Sousou no Frieren Episode 21 Discussion

It was pretty cool to finally come across a mage who actually knows Frieren. What made it even more interesting was seeing his belief that he could beat her.

In solitude with Frieren, Denken expresses that the pursuit of magic brings unparalleled joy, sparking memories for Frieren of a past encounter with Serie. During that meeting, Frieren had declined Serie's offer of privilege for the very same reason. This stance prompted Flamme to assert that, as a mage from a tranquil era, Frieren possessed the capability to overcome the Demon King. Reflecting on her mentor's guidance, Frieren confirms that the essence of being a mage lies in the fulfillment derived from the pursuit of magic.

Flamme's words got me thinking. I'm wondering if we should just take them at face value – you know, that Serie might not take down the Demon King because deep down, she's not fully committed to wanting a peaceful era. I was really looking forward to Denken's part; he seems like the wise, experienced type who usually knows how to pick his fights. Given that he's familiar with Frieren, I was hoping to see some cool strategy in action.

Anyway, done with the first part of the exam, now onto the second.

It was pretty cool to finally come across a mage who actually knows Frieren. What made it even more interesting was seeing his belief that he could beat her.

In solitude with Frieren, Denken expresses that the pursuit of magic brings unparalleled joy, sparking memories for Frieren of a past encounter with Serie. During that meeting, Frieren had declined Serie's offer of privilege for the very same reason. This stance prompted Flamme to assert that, as a mage from a tranquil era, Frieren possessed the capability to overcome the Demon King. Reflecting on her mentor's guidance, Frieren confirms that the essence of being a mage lies in the fulfillment derived from the pursuit of magic.

Flamme's words got me thinking. I'm wondering if we should just take them at face value – you know, that Serie might not take down the Demon King because deep down, she's not fully committed to wanting a peaceful era. I was really looking forward to Denken's part; he seems like the wise, experienced type who usually knows how to pick his fights. Given that he's familiar with Frieren, I was hoping to see some cool strategy in action.

Anyway, done with the first part of the exam, now onto the second.

@memori01 Serie is a woman

@Embient I just noticed from your last image that Frieren's party took down the corpses of the mages that died couple episodes back

A ordem do "Rei Demônio" de matar os elfos provavelmente tinha a intenção de matar especificamente a Serie.
Por que ela nunca fez nada, absolutamente nada, para evitar que os outros elfos fossem mortos ao ponto da extinção?
Por acaso ela mantem o "Rei" vivo?


Bem, supostamente o que está sendo dito ali é que Flamme e Serie tem poder para matar o Rei Demônio, mas elas são como todos os outros magos da série, que pensam em magia como algo para ser usado para fins violentos, que essa violência é natural entre os magos, e é assim que o mundo é.
Então, "derrotar o grande malvadão, a origem de todo o mal no mundo, e assim permitir que o mundo viva em paz e segurança" é algo que conflita com a visão de mundo delas e supostamente isso as torna impotentes.
Elas não podem matar o Rei Demônio porque elas não conseguem aceitar essa consequência de matá-lo.



Ou é o que o povo diz por aí.

@PaninaManina

Not quite. Just as Flamme stated clearly, Serie never had any desire to defeat the demon king, and so, she was the least menace to him.

The point of the Elf Genocide is that before Flamme just elves were mages, like Frieren, who was found just after barely finishing off the demon that anihilated her village.


Serie is a huge neutral-neutral(but almost evil) of this show.

Incredible display of her power and knowledge once again. Not only did Frieren break the barrier but easily took care of Dekken. But god Dekkens character is lowkey comedy. Mana burnt out. Clothes soaked. 2 hours left on the test. What else can he do? Fist fight to death for that Stille 💀. A real one

It was pretty cool to finally come across a mage who actually knows Frieren. What made it even more interesting was seeing his belief that he could beat her.

In solitude with Frieren, Denken expresses that the pursuit of magic brings unparalleled joy, sparking memories for Frieren of a past encounter with Serie. During that meeting, Frieren had declined Serie's offer of privilege for the very same reason. This stance prompted Flamme to assert that, as a mage from a tranquil era, Frieren possessed the capability to overcome the Demon King. Reflecting on her mentor's guidance, Frieren confirms that the essence of being a mage lies in the fulfillment derived from the pursuit of magic.

Flamme's words got me thinking. I'm wondering if we should just take them at face value – you know, that Serie might not take down the Demon King because deep down, she's not fully committed to wanting a peaceful era. I was really looking forward to Denken's part; he seems like the wise, experienced type who usually knows how to pick his fights. Given that he's familiar with Frieren, I was hoping to see some cool strategy in action.

Anyway, done with the first part of the exam, now onto the second.