Sousou no Frieren - Ch. 137 - Repulsion

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That's only Fern quick drawing a single shot. Imagine her quick drawing multiple shot, she'd be an utter nightmare to her opponents :LOL:

And that's not her adjusting Zoltraak against her enemies' defenses while on a fight. Frieren truly created a monster mage.
 
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You're purporting Serie as some sort of objective and infallible authority, but even if we subscribe to the theory that the exam was about gauging the applicants' ambition - which I don't remember being advertised as such prior to them taking the exam - ambition is an intrinsicly subjective concept. She arbitrarily decided that that would be the criterion for what constitutes a first class mage, and she would apply her subjective definition of who is ambitious enough.
This makes the last criterion into "does Serie like you enough to let you pass", turning the whole first class certification into a club of people whom Serie likes, and who are also strong at magic. In that case, yeah, Serie was well within her right to fail Frieren, but that would not only make Serie petty, but also turn the whole certification into a sham.
You do remember its HER organization, right? She invented the title 1st class mage to suit her needs, more specifically, a method of finding worthy disciples and mages willing to push magic further.
Saying Serie is childish is just projecting your human value onto her, its like calling a meteorite immature because it does not care about property value and civil mayhem…
 
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Oh yeah. This is the nation Flamme built. I can't imagine how Frieren and Serie feel about that.
 
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You do remember its HER organization, right?
As I say, a club of people whom she happens to like.
and mages willing to push magic further.
Has Frieren not done that? If I remember correctly, she was the one to adapt Soul Track for human use, the most useful offensive magic of the current generation, and I reckon, her actively seeking out Flamme's magical legacy should amount to something.
Saying Serie is childish is just projecting your human value onto her, its like calling a meteorite immature because it does not care about property value and civil mayhem…
"Childish" is an evaluation of her reasoning ability. Any being with free will and agency to act upon it can be evaluated by how childish they are according to ours, human understanding of what being a child means. And I say, it'd more appropriate to evaluate reasoning ability of a thinking being who's not even driven by instincts unlike demons than to attempt to do the same for a flying rock.
Say, Frieren is the same species as Serie, and even if she's younger, she is unimaginably old for us humans. Can we say that her being a lazy ass who does not do her share of chores, has to be nannied by Fern, and impulse-buys magic grimoires because she wants is her being childish, or should we submit to the idea that she's as incoprehensible as a force of nature, and as such, we should not attempt to understand her using our human concepts? The latter would make this manga into a much more boring read if I am being honest.
 
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They have differing philosophies about magic and passing Frieren would've shown tacit acceptance of her position. They have a fundamental disagreement about what they've dedicated their lives to. It was still petty but it wasn't at all impulsive or emotional.
Damn I just wrote out an essay responding to the same comment and just saw yours which is way more succinct and to the point lol. I agree with everything you said and just want to add that the childish and impulsive aspect of Serie was banning Frieren from the magic association for a millenia.
 
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flamme lived a full live and was a legendary figure in humanity magic world, but for Serie Flamme was always that little girl she took on a stroll through the wood. She seems really fond of this memory
 
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Whatever happens to Serie, I hope it will be quick: either they blind-side her, and she dies without even noticing, or they fail spectacularly and she curbstomps them in half a page. A drown out battle definitely doesn't fit the level of power she wields...
 
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Serie knows Frieren is NOT utilizing her FULL potential. Serie even says that for Frieren's Age and Talent she is actually a lot weaker than she is supposed to be.
According to Serie's plans and intentions.... Not necessarily Frieren's... They have a different philosophy towards strength..
If Frieren had developed according to Serie's ....desires... she'd be stronger than Serie, at which point any "gradation" by Serie would be ...well... superfluous...

I've also noticed Frieren has a right little smirk on her face whenever Serie and her Grades are mentioned.. Along with avoiding the topic altogether. This chapter has a prime example of that happening.
She's powerful enough for her purposes, and knows it.
Serie can... well.. not quite put a sock in it.. there's politics and other pragmatic issues to consider, as this arc is a grim reminder of.. But Frieren does not need acknowledgement by Serie, nor does she pursue it. And Serie knows this full well.
 
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They're taking the pacifist route. Not surprised but disappointed.


She 1000% isn't. They're going to try and it's going to seem like they're getting close and then Serie will curbstomp everyone.
my bet as well. we have yet to see serie in action. this is her chance to pop off.
 
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Elves mages are way too OP to easily die
100% chances Minus wanted to die when was attacked...
 
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How much longer will we have to pretend that these scrubs are a legitimate threat to Frieren and Serie?
 
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How much longer will we have to pretend that these scrubs are a legitimate threat to Frieren and Serie?
they are legitimate threat because they chose advantageous time and place to fight according to their strength. Ofc had it was medium range face to face in open field they'll be obliterated quickly
 
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Whatever happens to Serie, I hope it will be quick: either they blind-side her, and she dies without even noticing, or they fail spectacularly and she curbstomps them in half a page. A drown out battle definitely doesn't fit the level of power she wields...
i think serie have plot armor, she's quite a prominent figure in the series. but who knows what the author think
 
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I'm eagerly waiting for Stark's comeback. I want to see my boi destroy some mages haha
 

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