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IniuriaTalis Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Love, football, the arts, the occasional pint
#176: Mar 14th 2020 at 9:28:44 PM

That's the thing, though: this is the opinion of two people who have been horribly hurt by dungeons, one of whom is part of an anti-dungeon task force. They're not an unbiased source.

Meanwhile, we've seen how the dungeon provides a home for peaceful people like Senshi, or people like the Orcs who would be rejected from elsewhere. We're seen the love and care that Falin and Laius have for monsters and dungeons. I doubt that the series will end with "society is right, your heroes and all the colorful characters they met are wrong."

Coexistence, balance, and an ecosystem are the main themes here, and I'll bet you anything that the demon in the form of a winged lion will end up just being another part of that.

Does anyone actually read these?
Mami Since: Oct, 2017 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#177: Mar 14th 2020 at 11:57:14 PM

So Lauis is definitely going to eat the winged lion right?

I absolutely cannot help but adore handsome 2D boys
danime91 Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#178: Mar 15th 2020 at 10:00:54 AM

He will at least try, and then be horribly disappointed when it turns out the winged lion has no corporeal components. Even the ghosts/wights/wraiths/whatever were turned into sorbet.

Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
#179: Mar 16th 2020 at 7:54:12 PM

Honestly, "Laius causes an apocalypse by liking monsters too much" is perfectly on-brand.

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#180: Apr 15th 2020 at 8:52:03 AM

Chapter 63: How do you eat an immortal monster that bursts into flames whenever it dies? Keep it close to the soulless husks it's not allowed to hurt, of course! And Senshin's cooking method was hilarious.

Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.
TrueShadow1 Since: Dec, 2012
#181: Apr 15th 2020 at 5:08:34 PM

Wonder how Thistle will react when he saw his house is broken in, but is now all clean and tidy instead.

Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
#182: Apr 15th 2020 at 5:15:09 PM

Wonder if he dummy is standing in for Thistle?

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#183: Apr 15th 2020 at 5:40:51 PM

I have to say, "don't worry about making the insane magician angry by breaking into their house. They already hate us waaay enough already" is a very Laius statement.

It's been fun.
HanabiraKage (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#184: Apr 16th 2020 at 6:01:52 AM

[up]x3 Probably how most of us react when our moms clean up our desks and put all our stuff away in cabinets and drawers leaving us unable to find anything.

IniuriaTalis Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Love, football, the arts, the occasional pint
#185: May 15th 2020 at 9:11:29 PM

Chapter out, and now I must ask: exactly how well known is Monty Python in Japan?

Does anyone actually read these?
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#186: May 15th 2020 at 10:03:05 PM

Not sure, but I do know the killer rabbit was referenced in Dragon's Crown too.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#187: May 16th 2020 at 8:21:59 PM

There's a Monty Python reference in one of the official Touhou books, iirc.

danime91 Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#188: May 18th 2020 at 5:43:10 PM

To the average layperson, probably not that well. But Monty Python and the Holy Grail has become so intrinsically embedded in fantasy pop culture that anybody who is into medieval fantasy/DnD will probably know of it. And considering how many references to classical western mythology, folklore, and DnD Dungeon Meshi has, I'm not surprised at all that Kui tossed in a Holy Grail reference.

Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
#189: May 18th 2020 at 7:52:51 PM

Yeah, Meshi is pretty Western overall.

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
MrTerrorist Since: Aug, 2009
#190: May 25th 2020 at 7:44:19 PM

Read the extra art book chapters by the author. It's very good and shows a lot of work on what she did to design the characters and how to tell their difference.

Also, for anyone confused about the genders of Mithrun's team, the artbook reveals three of them are female with one of them being a flatchest tomboy.

danime91 Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#191: May 25th 2020 at 7:52:59 PM

This is the amount of detail I aspire to for my world-and-character building. Laius is clean-shaven because otherwise he looks like his dad and he hates that. Such a great detail that reveals a lot about the character.

Zarastro Since: Sep, 2010
#192: Jun 17th 2020 at 12:35:14 PM

New Chapter.The focus is Marcille and we learn more about her motivation, tying back to a previous chapter which showed her greatest fear.

And is it just me, or does the Lion look very ominous at a certain moment?

Edited by Zarastro on Jun 17th 2020 at 9:35:31 PM

Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#193: Jun 17th 2020 at 12:43:11 PM

Oh, man, that sure ain't a trustworthy lion. That lion is so untrustworthy that I'm tempted to make a forum avatar out of it. There are so many ways an evil genie could make Marcille's wish turn bad. So many.

Edited by Gilphon on Jun 17th 2020 at 3:45:23 PM

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#194: Jun 17th 2020 at 7:16:34 PM

I don't quite remember if it was ever exactly confirmed that the Winged Lion was a demon to the characters, or if we just learned about it with Kabru. Either way, Laius's desire to live in peace with monsters is grandiose in scope, but it's also new. He's taken to it well, but he was only introduced to the idea a little while ago. Marcille's been holding onto her death-related trauma for years. That's got to be a more enticing target.

Edited by RedSavant on Jun 17th 2020 at 10:17:41 AM

It's been fun.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#195: Jun 17th 2020 at 7:22:36 PM

At this point I'd be surprised if the Winged Lion wasn't a malevolent demon.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#196: Aug 12th 2020 at 6:11:48 AM

Chapter 67 is up. Interesting notes on chimera biology, and for the moment, Farlyn is down.

Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.
RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#197: Aug 12th 2020 at 6:38:09 AM

That was a really touching chapter, AND it showed just how much storytelling and character Kui can bring into what was largely an entirely silent chapter. It can't have been easy for Laius to do that, nor for Marcille to watch, but it looks likely that we're finally heading into the endgame now.

Man, I don't want to wait two months. Why must Harta run on a 10/12 schedule?!

It's been fun.
Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
#198: Aug 12th 2020 at 1:04:52 PM

That was yet another damn good chapter. I do wonder though, if the oxygen for that massive body is only being brought in through Farlyn's human-sized mouth and nose shouldn't she be huffing like a locomotive all day? Eh.

WAIT, next chapter is October? Nooooooooo

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
TrueShadow1 Since: Dec, 2012
#199: Aug 12th 2020 at 3:56:42 PM

Damn, that's dark...the whiplash from Farlyn eating cutely to being strangled by Laius is so hair-shivering.

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#200: Aug 12th 2020 at 8:23:08 PM

@Ninety: You would think so, since they specifically point out the issues with Farlyn not being able to eat properly for her size either.

It's been fun.

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