Yusha ha Osorezu - Vol. 1 Ch. 1

[OnDeedolito]

Damn, girl took out the two guards out like a pro. She may have been actually able to get rid of the gang by attrition warfare, horror movie murderer style.

The author shouldn't have her barge in into the building without reconnaissance, makes her look clueless. Getting ambushed would have been better.

 

[OnDeedolito]

Thank you for all of your hard work in scanlating this work.

"If you don't have the strength to wield a longsword with one hand, then just use both of them"
Women are physically weaker than men. No amount of weight lifting will ever overcome this. I'm glad that the author addresses this natural handicap, and how Elizabeth compensates for it. She has the unique, self taught sword fighting style from her father. And she wields her sword in both hands. However, that still leaves her at a disadvantage. If a male swordsman is holding a long sword in both hands, he'll be able to swing it with more force than her. "A shield which never gets hit is unnecessary!" I'm glad they address this aspect. It sounds like her fighting style will focus on dodging attacks, instead of blocking. I appreciate that the author put this much thought into this.

The story addresses Elizabeth's disadvantage again later on: "Range, power, stamina. Physical traits far superior to what I, as a woman, have... Meanwhile men..." I like that the story is addressing this, instead of just giving Elizabeth magical strength, like so many other manga give female character, to overcome the gap.

Lionel defeating Elizabeth, due to brute strength. Lionel even acknowledged that she has better technique than him. The author is doing a good job of making Elizabeth's disadvantage realistic.

Physical power is a disadvantage, but let's not pretend it's some order of magnitude difference here, if she gets some sort of strength training. Generally, skill, experience and learning of advanced techniques are huge in sword fighting (or really any fighting). It's perfectly possible for weaker/smaller person to beat stronger/taller and heavier opponent through superior mastery of those elements. Also tactics, quick thinking, working with environment, planning, etc, teamwork in the whole squad, too. Or the art of turning the fight in such a way that diminishes your disadvantages including strength and reach and emphasizes your advantages (though realistically it would likely involve wholly different fighting styles, bigger usage of stealth, ranged attacks so you would end up with a warrior that would look a bit different than the stereotypical jRPG "hero").

Sure, you can say "but if the other side has all that as well in equal manner than it will be decided by the male physical advantage". But in reality, almost no encounters are going to be like that. Usually you have opponents of unequal skill. And if the woman was really strong in the "intelligence-based" parts of fighting, could be really successful throughout the bulk of the campaign largely due to them. And in the "boss fights", it should be teamwork anyway. So the hypothetical scenario of "when all other things are equal except physical strength, woman loses against man in 1 on 1 fight" may not actually be all that relevant.
The hypothetical hero has to have all sorts of qualities, so the physical strength being not apex may not really be deal breaker.

I like that Elizabeth's main rival has respect for her skills. And I like that he is currently more skilled than Elizabeth. He's a real rival for her to overcome. I'm also reading the manga "This is Screwed Up, but I was Reincarnated as a GIRL in Another World!" What annoys me about that manga, is how the author makes almost every male character seem silly or an idiot. It's a sign of a poor writer, if they have to constantly make almost everyone else incompetent, in order to make the main character look better. I'm glad the author for "The Brave Do Not Fear" seems to be avoiding that pitfall.

It's a common theme and writing clutch in general, it doesn't happen just in girl × patriarchy stories. The people that stand against protagonist are commonly painted as unlikable in every way possible and then usually used for those ridiculous revenge fantasies channeling plots. See kicked out of party stories.

And then we come to the duel. The story at this point, takes a huge tonal shift. The guys that seemed normal previously, suddenly become cartoonishly evil. Before this point, the author stroke a balance between the real physical differences between men and women, and how they would disadvantage a female sword fighter. And the men were reasonable in how they treated Elizabeth. And then, out nowhere, two of them become mustache twirling villains that give villain speeches about how women should behave. I want the author to make the villains more believable than this. I'll let it slide for now, but we'll see where this heads.

