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[pinkylemon13]

Teleportation magic in Dungeon Meshi & Analyzing Mithrun through his use of magic (Megapost)

Teleportation has always been my favorite power in fiction, and I always found myself researching how it works so I could make my sonic oc more lore accurate and cool...

But I've never seen it done so uniquely like in Dungeon Meshi.... So I spent hours and hours reading through the manga, Adventurer's Bible and Daydream Hour. I also researched through other sources like DND spells and other pieces of fiction that contain teleportation in some way. I reallyyyy wanted to get to the bottom of this..

In this post I want explain how it works, it's traits and then I'll analyze Mithrun's use of it through examples. Lastly I'll explain why Ryoko Kui chose to have him use this type of magic specifically and what that says about his character.

Veryy long post......

How teleportation magic works in the world of Dungeon Meshi:

The spells here work similar to actual DND spells and items, such as "Dimension door" and "Teleport". We see usage of items like teleportation scrolls.

Most notable features of teleportation are unreliability and danger. Teleportation being unreliable and dangerous is a universal trope, and there's always some long term consequence to using it, usually involving characters getting stuck in another dimension or teleporting somewhere where they didn't want to end up (but here there's no dimension hopping). First, let's discuss the most reliable version of this unreliable magic type,

Teleportation scrolls (also called Return spells), are the most reliable version of teleportation magic, they are items that act as portals between two concrete points in space which are interlinked,

What stumped me at first was "How can magic scrolls work outside the dungeon?", and the answer to that is a preparation ritual that makes a room outside a part of the dungeon,

But even with meticulous preparation and two physical components that link the two spaces its still regarded as unstable, for reasons pointed out in the image above. Also shown in the manga:

Holm here warns Daya that even the slightest contact with the outside could disrupt the spell,

Also when Kabru and Mithrun spent a week in the dungeon The Canaries had to prepare a room (while having very limited time) to act as a closed space outside the dungeon needed for Mithrun to hop over, which makes this panel of Pattadol even funnier

(this poor girl had to worry about her captain not dying in the dungeon while being taken care of by a stranger, controlling a group of feral prisoners and ALSO had to not only prepare a room for an unstable spell which might not even work, but also had to worry that those idiots don't accidentally open a window and ruin a weeks worth of progress LMAOOO)

This type of teleportation magic is the easiest to understand. It uses the power of ever flowing magic inside the dungeon and the flowing magic inside the caster which can then be used to make a magical space which mimics that of the dungeon's. Also the physical copies of the scrolls (even paintings in Mrs. Tansu's case) act as bridges between the two magical places. The physical manifestation of magic in the form of items is very important here...

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Now, let's talk about Falin's brief use of a teleportation at the beginning of the manga,

Somehow Falin was able to teleport multiple people to the surface WITHOUT a prepared room outside and also without touching them. (which are basic components of return spells and general teleportation magic) But apparently it's a special type of spell made to be used to escape the dungeon and unfortunately I can't find any more info on this spell :(

(and she took a BIGGGG gamble here, which she admits to Marcille in the panel above)

Other than just being a talented mage, her mental strength and a VERY determined goal is what made her spell succeed when in no way it should have. Her goal being Laios and Marcille making it out alive,

And who else is a magic expert with a clear goal in mind???????

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Mithrun and teleportation magic - How does he use it?

Mithrun most commonly uses the type of teleportation magic that teleports objects and living creatures. This type of teleportation requires physical contact through touch.

He also focuses on teleporting one thing at a time and usually teleports smaller objects (easier to aim and loses less mana, though I'm not sure about how mana consumption works in this scenario (⸝⸝๑﹏๑⸝⸝) ), not to mention he excels at short distance combat (especially meele).

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The easiest way to explain it is that he's switching places of objects and even materials,

Switching the places of the bandits body and the stone in the wall,

At first I didn't understand how it was physically possible to replace someone's body parts with STONE without dismembering them but the key here is that he's just replacing materials and their places like this

The place that the stone was occupying the wall is now occupied by the bandits legs while the spot where the bandits legs were is now occupied by stone... It's also confirmed that they are unharmed in a panel I can no longer find dfgfgfg where the governor is being slowly chiseled out of the stone. (also interesting that he can control what body parts he wants to teleport. I don't know what it's determined by, maybe length of touch? )

But this material switching can also harm, depending on where he aims and if he's switching places of objects

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Instead of relying on teleportations intended long distance usage, he mainly uses it in short distance combat which leaves him with minimal room for error. Let's discuss his usage of teleportation in different distance scenarios starting from long range.. He's very versatile in this regard as well, probably years of practice and generally being very intelligent.

Here are some examples where he tries long distance teleportation,

He's not immune to the unreliability of teleportation of course, but his main goal here was just sending the monsters "away" not somewhere in particular. This being VERY irresponsible and once again VERY dangerous (imagine being some poor adventurer minding your business and you get a whole ass Griffin dropped on your head) (the Griffin mishap can be interpreted as something else which I'll discuss a bit later).

