RuriDragon - Ch. 28 - Cold Karaage is Nasty

[RZx2]

Ok, I wouldn't say it was a great chapter, but I am happy to see that her attitude seems to be heading back in the right direction, the same one she had in the first 6 chapters.

...Or at least I want the plot to go back there.

 

[Pandacyborg]

Well I liked this chapter, it was fun…

 

[kraize]

Congratz Ruri you became a Microwave.

 

[anuanuanu]

or maybe that's the reason everyone seems to really enjoy the food?!

It's the new "Gamer Girl Bath Water" product category.

 

[Med1um]

no one seems to mind the stinky dragon breath in their food

Yeah, that's what i thought. Fire isn't something that you can just spew or relocate - it's not a physical material, that's manifestation of chemical reaction.

If we won't include "it's magic!" explanation, dragon breath is basically spewing ignited bodily fluids (maybe in gaseous form). The same way like modern flamethrower works.

And since everyone is so hooked on that food, that previously was super unappetizing, it looks like her dragon bodily fluids is an exquisite delicacy

 

[toapat]

The dialogue is becoming less and less...interesting?
Nobody talks like this, we had a tiny bit of drama and now everyone is cartoonishly open and honest
Theres gotta be a sizable amount of people in the school that view her as a monster freak people get ostracised for so so much less

congratulations, youre the earliest one to respond so you get the quote:

I have had events like this. in a school environment where people are not familiar with eachother so the cliques arent fortresses that reject anyone identified as outside the clique, children do talk to eachother like this, because they only know the superficial aspects of the other party. Ruri's not-really-superficial aspects are rather blatant.

Dragongirl breath roasted marshmallows

THIS.
Germs in her breath is probably dead so that's not a concern but not all flame is equal in cooking. Fuel of the flame will be in vapor and imparts its smell onto the food; so, whatever is in Ruri's breath will... or maybe that's the reason everyone seems to really enjoy the food?!

more importantly, given both how nature IRL does Fire discharges, and some other effects of Ruri's biology, its fairly likely that Ruri's Firebreath is her Dragon Venom lit on fire, which is poisonous as a halucinogen to humans, let alone what residues the fuel leave behind might be.

so Ruri's Handler is likely going to have to suspend Ruri from school for a few days. Maybe we will finally learn about where exactly Handler-kun and Aoki the Dragonslayer work.

As far as the intended abuse of Fire Breath, its actually fairly healthy. Ya people are treating Ruri as a weird novelty, but its also the first time the whole "Is a half-Dragon" is being treated as something normal about Ruri for anyone, including herself.

 

[Kampfarsch]

I have had events like this. in a school environment where people are not familiar with eachother so the cliques arent fortresses that reject anyone identified as outside the clique, children do talk to eachother like this, because they only know the superficial aspects of the other party. Ruri's not-really-superficial aspects are rather blatant.

I have seen kids get bullied for the clothes they wear, kids are assholes and far from honest
Congratufuckinglations that you grew up in fairyland I guess

 

[Takuma_Aki]

congratulations, youre the earliest one to respond so you get the quote:

I have had events like this. in a school environment where people are not familiar with eachother so the cliques arent fortresses that reject anyone identified as outside the clique, children do talk to eachother like this, because they only know the superficial aspects of the other party. Ruri's not-really-superficial aspects are rather blatant.


more importantly, given both how nature IRL does Fire discharges, and some other effects of Ruri's biology, its fairly likely that Ruri's Firebreath is her Dragon Venom lit on fire, which is poisonous as a halucinogen to humans, let alone what residues the fuel leave behind might be.

so Ruri's Handler is likely going to have to suspend Ruri from school for a few days. Maybe we will finally learn about where exactly Handler-kun and Aoki the Dragonslayer work.

As far as the intended abuse of Fire Breath, its actually fairly healthy. Ya people are treating Ruri as a weird novelty, but its also the first time the whole "Is a half-Dragon" is being treated as something normal about Ruri for anyone, including herself.

I just thought it was some kind of gases; if its her venom... that would explain why they loves the food so much.

