Risou no Himo Seikatsu - Vol. 16 Ch. 67 - The one who rules the world

[Gutter86]

I zoomed in on Margaret's face, and I can't unsee how the shading gives her shark teeth lol.

 

[Lanfear]

I guess they gave him the creeper face so Aura wouldn't have to apologize for strangling him?

 

[popo53414]

 

[NotSomeone]

The main problem I was referring to is that it looks like it's made out of a single piece from neck to stomach. That's too long, since it would restrict the movement too much. It should end sufficiently high up that you can bend down.

That is correct, It does not seem so but most plate armour had a breastplate and a plackart, together they seem like a single piece but are actually two pieces. The artist could have had that mixed up when looking at references.

It could also be (looking at the lines of the drawing again) that the armor is indeed split into four
1. Upper chest and Gorget
2. Breastplate, quite literally the booba cover
3. Plackart on the stomach
4. Faulds resting on the waist

 

[NotSomeone]

Yeah, traditional breastplate designs aren't so much 'masculine' as they are 'human.' Men and women both have the same vital organs in their torsos, and both benefit from armor that deflects incoming attacks away, rather than towards. That said, armor that looks good is not without merit.

Armour was designed for protection, obviously, but there was a huge deal about design. After all you were not getting a full plate panoply if you weren't rich.
That being said, armour was usually desgined to enchance masculine features of the time, keep thin waists and codpieces in mind.
So I see no problem in an piece of armour made for a woman to have a curved brest plate to really show off the booba, not that different from codpiece. Even more in a piece of armour that seems mostly ceremonial or decorative.

 

[Virescent]

The effects of globalization in a magical world like this would actually be pretty terrifying. From what’s been shown so far, magical abilities are completely linked to DNA, seemingly all from some common origin in the past with no modern occurrences. This means technology based on any kind of magic would give you a natural bloodline monopoly.

Instead of the usual industrial espionage, countries’ goals would literally be to steal valuable magical sperm, and engage in breeding or genetic engineering operations.

 

[cfusion25]

Instead of the usual industrial espionage, countries’ goals would literally be to steal valuable magical sperm, and engage in breeding or genetic engineering operations.

You would still need the industrial espionage. Magic requires more than just bloodlines, you need all the other bits too (correct Intonation, correct perception, correct mana). Royal families have spent generations researching how to use their magic, just stealing the bloodline wouldn't immediately allow you to use it. Not to mention the issues with the marbles (Production knowledge/infrastructure required) too. Overturning a bloodline monopoly from the ground up would be a slow and very risky process.

 

[Tds-PdV]

IMO, Zenjirou’s argument is fair, but works only if Sharowa can defend themselves (which is currently the case) and do not make too many enemies (or enemies they and their allies can’t handle).

That, and the Sharowa royal family/bloodline possessors stay united. If there is even one of them that decided to defect(or kidnapped), Sharowa’s control on the creation of bestowal magic items could disappear within a few generations.

My personal opinion is that this is probably more trouble than it’s worth. The return is high, but the risk is also high and persistent with no way of stopping once started, e.g., even if the Sharowa kingdom is destroyed (hence receive no more return from this), the bloodline holder will forever viewed as an important “asset” by the world and will never be able to live in peace due to the fact that by then everyone knows that bestowal magic tool can be created, which skyrockets the bloodline holders’ value (hence they have to deal with the risk regardless).

Tl;dr: the scheme would bring great prosperity for several generations (or more) for Sharowa kingdom, but potentially curse the royal family descendants for eternity thereafter.

 

[isoycrazy]

Smart politics. They are looking for the worst case scenario and working to fight it.

 

[Diagus]

Next Boss

 

[Rockman-X]

Beautiful margarette

Check Vol. 19 cover for her color art.

 

[NagatoKaiNi]

I hope the thing the twin kingdoms are gunning for isn't a perceived rivalry between Aura and Freya or create a gap and jam Lucrezia in there as another concubine, causing some "oh Zenjiro must show he loves the other wives, blah blah." cringe.

 

[Rockman-X]

I hope the thing the twin kingdoms are gunning for isn't a perceived rivalry between Aura and Freya or create a gap and jam Lucrezia in there as another concubine, causing some "oh Zenjiro must show he loves the other wives, blah blah." cringe.

Without spoilers: Let's just say Aura's instincts are serving her well. Things run deeper than that.

 

[Nemo2342]

The political games in this manga keep impressing me, considering this is an isekai manga. I suppose one important aspect is the lack of action and the total lack of utterly overpowered "heroes", so politics do matter a whole lot. So far there haven't even been comically evil villains, who do bad things just for the sake of doing bad things.

Zenjirou certainly was pushed out of a loafer life, though. It would be annoying if he hadn't been. It would be nice to see a situation where he was forced to make a decision of great importance, as that has seemed to be his red line, for understandable reasons (so that nobody would question Aura being the one and only ruler of the country).

It's definitely the selling point of this series. It does a great job of actually using the MC's modern knowledge and values without it degenerating into him instantly solving problems created by cardboard villains.

 

[AnotherDuck]

I zoomed in on Margaret's face, and I can't unsee how the shading gives her shark teeth lol.

Nothing wrong with that. I mean, it's not practical, but it looks neat in a manga.

So I see no problem in an piece of armour made for a woman to have a curved brest plate to really show off the booba, not that different from codpiece.

There are Medieval pictures of female-shaped armour, so it's not like the idea of boob-plated armour is new, and it's less "anachronistic" than any isekai.

It's definitely the selling point of this series. It does a great job of actually using the MC's modern knowledge and values without it degenerating into him instantly solving problems created by cardboard villains.

Also actually having to work to apply that knowledge. Creating marbles in any other series would be a two-page affair at most. Also also despite that he's got an OP power, he has to work for that too, with severe limitations helped in a reasonable way with modern technology.

Overall one of the best mixes of slice of life and politics. Not your average isekai.

 

[BKNY_STEVE]

It's funny, with Zenjirou's Sharowan bloodline being so manifested in his son Zenkichi, the Capuan Kingdom has the potential ability to be a competitor in this bestowal magic new world---as long as they can get Zenkichi trained in bestowal magic. Triple Kingdom incoming?

 

[SchultzD]

That's exactly the thinking they have in Pyongyang.
Not really problem solving, so far.

The DPRK still exists and the Kim dinasty is still in power. Their problems were solved. Unlike some funny Arab guys who didn't have it.

 

[CapnAndy]

I love this manga so much because it‘s smart. The writing is smart, the main characters are smart, and best of all, side characters are allowed to be smart too.

The Twin Kingdoms are genuinely ahead of Capua when it comes to the Northern threat, they’ve figured it out first, and the best Zenjirou and Aura can do is noticing that they’ve been pipped to the post somewhere. How many other works would even go that far, let alone keeping the protagonist in the dark instead of being able to figure it out immediately because they’re the smartest and the best?

 

[shrike]

I really love this series

 

[Aureliano]

The one to one comparison with Electricity doesn't work since it's not like 1 country enables the creation of all electrical appliances IRL.

It is more like the Extreme ultraviolet lithography machines of today, they craft the high end chips in the market. The difference would be that here, someone could make a better machine, eventually; or you can use an outdated machine and have lower performance chips. But i don't even know if it is possible for somebody to come up with a better magic there, so in their case, their monopoly is guaranteed.