@pcj said in The Countess Is a Coward No More! This Reincarnated Witch Just Wants a Break Vol. 1 Discussion!:

Also, I'm betting Char figures out that she's Aurora on his own before she tells him. The scale of the stuff she's doing is too massive for her to be anyone else, and some of the things she knows are going to slip into the realm of "only Aurora would have known that".

That seems the most likely case, yes. Even if Lam is adapting to her new circumstances fairly well, I guess that a smart guy like Char may well figure out her identity before she is able to overcome her embarassment. We can only hope that, when confronted with a direct question, she shall be able to realize lying would be way dysfunctional and harmful, embarassment be damned, esp. with them being companions and gradually falling in love.

Also, as the mountain thing revealed, Lam does not have as much mana as Aurora did. She can do all this massive stuff because she remembers how, but it wears her out way faster than back then. And that's probably going to be her weakness if too much happens at once.

Quite true as well, although we got hints that at least to a degree this is the fault of former Lam's shut-in lifestyle leaving her body much less than optimally fit. In all evidence, this world got one of those magic systems where mana reserves and stamina are closely tied and Constitution is a core stat for a mage. So an opmized mage needs to have an healthy lifestyle and be a gym buff.

To her credit, Lam already seems to have realized regular exercise is an essential component of her self-improvement regime and adapting to her new circumstances. We shall see how much this is going to improve things for her in a few weeks and months of story time. We have no idea of how Aurora and Lam's bodies compared in terms of health and fitness.

The iron/blood slime sword is pretty cool. Very strong. It is a little funny that he thinks it is "unfair".

I wish the trio would have been taken out by Ryouma, but that is a little much to ask I guess.

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Whelp, that’s not getting addressed until Monday when business hours resume …

You did it Andou, we got the illustration!

@neosovereign That's much too early to say. Who knows? He might just have a useful talent! Plus, I believe, that befriending him is actually relevant to patching up old wounds, if you know what I mean.

Who'd thought combing chili pepper power with vinegar to make a water gun irritant. If I only knew this when I was a kid, I could have wreaked havoc on my neighborhood bullies.

Liz’s cookies turns the battle between heroes with swords into a battle between heroes in bed.

A new haremparty member!!

saying she's in her seiso revival immediately after quoting Milkshake. sasuga Awayuki

Big "I won't die even if you kill me" energy.

She could probably get half the space rent-free if she was able to supply En'En with something more effective than frog balls for plumping up Yao.

@uui23 said in Min-Maxing My TRPG Build Vol. 9 Canto II Discussion:

@Kotenmaru I can see Cecilica since she wanted to be a wandering priest but Mika wanted to be a professor.

Mika mentioned that it was normal for them to actually do a traveling gig to look at foreign architecture as part of their education, so we have an excuse to get them back into the spotlight.

This was a good part, except for the foreshadowing that MC might soon become a "good slave master" with minions and/or a slave harem.

That lowered my enjoyment of Great Cleric, Campfire Cooking, and others.

"It was his thought that if the locusts adapted when they didn't have enough to eat, maybe we should give them food to eat"

Out in the real world, this is not how they work. Locusts' swarming behaviour is triggered by overpopulation, not starvation. So feeding them is more likely to cause a swarm than prevent one. (I ended up reading a couple of websites on the topic when locust swarms became a plot point in The Apothecary Diaries.)

Of course, fantasy giant locusts could well behave differently.

The readers were aghast. If they ceased this line of conversation, we wouldn't be able to hear any fun stories about Nelly and Chris.

"I-if you're going to experiment, you'll have to pick locusts who haven't eaten and who have and you'll have to give potions to some and not give them to others."

I think that's possibly the least coherent explanation of doublesingle-blind testing that I've ever read!

Looks like Shiori is going to end up making quite the name for herself. In fact, so much of a name that she just might be granted nobility by someone's brother.sonce if these plans come to fruition, she'll be a pivitol figure in the adventuring world from here on out.

@Gad-Onyeneho-u4rduhi said in Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon Vol. 9 Discussion!:

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Definitely looking forward to it.

@GeorgeMTO Well, that's quite possible. If boredom is one of the main, or the sole, deciding factor(s) for engaging in reincarnation, it is easy to see why hanging around with Liam is keeping Lardon from that. According to her own statements, Liam is an endless source of amusement and wonder for her.

As it concerns her previous imprisonment, IMO it depends on whether she was conscious during it or not. The former would have grealty increased her boredom quotient, sleeping it through would have had the opposite effect. I can't remember if this element was ever defined in the story.

@Lily-Garden Thanks, Lily!

Every time the author talks about the makeup of the ladies of Evantail, I hear in my mind "And may the odds be ever in you favor".

To keep cooperating smoothly, we need to maintain an appropriate distance. What do you think, Mister Tork?

"Good fences make good neighbors"

Took me a long time to get around to finishing the essay. An enlightening read. Thanks again to JNC for bringing us this minor volume, it's great for the English audience to have a chance to read all these.