It was fun to see her nerd out this episode, and I'm not going to lie, I really like the setting so far. Like, I don't even enjoy fantasy isekai's much because it usually is based around existing games and rpg's, but this one is pretty neat in that it really feels like its own world with its own rules that come from within.
2 things about this chapter.
1) I'd rather them not show Sophie's thoughts. Part of the reason why these chapters were so interesting in the novel was 'cause you didn't really know what she was thinking (that's how I remember it anyway. It's been a bit).
2) I really, really hope they get back to some of this later. They skipped something that I think really shouldn't be skipped. Hopefully it's done next chapter.
Honestly though, the manga's already skipped over a really crucial scene for Sophie's character. Maybe they'll get back to it somehow, but I doubt it.
@JavelinJoe Yeah but as I said, there still is no plausible basis to prove that they are materialized corpses. They are known to appear where spirits gather and that each stone corresponds to a type of spirit. None of that information is directly related to proving or disproving whether or not they are materialized corpses. They could just as easily be some kind of byproduct formed when spirits of the same type gather together. Or it could be the manifestation of a spirit's blessings on the material world. There are 100s of conclusions you can draw from that information, but none of them actually have any validity. That's why I'm saying its not much of a theory, because their really is no valid evidence to back it up. All of it is circumstantial at best.
You know I like this translation cause normally when I read a panel with too much info or words, my eyes just can't read it well and it hurts but I like this type, is smooth, not so big, not so small, just smooth