Would you let Pete your in friendship group IRL

Jeevzsk said:
For me no. Blud's a neek and loser. If you say yes, you're lying to yourself.

I think authors tend to try create diverse groups, but in practicality he just kills the vibes. Basically the token smart person. But no friendship group irl has a token smart person unless they contribute more, other than being  a person who knows a lot when you need themm

wojakmcwagies said:
Forgive me for saying this, but I think you're too young. No, your age might not be young anymore, but your life experience is still too young.

In my life, I've met the nastiest fucking backstabber who looks completely innocent and acts like a good person in front of everyone. But that's just a mask he put to hide his real personality.

On the other hand I've met a not-so-friendly guy who'd actually be a pretty good guy once you know him more, it's just that he's kinda... tsundere (it's weird for a guy but yeah).

My point is, you shouldn't judge people that easily. Sometimes the guy who looks like a divine god is the most nastiest demon, and vice versa.

Triggerfish124 said:

The only person I like is Greenwood whose just put there for comedy relief it seems.

Oliver Horn and Michela McFarlane don't seem like they should be in their first years and the fact they can just control everything rubs me the wrong way.

I like how Pete is enthusiastic about learning magic which is what I expected to be the focus of the anime rather than just petty drama, but besides that he's just a grouch.

Katie Aalto is okay I guess. I think it makes sense she doesnt want to experiment with animals, but at the same time I didn't like how pushy she was in the first episode.

Nanai Hibiya is cringey and the fact she wants to fight to the death for fun is weird af

Secret333 said:
“Would you let Jeevzsk in your friend group?”

mechian said:
Standard arrogant glasses character.

They get humbled fast.

Triggerfish124 said:

The only person I like is Greenwood whose just put there for comedy relief it seems.

Oliver Horn and Michela McFarlane don't seem like they should be in their first years and the fact they can just control everything rubs me the wrong way.

Jeevzsk said:

I agree the friendship dynamic seems off. Especially with Pete imo. I just don't believe these guys would be friends

Zefyris said:
definitely yes. "A neek and a loser" seems better than someone who rejects someone for being a neek and a loser. You don't pick your friend to look cool near them. You get friends that would help when you need it, and that you would help when they're in need. Pretty sure that neek and loser would put his life in danger for his friends with barely a second thought.


Kimberly's second year students would shit on them so hard in regular combat situations. Kimberly is an elite school. There's no weak mage in there past the first year, they all have their specialities. No mages in there simply wait for the school to start practising like crazy. Even someone who look weak like Katie is already way past the normal level of a first year for most other mage school out there.
But even with that, having the experience of one full year of Kimberly or not is a huge difference. When it comes to fighting, Chella, Nanao and Oliver are some of the top fighters in their year, but that's just when comparing them to other first years. And they're not the only ones who're strong fighters in their year either.

Triggerfish124 said:

So you're a manga reader. Tell me, does Oliver or Michela ever struggle with the first year course? If not, they should have started out in the second year. Even if they were outmatched, so far it seems like Oliver and Michela outmatch all their fellow students anyways, so its not like much would be different. Of course, the story as it is wouldn't exist, but that would just mean its bad writing.
And what Im talking about isnt their power levels, its their attitude. The story made Andrew out to be a dick and basically dissed his attempt to look good against Nanai. Yet at the same time as a viewer I feel like Oliver would overwhelm Andrew in combat ability. So what was the point in all that drama when in the end the instructor literally had to stop them from killing each other? As it was, if Nanai didnt know sword arts she should never have been a model for the other students anyways.

Zefyris said:

You're moving the goalpost. When you're intelligent enough and study properly, which both are, you're not struggling in school. That doesn't mean you should be skipping years. The learning year isn't about struggling, it's about learning and practising new things. Doing second year school curriculum without having done the first year is almost suicide. There are several learning subjects that are downright banned to teach to first years and only start in second year of school in Kimberly because of that. Since when is having good students in a class bad writing lol? Every class on our plannet has some student that are above the mass and don't especially struggle all year long, but suddenly you've decided that because it's a magical school that fact no longer applies?

Both Chella and Oliver learn and practice plenty of things during their first year and those things are invaluable for surviving their second year. Like did you even hear what the headmistress said? 20% of the students in Kimberly can't survive the 7 years, and you would suggest that just because some student are above most, they should multiply their risk of dying by skipping important classes and jumping right into second year? Errr... Why?

Also BTW Andrew is an excellent student. He's in a bit of a slump mentally right now, but he's coming from a very high standard family. Not as high as Chella, but higher than most. Right now Oliver is just slightly above Andrew in combat. But they're some of the closest matches in the class. There's several other not yet named students that are pretty close of Oliver in combat as well.

Triggerfish124 said:

Its literally impossible to argue with you without spoiling the anime because you're past the content that has been seen so I'm just going to stop. I don't like spoilers, even though honestly I think this anime sucks. It has really great animation but it has several moments where it jumps from one thing to another without sufficient build up or development, and the characters don't seem that interesting to me, so overall I feel unsatisfied.
If Michella and Oliver learn things taught by the teachers, ig thats one component I will wait to complain about until after the anime finishes. Students who have studied before the classes should have an easy time at the beginning, although I don't see why Pete would have a hard time controlling his magic with how obsessed he's been of studying.
Seeing as Oliver has this whole mysterious persona going on, that battle with Nanai, and the fact hes even knowledgable about higher classed students, I figured he was for some reason hiding out in the lower leveled class.
Why should the academy care if these two students die? From the way it sounded, they'll just figure they weren't good enough and move on. Ofc since this is an object of my premise that the two didn't seem like they'd learn anything in their current classes, ig thats no longer a key point at this time.

ringer540 said:
because "theory" is "theory" and "practice" is "practice." you could study all there is about soccer, and still suck at playing it as beginners, unless you've been practicing before you enter school, and obviously there are some students like that irl. studying magic would be no different. it's just common sense, which is what zefyris has been saying. they're not even spoiling anything; the real spoiler will be the post by bastek66 just below your post. you've been warned, by the way

i can get being annoyed by pete's behavior. i'll just say that, when one enters a whole new environment where you can literally die anytime, where it can be quite "dog eats dog," ALL BY ONESELF, acting tough is one of the possible reactions. and it appears that oliver and co understand that, but it seems that the anime doesn't really showcase that part quite well (or not yet, perhaps. it's still just 3 episodes, after all)

(this may be minor detail, but he visited katie as well in eps 2. i suppose that's saying something about him)

Secret333 said:
“Would you let Jeevzsk in your friend group?”