A summary of Gray Cat/Nagatsuki Tappei-sensei’s replies to readers (mainly web novel readers) at
http://ask.fm
(
http://ask.fm/nezumiironyanko)
Below are the main categories
Questions concerning the world overview
Q: It seems the Lugnica Kingdom is facing towards a large waterfall however, as the chapters move forward will there be a possibility of a beach scene, in other words is there a possibility of swimsuits?
A: Speaking frankly, since the great waterfall cascade is a waterfall the concept of an ‘ocean’ does not exist in that world. Since there are huge lakes and rivers however, the swimsuits have a small chance there
Q: Does ‘dragon’ refer to a western class or eastern class or is it something completely different with only the name itself?
A: The foundation is the image of a western dragon but since you are overly fixated on that image you might be surprised once the reality is revealed
Q: Anastasia “You making money~?”
A: “A little bit~!” This is the usual greeting in Kararagi
Q: Is there rubber in this world? For clothing or other things (note: gomu can refer to both a pencil eraser and also rubber/condoms in JPN)
A: It would be troubling if there wasn’t so it does exist in general. It’s fine if fantasies could softly prepare such things in advance
Q: What the heck is a ‘wise man’!!
A: You will understand once Shaula-san appears
Q: What the heck is a ‘wise man’!!!
A: A requirement for getting to the tea party
Q: Is there teleportation magic? (Excluding the mysterious powers of the apostles of the Deadly Sins)
A: Beako or Ekidna are both able to with conditions attached. Normally it’s impossible though, even for Roswaal.
Q: Did the names of the stars passed through into the other world of Emilia’s bunch? Like Subaru (he used the kanji for Pleiades) and Aldebaran
A: Since they didn’t, whenever Subaru brings up the story about the stars he usually gets treated as if his head is strange
Questions regarding individual characters
Emilia Faction
• Subaru
Q: What’s the approximate percentage of the possibility that Subaru will be able to break through a loop without dying even once?
A: 0
Q: Is Su, Su-Su-Subaru-kun, a vi, vi-vi-vi-virgin?
A: He’s a freaking vi-vi-vi-virgin!!
Q: Will Subaru-kun be able to use Balse (Barusu)? (The spell from the movie Laputa: Castle in the Sky)
A: It’d be fine if he blows poison mist into both eyes of the enemy in front of him while chanting Balse. With just that, anyone can become Pazu (protagonist of the movie).
Q: What would Subaru’s pet name be that’s similar to Emilia-tan and Ram-chii?
A: Subaru-kyun, Subarun. Perhaps not either of those.
Q: After this will Subaru become even stronger than Otto?
A: If you mean in fighting, nope
Q: Even though Subaru is an unidentified person, to what extent have the people around him tried to guess his origins?
A: Due to a lot of refugees in the south having black hair, everyone is thinking “Perhaps he’s from around there”. They also suspect that he originated from Kararagi based on him being the type to have frivolous talks and quibbles.
• Rem
Q: From which arc does Rem appear?
A: From the second arc
Q: Would Rem be able to receive the trial if she had been taken along in arc 4?
A: Rem does not have the qualifications
Q: Although Rem spends her days while being positive about Subaru for the most part, perhaps there is a part which she doesn’t approve of?
A: She doesn’t permit him to willfully put mayonnaise on other people’s plates
Q: Rem has shown several glimpse of a yandere in the story but if there are other yandere-like episodes I would like to hear it!!
A:
Rem Rule 1 “Thou shall not step on Subaru-kun’s shadow”
Rem Rule 2 “Thou shall be careful not to breathe in the same air as him”
Rem Rule 3 “It’s my job to clean Subaru-kun’s room after he’s asleep and to greet him good morning before he wakes up”
Q: Even though Rem is thinking that “Onee-chan exceeds me by far” what does she honestly thinks when concerning chest sizes?
A: Since she thinks that bigger isn’t better she believes Nee-sama’s size is ideal. It was ideal. (Depending upon Subaru’s tastes)
• Ram
Q: So Ram can’t turn into an oni any longer?
A: Yeah since her horn is broken. Aron Alpha, does not exist in that world……
Q: Come to think of it, in the web novel version when Ram used clairvoyance her face became scary but was that not due to the influence of her oni transformation?
A: Due to her flesh body’s specifications not being able to catch up with all of the specifications required for what she does or attempts to do, her whole body is constantly being burdened just by being alive quite frankly.
Q: Is there any fantasy-like phenomenon that can occur which will recover Ram’s horn?
