Trunklayer's Study Log

2026-01-26T00:00:00Z:

  • :no_smoking: Tobaccoless days: 589.
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第2巻。#10
  • :open_book: :shooting_star: 葬送のフリーレン。第12巻。第109話:残影のツァルト

HUGE spoiler for Frieren -- don't click unless you have finished volume 11

I even add additional spoiler layer.

I understand Frieren’s concern about revealing the future magic to the past, but there is one problem: シュラハト。He could see thousand years into the future, he even left message for Frieren in マハト’s memories… Surely, he could see (and report to the Demon King) all the advancements human magic would make in the next 80 years… So, either there was some hidden restraining factor that would prevent him from revealing what he foresaw or maybe Frieren simply didn’t take him into account…

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2026-01-27T00:00:00Z:

  • :no_smoking: Tobaccoless days: 590.
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第2巻。#11
  • :open_book: :shooting_star: 葬送のフリーレン。第12巻。第110話:勇者一行

I must say, Himmel is truly something. I’ve realized it all the way back in volume three

Today I’ve seen another example trunky_rolling

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It’s truly a shame that Frieren didn’t (spoiler)

use those special circumstances to continue the Himmel bloodline.

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2026-01-28T00:00:00Z:

  • :no_smoking: Tobaccoless days: 591.
  • :open_book: :shooting_star: 葬送のフリーレン。第12巻。第111話:護衛依頼

I think it’s not a coincidence that dog-like monsters appeared in chapter ワンワンワン trunky_rolling

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Yeah, but I think there are multiple reasons for that (big spoiler)

Firstly, as Frieren herself said in volume 2, chapter 13

Secondly (putting it into additional spoiler),

while it hasn’t been made clear yet, I strongly suspect that it’s only Frieren’s soul, mind and memories that traveled through time, but not her body. I might, of course, be wrong on this, but if I am right – then what you suggest would mean the child would remain in the past, which would obviously change the future, which is exactly what Frieren wants to avoid.

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Very true!

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2026-01-29T00:00:00Z:

  • :no_smoking: Tobaccoless days: 592.
  • :open_book: :shooting_star: 葬送のフリーレン。第12巻。第112話:信頼

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I just wanted to say that your tobaccoless streak is incredibly inspiring - and you’re nearly at 600 days too! 頑張り続けてください :pink_heart:

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2026-01-30T00:00:00Z:

  • :no_smoking: Tobaccoless days: 593.
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第2巻。#12
  • :open_book: :shooting_star: 葬送のフリーレン。第12巻。第113話:皇獄竜

I like how Frieren both stays true to classical fantasy genre yet also slightly deviates from its stereotypes…

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2026-01-31T00:00:00Z:

  • :no_smoking: Tobaccoless days: 594.
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第2巻。#13-1
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第2巻。#13-2
  • :open_book: :shooting_star: 葬送のフリーレン。第12巻。第114話:勇者の剣

I sure hope that at least once Frieren’s bet on the chest not being a mimic but rather containing an extremely rare magic book – would actually work trunky_rolling

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It’s a running gag
It’s been effective enough times to keep her hunting…

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Has it though?
So far, I haven’t seen any indication it has ever had… :sweat_smile:

I mean, she sure managed to find a lot of useful (though Fern might sometimes doubt it) things in various ruins…
But we are talking about not trophy hunting in general, but the particular case of mimics. Here is the screenshot where Frieren explains why she is so adamant on opening such chests:

So, has there ever been a single time when Frieren would open such a “99% probably mimc” chest and it finally turned out to be that rare 1% that was not a mimic, but actually contained a rare magic book? I think, if it has – then it would have been mentioned… :sweat_smile:

So, I think Frieren just keeps trying again and again, hoping that one day all of this would finally pay off – and I sure hope it would trunky_rolling

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2026-02-01T00:00:00Z:

