@Bootybug that's as far as the humans are aware and what the demons claim. Most logical scenario is she purposely waited for the hero to die to come out, because she's so deathly afraid of him or she thinks the hero would interfere with soft power.
Demons in this manga appear similar to maladapted psychopaths, but of course psychiatrical labels of dysfunctionality don't apply well to other species. In that sense, Frieren is rather fair to compare them to beasts even with the obvious negativity removed. Their tendencies are simply a set of...
@Tamerlane Just because he can identify edible things doesn't mean he can cook. In fact, the manga explicitly mentioned that Iruma has next to no sense of taste because he's eating random shit to survive. Gordon Ramsay would facepalm so hard at your comment.
@DarkLordAlfie it's called foreshadowing and it's not like it was shoehorned in. All the hints were there before this chapter and scattered throughout previous arcs too.
@marcyvq i personally think it's a rather mature take though. Everybody is entitled to one or two secrets of their own, and quite frankly a stubborn adherence to truthfulness driven by moral obligation without consideration of the consequences is itself a moronic move. On the contrary, iruma's...
@jackslate this kind of thinking exemplifies a choosing beggar. The guy should be grateful that he could pass at all, and he evidently didn't have to wait very long for them to clear the road. The MCs are also travelling with the merchant, so there's no point in having him go ahead without them.
@Fari Well, most people don't even know how long elves live, especially since elves are practically extinct. I wouldn't put it past them to assume that Friren lived a human lifespan. @Mapax Also, it is entirely possible that people name their kids after heroes. How many Muhammads, Jesúses...