Nani mo Wakaranai - Vol. 1 Ch. 7 - Meal

[67User67]

Good for you, M. Dwarf!

I literally have a third leg

 

[AzrefReza]

I literally have a third leg

That means your two other legs are 9 inches long? You sure live up to the dwarf concept!

 

[67User67]

That means your two other legs are 9 inches long? You sure live up to the dwarf concept!

I'm like a tripod from war of worlds

 

[SkyCat]

Do not look for me, for with this chapter, I have ascended. (I'll be back for the next chapter.)

 

[Lunkli]

That thing doesn't especially give off the impression a battery, at least to me, so the fact that that was his first thought is probably something important to keep in mind. Maybe it is a battery and he's unconsciously recognizing that because he already knew that but forgot?

Also, the staff definitely seems to be some sort of remote control, though I'm not entirely sure what part of it makes it so, as it seems to just be made out of wood. Maybe the function is actually a part of the torch? Like how a stylus doesn't have much functionality on its own and only works because of the tablet or screen it connects to.

Plus, it's kind of hard to tell, but based on the image and her height, she seems to be pointing it towards the lower half of the torch? If so, then that supports the "remote" interpretation (rather than the "magic" interpretation) by implying a change in some part of the torch rather than the fire itself. Thus, the torch has a mechanism to control the fire; thus, the torch is a machine.

And I didn't really consider it at first, but after this chapter mentioned it, Elf does seem kind of young, doesn't she? I guess the main point against this, though, would be that the clothes she wears are pretty obviously the same style as the adults from the village rather than the children.

Considering the level of civilization we see in the village, though, it's possible (likely?) that "adulthood" in this culture is actually defined not by age, but by having a job. So, ignoring her age or lack thereof, the fact that she has the job of "checking on the dungeon place with the weird guy" makes her an adult and thus entitles her to adult clothing.

She's also definitely taller than the actual "children" of the village, the age of adulthood might just be younger here than in most modern real life cultures. Maybe she's, like, twelve or something compared to the other children being seven or eight? I'm not really too sure about this, though, because I sort of feel like if that was the case it'd be more obvious? But it's also a pretty simple solution, so who knows.

 

[AzrefReza]

Considering the level of civilization we see in the village, though, it's possible (likely?) that "adulthood" in this culture is actually defined not by age, but by having a job. So, ignoring her age or lack thereof, the fact that she has the job of "checking on the dungeon place with the weird guy" makes her an adult and thus entitles her to adult clothing.

She's also definitely taller than the actual "children" of the village, the age of adulthood might just be younger here than in most modern real life cultures. Maybe she's, like, twelve or something compared to the other children being seven or eight? I'm not really too sure about this, though, because I sort of feel like if that was the case it'd be more obvious? But it's also a pretty simple solution, so who knows.

Or maybe she’s an elf, so she’s 70 and has been around longer than any of the adults in the village, but is still teen-like by elven standards?

 

[AzrefReza]

I'm like a tripod from war of worlds

But 9 inches high. That’s some gap moe for you!

 

[Lunkli]

Or maybe she’s an elf, so she’s 70 and has been around longer than any of the adults in the village, but is still teen-like by elven standards?

Yeah, "adult" in terms of (human) age and "child" in terms of (elf) maturity is another fairly simple solution. Maybe the simplest, actually, and I was just overthinking things.