Yuusha to Yobareta Nochi ni - Soshite Musou Otoko wa Kazoku wo Tsukuru - Ch. 52 - The Story of Becoming a Real Family

[Maxoball]

NO NO NO DAMN IT THIS IS ALL WRONG

SOPHIA SHOULD'VE CALLED HER AUNTY DAMNIT ​

 

[orangerain7734]

Though it may not have been to everyone's expectations, I think this turned out well, because think about it.

The daughter can now summon the king at any time, no matter where he is. His life is pretty much in the hands of Lloyd's family, particularly Lloyd. If something strange were to happen directly at them from the king's kingdom, he'll be the first one questioned for suspicious activity, immediately, without notice, and rightfully killed on the spot if necessary, or at the very least be put through extreme torture to get answers out of him (they have magic to keep him alive, so he can't be at risk of dying by that point). More than wanting to be kept alive, he doesn't want to put up with more pain than he needs to. He'll have to live the rest of his life at the hands of Lloyd's mercy, a power greater than his, the king of a country. Probably frustrating for a power-hungry ruler to deal with, but if his head got knocked straight after that one-two punch from his former best hero, he shouldn't be trying anything anymore at this point, especially after all that (tax) money he wasted trying to eliminate him.

 

[orangerain7734]

NO NO NO DAMN IT THIS IS ALL WRONG

SOPHIA SHOULD'VE CALLED HER AUNTY DAMNIT ​

To be fair, they seem closer in age to be sisters, so it wouldn't be strange for Cain to be addressed as such. Sophia's probably happy to have two sisters now instead of one.

 

[BananowyJE]

Meh, what a shit ending to the arc.
At least make the king abdicate or something, dunno, maybe even curse him with some magic so he won't stir shit again. Or at least make the mana posioning damage permanent.
Meh, I hope that at least next chapters will result in hero-dragon hybrid without Cain cockblocking MCs.

 

[P_TuSangLui]

I feel sorry for the Prime Minister. Hang in there, girl.

 

[Skater901]

Sister and night activities, eh?

 

[weeb-kun69]

An ass ending for an ass arc, par for the course really. This shit was so unsatisfying.

“Sister vs Night activities” bro wtf is this bait? Don’t get me wrong, I like wincest as much as the next degenerate, but this is NOT the manga for it. If I wanted that, I’d read this masterpiece.

It feels so forced for this type of story…

 

[AMicrowave]

Cain here hoping for sweet home alabama

 

[RiceIST00]

got me scared for an ending there
thank God it's still going

 

[af4zl]

honestly? this chapter is an ending for me

 

[Ragness10]

I don't know how much that girl was getting paid, but it's not enough for dealing with king's shit on the daily

 

[ShirouTSP]

Yo Why does she have that Infinite Magic Glitch device still intact on her chest (it was called Phantasm Device I Think). Didn't Llyod break it before fighting the Fatso King's Black Magic Gundam ??

What he broke seemed to be a tiny device around it that acted like a shock collar for when she disobeyed, and wasn't the Phantasm Device itself. The king didn't do a very good job at securing it on though...

 

[kirby_422]

NO NO NO DAMN IT THIS IS ALL WRONG

SOPHIA SHOULD'VE CALLED HER AUNTY DAMNIT ​

They could have easily disarmed her if the daughters went all sparkly eyed asking aunty to tell them about how great dad was as a child.

 

[gearsky]

King still alive: Loyd surprised furious
I mean . . . Y'all didn't double check he survived or not.
Also what is this "I have this happiness because you did that harsh experiment on us" Stockholm mentality being pushed here????? It's so off putting and not even need to be said to begin with. Remember kids were abducted, lost their lives because of this bozo.


People are mad not because Loyd didn't do it, but because the author didn't. There are creative ways to write this route, first came to my head is that mana poisoning which this bozo put himself into that situation, second is coup d'etat which could happen because this bozo almost destroyed the kingdom, his serious sins brought up to light.

Yes there will be follow up events, there could be war, political unrest, riots, looting, you name it. But I believe it would make a more interesting story as we get more into this series' world, conflicts which cannot be easily resolved with fist.

