Totally forgot this was getting an adaptation, super hyped. It’s one of my favorites on Kakuyomu because the updates are always super meaty and the writing quality stands head and shoulders above its peers. Not sure how much well that’ll translate to manga, but they seem to get that what makes this story work is the awkward balance between the comedy of Wolca’s inner monologue and the tragedy of his traumatized companions.
From Wolca’s POV, he just beat the bad end. He’s won, so while he’s injured, he’s happy because he’s defied fate and it rules. From his companions’ POV this is the worst outcome imaginable. At least with death they could grieve, right, but instead he’s injured and there’s a looming question about his future as a swordsman and what might have been since the maiming is seemingly permanent.
And the kicker is what you can already see—since Wolca is just a guy, and not some epic hero, he steps on verbal landmines and isn’t perfectly capable of comforting his companions. Instead they have certified yandere moments and he freaks out internally, which is tragicomedy gold.
As an aside for those comfortable with vague spoilers about the general outlook of future cast members: a good chunk of them become emotionally unstable because of Wolca’s injuries, are emotionally unstable/have tragic backstories for non-Wolca reasons but gravitate towards him, or just have a screw loose. He’s like a magnet for weird characters and it rocks