My Death Flags Show No Sign of Ending (俺の死亡フラグが留まるところを知らない) [WN]

[DarkDooM]

Originally Posted by Breimn

Good , new ch just came out.
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Spoiler for raw:

Harold manages to talk him down with his usual arrogance(yes , even now he is still in abusive mode) saying that even if he wanted he could not kill him since he would risk friendship with Sumeragi and go to jail. So he proposes a duel with a witness , winner gets what he wants.
As soon as playboy puts the sword in the sheat a figure comes out of the dark , with Harold immediatly kicking it.
It was Juri(Harold kicked his thig). Basically it was his plan all along. The playboy talked with him as soon as he discovered Harold s identity so Juri proposed this to plan to let the gigolo see for himself what kind of man Harold is. Next ch should be duel.

Spoiler:

That damned Itsuki really needs to be put into place for all his pranks. I swear he's going to marry Erika and Harold without their knowledge at one point.

Btw, why are you calling Itsuki, Juri?

[Breimn]

Google translate does strange things to my brain , especially when there is more than a name in same swntence.

[Houraisan Kaguya]

Spoiler for Conspiration?:

So, Itsuki is using Harold to make this ''righteous bastard'' give up on Erika? Then let's wait for Harold's retaliation

And ty for the summary （○＾∀＾○）

[roffle]

Can I ask a question about Harold?

Spoiler:

You know, the real one. Apparently he's been let out by the other persona sometimes, what is he like? Is he still a bad guy, or has he been affected at all by what the MC has been doing?

[yulinard]

Originally Posted by roffle

Can I ask a question about Harold?

Spoiler:

You know, the real one. Apparently he's been let out by the other persona sometimes, what is he like? Is he still a bad guy, or has he been affected at all by what the MC has been doing?

So far as I know he is putting hateful persona because he don't want to have any attachment to that world.

Spoiler:

All he want is to go back to his previous world as fast as possible

[roffle]

Originally Posted by yulinard

So far as I know he is putting hateful persona because he don't want to have any attachment to that world.

Spoiler:

All he want is to go back to his previous world as fast as possible

Spoiler for untranslated chapters:

I mean the Harold that's being possessed. The Harold that would've burned the servant down, destroy his own town, gotten Erika to genuinely hate him, etc. The actual Harold that was irredeemable. Apparently, he still exists inside, and Kazuki is a separate entity who sometimes lets the original out. I want to know if the original is still a dickbag, or if he has changed in light of the actions Kazuki has taken.

[DeathMetalBunny]

I've always interpreted it as it was Harold doing everything and Kazuki was in the drivers position. Like a guy riding a horse but with a little more control. He's steering Harold down a different path and Harold has to comply but he can still do some of his own things at the same time. Hence the Harold filter built into all his words an actions.

[Okashira]

Originally Posted by DeathMetalBunny

I've always interpreted it as it was Harold doing everything and Kazuki was in the drivers position. Like a guy riding a horse but with a little more control. He's steering Harold down a different path and Harold has to comply but he can still do some of his own things at the same time. Hence the Harold filter built into all his words an actions.

I also understood it like that, I also remember that this is touched in one part.

Spoiler:

When he is fighting 100 soldiers on his own; Kazuki has a bit of where he muses that maybe Kazuki's train of thought messed around with the original Harold's instincts, and that it would be proper to consider "him" neither Kazuki nor Harold but rather a new person that has a mix of the two.

.... I probably need to check that part more carefully?

[pervypig]

Originally Posted by Okashira

Spoiler:

When he is fighting 100 soldiers on his own; Kazuki has a bit of where he muses that maybe Kazuki's train of thought messed around with the original Harold's instincts, and that it would be proper to consider "him" neither Kazuki nor Harold but rather a new person that has a mix of the two.

The way you put it just reminded me of Dust in Dust: an Elysian tale. Would be cool if Harold actually had a final duel with the big bad in a volcano (lol).

[aa3naan4]

Originally Posted by Okashira

I also understood it like that, I also remember that this is touched in one part.

Spoiler:

When he is fighting 100 soldiers on his own; Kazuki has a bit of where he muses that maybe Kazuki's train of thought messed around with the original Harold's instincts, and that it would be proper to consider "him" neither Kazuki nor Harold but rather a new person that has a mix of the two.

.... I probably need to check that part more carefully?

Spoiler:

In Chap 46, when Kazuki was facing the general リッツェルト(should be something like Lizelt?), he felt abnormally strong anger and bloodlust towards the general.
Kazuki suddenly realized that the feelings were from the real Harold and the fact that the real Harold was always there deep inside. But Kazuki had no idea of whether the mind inside this body came from Kazuki being engulfed by real Harold, real Harold being overwritten, or a new persona born from blending two of them. The point is that they were separated personas to some extent.
Later in Chap 54, Kazuki mentioned that he learnt how to “switch” his mind in past five years. He was able to intentionally call the real Harold out and hand over the reins. By that, he could be fearless and elevate his power and skills during battle. Also, Kazuki always put himself in this state when he was in the research institute because real Harold handled the hostility from the staff (with his wicked tongue) way better than Kazuki.

