Sensou Kyoushitsu - Vol. 13 Ch. 41 - The Land of Connections

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[spicytunasemicolon]

I love how much of a freak everyone in this manga is.

 

[JeezyHungry]

if everyone had therapy, this manga would last 2 pages

 

[B_R_U_H]

At first I was wondering if she really just had a childlike mental state she only slips into when she's with her "mother" but all the blushing and her reaction when Akira comes in pretty much confirms she just has an ageplay kink lmao

 

[alacaelum]

Did we see this empire girl in action before? I have the impression we did, but I can't quite remember her ability... but if she is on par with Zoe... yeah, they have no chance.

The dialogue when they were at the tables confused me a bit, I thought they were talking or overhearing each other, but it was just a coincidence.

Coura is so happy right now.

Zahid is the wild card for this situation; his power can be the key to getting out of this, but it will depend on how much he can really nudge his probability manipulation to their side.

 

[Singulo]

looney tunes ass moment there, thank you for the chapter!

 

[alacaelum]

if everyone had therapy, this manga would last 2 pages

Or the psychiatrist would shoot themselves in the head.

I don't think there is a shrink qualified enough to deal with this amount of shittery.

 

[NameTheFamed]

Did we see this empire girl in action before? I have the impression we did, but I can't quite remember her ability... but if she is on par with Zoe... yeah, they have no chance.

This is the first time she's done anything in the story

 

[manganewb69]

What if the Pope is Lucas from the future?

 

[Terminus99]

Reminder that it is entirely possible the Emperor is a dude, as we know they are currently wearing the appearance of Akira’s wife.

The Emperor definitely tunes their manipulations depending on the Ramus. For Carl, they told him he could be the strongest, for Kayano they act like a mother, for Kathryn, they act as a mix between parent and lover, and Temu’s (from Chapter 17) last words were regret about not being able to pay the Emperor back, so clearly he was loyal as well. Only Akira sees through the bullshit, likely due to knowing them beforehand.

I found it disturbing how transparently jealous Kathryn is of Kayano, but it seems she is not completely terrible at heart, as she worries about civilian casualties, much like Temu did.

Lucas growing closer to Coura while his relationship with Zoe gets strained feels symbolic of how he is embracing the violence. Speaking of Zoe, things are building up for having a breakdown at the worst possible moment.

Pretty decent chance Zahid will die, probably something along the lines of his good luck working for someone else for a change (Oscar), and inadvertently leaving Zahid himself to his doom. Or maybe Oscar will somehow die, and Zahid will start growing from it. Either way, this chapter felt like it was placing death flags all over for them.

Note how the Pope really simplified what Druids are supposed to be when explaining them to the troops. Telling them the Druids are magic trees is much easier than telling them they are extra dimensional aliens.

 

[LongTruong]

Lucas is sinking deeper and deeper. Sadge.

 

[AzureEvening]

Reminder that it is entirely possible the Emperor is a dude, as we know they are currently wearing the appearance of Akira’s wife.

The Emperor definitely tunes their manipulations depending on the Ramus. For Carl, they told him he could be the strongest, for Kayano they act like a mother, for Kathryn, they act as a mix between parent and lover, and Temu’s (from Chapter 17) last words were regret about not being able to pay the Emperor back, so clearly he was loyal as well. Only Akira sees through the bullshit, likely due to knowing them beforehand.

I found it disturbing how transparently jealous Kathryn is of Kayano, but it seems she is not completely terrible at heart, as she worries about civilian casualties, much like Temu did.

Lucas growing closer to Coura while his relationship with Zoe gets strained feels symbolic of how he is embracing the violence. Speaking of Zoe, things are building up for having a breakdown at the worst possible moment.

Pretty decent chance Zahid will die, probably something along the lines of his good luck working for someone else for a change (Oscar), and inadvertently leaving Zahid himself to his doom. Or maybe Oscar will somehow die, and Zahid will start growing from it. Either way, this chapter felt like it was placing death flags all over for them.