A deep sigh for this arc's very cheap conclusion.

Welp it is what it is I guess, thank you as always for the sl! LH translation!

Sure, it could be interesting, but it would also mark a significant tonal shift in what is ultimately meant to be a relatively light-hearted, somewhat fluffy comedy manga about a group of loners and outcasts coming together to make a wonderful family of choice/found family.

Yes, we have some darker stuff with the human experimentation and torture (and wow doesn't that feel weird to just state like that), but that's mostly confined to backstory and to give an excuse to grow the found family.

Unless they do some massive time skips, the war, upheaval, and general unrest that would stem from killing the king of one of the most powerful countries in the world (who, to the best of my recollection, doesn't have an heir?), or even just ousting him from power, would wind up being long, drawn-out sources of drama and seriousness that would ultimately make this a very different manga.
On top of that, it'd draw the main cast further into dealing with the goings-on of the kingdom, and their characters shine far more when they're off in their own world doing their own collective thing. Even when dealing with the king, it never really felt like they were getting caught up in the politics or other affairs of the country. It was only ever really just the king himself, and he was basically just another problem to deal with. Hell, at the climax of the fight, the kingdom was quite literally just a backdrop; a set piece used to highlight how careless the king was being and how much he'd lost sight of things.

Overall, I think it's for the best that the author chose not to delve into that chaos. Instead, the manga is staying in its lane, and delivering what it's supposed to: Cute Sophia moments.

 

[MewOne]

Good point @gearsky. Yess going that route would shift the tone of the manga very differently. To which I'd like to quote what BackAlleyWeeb said:

If it wants to give me the floofs, it shouldn't dedicate a whole arc to painting one asshole as the big villain who's done irredeemable shit only to let him off with a few slaps. That's just gonna piss people off more when the conclusion isn't satisfactory.

I do also think the time skip route you mentioned could be very interesting. Since all those events are a thing in the past the story can focus on our casts internal struggle of Loyd trying to be more humane like what we already have here such as understanding love with Eve, mending their relationship with Cain, facing grudge from old wars with Alice, the feeling of a father of Sophia. Who all have their own history this series can explore more. Conflicts that all powerful can't just punch their way out.

I think this is what makes me felt in love with this series in the beginning. I really loved seeing Loyd finally learned to vocally expressed his gratitude to Eve, it was so sweet. His moments when he decided to take full responsibility for Cain's outburst was also really great IMO.

 

[Alex_Grey]

I expected the king's scheme to become public knowledge and him receiving the old french shave.

 

[Coldlight]

Called it, Cain was gonna be that prickly tsundere aunt. What I did not expect was the glasses girl advisor being the country's Prime Minister and for her to show up so soon. Y'know what, she should just succeed the king in power. Surely she's better than a power hungry bastard like him. A vermin who has no business getting his throne back.

I'm disappointed a revolution didn't happen: compared to before this long arc began, barely anything actually changed except for Cain being there with them now. Replacing the ruler would at least be a reminder of their struggle from this time. Otherwise we can all just pretend the arc never happened and Cain simply walked into their house one day and started living there.

I'm surprised Lloyd thought the king died from that. I seriously believed he let him get away with his life after holding back with just two punches. I mean, he could have easily snapped his neck or crushed his skull if he really wanted that cockroach of a king dead.

With Sophia's wits in play bozo king now has a figurative magical leash on him. That puts him in check for now, but let's not wait till he figures out how to use propaganda to spin this to his favor. He can accuse them of putting some summoning curse on him on top of some other fabricated charges, and if they use it then they'll just prove his point and public opinion will be their enemy again.

So if he's not gonna die, then at least put him in prison to pay for all his crimes??

Man, this really feels like a chapter we'd have if this got axed. It's only missing the "this is only the beginning of their journey" blurb text at the end. But I don't want that if it means not getting what I'm actually reading this manga for: the fun family scenes.

Side note, I wonder what is it exactly about Cain's eyes that keep making me think she's a Kuga Tsuniya yandere imouto heroine that somehow got transplanted into this manga... and her brother complex isn't exactly helping her beat those allegations.