At first, it seems like Beaubert's a good guy. He acknowledges that he'll never beat Elizabeth and gives her his assignment, so she still has a chance to become a hero. Humility, self sacrifice, and kindness. But that turns out to be a lie. Beaubert is just setting up Elizabeth to die. I like yuri. But I don't like it when authors create worlds where every single guy is bad in their world. Can't we get just one guy that isn't evil? You don't have to make all the men scum, to make the women look better. Give us a good male character. And give us an evil female character. Otherwise, the story becomes predictable. When you see a new male character, you'll know immediately that they will be bad.

I'm shocked that Elizabeth died. I was not expecting that severed head. Props to the author for having the balls to kill off the main character like that. Lesser authors would have had her miraculously kill 13 guys, with a broken arm and fever. I'm curious as to whether Elizabeth got sent back in time, or if she simply got resurrected with a new body. Very strong start to this series.

 

[Ducc_ducc]

I really liked this opening it makes me so hungry to read more. Translator thank you for this it looks like it was a bear to go through.

I like the approach to divinity here, it’s forceful and uncompromising in a way that a lot of deities are written traditionally. It’ll be fun to see how the author takes things going forward, does our lady knight become a similar uncompromising sword for the goddess?

Uh as far as characterization and whatever I think that people are kind of being deliberately obtuse. It’s a revenge fantasy in a clearly fantastical world, and while there are a few red flags (the sciencey explanation of why she’s doomed as a knight and graphic death) the author seems skilled enough to write around that.

As for her barging into the room “like an idiot” as someone here noted I think they’re confusing a character making a mistake and being an idiot. Our lady knight here was fed bad info, is under a fever, and isn’t likely in the right mind after her colleagues backstabbed her, making a mistake is pretty understandable in that situation.

Seems like a fun read I can’t wait for more!

 

[Punkcakez]

The author shouldn't have her barge in into the building without reconnaissance, makes her look clueless. Getting ambushed would have been better.

Let's remember that she thought there were only three people in total because she got told that kind of intel, though.
Two people were taken out already, so she barged in thinking she'd find only one dude

 

[OnDeedolito]

Let's remember that she thought there were only three people in total because she got told that kind of intel, though.
Two people were taken out already, so she barged in thinking she'd find only one dude

Even if there was just one left, it is still a good idea to try to first investigate and not go in blind. I'm not insinuating she's dumb, more like I fear that's what certain sorts of readers will say.

I would also expect the mistake to have been due to the fever, as noted above? The writing doesn't quite emphasize it or make it clear (that she has her reasoning impaired there) as you would expect if that was the fateful little detail that lead to her ruin, though.

 

[haibane]

The story meanders a lot after this, which annoyed me, as the first chapter is incredible. Raw updates are also extremely slow. I think it finally picked back up in the last couple chapters. There's some very minor yuribaiting, too.

 

[7goat]

Even if there was just one left, it is still a good idea to try to first investigate and not go in blind. I'm not insinuating she's dumb, more like I fear that's what certain sorts of readers will say.

I would also expect the mistake to have been due to the fever, as noted above? The writing doesn't quite emphasize it or make it clear (that she has her reasoning impaired there) as you would expect if that was the fateful little detail that lead to her ruin, though.

I interpreted it as her being too blindingly trustful of what her 'friend' said. But yea, as you said, she should've conducted a brief recon. After all, even if there were only two henchmen like the info said, you'd never know if a bandit lord would randomly decide, "hey I suddenly feel like hiring a few more underlings today."

 

[Fmefw]

I really liked this opening it makes me so hungry to read more. Translator thank you for this it looks like it was a bear to go through.

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Seems like a fun read I can’t wait for more!