Note how the Pope really simplified what Druids are supposed to be when explaining them to the troops. Telling them the Druids are magic trees is much easier than telling them they are extra dimensional aliens.

I am pretty sure that the reason that Kathryn is so reluctant to mass murder the civilians is that she's irrationally loyal to the Emperor's mission (as we saw in her interactions with the scarred guy), and given that they know that Demi keeps scouting the lands like the Eye of Sauron, if she makes such a mess that it's easily visible from afar she'll blow her cover and show that she's coming, going against her direct orders. Someone pointed out that she could easily guess that they are sending the mirror to Londo because it's a pretty easy conclusion to make after seeing the Rami they sent out undercover, but I think there's a clear parallel being drawn with Oscar (who also used to be a fanatic, but mellowed out) and Zahid who is having a crisis of loyalty. Not being able to take a quick decision against her orders by herself to take them out in one shot when they are right next to her will cost the Empire dearly.

Also, Lucas with Coura is actually adorable and I need it to happen. Clearly the best girl, and the best pairing. They have so much chemistry and their personalities go so well together. I still haven't forgotten Lucas longingly looking at the cut she left in his palm when thinking about what a good time they had had.

 

[AzureEvening]

Lucas is sinking deeper and deeper. Sadge.

Into good taste and into doing nothing wrong

 

[danbellucci]

thanks for the chapter!
Given how important the mission is , it would have made more sense to send Demi, wouldn't it? then they'd easily be able to use her power to avoid detection and keep the mirror ready to warp to Londo.

But even without Demi's power , it's pretty dumb writing that they'd eat outside like that when they're looking to avoid being detected. since it's a a small trip and one of them might not even need to eat since he's immortal, they would have been fine just bringing a bag of high energy nuts or similar and not needed to interact with anyone.

 

[danbellucci]

if everyone had therapy, this manga would last 2 pages

You think mercenaries who spent their lives battling and killing for money and pillaging in the middle ages went to therapy? Therapy is fake and would make them all less competent.

 

[PokutoHokuto]

Overall a sad and uneasy chapter.
Zoe getting worn out by the nonstop battles. Wake up, fight, get praised, eat, sleep, repeat.
Lucas losing more and more of his initial innocence or ideals, becoming more similar to just enjoying destruction, like Coura.
A meteor looming over them, in few days.
Zahid getting dangerously close to be the second traitor after Poppy, but more like a defector than a spy for the enemy.
And now team Oscar is discovered and chased, with the mirror risking to be taken out and making the meteor unavoidable.

 

[PokutoHokuto]

Note how the Pope really simplified what Druids are supposed to be when explaining them to the troops. Telling them the Druids are magic trees is much easier than telling them they are extra dimensional aliens.

Like when the pope had to explain what is the power of the garland, he had to start explaining what is outer space, and he had to simplify that one too. Like, there is lots of empty space up there, but there are also big rocks floating, and the garlands makes some of those big rocks fall down here. (which is funny because by simplifying it's still getting a mostly correct description of what it really is)
But imagine having to explain to medieval time people what are extraterrestrial aliens, what are they, where they come from, why are they trees, there would be no end to the questions, and maybe not even the pope knows and couldn't answer all of it.
A predictable simplification of what the druids are, would be to call the demons, but for the moment that hasn't happened yet and maybe it won't.

 

[Enosia12]

Well, here’s my prediction. I think Oscar is going to use the mirror while he is severely injured to take both himself, Zahid, and the enemy ramus outside the range of the tower, which would allow them to win, but Oscar ends up dying in the process.

 

[BlackHoxton]

Did we see this empire girl in action before? I have the impression we did, but I can't quite remember her ability... but if she is on par with Zoe... yeah, they have no chance.

You might be thinking of the guy that could control metal. He died back in chapter 23.