 

[IamaTire]

Yay, more dragonic moves

 

[RZx2]

The dialogue is becoming less and less...interesting?
Nobody talks like this, we had a tiny bit of drama and now everyone is cartoonishly open and honest
Theres gotta be a sizable amount of people in the school that view her as a monster freak people get ostracised for so so much less

I see what you mean, but to be fair, she IS a hybrid of a mythical creature! Kids (and way too many adults) get on each other's nerves over stupid things like you say, but if I met a dragon hybrid that you could actually talk to on a day-to-day basis, I'd be more interested in asking them if they could fly than thinking about how to avoid them or isolate them out of fear.

That said, I'm also getting tired of the "let's all just get along" thing. Not that I don't necessarily like it, but I want to get back to "let's figure out how to control my powers and what I can do with them"

 

[toapat]

I have seen kids get bullied for the clothes they wear, kids are assholes and far from honest
Congratufuckinglations that you grew up in fairyland I guess

i went to multiple schools were the teachers condoned and participated in the bullying. dont ignore fucking context in the points made. Cliques take months to close down who they consider the in crowd in the first year of a school. Senior Cliques rarely take interest in younger classmates and senior classmates are always fished for by junior cliques. Ruri is an Anomaly with intrinsic prestige value to any clique

 

[koga88]

Never really did explain the "science" of her fire breath, if there even is any. I've seen stories explain it scientifically like gas glands that are ignited by a tooth and spewed out and then there's just the general "magic" which kinda seems to be the case here. She's got all these other abilities too that are basically magic, so she's just a convenient flamethrower I suppose. One with amazing accuracy considering she's roasting the food without hitting anything else.

 

[meganesan1963]

Well... about the "Dragon" situation, I kinda understand her feelings. When I was in high school, I transferred to a new school where no one wore glasses except for the teachers (weird, right? but it's true). Everyone in that school called me "Glasses Dude" and expected me to be smart but bro I was just playing too much games (lol). Kids may not know that it's rude to call someone by their appearance, but kids are kids they always do stupid things (including me). They may not remember my name, but they still call me "Glasses Dude" to this day. lmao

 

[Zeroabalonie899]

I actually found this chapter pretty fun. I was kinda missing our little dragon showing off her powers. About her classmates "taking advantage" of her powers, I think that's overthinking it. They're just kids having fun, and Ruri doesn’t seem to mind it much. Maybe, if you wanna look at it in a "negative" way, Ruri’s showing off her powers not because she enjoys it but to seem cooler to her classmates and make sure they don’t get scared of her abilities.

I was thinking the same thing. I keep seeing comments like "where's the drama", and I'm like, calm down. This is a slice-of-life manga. Not every chapter needs to have some kind of drama or conflict. While I can agree that her classmates could be taking advantage of her abilities, I don't believe it to be intentional. You have to remember, these guys are teenagers in high school, they are still learning right from wrong and about boundaries between people and Ruri has had her powers for a very short time (like a few of months). Before this she was a completely ordinary girl so she is just as in the dark/confused as her classmates and she is also learning about her own boundaries as well. It's already a step the right direction when she called out the kids calling her "Horn Girl" and said she didn't like that and had them call her by name. This story has always been and always will be about Ruri living a normal life while dealing with being half-dragon in a modern world where there isn't a need for those powers. Like being Superman in a world without any kind of supervillain or extraterrestrial threat. Sure the powers are neat and useful in certain circumstances, she doesn't NEED them to live an ordinary fulfilling life.

 

[DementisXYZ]

Dance, monkey.

 

[fight2live]

Ruri the Dragon Grill

 

[NerimaShinjuku]

The positive reviews I’ve read of this manga always mention how refreshing it is that the story avoids the typical “girl looks different so girl gets bullied until community needs her and girl saves the day“ plot progression. So even though it can feel like there’s not enough happening, it’s definitely succeeding with a certain audience.

 

[huntercheco]

Chef Ruri, no stove required

 

[IvanDFakkov]

Someone with horns

Ok, that one was personal.

 

[danvolodar]

I have seen kids get bullied for the clothes they wear, kids are assholes and far from honest
Congratufuckinglations that you grew up in fairyland I guess

Kids can get bullied for being different, this much is true, especially if the bullies already don't like them for some reason. Except it's highly unusual to get bullied for some obvious talent. Like, the kids who can draw don't get bullied, they're asked for pictures. Same thing with being a fire-breathing dragon - as long as it's cool, not scary, and there isn't a clique who already hate her, there is no reason to assume bullying is inevitable.