Originally Posted by roffle

Spoiler for untranslated chapters:

I mean the Harold that's being possessed. The Harold that would've burned the servant down, destroy his own town, gotten Erika to genuinely hate him, etc. The actual Harold that was irredeemable. Apparently, he still exists inside, and Kazuki is a separate entity who sometimes lets the original out. I want to know if the original is still a dickbag, or if he has changed in light of the actions Kazuki has taken.

Spoiler:

In Chap 46, Kazuki felt the feelings from real Harold after he was injured by the general’s magic when he tried to protect Yuno. Kazuki somehow thought that real Harold got angry because his body and pride were hurt. Actually Harold’s (nonspecific to Kazuki or the real one) anger started to build up when he saw Yuno and her men injured by the empire army. Harold’s anger towards the general reached its peak and turned into impulse to kill after seeing the general burnt his own soldiers to attack Harold. It was written that the impulse to kill was very abnormal for Kazuki but he was not able to notice that (till later).
So I think this may imply that real Harold also cares about his companions and hates the idea of sacrificing them.

I am more interested in how he feels about Erika.

[Breimn]

New raw out.

[al103]

Originally Posted by aa3naan4

Spoiler:

In Chap 46, Kazuki felt the feelings from real Harold after he was injured by the general’s magic when he tried to protect Yuno. Kazuki somehow thought that real Harold got angry because his body and pride were hurt. Actually Harold’s (nonspecific to Kazuki or the real one) anger started to build up when he saw Yuno and her men injured by the empire army. Harold’s anger towards the general reached its peak and turned into impulse to kill after seeing the general burnt his own soldiers to attack Harold. It was written that the impulse to kill was very abnormal for Kazuki but he was not able to notice that (till later).
So I think this may imply that real Harold also cares about his companions and hates the idea of sacrificing them.

Spoiler:

Works even if it's 100% old Harold. He may disagree with Kazuki in what constitute "his" (friends for example) and how to treat what is "his"... but outsiders attacking something that is his? Ahahhahahaha, even 100% old Harold would go rage-murder-kill on their ass.

And that probably why it's not 100% old Harold - being 100% old Harold is to lose too much. His own pride wouldn't allowed him not to change - because it would prove that Kazuki is better than him at being Harold.

[Okashira]

God damn it Itsuki

Spoiler:

Itsuki : "And this duel will determine the right to marry Erika Sumeragi"

This guy just never lets up He even casually mentions how it's impossible for Francis when he is brimming with hope At least I should give him props because he is looking out for his imouto's happiness

.... Oh, and Harold currently considers himself level 70? (he is checking the techniques he can and can't do by level requirement; and deduced the world has a hidden level parameter), or something?

[roffle]

Originally Posted by aa3naan4

I am more interested in how he feels about Erika.

This is also what I'm most interested in knowing too, and my motivation for asking in the first place. It seems like OG Harold in the game didn't give a fuck about her? Or maybe we don't actually know that, because all we know from Kazuki is that she slapped him for some reason I can't remember. We do know Harold didn't speak politely to her, but I think that's a nonfactor since he doesn't do that with anyone but his parents.

Spoiler for untranslated chapters:

I also want to know who to "blame" for squeezing Erika's hand in the previous chapter, lol. I'm doubtful about whether it's Kazuki, because we know even when Kazuki's in control, he still does some stuff involuntarily like smirk.

Originally Posted by Okashira

God damn it Itsuki

Spoiler:

Itsuki : "And this duel will determine the right to marry Erika Sumeragi"

This guy just never lets up He even casually mentions how it's impossible for Francis when he is brimming with hope At least I should give him props because he is looking out for his imouto's happiness

.... Oh, and Harold currently considers himself level 70? (he is checking the techniques he can and can't do by level requirement; and deduced the world has a hidden level parameter), or something?

lmao Itsuki. He's the best. Although Harold might be able to get them to tie so neither wins, lol.

[aa3naan4]

Originally Posted by Okashira

God damn it Itsuki

Spoiler:

Itsuki : "And this duel will determine the right to marry Erika Sumeragi"

This guy just never lets up He even casually mentions how it's impossible for Francis when he is brimming with hope At least I should give him props because he is looking out for his imouto's happiness

.... Oh, and Harold currently considers himself level 70? (he is checking the techniques he can and can't do by level requirement; and deduced the world has a hidden level parameter), or something?

Spoiler:

He considers himself over 70lv. He also tried to calculate his damage value (thus his level) by attacking monster with known mount of HP. But it seems that he is still weaker than Harold in rage mode in the game.

I really love the time when Kazuki thinks like a gamer.

Spoiler:

He estimates how many exp his opponent can gain by defeating him. And he plans to power level Francis by repeatedly beating and healing Francis. So sadistic.

