Matagi Gunner - Ch. 36 - The Knifer Returns

[MangaDex]

 

[Tds-PdV]

Reply: “Not going home anytime soon. I’m getting an older boyfriend here.” (in Spanish)

 

[spectralSpices]

Wait.
Does that mean her dad is signing his texts as "from dad"? thats great

 

[cromat]

How did panda get first killed last round again? Just full tilt?

 

[McAlastair]

The chapter's title alone gave me a little panic attack there... But hey, could've been worse. She could've been turtling up with a riot shield or that knife could've had a blade launcher.

 

[rckvnka]

GG Matagi Gunner

Thanks for the translation as always!

 

[panzerkampfwagyu]

So, they didn't do anything with the storm thing?
Author.
If you set up a checkhov's gun and put this much focus on it, you gotta actually fire it in a satisfying climax, not just let it lie there as if you never had it.

 

[cromat]

So, they didn't do anything with the storm thing?
Author.
If you set up a checkhov's gun and put this much focus on it, you gotta actually fire it in a satisfying climax, not just let it lie there as if you never had it.

They did, pumped n dumped used knife skills to push the last panda member into the storm for the final ko

 

[jonsmth]

So, they didn't do anything with the storm thing?
Author.
If you set up a checkhov's gun and put this much focus on it, you gotta actually fire it in a satisfying climax, not just let it lie there as if you never had it.

Probably not too obvious if you haven't played a certain battle royale game. Not all games have it, but it looks like melee attacks in this fictional game has a lot of knockback. Apex Legends has that mechanic that you might often see it being used to push downed or disconnected teammates into cover or inside the zone.

 

[panzerkampfwagyu]

They did, pumped n dumped used knife skills to push the last panda member into the storm for the final ko

That's not at all a satisfying payoff, tbqh.
"Old man dies because he goes into the storm, as he didn't know that the storm was something intended to actually kill people, despite other people knowing it"
"A different character, who knew about it beforehand, kills someone by recoiling them into the storm"
That's not a payoff for the setup at all. This is like pointing out a gun and instead of that getting fired, a character falls down a flight of stairs after tripping over an entirely different gun.

Probably not too obvious if you haven't played a certain battle royale game. Not all games have it, but it looks like melee attacks in this fictional game has a lot of knockback. Apex Legends has that mechanic that you might often see it being used to push downed or disconnected teammates into cover or inside the zone.

Not sure what this means in relation to my comment, tbh. Wrong reply target?

 

[jonsmth]

That's not at all a satisfying payoff, tbqh.
"Old man dies because he goes into the storm, as he didn't know that the storm was something intended to actually kill people, despite other people knowing it"
"A different character, who knew about it beforehand, kills someone by recoiling them into the storm"
That's not a payoff for the setup at all. This is like pointing out a gun and instead of that getting fired, a character falls down a flight of stairs after tripping over an entirely different gun.

Not sure what this means in relation to my comment, tbh. Wrong reply target?

I thought you were confused about the scene. It does look weird unless you've seen this done in an actual game.

I don't think how it went to be bad. Did you want the old man to be the one to use the storm? I thought him experimenting with it was to show the reader who may be unfamiliar with BR its mechanics. As a sniper, the way he would use it would be to pin a team down or shoot at teams running away from it. He wasn't really in a position to use that tactic. The enemy was invulnerable to bullets, lol

 

[cromat]

There's 2 payoffs here. The storm one is kinda crap yes but the other arc has been pumped n dumped having to quit over knife nerf. Her killing panda leader using both the knife and the storm does make it a semi okay payoff.

It's only day 1. Let's see if it comes up again

That's not at all a satisfying payoff, tbqh.
"Old man dies because he goes into the storm, as he didn't know that the storm was something intended to actually kill people, despite other people knowing it"
"A different character, who knew about it beforehand, kills someone by recoiling them into the storm"
That's not a payoff for the setup at all. This is like pointing out a gun and instead of that getting fired, a character falls down a flight of stairs after tripping over an entirely different gun.

Not sure what this means in relation to my comment, tbh. Wrong reply target?

 

[panzerkampfwagyu]

I thought you were confused about the scene. It does look weird unless you've seen this done in an actual game.

I don't think how it went to be bad. Did you want the old man to be the one to use the storm? I thought him experimenting with it was to show the reader who may be unfamiliar with BR its mechanics. As a sniper, the way he would use it would be to pin a team down or shoot at teams running away from it. He wasn't really in a position to use that tactic. The enemy was invulnerable to bullets, lol

No, I was annoyed about the bad use of storytelling elements. While I don't really play Battle Royale Games, I do know enough of the basics about them, not in need of an explanation, but thanks anyways, ig.

There's 2 payoffs here. The storm one is kinda crap yes but the other arc has been pumped n dumped having to quit over knife nerf. Her killing panda leader using both the knife and the storm does make it a semi okay payoff.

It's only day 1. Let's see if it comes up again

True, didn't notice the knife payoff. Though the entire thing really wasn't that well-executed and could've benefitted from the characters actually coming to the conclusion properly.

 

[yoshiyosan]

yeah hope next game it would be bear hunting

 

[Oeconomist]

Possibly more will be done with the windstorm later; but, as things stand, Gramps behaved like an idiot when it came to that windstorm, and one of his teammates found a use for it.

 

[Doopington]

...Actually that last text brings up something; how long until Sofia gets hit by Japan's famously strict visa/overstay laws? She probably qualified for a "working holiday" visa for some months, but since she's got big-$ she may be able to get the rules bent a bit somehow.

 

[Extreme-Tactician]

Oh Sofia, I guess your inner immaturity really comes out when you're drunk. She really wants to impress Yamano, but Megan keeps beating her to helping him. I was surprised to learn that she says meow in real life too. That ending does beg the question, how did she even convince her dad to let her go to Japan in the first place?

It is a time to celebrate! They successfully mounted a comeback from Panda Kingdam! And they made Komei anxious enough to lose immediately after. They even got to use both the storm and the knife again. Meg looked so thrilled to have used it to gain victory again. I can't remember if her son's name was said already before, but I'm surprised it's Shota.

Takana-chan knows she has a long way to go until she becomes a pro gamer. She wants Yamano-san to look forward to it, but right now, he's more concerned right now with entertaining his guests rather than being a pro gamer.