Tensei Shite High Elf ni Narimashitaga, Slow Life wa 120-nen de Akimashita - Ch. 39

[MangaDex]

 

[kn4ll]

As a Norwegian, I say give Sweden what they justly deserve!

 

[Shmeep]

I'm glad he's not truly alone. Irena really brought him back down to Earth at the end there

 

[ciera]

Thank you for the scanlation

 

[Tds-PdV]

At least they are sharp and efficient enough to get the clue and change tack.
On the flip side, that means Zweeden would be quite annoying if they decided to go 100% hostile, which they are also smart enough to not be.


As an aside, with his capabilities, one option for Aesir to bring peace to the continent is to simply conquer it. Though that means he will turn into some sort of limited calamity and he will be filling a good chunk of his life with hell that is war and bloodshed, followed by politics, bureaucracy, and governing many many mortals.
The resulting unified country will be a take of the Golden Empire which instead of having a dragon in the center, it would have Aesir the high elf.

I don’t want to see this kind of development though, it goes against the vibe of the series and what makes it unique, and also who Aesir is (Aesir using his powers that way may also upset many other long lived beings and the spirits).
So I’d say let him continue to travel and with all the hellos and good byes.

 

[AnotherDuck]

So with a thunder stick and a blinding shield, he's got a flash-bang setup.

"A man's years are too limited to be spent chasing dreams."

Nah, that just means you have to chase more efficiently, and not stop for decades at places like certain elves.

How sensitive, showing a dead baby.

"Why would they want to involve elves in all of this?"

Manpower with special skills.

How nice of him. He increased their defensive power.

"It's key to use a light touch at times."

Yeah, creating a mountain chain around the city is a "light" touch.

I like Irena. She's probably the most significant constant in his life.

As a Norwegian, I say give Sweden what they justly deserve!

As a Swede, I can't relate to this fictional country you're talking about. Their aggression is just wrong. Not enough active marching into other countries and claiming land. They're almost as passive-aggressive as them Norwegians...

 

[kn4ll]

As a Swede, I can't relate to this fictional country you're talking about. Their aggression is just wrong. Not enough active marching into other countries and claiming land. They're almost as passive-aggressive as them Norwegians...

That's them's fighting words!

 

[AnotherDuck]

That's them's fighting words!

You're one to speak.

 

[Grevados]

Nah, that just means you have to chase more efficiently, and not stop for decades at places like certain elves.

Humans are pursuit predators. Don't chase your dreams, follow them at a steady sustainable pace until they're too exhausted to escape.

 

[Lasiace]

Not related to the chapter itself, but it just hit me that Irena looks taller and more well endowed than she did at the start of this story. When it started she looked more like someone in either their teenage years or 20s, but now she looks like someone in their 30s or 40s, at least by anime standards.

Remembering out of nowhere that she ages faster, and will also die long before Aesir does, it hit me like a freight truck.

 

[Sheza]

At least they are sharp and efficient enough to get the clue and change tack.
On the flip side, that means Zweeden would be quite annoying if they decided to go 100% hostile, which they are also smart enough to not be.

My morbid curiosity wants to see what aesir will do if a human nation openly attacks and enslaves elves. Will he unleash the full wrath of the spirits or will he act like those spineless cowards in every isekai that are undecisive when push comes to shove? Just a food for thought since aesir is not some shortsighted innocent idiot nor is he a power tripping bastard brazenly swinging his dick around

 

[karappo]

He just change the terrain like it was nothing. Is he a literal god now?

Jokes aside, I don't get why putting up mountains around their capital is suppose to "warn" them.
More like, dude, you're doing them a favor by turning their city into a fortress instead.

Yeah sure there's only one entrance, but at least it creates a choke point where they can concentrate all of their defenses in one spot instead of being too dispersed around the capital. The Zweeden king must be cumming his pants in joy right now.

 

[ThatGuy_777]

"It's key to use a light touch at times."

Raises mountains

Gotta say, he's gettin' quite good at this if there weren't many quakes afterward.

