Sousou no Frieren

[MFauli]

Ok, Ryll, but I was talking about the killing in general, not just the monster birds.

[Ryllharu]

Ok, Ryll, but I was talking about the killing in general, not just the monster birds.

So was Denken. That's my point.

The exam proctors encourage this because they think a superior first class mage won't die from any of the lethal potential while the rest get weeded out.

Denken rejects this notion completely in all its forms. Rewatch his little speech.

Others think a First Class Mage is about having power. Denken believes it is about being a representative of magical power.

[MFauli]

So was Denken. That's my point.

The exam proctors encourage this because they think a superior first class mage won't die from any of the lethal potential while the rest get weeded out.

Denken rejects this notion completely in all its forms. Rewatch his little speech.

Others think a First Class Mage is about having power. Denken believes it is about being a representative of magical power.

Ok, again, that is my issue. And I don't just mean the "weeding out by monsters". The organizers also seem to be fine with mages killing each other. I don't like that. Paints the whole mage guild in a pretty bad light.

[David75]

My guess is 1st class mages are the regional/country last line of defence. They need to be able to survive or they would die quickly in a war/invasion or any kind of threat like demons for example.
We're back to the good old HxH. Battle royale with monsters spicing things up.

[DarthEnderX]

My guess is 1st class mages are the regional/country last line of defence. They need to be able to survive or they would die quickly in a war/invasion or any kind of threat like demons for example.

Still seems like a massive waste that could easily kill off a lot of your 2nd best mages, which would leave you weaker against those threats. Especially since those mages will now never grow to become 1st Class mages.

You can develop tests that prevent weaker mages from becoming 1st Class without killing them off.

Crap like this is probably why there were "a lot more mages in the past" as Frieren said. It's clearly a system designed around enhancing the prestige of few mages, rather than prioritizing the safety of human civilization.

[MFauli]

Still seems like a massive waste that could easily kill off a lot of your 2nd best mages, which would leave you weaker against those threats. Especially since those mages will now never grow to become 1st Class mages.

You can develop tests that prevent weaker mages from becoming 1st Class without killing them off.

Crap like this is probably why there were "a lot more mages in the past" as Frieren said. It's clearly a system designed around enhancing the prestige of few mages, rather than prioritizing the safety of human civilization.

Exactly right.