I'm really happy you enjoyed it~
Yes, it was really hard to translate all of this, especially because of the lenght, but, I'm glad we worked on it ^~^
Will try to release ch.2 next week, hopefully, right now @Punkcakez finished all redraws and I've translating the first 7 pages, however, since on the 16th will come out the tankobon of "Android wa Keiken Ninzuu ni Hairimasu ka??" we will probably give proprity to the extra chapter in that

 

[OnDeedolito]

I interpreted it as her being too blindingly trustful of what her 'friend' said. But yea, as you said, she should've conducted a brief recon. After all, even if there were only two henchmen like the info said, you'd never know if a bandit lord would randomly decide, "hey I suddenly feel like hiring a few more underlings today."

Exactly. Also, she clearly sneaked up on the first two guys in deliberated way which involves observation and preparation phase, so her getting surprised at the gang inside just isn't very believable. I'm pretty sure that soccer team of thugs wouldn't keep silent for a minute, she would hear them clearly.

It's a narrative device and the outcome was predetermined, that's obvious. Just complaining it could have been done in a more solid story telling. Author may have been tired from the long chapter already or even hitting some hard limits on page count he/she was given tho, even that may have been a factor for doing that abrupt defeat development.

 

[KuroZer0]

The implied R@pe to death and even the corpse gave me goosebumps.

 

[bluebutterfly15]

Exactly. Also, she clearly sneaked up on the first two guys in deliberated way which involves observation and preparation phase, so her getting surprised at the gang inside just isn't very believable. I'm pretty sure that soccer team of thugs wouldn't keep silent for a minute, she would hear them clearly.

It's a narrative device and the outcome was predetermined, that's obvious. Just complaining it could have been done in a more solid story telling. Author may have been tired from the long chapter already or even hitting some hard limits on page count he/she was given tho, even that may have been a factor for doing that abrupt defeat development.

I’ve given it some thought, and I don’t think we should underestimate Elizabeth’s desperation. She’s been working towards becoming a hero her whole life, to the point I‘d doubt she would know what to do with herself if she wasn’t chosen. She’s been surrounded by people who told her it was impossible for a woman to be a hero, yet that only fuelled her desire to prove them all wrong. Then those two boys intentionally sabotaged her and when she tried to make her case, she was shot down. Now, while I will say the instructor was right to prevent her from participating while injured, his comment about a real hero not allowing themselves to be injured was not only unnecessary, it was basically saying it was her own fault for being injured and therefore she does not have what it takes to be a hero. I’ll add that someone with that line of thinking is certainly not going to punish the actual guilty parties so they still get to pretend they are hero material.

So keep in mind, Elizabeth was done. As far as she or anyone else knew, her chances of being a hero dropped to zero. Then along comes Beaubert who offers her a precious lifeline, one final chance to prove to herself and everyone she has what it takes. Not only that, she seemingly found one other man besides her father who believed she has what it takes. I don’t blame her for not looking a gift horse in the mouth.

She had one week. We don’t know how much time has passed, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it took a day or two to gather equipment and sneak out with it without someone sane stopping her. It’d take longer for her to carry all that with one arm, and these wanted criminals would have their hideout somewhere remote. Even so, she still would have had plenty of time for recon… if it weren’t for the fever.

Now obviously she isn’t going to give up what she thinks is her last chance to prove her worth as a hero, and she has no time to recover. Not to mention, it‘d be almost certain death if she passed out from a fever in an area where the only people likely to find her are the worst kind of criminals. So now it‘s a race, not against the one week deadline, but against her fever. She has to kill three men and make it back to the institute with proof she completed her task before the worst of her fever hits. And nowhere in that plan is room for further complications or delays. The time and energy she spent sneaking up on the first two men had probably already pushed her to her limit so even if Beaubart hadn’t set her up, she was probably doomed regardless.