[pervypig]

This novel's fast becoming one of my fav (my top's Hakomari btw). It's an isekai transport/reincarnation done right, and here's why:

1. MC is not given something for free because some bird-brained loli goddess' head over heels for him. You may think that readers love cheats, but in fact readers just love to fantasize what they themselves would have done with the cheat if they were given one. I personally find it pretty distasteful that jesus powers are granted to people for no particular reason other than luck - and they use them just to flip skirts or build harems.

2. MC actually had to struggle to develop the natural talent of his possessed body, which says hellava lot more than tons of wish-fulfilment Isekai novels out there. And I don't mean token effort that ends with "he practiced magic for 2hrs every day" with no more mentions thereafter. People actually spy on him in his trainings and, instead of falling head-over-heels for those 6-pacs, get suspicious of what he is plotting. Realistic? Hell yeah. Try having a shooting range in your house's backyard and see if your neighbours don't peer over the fence in fear.

3. MC fails (and more than once, quite often in fact) in his experiments to introduce his "game/previous life" knowledge. Even when he succeed, he could not reap the rewards of his efforts, but rather only got sympathy (and only by a rare few) for it. Now, call it the tendency to root for the underdog or whatever, but this kind of character has far more depth than some pseudo-messianic archetype that get worshipped wherever they change water into wine. What's it they call it? "They've received their reward in full already."

4. MC is not warped/twisted by the circumstances they got thrown into - AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE HE'S A SAINT. He actually had to struggle with the resident persona of the character he's taken over - which brings me to another point: Why would the reincarnating/transported persona take over every characteristic of the host - including changing his taste from Western food into Japanese Sushi? Granted, your memories from a past life has returned, your nerve-endings and taste sense should not change just with a snap of the fingers.

5. And last but not least, he don't have a fecking harem tailing him like ducklings behind mommy duck! I don't know bout later part of the series, but MC actually tries to avoid and break those flags like the plague for the very good reason of fearing for his life. It is just as well because getting ladies to fall in love with you just because you saved their cute lil asses never work in real life. Getting someone in your debt put the strain on your relationship and you could never really tell if they're treating you nicely because of what you did or because they really liked you. Life before harem!

Hah, said my piece... wish there's actually more of this type of novels around.

[aa3naan4]

Originally Posted by al103

Spoiler:

Works even if it's 100% old Harold. He may disagree with Kazuki in what constitute "his" (friends for example) and how to treat what is "his"... but outsiders attacking something that is his? Ahahhahahaha, even 100% old Harold would go rage-murder-kill on their ass.

And that probably why it's not 100% old Harold - being 100% old Harold is to lose too much. His own pride wouldn't allowed him not to change - because it would prove that Kazuki is better than him at being Harold.

This reminds me of Greed from FMA

Originally Posted by roffle

This is also what I'm most interested in knowing too, and my motivation for asking in the first place. It seems like OG Harold in the game didn't give a fuck about her? Or maybe we don't actually know that, because all we know from Kazuki is that she slapped him for some reason I can't remember. We do know Harold didn't speak politely to her, but I think that's a nonfactor since he doesn't do that with anyone but his parents.

Spoiler for untranslated chapters:

I also want to know who to "blame" for squeezing Erika's hand in the previous chapter, lol. I'm doubtful about whether it's Kazuki, because we know even when Kazuki's in control, he still does some stuff involuntarily like smirk.

Spoiler:

Some Japanese readers (and also me) think that Harold's unfinished line "I --(have Erika already.)" in chap 64 would came out exactly the same without Harold's auto-translation, so this is a line both of them want to say. I think this can also apply to the squeezing hand issue.
There is also a sentence in chap 64: エリカが魔法を使っているところを眺めながら「ほう……」と感嘆が漏れてしまうほどハロルドとしてもご満悦 であった。(Even Harold was very delighted so that he let out a "Wow..." when he looked at Erika using magic.)
The use of words implies that it was the real Harold admiring Erika's magic (together with Kazuki).

[Kagarino]

Originally Posted by Okashira

God damn it Itsuki

Spoiler:

Itsuki : "And this duel will determine the right to marry Erika Sumeragi"

This guy just never lets up He even casually mentions how it's impossible for Francis when he is brimming with hope At least I should give him props because he is looking out for his imouto's happiness

.... Oh, and Harold currently considers himself level 70? (he is checking the techniques he can and can't do by level requirement; and deduced the world has a hidden level parameter), or something?

So will he lose on purpose?

[Breimn]

Nah. He will subconsciously win by going serious from the start. Or he will win by defeating him but lose from drawing the sword.

Spoiler for duel conditions:

Before Itsuki declared the marriage stuff he said it would be his loss if he takes the sword out of his sheat since he is too strong compared to the other side.

[Breimn]

Kita kita ,kitaaaasa! Raw ch 71 is out!
Lol Harold got angry as soon as Francis spoke about Erika.
I guess now we can really say he is properly looking at her.