52538: Straightbackward - Wednesday, September 30 2026 - 2:50 AM
That boat has a gun, big one at that. Let diplomacy happen!
52539: someone - Wednesday, September 30 2026 - 3:33 AM
You're the one who keeps telling them revolt is the naturally expected thing to do.
52540: Some guy - Wednesday, September 30 2026 - 4:03 AM
It occurs to me that if they succeed here, that means that Justopea now has 200 magic users with a big boat to deal with. The rest of the world has means to handle them. Justopea just ensured it doesn't.
52541: quibble - Wednesday, September 30 2026 - 5:20 AM
Laying out in clear terms that they are literally slaves, and then just directly telling them that the government would not know how to handle them if they organized? Bold move.
52542: noname - Wednesday, September 30 2026 - 5:21 AM
Typo in 3rd panel, it's supposed to be "Good ol' fashioned Justopean imperialism." This is, incidentally, the only time I'm ever going to use the words "good ol' fashioned" and "imperialism" in the same sentence.
52543: Straightbackward - Wednesday, September 30 2026 - 6:46 AM
Coming back to this, reading about all the claims about this "pep-talk" being begging for a rebellion to happen.
What would the nature of it be?
They may want or choose to remain loyal to the Royal Guards against the JSP by simply asking for more humane and equal treatment. (Contingency removal, right to ask for a month's leave, no class privileges, etc...)
That would be more of like a we are loyal to our country, but we want more of a say, or even power, in it.
I guess the ones to blame here would easily be the JSP, the military, the ones in control, and the rebellious coup would find support in the Royal Guards/The Emperor. The RG have not been the nicest but some students did have a positive experience with Vedamort, and her "stubbornness" to keep every MU alive is a positive.
I guess my point here is that I get the feel that if revolt happens, it might as well be a "good ol'coup" empowering one of the vying factions in power, not a "revolution", for freedom and all.
52544: Zed - Wednesday, September 30 2026 - 7:42 AM
I feel like people aren't understanding that these kids were already born and raised in a fairly twisted/curated culture. This was evident in Noah's initial arc, when kids were lining up to watch an execution like it was a street performance. This announcement isn't some huge 180 on what they've grown up with, it's just "the same but more strict now, rip lmao".
Threats of execution have always been a thing, being told to do your best and serve the empire has always been a thing. The only real paradigm shift here is the isolation, hence tomorrow's page.
52545: Violet - Wednesday, September 30 2026 - 7:45 AM
That boat has a gun, big one at that. Let diplomacy happen!
You're the one who keeps telling them revolt is the naturally expected thing to do.
It occurs to me that if they succeed here, that means that Justopea now has 200 magic users with a big boat to deal with. The rest of the world has means to handle them. Justopea just ensured it doesn't.
Laying out in clear terms that they are literally slaves, and then just directly telling them that the government would not know how to handle them if they organized? Bold move.
Typo in 3rd panel, it's supposed to be "Good ol' fashioned Justopean imperialism." This is, incidentally, the only time I'm ever going to use the words "good ol' fashioned" and "imperialism" in the same sentence.
Coming back to this, reading about all the claims about this "pep-talk" being begging for a rebellion to happen.
What would the nature of it be?
They may want or choose to remain loyal to the Royal Guards against the JSP by simply asking for more humane and equal treatment. (Contingency removal, right to ask for a month's leave, no class privileges, etc...)
That would be more of like a we are loyal to our country, but we want more of a say, or even power, in it.
I guess the ones to blame here would easily be the JSP, the military, the ones in control, and the rebellious coup would find support in the Royal Guards/The Emperor. The RG have not been the nicest but some students did have a positive experience with Vedamort, and her "stubbornness" to keep every MU alive is a positive.
I guess my point here is that I get the feel that if revolt happens, it might as well be a "good ol'coup" empowering one of the vying factions in power, not a "revolution", for freedom and all.
I feel like people aren't understanding that these kids were already born and raised in a fairly twisted/curated culture. This was evident in Noah's initial arc, when kids were lining up to watch an execution like it was a street performance. This announcement isn't some huge 180 on what they've grown up with, it's just "the same but more strict now, rip lmao".
Threats of execution have always been a thing, being told to do your best and serve the empire has always been a thing. The only real paradigm shift here is the isolation, hence tomorrow's page.
And what happens if they take over the boat, hm?