Suterare Shiro Mahoutsukai no Koucha Seikatsu

[oniplus]

It was really good, but then I rated it good. The reason being that

Spoiler: Power

As soon as she said "my tea could control someone's life and death" I couldn't help but find the whole thing ridiculous. What is going to happen really? Is neighbor Tom (hypothetically) going to come over, sit down for some tea, and say "so about your fenc- glagagapga (him choking to death on the tea)" because the entire time she was brewing said tea she was angry thinking "he is going to talk about that damn fence again..."? I really don't understand. If it was something like her presence or how she felt about someone could affect their wellbeing, then I would understand. But tea?

by "control someone's life and death", she meant people she gave her tea buffs might get the wrong impression of themselves and in the future, they will probably endanger themselves due to the buffs wearing off while they are still under the impression of "I can do this just fine", not that deep really, just an understandable anxiety from someone who worked in a healing field(white mage)

 

[thirty7timeslucky]

why's this "abandoned by my party" thing a thing

like why does it have to exist

what point is there?? would the story not work just as well without it?

 

[Skyllian_]

the artist really puts an effort on details of the hands, i love it. a lot of artists doesnt do that.

 

[ittybittygritty]

I am looking for staff to try to pick this one back up; it seems to have been officially abandoned as a project according to the Discord of the scanlation team. Right now I really only need a translator, as I can fill in as cleaner, redrawer, and proofreader. But of course, anyone else who would be willing to help with more roles appreciated. Please contact me if you know a team translator! @pizza_transcendence on Discord.

 

[lagua123]

can this retarded fmc stand for herself just once,bruh,i know this is average shitty shoujo plot where fmc is mary sue until her favorite cockwhore seperated from her,but this is too much

 

[HaveABanana]

So far this one is middling at best for me. I was starting to get my hopes up but it employed one of my least favorite tropes. I'd like to have the comment be something that isn't a spoiler but it's something plot related by nature so here goes.

I dislike when characters lack or give up their agency and force other characters to solve their problems. It's not like I can't understand if someone is overpowered by someone else or blackmailed but I do have standards on whether they allow themselves to be compelled to do things against their self-interest or how much they assist people they know are bad. I give some credit for rendering aid as part of an overarching plan to accomplish their goals rather than doing it because they lack the means to use it to their advantage.

So, all of that is to say I am getting frustrated by how passive our MC here is and how that ties into the original premise. I'd like to see when it all does pay off but it seems like it'll be long and drawn out. And I'm sure MC will be too nice to be the major player in achieving her own happiness, she's the type of person that only exists to make others happy and it's up to them to make her happy in return cause she's unable to grasp that for herself. Anytime she's surrounded by awful people instead of good people, she's a liability to everyone because she'll help them too.

ETA: I obviously have not read whatever this story is based on so I have no idea what is actually going to happen later. It could be that MC will go through character growth to learn to be a little more selfish, I dunno. I suppose that I'm not as fond of characters who have to learn that, cause they're frustrating to watch pandering to assholes until they do.

 

[Elaborate]

Mmmm, not bad, 7.5/10, rounded up to 8 because it had a decent ending.

Fairly interesting premise, does some neat things, doesn't take too long to finish.
I would kinda want it to feel more connected, though. Maybe the webnovel is better, there's 5 novel chapters per 1 manga chapter, so the manga might be the condensed version.
Something that pulls the score down is that the MC's magical tea-making lacks practical influence IMO.
Like, she uses her White magic to cure a poisoned person, and then gives them tea, but we see the practical results of one and not the other. It makes it feel more like a McGuffin - a reason for plot development - rather than something that helps the MC exert agency.
Still, not bad, and having an ending is a bonus.

Though apparently this manga corresponded to volume 1 of the webnovel, and the series doesn't end until the second volume.