The Bugle Call: Song of War - Vol. 6 Ch. 17 - The War Diocese

[Iambonsai]

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Oh, before I forget

@Iambonsai @blueherozx1 While I have you folks' attentions, hope it's okay for me to ask this: before you eventually move onto Ch 18, will you first do Side Story 1? It's just that Side Story 1 was actually published in the magazine in-between 17 and 18, and I was wondering if you intend on doing the same?

Alternatively, did Side Story 1 wind up compiled into say, the end of Volume 6? If so, can wait until after you're done with its chapters, might even work better content-wise.

It's okay, feel free to make question and analysis we need these feedback and yes we will release it!!

 

[gamria]

This series always has such cool and unique uses for what seem like really niche powers, crazy how a power that on the surface seems kinda useless hard counters what's basically limitless

Excuse me, but are you referring to Cora's power? Why did you assume it's useless?

 

[B_R_U_H]

Excuse me, but are you referring to Cora's power? Why did you assume it's useless?

Eh, useless isn't exactly the right word, but for a "healing" ability, it's a lot more situational than you'd typically expect, only being able to transfer wounds and not actually heal them means someone still has to take the brunt of the damage, defensively it only works so well because they have another guy who's pretty much immortal, using it offensively like this is a nice subversion that shows ingenuity on the part of the characters and the writer for being able to show the strengths of what seems like a very niche power

 

[gamria]

Eh, useless isn't exactly the right word, but for a "healing" ability, it's a lot more situational than you'd typically expect, only being able to transfer wounds and not actually heal them means someone still has to take the brunt of the damage, defensively it only works so well because they have another guy who's pretty much immortal, using it offensively like this is a nice subversion that shows ingenuity on the part of the characters and the writer for being able to show the strengths of what seems like a very niche power

I see I see. Pardon me for asking that of you in such a manner, because I was curious about something.

See, in the past I had a look through the authors' Twitter account, and in turn the Volume Extras that they had posted up there. From those, I saw a greater extent of Cora's power, and so when this chapter was originally published I went in with a different impression of her capabilities.
Thus did I inquire your opinion, as one who didn't have the bias I did.

https://x.com/sora_toumori/status/1594554633686749184
Here's the link to Daily Routine Notebook 6 that shows her playing "medic"

 

[Levankua]

She wants the bugle...

 

[Sonaldo]

Time weaving + starlight = …. Feel like the theme here is that the Rami we’re familiar with are just scratching the surface of their powers conceptually. The fact he’s controlling light and the orientation of stars ( it’s probably not an illusion but he’s actually moving celestial objects), conveying that information selectively and through audio signaling is just a mental limitation he’s artificially created. Like the mirror chick who was limited by manifesting her transdimensional abilities using mirrors

Someone else in this comment said the rami powers has a slight sense of scifi and futuristic vibe to it. Seems like they're limited by what they know and their power could be more powerful than they thought. Like Zoe being called the time weaver. Does she actually had the power to control the effect of flow of time on certain things but is only using it on her body? Or how about Poppy only being able to bend arrow? What else can she bend if she actually tried? Which brings to question why does the empire want Zoe and Lucas only? Perhaps their power are beyond broken and the empire knows it. Hell, maybe the meteor ramus power are how our cast power can work if they were properly taught.

Seriously, this story has so much potential

 

[Ernergeycey]

 

[chiagioi1234]

dang..I caught up

 

[CommonTruth]

lol I also immediately thought of Gojo when that guys ability was explained, but since he couldn't stop himself from just being touched, the healer ramus's wound transfer ability was a hard counter and he went out quick

 

[gamria]

Or how about Poppy only being able to bend arrow? What else can she bend if she actually tried?

Read Ch 4 again, Poppy's power is Telekinesis for things she's touched, over a very long range but with a considerable weight limit.

It had been shown she can move other objects, but mostly uses it on her arrows because not only does she appear to have actual archery skills, but they sync very well as offence given the limits in her power, and having a "launcher" beforehand allows her to conserve her strength for the takeoff phase.

 

[TheMagnificentSteinerr]

dang..I caught up

now read the raws for chapters 18-26

 

[stasis_sword]

Just started this series. Pretty good so far, but some things in this chapter don't make sense...
What was that girl trying to do by shooting that arrow? Why even send specifically those 3 out for shopping anyway? Why did the enemy even ask for a truce just to demand they hand over Lucas and Zoe, especially if it was expected it was going to devolve into a fight? Like walk into a 2 rami versus an unknown amount of rami situation with unknown powers (ended up being 2v6 or whatever). Dude just died and the other one didn't do anything. Didn't even show how Zoe got away.

 

[TheMagnificentSteinerr]

Just started this series. Pretty good so far, but some things in this chapter don't make sense...
What was that girl trying to do by shooting that arrow? Why even send specifically those 3 out for shopping anyway? Why did the enemy even ask for a truce just to demand they hand over Lucas and Zoe, especially if it was expected it was going to devolve into a fight? Like walk into a 2 rami versus an unknown amount of rami situation with unknown powers (ended up being 2v6 or whatever). Dude just died and the other one didn't do anything. Didn't even show how Zoe got away.

They sent the group shopping because they work well together in a fight, poppy shot an arrow in order to announce she was a ramus, the enemy asked for a truce so they didn't fight in a crowded area, as he is shown to have a lot of loyalty to his country,

 

[stasis_sword]

They sent the group shopping because they work well together in a fight, poppy shot an arrow in order to announce she was a ramus, the enemy asked for a truce so they didn't fight in a crowded area, as he is shown to have a lot of loyalty to his country,

I don't think I agree with sending Poppy out with how she is, and I'm not sure she brings anything to a fight one of the others wouldn't do better. When she shot the arrow, why did she think 'how annoying'? Is that her also thinking 'if we're caught we'll be culled', or was that Lucas? It's just, if she wanted to get Zoe to fight and kill them, it didn't feel like the story followed - like what was her reasoning? Why announce they were a ramus if she didn't even follow up on it?

And it's dumb the enemy asked for a truce with an unreasonable demand Lucas' group would obviously not agree to. The fight went outside into a crowd of people anyway.
The guy went into Lucas' group outnumbered, asked for an unreasonable demand, chased them, and then died pointlessly. The other guy even knows how strong Zoe is

 

[danbellucci]

It would be nice if some of the other ramus got a bit more characterisation.