The whole thing is beyond stupid and reckless. However, let’s not forget she was put in this impossible no-win situation by all those misogynists in the institute. Beaubert, Glorious, Kyle, even the instructors, they are all responsible for putting her in a position between giving up and letting them get away with their injustice against her (and any woman who aspires to be a hero), or continue to fight against increasingly unfavourable odds until she either succeeds or dies. Heck, even before her arm was broken, she admitted passing this final test was “do or die” for her, and evidently she wasn’t being hyperbolic. When she saw how hopelessly outnumbered she was, she didn't try to run, she attempted to take down her main target in a last ditch, suicidal attempt to prove her worth, if to no one else but herself.

In saying all that, seeing as she failed to live up to her own expectations, I can understand why she wasn’t thrilled to accept her appointment as hero right away.

 

[495Go]

Holy... that's the longest first chapter, or any chapter, I've read until now... million thanks to TL team-
As for the chapter itself... I think people here already said what I think, more or less, but I jus have one question/complain. How is this going to change the situation for the rest of women who also suffer for being called "useless" just because they're women? Sure, a women is the Hero now, but the strength she has now was only possible for a miracle, as a human she was "inferior" to almost all those men because "men are stronger than women, period". For what we can see, any women who tries to do the same a men would end up most likely dead. So, unless, the story can give us strong women in future chapters, I doubt their situation is going to improve. MC was chosen a Hero for her spirit, her beliefs, not because she was "stronger" than the men in highest ranking. But if there is strong women in high positions in that world, I don't see why everyone act like is impossible for a woman to become Hero... I don't know if I could express myself clearly, so sorry for misunderstanding-

 

[OnDeedolito]

I’ve given it some thought, and I don’t think we should underestimate Elizabeth’s desperation. She’s been working towards becoming a hero her whole life, to the point I‘d doubt she would know what to do with herself if she wasn’t chosen. She’s been surrounded by people who told her it was impossible for a woman to be a hero, yet that only fuelled her desire to prove them all wrong. Then those two boys intentionally sabotaged her and when she tried to make her case, she was shot down. Now, while I will say the instructor was right to prevent her from participating while injured, his comment about a real hero not allowing themselves to be injured was not only unnecessary, it was basically saying it was her own fault for being injured and therefore she does not have what it takes to be a hero. I’ll add that someone with that line of thinking is certainly not going to punish the actual guilty parties so they still get to pretend they are hero material.

So keep in mind, Elizabeth was done. As far as she or anyone else knew, her chances of being a hero dropped to zero. Then along comes Beaubert who offers her a precious lifeline, one final chance to prove to herself and everyone she has what it takes. Not only that, she seemingly found one other man besides her father who believed she has what it takes. I don’t blame her for not looking a gift horse in the mouth.

She had one week. We don’t know how much time has passed, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it took a day or two to gather equipment and sneak out with it without someone sane stopping her. It’d take longer for her to carry all that with one arm, and these wanted criminals would have their hideout somewhere remote. Even so, she still would have had plenty of time for recon… if it weren’t for the fever.

Now obviously she isn’t going to give up what she thinks is her last chance to prove her worth as a hero, and she has no time to recover. Not to mention, it‘d be almost certain death if she passed out from a fever in an area where the only people likely to find her are the worst kind of criminals. So now it‘s a race, not against the one week deadline, but against her fever. She has to kill three men and make it back to the institute with proof she completed her task before the worst of her fever hits. And nowhere in that plan is room for further complications or delays. The time and energy she spent sneaking up on the first two men had probably already pushed her to her limit so even if Beaubart hadn’t set her up, she was probably doomed regardless.

The whole thing is beyond stupid and reckless. However, let’s not forget she was put in this impossible no-win situation by all those misogynists in the institute. Beaubert, Glorious, Kyle, even the instructors, they are all responsible for putting her in a position between giving up and letting them get away with their injustice against her (and any woman who aspires to be a hero), or continue to fight against increasingly unfavourable odds until she either succeeds or dies. Heck, even before her arm was broken, she admitted passing this final test was “do or die” for her, and evidently she wasn’t being hyperbolic. When she saw how hopelessly outnumbered she was, she didn't try to run, she attempted to take down her main target in a last ditch, suicidal attempt to prove her worth, if to no one else but herself.