  • :no_smoking: Tobaccoless days: 595.
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第2巻。#14-1
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第2巻。#14-2
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第2巻。#14-3
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第2巻。書き下ろし小説:モンスターバトル
  • :open_book: :shooting_star: 葬送のフリーレン。第12巻。第115話:親友

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2026-02-02T00:00:00Z:

  • :no_smoking: Tobaccoless days: 596.
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第3巻。#15
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第3巻。#16
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第3巻。#17-1
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第3巻。#17-2
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第3巻。#18-1
  • :open_book: :shooting_star: 葬送のフリーレン。第12巻。第116話:帰還の魔法

I must say, once again I have the urge not to wait for tomorrow to read another chapter… trunky_rolling

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Frieren-less streak incoming :p

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2026-02-03T00:00:00Z:

  • :no_smoking: Tobaccoless days: 597.
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第3巻。#18-2
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第3巻。#19-1
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第3巻。#19-2
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第3巻。描き下ろし漫画:もう一人の「転生者」
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第3巻。書き下ろし小説:猿の丸焼き
  • :open_book: :shooting_star: 葬送のフリーレン。第12巻。第117話:奇跡の幻影

“It’s just a meditative slow-paced manga”, they said… “No cliff-hangers, no urge for binge-read”, they said…
Still, I am going to keep my “one chapter purr day” pace, no meowtter what trunky_rolling

spoiler, don't open unless you've vinished this volume (12)

Adding additional layer of spoiler

It seems, I was right:

She said 何者かの意識、not 何者か。So, as I’ve suspected, it’s only Frieren’s consciousness that traveled through time.

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2026-02-04T00:00:00Z:

  • :no_smoking: Tobaccoless days: 598.
  • :open_book: :fog: 猫が西向きゃ。第1巻。第1話:The tail does not always face the east. – Had an opportunity to read this. Quite a weird manga. It’s from the same author who wrote 蟲師 (which I haven’t yet read, only watched). Style is very similar and the main character looks and behaves similarly, but has two companions (one of whom is a cat), doesn’t smoke and, instead of mysterious supernatural entities called 蟲、is studying and fixing the mysterious supernatural phenomenon called “Flow”, which can be affected by human thoughts. Oh, and it all happens in modern day Japan. So, for those who were wondering, what 蟲師 would look like in our day and age – here’s the answer. Quite intriguing, but I think I should read 蟲師 first. Which I’m going to do after I finish Frieren.
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第4巻。#20-1
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第4巻。#20-2
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第4巻。#21-1
  • :open_book: :shooting_star: 葬送のフリーレン。第13巻。第118話:フィアラトール

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2026-02-05T00:00:00Z:

  • :no_smoking: Tobaccoless days: 599.
  • :open_book: :cat_face: オジサマと猫。第1話:おじさまと猫 – I’ve known about this series for quite a while now and wanted to read it – and now I finally got the oppurrtunity! Very heartwarming book! trunky_rolling
  • :open_book: :cat_face: オジサマと猫。第2話:ひとりぼっち
  • :open_book: :cat_face: オジサマと猫。第3話:猫の名前 – I must say, the chapters here are really short trunky_rolling
  • :open_book: :cat_face: オジサマと猫。第4話:おじさまお買い物をする
  • :open_book: :cat_face: オジサマと猫。第5話:スーパーミラクルカリカリ
  • :open_book: :cat_face: オジサマと猫。第6話:猫を飼ったんだ
  • :open_book: :cat_face: オジサマと猫。第7話:お休みふくまる
  • :open_book: :cat_face: オジサマと猫。第8話:お休みおじさま
  • :open_book: :cat_face: オジサマと猫。第9話:もみもみふくまる
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第4巻。#21-2
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第4巻。#22-1
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第4巻。#22-2
  • :open_book: :spider: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?第4巻。#23-1
  • :open_book: :shooting_star: 葬送のフリーレン。第13巻。第119話:思い出

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You’ve read quite a bit today!

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In case I forget when I wake up, congratulations on 600!

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