THE ISEKAI DOCTOR Any sufficiently advanced medical science is indistinguishable from magic. - Vol. 4 Ch. 14

[Sonny6155]

According to the description in the comic, soap was introduced around 1600AD to Japan... that's very late, really; I would've expected something like this to be found by accident at some point in time earlier than that, like how gunpowder was accidentally discovered in Europe despite China having something similar already.

Just had a quick look around about this. Infomation is scarce in the Western side (or riddled with "zen bathing" adverts), but the Japanese Wikipedia offers good insight and sourcing here.

1600AD introduction of Western-style soaps seems correct, though it was only around the 19th-20th century that it started to be locally manufactured instead of imported and widely used for regular bathing. I'm not sure if anything they used before that was even saponification-based. Even China seemed to be using ointments or herbal stuff for "soaps" prior to the 19th century. Fair enough.

Now does this excuse the 90% of isekai manga that claim soap as a heaven-sent invention of the modern age? Hmm... I wonder.

 

[Heckerrep1-1]

Look female enough

 

[swiftlet]

The more I read, the more I think Alec may be homosexual for Amami.

 

[inkindoug]

Whilst I appreciate the extra effort that goes in to making the yokels... yokel.... some of the language used in this doesn't fit. I'm scottish, and I do appreciate the dialect change and other nuances, but when someone from a different world is told to "speak English" and other slang from the UK, my immersion is smashed.

 

[KamikoAki]

Alec is cute.

Frfr, while I doubt MC is gay/bi, god do I wanna see some light Alec romance he looks so cute and loveable 😭

 

[Lichon]

I believe, Shia is the first dragonkin shown to have heart eyes. Alec have scar eyes.

Edit: Correction. Near future chapter reveal Shia is a succubus. Her design threw me off, as it was not what I typically see as such.

 

[StLOrca]

I’m half expecting MC to come home and find Alec waiting for him in bed.

 

[Aichan]

According to the description in the comic, soap was introduced around 1600AD to Japan... that's very late, really; I would've expected something like this to be found by accident at some point in time earlier than that, like how gunpowder was accidentally discovered in Europe despite China having something similar already.

This is true. Prior to bars of soap, Japanese use ash and water used to wash rice. Japanese grannies to this day still teach youngsters not to throw away water used to wash rice as those can be used to wash the dishes. As for why... well, the Portuguese likely didn't bring any soap with them as even they didn't use bars of soap. In the middle ages, European peasants still use ash with water to clean themselves.

There is a youtube video by an actual english knight who talked about these things.

 

[GipoScribantino]

This is true. Prior to bars of soap, Japanese use ash and water used to wash rice. Japanese grannies to this day still teach youngsters not to throw away water used to wash rice as those can be used to wash the dishes. As for why... well, the Portuguese likely didn't bring any soap with them as even they didn't use bars of soap. In the middle ages, European peasants still use ash with water to clean themselves.

There is a youtube video by an actual english knight who talked about these things.

I'm specifically talking about soap. Rice water is not soap.

 

[captain_crunch]

I'm specifically talking about soap. Rice water is not soap.

Rice water is...soup 🥁 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[BigPoppaEffy]

No really, Alec is a dude right? Cuz he looks like a chick. Then there's this weird bromance happening...

 

[Vergift]

Hoo...Zess really looks like a Smooth Criminal. 👀

Here I thought they were smoking opium type stuff up there... Hopefully there's no addictive materials in it and it's more of a mental addiction.

That's what I thought. But it seems it is something similar to diethyl ether. It also cause sedation and alleviate pain. Used to be used as general aesthetic, but not anymore in this modern era.