Still haven't said why the town was killed off
Comment by Allen Osborn on Majo to Kishi wa Iki nokoru - Chapter 1
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@Allen Osborn they literally said it was because of the curse, it got into the soil, the water, the air, everything. the food they ate, the water they drank, all cursed.
@Allen Osborn bro has zero reading comprehension
Actually, the question "why the town was killed off" can be interpreted in more than one way. Sure, it was caused by a curse. However, this only answers part of that question. It does not answer *why* it was targeted by this curse, *who* killed off the town or even *who* even has the power to cast such a powerful, all-encompasing curse.
Sure, the obvious suspicion falls on the local witch of the woods as it is assumed that such curses can only come from a witch. However, by the end of this chapter, readers are lead to believe that this witch is unlikely to be the culprit. Even if she was guilty, it would not explain *why* she did it.
Personally, I'm as frustrated as Allen Osborn seems to be over not knowing who or why. It does not help that this story seems to have a somewhat poor translation, with more than a few speech bubbles filled with bad English. Nor does it help that this witch seems to have language or speech issues and the replies this witch gives to MC are broken and woefully incomplete.
Sure, the obvious suspicion falls on the local witch of the woods as it is assumed that such curses can only come from a witch. However, by the end of this chapter, readers are lead to believe that this witch is unlikely to be the culprit. Even if she was guilty, it would not explain *why* she did it.
Personally, I'm as frustrated as Allen Osborn seems to be over not knowing who or why. It does not help that this story seems to have a somewhat poor translation, with more than a few speech bubbles filled with bad English. Nor does it help that this witch seems to have language or speech issues and the replies this witch gives to MC are broken and woefully incomplete.
Granted, the first panel of this story seems to be a retelling of a legend about an "evil witch" who demanded a sacrifice and promised a curse for not complying, with a king who responds by ordering his knights to kill the witch. However, again, this does not really explain much, assuming this legend is even accurate. Maybe it is accurate. But, for all we know, this legend was a fabrication. Or, perhaps the truth of this incident was twisted with the lies of a corrupt king.
Perhaps the royal family is the cause of this tragedy? Perhaps there was a royal decree to persecute witches? Or, perhaps the king did not heed the advice of a witch warning of a curse, resulting in tragedy, which the king later blamed on them? Heck, perhaps some royal magicians created this curse as a side effect of dangerous experiments - perhaps from an unwavering obsession to achieve immortality or something? I could imagine unscrupulous individuals doing magic experiments near a small village that pays very little in taxes and few would miss.
Or, are readers to believe that magic curses like this can occur naturally - as an act of g**, spontaneously and without a true reason?
Perhaps the royal family is the cause of this tragedy? Perhaps there was a royal decree to persecute witches? Or, perhaps the king did not heed the advice of a witch warning of a curse, resulting in tragedy, which the king later blamed on them? Heck, perhaps some royal magicians created this curse as a side effect of dangerous experiments - perhaps from an unwavering obsession to achieve immortality or something? I could imagine unscrupulous individuals doing magic experiments near a small village that pays very little in taxes and few would miss.
Or, are readers to believe that magic curses like this can occur naturally - as an act of g**, spontaneously and without a true reason?