - remember? He's got that voice bouncing around in his head and that phantom figure he saw very early in the original arc.

Chances are good that this person is the equivalent of a rogue in the SW universe - smuggler, merc, name your poison. She spans both worlds - the Galactic and whatever constitutes the equivalent system on the planet. Neither good nor bad, but right now, she's going to hinder the daylights out of him.

If your prediction turns out even remotely cloze to true legit, I think I'm out. That nonsense is not what I signed up for.
I'm so tired of this shit. Too many writers try this "there was bigger more important secret to/in the world all along" garbage and almost universally fail at making that shit compelling in the least. Not gonna waste my time finding out if they're one of the very few who pull it off.
Maybe if I stumble back upon it in a couple of years I'll check out how it has progressed.

 

[kaezeribato]

It's funny to read people lose their mind because MC was bullied by a girl, as if it was something that never happened in manga...

 

[Jakeh24]

Them introducing this new character that had the same origins feels like a huge mistake

 

[zerio]

For all readers who thought Allan is a real swordsman... No, he's not a champion of a serious swordfight or anything, he's just a champion of a VR game he played in high school. He created his own swordfighting style called "Corinth-style secret sword skill Meteor Stream" (lol). So, he's just an otaku, not a real swordsman/martial artist, haha... He looks great because he's backed up by nanom.

And in the military, Allan was just an engineering crew, not a combat unit. Yes, he was taught how to fight, but only the basics self-defence. The twins were more skilled in combat than Allan.

It might be worth rereading ch 1 and the early chapters for people who are confused.

He was only promoted and became the highest person because he was the only survivor. And he was only "strong" because he had more technological advantage, not to mention the nanomachines.

So, this woman is likely from another ship, and has a higher position compared to Allan's original position.

 

[WhiskeyWolf]

What's the point of going to the capital openly to assassinate someone when you can do it covertly and make yourself less of a target?

Also, her talking shit to him because he is using his tech/magic makes sense because...? Like, aren't you doing the same thing to beat him? Like of course he would be reliant on his nanoms, I mean why wouldn't he? He isn't some barbarian on some backwater world honing his body and mind to hit people with a stick. She is just stating the obvious as if to insult him when really there is no insult to be given.

This whole development simply feels wrong.

 

[dextersTomato]

Morrrrreeeeeeeeee!!!!

 

[Abricomas]

What's the point of going to the capital openly to assassinate someone when you can do it covertly and make yourself less of a target?

Also, her talking shit to him because he is using his tech/magic makes sense because...? Like, aren't you doing the same thing to beat him? Like of course he would be reliant on his nanoms, I mean why wouldn't he? He isn't some barbarian on some backwater world honing his body and mind to hit people with a stick. She is just stating the obvious as if to insult him when really there is no insult to be given.

This whole development simply feels wrong.

It makes sense because he's completely dependent on the AI's macros to do everything for him, and she's saying that she's NOT depending on her nanom to fight for her.

 

[zuflis11]

well to be fair, Alan was a low ranking soldier that have little to no war experience. all his effort are backed by Nanom doing the heavy lifting

one thing for certain that this chick knows Alan background thoroughly. not just guessing, but really knows how Nanom works, how the Galactic Empire army structured. and to what extent the technology they posses could work

 

[Khazar123]

It might be worth rereading ch 1 and the early chapters for people who are confused.

He was only promoted and became the highest person because he was the only survivor. And he was only "strong" because he had more technological advantage, not to mention the nanomachines.

So, this woman is likely from another ship, and has a higher position compared to Allan's original position.

It's not about high position, it's the difference in specialization.
She seems to be some kind of front line or covert soldier, while Allen is a tech officer, so no focus on fighting at all besides the bar minimum.

 

[SciFiMisc]

She just explained it, all the stuff you said is the only thing he had going for him, and he relied too much on the downloaded skills.

Thats INCREDIBLY fucking stupid

 

[WhiskeyWolf]

It makes sense because he's completely dependent on the AI's macros to do everything for him, and she's saying that she's NOT depending on her nanom to fight for her.

Okay, WHY is she saying it?

 

[WhiskeyWolf]

It's not about high position, it's the difference in specialization.
She seems to be some kind of front line or covert soldier, while Allen is a tech officer, so no focus on fighting at all besides the bar minimum.

She herself said that as things were, he was already the strongest, so why would he need to get even stronger if that wasn't his focus?

 

[Khazar123]

She herself said that as things were, he was already the strongest, so why would he need to get even stronger if that wasn't his focus?

To build tension and make her a threat, the explanation is for the audience.

It's pretty badly paced and feels weird, as I mentioned before, we as readers already know he is just a tech officer and "didn't ask for this", so it's basically just bullying for story reasons to add a new plot point of opposition...

It's messy and I'm sad they didn't give all this more time to ripe.

 

[Grye]

You're ass, milord.

 

[stephen01king]

To build tension and make her a threat, the explanation is for the audience.

It's pretty badly paced and feels weird, as I mentioned before, we as readers already know he is just a tech officer and "didn't ask for this", so it's basically just bullying for story reasons to add a new plot point of opposition...

It's messy and I'm sad they didn't give all this more time to ripe.

Looking at a lot of the comments here, seems like many readers needed the reminder that Alan is not a skilled fighter.

 

[terranmcv]

It's pretty badly paced and feels weird, as I mentioned before, we as readers already know he is just a tech officer and "didn't ask for this", so it's basically just bullying for story reasons to add a new plot point of opposition...

It's messy and I'm sad they didn't give all this more time to ripe.

Not quite right. Alan being promoted to captain was not his wish, but the decision to conquer the planet was Allan's decision.

https://mangadex.org/chapter/9588fd90-ce78-4ebd-8b40-ccb464476093/23

Even though he was appointed captain against his will, he still had the option to take slow life path as an adventurer, mingling with natives, like the mysterious girl did (if she really came from the Galactic Empire). But Alan chose "The Grand Plan" path to unite the planet under one flag.

 

[Khazar123]

Not quite right. Alan being promoted to captain was not his wish, but the decision to conquer the planet was Allan's decision.

https://mangadex.org/chapter/9588fd90-ce78-4ebd-8b40-ccb464476093/23

Even though he was appointed captain against his will, he still had the option to take slow life path as an adventurer, mingling with natives, like the mysterious girl did (if she really came from the Galactic Empire). But Alan chose "The Grand Plan" path to unite the planet under one flag.

Yes I know that.

But that was a decision made on a backwater planet with him being a leader, not the strongest fighter of his army.

So again not really pertaining to her criticism of his fighting ability. She calls him a tech officer... which he is/was until an emergency forced him out of that role.

Also even if he did go the easy adventurer path, I'm sure the guild she is part of, would at some point noticed his presence.

P.S. also remember that the captain indoctrination will change your way of thinking, so who knows if the author really intended that to be fully his decision.

 

[Carn109]

Girl is badass