@Wolfwhistler Why would I be joking? It's just extrapolation. You'd only need to develop wolves a bit further to have them communicate even better. A dog, the lesser, more stupid form a wolf, can easily learn a hundred commands from a human master, which demonstrates how the communication works...
I'm getting a feeling she's living a fancy Baroque style (or equivalent) mansion, so it's not like she would be sacrificing her time and life for no compensation.
@Wolfwhistler Wolves actually are talking with each other in the nature. I imagine the topics are limited and not very abstract, but communication between individuals is important as they live in packs with a hierarchy and also hunt by using cooperation to their advantage. They are quite...
Even if he chooses to leave for Maria's sake, I reckon he should postpone it by a year, at least. The village vigilantes aren't ready yet, they haven't gone through a single fight either. On the other hand, the village looks very prosperous already, so greedier and more powerful bandits would...
@Oryangatan It's kind of hard to remember it's not when the dude suddenly built a playground straight out of the brochure of a modern children's playground equipment manufacturer.
@alstwill Considering it's Japan, I very much doubt the author has ever held a sword in their hand. It's quite common in manga to see swords depicted as super heavy. A usual scene is a kid dragging one behind them, like a huge log.
The convenience level in the story is super high. And I'm not even talking about having ketchup already.
@BrotherLouieX3 Is he that old? The war lasted five years. A band of mercenaries needs a war or they will starve. Although I suppose in a fantasy world they could fight monsters as well. I...
@Hitspark Feed less grain to your cows. Cows can consume all sorts of plants that aren't otherwise useful at all for humans. Not that long ago, in less developed parts of the world, cows were just pushed into forests and wastelands to eat whatever plants grew there naturally. Of course the...
@Rugid Yeah, a marble one would be more plausible in my opinion. It's just stone from a quarry. If there's a supply nearby, it's not much for the high society. It's very low tech as well.
Anyway, I never meant this as a serious discussion. It just caught my attention in this extra.
@Nunally It would kill and eat you. A chilopoda isn't equipped to recognise owners or anything like that. It would merely try to eat any suitable prey. It would only work with some kind of magic control, like if it was a familiar.
@eng1 To be honest, I'm not a tub expert, not having one myself, so maybe I'll just take your word for it. I merely thought it looks very thin and thus probably made of steel. Bronze and iron would, as well, be quite valuable in that world, in quantities large enough for a tub. Based on what we...
@Jenst Isn't it already remarkable enough the mother took care of her until Maria turned five? Considering the kid's personality, she most likely wasn't abused, neglected, or mistreated in other ways. After all, the mother wasn't exactly a model citizen for sleeping with mercenaries.