As a big fan of comedy series that highlight the bizarre thought patterns of a character Yuusha wa Shimei wo Wasureteru was exactly the kind of manga I was looking for. It takes the common structure of a Hero being destined to defeat a Demon Lord and portrays a comedic dynamic that ensues when the role of the Hero becomes obsolete. In this case the Demon Lord has no malicious intent and simply aims to govern the Demon Lord well which breaks the worlds recurring pattern of a clash between a Hero and the Demon Lord. What follows is a manzai routine between the two where Nuethe Demon Lordobjects to the absurd unreasonable and partly contradictory thoughttrains of Hizumithe Heroine. The familarity of the Hero and Demon Lord structure provides the manga room to use the Heroines expectations of how the situation should play out to make extreme claims that Nue can challenge. The disfunctional aspects of Hizumis character also lend well as an expression of her backdrop where shes shortsighted in nearly every regard by virtue of predicating her existence on her assigned role as the one to conquer the Demon Lord. 400https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/932831662260236369/1040077149786341446/unknown.png?ex=6604c954is=65f25454hm=7d43f81c46e7e3fc4759bb38d21783e35ff1a1ad198a1f45e366d252ccf08917 The joy in reading this manga comes from how fitting the dynamic between the two feels. Nues retorts are a seamless means of highlighting Hizumis peculiar way of thinking and Hizumis unreasonable thoughttrain remains consistent throughout the manga. Theres a playfulness that arises from many of Hizumis remarks that help ease the romantic elements of the work. Furthermore although the series is factpaced in its transition between jokes in Manzai fashion it is rewarding to see even some seemingly throwaway interactions be incorporated into the future comedic conversations. One example that comes to mind is how Hizumi latches onto a moment of her being flustered by one of Nues actions as a poor excuse to justify her desire to learn Nues weaknesses. Her logic in tying these two elements doesnt follow at all rationally but after witnessing her eccentricities over the course of the manga her following this logic becomes a convicing application of her character. Its this seamless compounding of Hizumis peculiar ways of reacting to situations and Nues ability to ground her eccentricies that makes the dynamic satisfying to play out. 400https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/932831662260236369/1040078234710183947/unknown.png?ex=6604ca56is=65f25556hm=f0d487156d26227f76fd017427e7b4d922f8de0c4d7d0998906a1c749ceecb6b It certainly helps that the manga is only a volume long as it never gets to the point where its central dynamic get stale without subverting it. The length offers enough room to get immersed in Hizumis absurdies without them being tiresome. The conciseness of the work also helps contain the jokes and draw rewarding throughlines between them. For a short comedy manga putting a spin on a conventional fantasy structure Yuusha wa Shimei wo Wasureteru is a pleasant experience. 400https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/932831662260236369/1040078518517772449/unknown.png?ex=6604ca9ais=65f2559ahm=0657f430aacba4bc096109fba50975b21ee81d7050687af9e7c3a0ebd6ec2dc2