LCD The Book Eating Magician

If the author can F up the fact that the Token Tournament is the first yet there are previous victors, he can F up the battle scene too. Though I take it the fact that both Theodore and Sylvia just decide to ditch strategies and go shonen, they are as it is in the heat. Not that I like how it become so pathetic as Theodore wins thanks to his plot armor.

 

Well those 2 are teens and in the end were like fxx it

 

Wonder if someone will scout Theo to join their faction?


Like the Emperor or someone else?

 

Time to fertilize that soil ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

"You may request a reward"
"Let me check out your personal library"

 

Do your best

 

I figured the king came to snatch up Sylvia as a wife candidate with tons of power, almost no political entanglements, and an extremely beautiful appearance. But, since he didn't, and Theo has a nice stack of money all his own, Theo really should take the initiative to ask Sylvia out. Or, if he lacks the courage for that, or simply doesn't like her in that way, he should at least establish long range communication with her (I assume this is just a pen pal agreement since they don't seem to have a cellphone equivalent). Getting strong is important, but its not as important as networking and finding a good wife.

Also, I really think he should take the time to learn enchanting. There's a lot he could gain from it, both economically and strength-wise.

Well, the Red Tower will at the very least. Honestly, they, and most other people for that matter, probably believe that he's already intending to join that tower since he's Vince's disciple. His heavy use of earth magic may catch the interest of the Yellow Tower though.

That said, he'll wind up working for the king no matter what given the laws and structure of that country, and there is no emperor. Unless your saying that foreign empires will scout him? I don't think he's quite at that level yet, especially given his age. It'll make him look like less of a genius that it took him so long to hit the Fourth Circle.

 

He also mentioned that most people wouldn't know that it cannot be transfered.
or would assume they could handle it. "be killed by a mere grimoire? me? pah! I will subdue it!"

 

Am I the only one who finds it kind of weird how Sylvia gets a mention that she holds the record of 95 tokens, yet Theo wasn't mentioned when he should have 100 (his 5 + the 95 he won from Sylvia)?

 

read explanation below that chapter

 

I hope that the rapid acceleration that Gluttony's gonna teach Theo is not stealing the circle of Vince

 

Nah... I kinda doubt it. The vibe the whole novel is giving off is positive and "family-friendly" so to speak. No emphasis on negative emotions - there very well could have been some kind of revenge plot already after the disaster the noble dude had at the academy (losing a very precious artifact no less). MC's kills have also so far been non-human creatures, and only done in self defence. I doubt that the novel would do a 180 degree in its approach now and make him kill someone in cold blood or have him harm a benefactor.

 

Maybe I'm a little jaded, but I can't help but compare Theo's poor background to that of the MCs of Dimensional Sovereign and God of Crime, and those stories got pretty dark at times. I suppose we'll just have to wait and see.

 

Yeah, I did. Still doesn't explain anything. Sylvia got 95, but Theo got 100 by beating Sylvia's 95. What about it?

 

Theodore's record is 100. Her record is 95. If I understand RainbowTurtle's notes correctly, the word "record" here is used to mean information or account, not as in "world record".

 

Yeah, but what I was asking is, how come Theo's achievement wasn't even mentioned at all in the chapter, even though he had a higher record? Everyone was praising Sylvia's record of 95, yet no one mentioned Theo, who beat her record. I just found that weird.

 

I didn't see either one mentioned in chapter 37. It's only talked about in the translator's notes at the end. I, like several others, thought that Sylvia's score would be zeroed after she lost, so I'm glad to be corrected in the TLN as to how she became the runner-up.

 

Maybe because Sylvia probably had to earn those 95 by fighting multiple magicians, and Theo earned his just by beating a naive guy and then Sylvia.

 

While I can understand that logic, Sylvia wasn't continuously challenged, and had her stamina drained, or something like that, right? Cause if that's the case, then I'm pretty sure that if Theo was in her position, he likely would have been able to do the same thing.

Oh. That's weird. I could have sworn I read the audience or nobles talking about Sylvia being a genius by being able to get 95 tokens, or something like that. Guess I misread it then.

Still, the idea that the ranks are determined by the max amount of tokens held makes sense, otherwise it'd be pretty skewed and not a proper measurement of skill.

 

I entirely agree with that assessment. One thing to note tho, is that potential is one thing and actually doing it is another. While Theo showed that he's also capable of defeating other magicians until he comes to a score of 95, Sylvia actually went through that gauntlet. Maybe that's what the nobles were praising her for.