 

[kn4ll]

My morbid curiosity wants to see what aesir will do if a human nation openly attacks and enslaves elves. Will he unleash the full wrath of the spirits or will he act like those spineless cowards in every isekai that are undecisive when push comes to shove? Just a food for thought since aesir is not some shortsighted innocent idiot nor is he a power tripping bastard brazenly swinging his dick around

Haven't read the light novels, but he sort of answered that question in this chapter himself. Most likely he'd play it out something like Moses if I had to guess.

 

[Tds-PdV]

My morbid curiosity wants to see what aesir will do if a human nation openly attacks and enslaves elves. Will he unleash the full wrath of the spirits or will he act like those spineless cowards in every isekai that are undecisive when push comes to shove? Just a food for thought since aesir is not some shortsighted innocent idiot nor is he a power tripping bastard brazenly swinging his dick around

Based on previous examples as his recollections of his previous “power usages” showed in this chapter, he tries to not get involved, but if things do get personal with people he knows he will hit the oppressors hard, mountain crushingly hard.
At least that’s my take on it.

 

[lesseffective]

Not related to the chapter itself, but it just hit me that Irena looks taller and more well endowed than she did at the start of this story. When it started she looked more like someone in either their teenage years or 20s, but now she looks like someone in their 30s or 40s, at least by anime standards.

Remembering out of nowhere that she ages faster, and will also die long before Aesir does, it hit me like a freight truck.

I believe it was shortly after he took in Wynn that he made a remark how High Elves, Elves, and Half-Elves (and that tangentially then includes Humans and Dwarfs) all essentially move through time at different rates, and that he simply has to accept them passing before he does.

Then you can add in that it's specially High Elves that are the ones that continue to live immortally as Spirits after their death.

 

[trenslime]

He just change the terrain like it was nothing. Is he a literal god now?

Jokes aside, I don't get why putting up mountains around their capital is suppose to "warn" them.
More like, dude, you're doing them a favor by turning their city into a fortress instead.

Yeah sure there's only one entrance, but at least it creates a choke point where they can concentrate all of their defenses in one spot instead of being too dispersed around the capital. The Zweeden king must be cumming his pants in joy right now.

Hey, friend, what happens when you blockade the singular entry point of a city and it can no longer receive trade and food imports?

 

[karappo]

Hey, friend, what happens when you blockade the singular entry point of a city and it can no longer receive trade and food imports?

That only happens if they can do the blockade in the first place. They would need a force equal to or more than what is currently stationed at the Zweeden capital. Also, any invading force with only inferior numbers concentrating their attack on one spot risks being encircled by the Zweeden (or any of their allied forces if they exists).

Also, a capital city of that size must have some enormous stockpile of food, weapons, supplies and manpower, especially since they're mobilizing for war already. The invading force needs to be powerful enough not just to capture the choke point, but also have the capability hold that position for many months for any blockade to take effect. If it takes too long for the blockade to take effect, it will only give Zweeden plenty of time to explore other options, like calling for reinforcements from an allied nation for example.

When it comes to warfare, the ones on fortified positions usually have the home field advantage.

 

[-Kellam-]

He just change the terrain like it was nothing. Is he a literal god now?

Jokes aside, I don't get why putting up mountains around their capital is suppose to "warn" them.
More like, dude, you're doing them a favor by turning their city into a fortress instead.

Yeah sure there's only one entrance, but at least it creates a choke point where they can concentrate all of their defenses in one spot instead of being too dispersed around the capital. The Zweeden king must be cumming his pants in joy right now.

The reason why it’s a threat on behalf of the elves is because the implication is that he can do that except inside the city. The actual generation of the mountain is a faux, “Oh hello Zweeden, we heard that you wanted some help with the war effort! We made your city more defensible!” whereas the subtext is, “I just reshaped the earth itself. If I wanted to I can open the earth beneath your feet, swallowing your insignificant city whole. Do not fucking mess with me.”

 

[tekkenshu7]

Aesir being a low-key high elf:

Not only can he command the spirits of nature, but he can also just talk the eternal dragon in to pushing the killswitch.