In saying all that, seeing as she failed to live up to her own expectations, I can understand why she wasn’t thrilled to accept her appointment as hero right away.

I prefer the option that her judgement was impaired by that point.
Because even if all that pressure and lack of time was so serious, looking through the window or listening at the door takes seconds. Absolutely unlikely that those few seconds will make you exceed the deadline at the end, so no, I don't find it plausible she would suddenly be motivated into extremely hasty behaviour by that. While people could neglect that due to inexperience or carelessness, nobody would consciously skip that check after giving it a thought like you propose.
It's too contrived IMHO and contrived circumstances make bad stories. However, being worn down and making a fatal mistake out of exhaustion, fever or something like that? That has the tragic fatefulness vibes about it that do make a great story, similarly to tragic coincidences and accidents that ruin everything and make you wonder "damn, just so little and things could have been completely different"...

Obviously YMMV

 

[Fmefw]

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[rrr258]

So just off the bat the manga cleared some fears I had about what type of series this will become. For starters the MC rejects a cheat and instead trains for way way way longer than anyone could possibly do without immortality and physiological needs.

Second, she is turned off by the idea of just striking back against the people who wronged her, so this doesn't seem like it'll become an edgy revenge story.

Also, I don't think the goddess is evil, she's just not human. She showed that she doesn't understand human feelings or rationality, but she doesn't try to force MC to do what she wants. When she rejects her cheat she just offers her away to reach "inhuman" power in a way that fits in to what she wants even if she doesn't understand it. Justice is an incredibly subjective and abstract concept.

She doesn't define what justice means or is, she just chooses people who seem suitable and then whatever they go kill is justice.

I trust her in the sense that I don't think she's capable of lying or manipulating people. She's almost like a machine.

 

[Punzerker]

Hi everyone~
After the recent events that happened on MD, we, as a team, decided to stop publishing our work here, more explanations are given on the afterword of our leatest release.
For future updates, please check out my Twitter profile: https://x.com/FmefwOwO

Anywhere else to find info, like a Discord / BlueSky / Mastodon, or something else, for people who wish to avoid twitter?

 

[bluebutterfly15]

Anywhere else to find info, like a Discord / BlueSky / Mastodon, or something else, for people who wish to avoid twitter?

You‘re in luck. I’ve descended into hell so you don’t have to and brought back the link to Chapter 2: https://comick.io/comic/yusha-wa-osorezu/qGL6SsTG-chapter-2-en

 

[rrr258]

Thank you for your service.

You‘re in luck. I’ve descended into hell so you don’t have to and brought back the link to Chapter 2: https://comick.io/comic/yusha-wa-osorezu/qGL6SsTG-chapter-2-en

 

[GLFanatic]

Next chapters spoiler:

Spoiler: Spoiler

Looking at the upcoming chapters visually (I don't speak Japanese, Fmefw does), it looks like Elizabeth still has that trauma within herself, and flashbacks come during certain triggers. Yeah I mean, I don't know why they take this long to acknowledge this anyway but as far as I know could be a copying mechanism (our brain tends to remove traumatic experiences from our memory)

Please Tell me. Is she going to kill those who raped her? Or is not even going to show it? I've seen two chalters ahead and It only showed her killing one of them in a Very unsatisfying way. I want to know If at least is going to show her killing the leader of that gang or the other in the future.

 

[Fmefw]

Please Tell me. Is she going to kill those who raped her? Or is not even going to show it? I've seen two chalters ahead and It only showed her killing one of them in a Very unsatisfying way. I want to know If at least is going to show her killing the leader of that gang or the other in the future.

That message was for chapter 2, which we published on other platforms last month.
Unfortunately, justice is not a show of power