A: Nope
• Garfiel
Q: Please teach me the origin and meaning of Garfiel’s proverb
A: Gar-boy just tried to say something suitable due to the mood at that time while wanting to be clever and appeal to Ram
Felt Faction
• Reinhard
Q: In the case that the children born into the house of the Sword Saint were twins and brothers, would only one of them possess the Divine Blessing of Sword Saint during the moment they are born?
A: Can’t reply due to it revealing spoilers
Q: Can you please tell me about a few of Reinhard’s Divine Blessings without spoiling everything
A: Divine Blessing of the Azure Sky, he becomes stronger under the blue sky. Divine Blessing of the Teary Sky, he becomes stronger under the rainy sky. Divine Blessing of the Night Sky, he becomes stronger at night. Divine Blessing of the Phoenix, a one-time continue. Divine Blessing of First Sight, the first strike which includes surprise attacks will miss him. Divine Blessing of Second Coming, the second attack and onwards including surprise attacks will all miss him. There’s still more.
Priscilla Faction
• Al
Q: About how strong is Al?
A: He’s not really strong, around the upper middle. That doesn’t change with Mimi, etc.
Deadly Sin Bishops
• Betelgeuse
Q: If Betelgeuse’s invisible hands can be used to sexual harass and grope others that bastard seriously cannot be forgiven
A: It’s possible if he touches softly since there’s a sense of touch, but Bete-san doesn’t have sexual desires in the first place
Q: Will Bete-san not appear any longer? I can’t sleep with just the lonely and desolate night
A: That guy is dead
• Regulus
Q: Since Regulus also had 78 wives in the past it was surprising that he didn’t add any new wife over the passage of 100 years. He carefully hand-picks the females that becomes his wife right? Or does he produce wives frequently?
A: He does add them, with the 79th wife lacking their number. He’s been adding them over 100 years.
Q: Is the wife of the Deadly Sins Bishop [Greed] a witch adherent?
A: There are witch adherents and also those that aren’t, there are various.
Q: Hasn’t Regulus thought about trying to make Sirius or Capella into his bride?
A: If he were to try and make them into his bride they would’ve either became a bride or a piece of meat long ago.
Q: Even though Regulus has the movements of an amateur how did he win against the sword master Kurgan?
A: It was because he was fighting against a Metal Mario that has no time limit while there were innocent citizens behind him, even Kurgan will eventually be overwhelmed.
Q: It seems Regulus will snap and kill most people who are together with him after a few minutes but is there anyone that can get along with him?
A: He thinks that there isn’t any garbage or such people that he would want to get along with
Q: What would be the impression of Regulus-san as the protagonist of a galge?
A: The heroine that doesn’t listen to what he says will be made into mince meat and the heroine that does listen to what he says will be made into his bride as a harem object one by one.
Q: Regulus=Star of the Leo, also in the myth of the Leo constellation there is a [Nemean Lion], however does that have any relation to Regulus’ Authority?
A: There’s not much relation with the myth but since I took from the constellations, those with imagination will imagine things
Witches
• Ekidna
Q: Does Ekidna-chan have an interest in erotic things?
A: Endlessly
Others
• Elsa
Q: Has Elsa’s birthplace been decided?
A: Gusteko of the North
• Corn Portage
Q: Is the whereabouts of the confectionary snack……under the wreckage?
A: The gist is that it was recovered from the mansion but it was then eaten before it became damp.
Questions about relationship (ranking) between characters
Q: Please teach me the rankings of the mana amount for the characters in Rizero
A: Reinhard is at the lowest rank by a wide margin (I had to double check to be sure I’m reading this right but apparently Reinhard cannot use magic by himself and needs to absorb it from the surroundings)
Q: Who is the strongest character (including those deceased) in the story?
A: Reinhard Van Astrea
Q: Is the red haired ikemen (pretty boy) Reinhard-kun the strongest?
A: He’s the strongest
Q: Is the affinity bad between the Sword Saint and the White Whale?
A: Not particularly, there isn’t such a thing as an opponent that the Sword Saint has a bad affinity with. You will understand what happened to Tereshia-san before long.
Q: Who is the strongest of the Deadly Sins Bishops
A: The strengths cannot be simply disputed due to too many entwining techniques, however if it was an unconditional fight then Greed
Q: Is it possible, that the number one upright person of the Deadly Sins Bishops is Betelgeuse
A: That’s right
Q: Who is the character that Subaru can win against in a earnest fight?
A: Petora (this author…smh)
Q: Who is the one with the number one highest IQ among the characters in the Rizero series?
A: Probably Ekidna. Or possibly a character that has yet to appear.
Q: Who is the number one most fiendish person among the characters in Rizero?
A: Has yet to appear (2014/05; this point in time)
Q: If we were to compare someone to a person like Roswaal with his multiple elements but just with one of the attributes, who would become the number one menacing magic user?
A: Due to spoilers I refuse to answer
Q: Among the characters that have appeared until now, what would the five people with high battle strength look like when they are lined up in sequence?
A: Reinhard, Ram, Regulus, Sekhmet, and serious Pack. Even though they are like dangos under Reinhard but these guys are capable of bringing down the white whale by themselves.
Q: Who are the best five weak characters?
A: Subaru, Petora, Anastasia, Original Ryuuzu, Ferris
Q: In a fight between Satella and Reinhard, of course Reinhard would win right? Also, what’s the difference in strength between the two?
A: Due to a matter of affinity it would be an endless battle. The difference is between Disgaea and Final Fantasy.
Q: Approximately how strong is the first generation Sword Saint Reid? (Based mainly on Reinhard)
A: Yesterday, I gave the power rankings of the (top) five people among the current characters, however with the exception of Reinhard he can behead all of them.
Q: How great is the battle strength of Petora compared to Subaru who is risking it and Reinhard?
A: That’s bothersome. I think it’d be around the difference between an elementary school girl, a senior high school guy, and Godzilla.
Q: How strong was old man Will (Wilhelm) back in his golden age?
A: Enough to rival the successive generations of Sword Saints
Q: The strength of the golden age Wilhelm-san is said to be enough to match successive generations of Sword Saints but then, is it okay to recognize that only Reinhard is outstanding among the Sword Saints?
A: Reinhard>Reid>>>Wilhelm (power of love)>successive Sword Saints (Tereshia)>normal youth Wilhelm>>old Wilhelm is what it looks like
Q: How powerful is Reinhard among the previous Sword Saints?
A: He’s the strongest successor and the world strongest
Q: What are the names of the top five in this world that have the best eyesight (not perception)?
A: Reinhard>Reid>Tereshia>Shaula>[Gluttony]
Q: If the witches and Deadly Sins Bishops were to fight which side would win?
A: Under the condition of it being the same Deadly Sin, for Greed it will be a complete victory for Regulus. For Wrath it will be a complete victory for Sirius. For Sloth it will be a complete victory for Sekhmet. For Lust it will be a narrow victory for Carmilla. Because Gluttony is a difficult one it will be an equal match.
Q: Aren’t the Deadly Sins Bishops obviously stronger than the witches……
A: There’s a matter of affinity but, before considering if it’s between two fellows of the same Deadly Sin, I would say that it feels like a 50-50 chance of winning or losing. If it were an all-out war……due to the status of the strongest being dependent upon the method of fighting I would become unable to figure out which side would win, however Regulus has a high chance of being the sole winner.
Some more QnA I ended up adding
Q: Reinhard is given a Divine Blessing if he wishes for it but what happens if it were a conflicting Divine Blessing? Like for example a Divine Blessing of Non-Killing and a Divine Blessing of Certain-Kill?
A: At that time the necessary Divine Blessing will triumph. But still, there’s no Divine Blessing for Non-Killing and Certain-Kill.
Q: After he has died once, is it fine to view Reinhard’s Divine Blessing of Phoenix as having lost its effect?
A: “The phoenix will be resurrected no matter how many times!” is a joke but, I do wonder about that
Q: Between Reinhard’s spirit gigolo when it’s at full throttle and Julius’ Divine Blessing of Enticing Spirit, which one will attract the spirits?
A: It’ll be a even match. “No way……! Even though I like that person, for my heart to waver like this……but why. When I close my eyes that person will appear……!” it’ll become like that in regards to both of them
Q: Even though Reinhard cannot use magic by himself, since mana and the minute spirits are his ally, can he become able to employ pseudo magic by using the spirits?
A: First of, since the ability from Reinhard to mobilize the minute spirits is dead, they wouldn’t be able to mutual understand one another. The minute spirits will try to cooperate by Reinhard’s gestures and minute spirits of all attributes will simultaneously become like “The one to give thanks to that person is me!” they will counterbalance each other and end up killing each other. Also, they will be absorbed when weakened. The minute spirits are like a moth to Reinhard who is like a flame, that’s their relationship.
Q: If I were to become a Deadly Sins Bishop what would I be in charge of?
A: Since you judge a girl by her face, it’ll be [Greed]!
Q: The yandere part is insufficient. We need more of the dependent-type yandere Satella-tan versus Emilia-tan’s yandere……or perhaps the wife doting episodes of old man Will (Wilhelm). Or even the worst Yoshua’s Nii-sama Observation Diary
A: I am not aware of such things like yandere parts by nature. There’s also the tag right, this is a heartwarming series.
2016-05-30, 16:29