Another interesting example is when he teleports Izutsumi during that confrontation with Marcille. This example also showcases a surprising level of spatial awareness,

By the leaves in her hair and the rabbit she's holding we know she was just sent outside Thistle's house. He of course didn't want to send her wherever in the dungeon so he just sent her to the nearest place he's cognizant of, which is outside the house where she won't bother them. I firmly believe he did this on purpose, if he wanted to teleport her somewhere random in the dungeon he would have. (he's trying to be intimidating, not malicious)

Though I don't know how he managed to teleport him and Marcille EXACTLY on the table in the living room? My guess is the same as when he teleported Izutsumi, he went to the place he has most recently seen (he teleported to the exact spot he was standing on previously since the table is now occupying that same spot) (also he had like a fraction of a millisecond to think, genuinely insane he pulled it off)

It's still impressive that he managed to teleport Izutsumi somewhere not in his immediate vison, but to a place he briefly saw (considering his supposed poor directional awareness). This type of stunt requires very high spatial awareness and it's rarely done correctly based on other media I've seen... My understanding on how he managed to do this is that he's actually hyper aware of the space he's in (as well as being very focused),

In this first panel he's looking at Falin's corpse but I would like to imagine he's also analyzing the forest they're in at the same time since Falin's corpse means that Thistle's in danger/dead so he's on extra high alert. So he takes to exploring the entire layout of the house (in order to find out what happened to Thistle) and stumbles upon Izutsumi and Marcille in the attic. This detour gave him a general idea of the houses layout and that's what allowed him to pull off previous stunts.

Before we discuss short range combat, we need to understand how he's was able to master such a dangerous form of magic (and it's not just because he's awesome and super smart ...... ).

Mithrun and magical focuses:

Thanks to this amazing analysis I was able to better understand how Mithrun channels magic and why he's so good at what he does.

Something that was discussed in the referenced post above is that teleportation spells don't require two very common magical focuses, chanting and wands (Falin used her wand/staff but that spell is a whole mystery). When discussing teleportation scrolls I put an emphasis on them being physical manifestations of magic, they can act as a replacement for wands/staffs.

In Mithrun's case he did use a staff! We can see him wielding it when he was younger,

After his recovery, he went back to using his staff but kept "losing" it,

The only way I see him using his staff for teleportation is either as projectile or a close range weapon like he how uses his cape in later chapters. It probably kept getting stuck in monsters and he couldn't have been bothered to get it back lmaoooo

Because teleportation requires physical touch to work that in itself is a basic link between the caster and what they're using their magic on, hence why staffs or wands are not needed. Touch is the most important in teleportation, when it's disrupted it causes mishaps,

Why Mithrun can't teleport when backed fully into the wall is because he's making too much contact, and he's unable to teleport the whole wall or himself while touching it with his entire body.

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The image below shows how hand gestures and other types of meditation are used by mages BEFORE they start casting.

As far as I know, we never see/hear about Mithrun performing any preparation rituals (like Marcille braiding her hair and Fleki getting high). I think the answer is in his teleportation magic itself, it's very fast paced and relies almost entirely on his mental focus in the exact moment of casting.

Now, he does use hand gestures as a physical focus but in his own non-conventional way.

The only time we see Mithrun using any sort of hand gesture is here, to aim

He's aiming at a specific spot above Falin's head (which I briefly talked about in this shitpost lol). Whenever he's teleporting something he has a general idea on where that something will end up (like in Thistles arm, Winged Lions upper body, Marcilles stomach). If he wanted to, for example, hit Thistle's left pinky finger he would have to use this mini ritual. He would have to sit down, concentrate, aim and then teleport, which isn't very convenient in combat (here Falin is standing still, she can't run and there's no immediate danger). Physical gestures and rituals just don't fit his style of combat and teleportation magic usage. Rituals lower his efficiency, he likes to act first and dispose of the threat as soon as possible.

Moving on to his mental focus...

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Mithrun's mental focus is his greatest strength, and the main reason he was able to master such demanding and dangerous magic.

His hyper awareness, quick wit and battle intelligence stem from his one and only long term goal, defeating the demon.

He's also not prone to monetary distractions and isn't mainly interested in social interaction and social customs, which is why he was able to find Marcille and Thistle in the attic so quickly. Instead of focusing on the conversation between The Canaries and Laios, he follows his own judgement and stays firmly on the path of uncovering the whereabouts of the demon.

There are a couple of moments where his concentration is broken, due to multiple factors,

He missed teleporting that Griffin because his vision was obscured by the changeling spores, he was disoriented and also in mid air and his mana was running low/he was tired. In the shapeshifter chapter he had no time to think and concentrate (like he says in the panel, he needs to attack as soon as possible) and also no items available to teleport. He then resorts to teleporting Kabru at an enemy that is pretty far away (also he was running low on mana, this takes place immediately after the big fight at floor one). He misses because he had no time to perform that mini ritual and Kabru is a lot bigger that the stuff he normally uses as projectiles. Even if he's well trained, focused and intelligent he's still human at the end of the day and his casting is still affected by exhaustion, hunger and poor circumstances.

Chapter 75 shows us Mithrun at his peak battle wise, where all the requirements needed to bring out his full potential are met.

Those requirements are: the demon is nearby/there's an active threat of it reappearing/it's already present, closed narrow space perfect for close range combat, plenty of small items laying around, slow/non moving target (The Winged Lion standing still and Marcille "trying" to run),

(perfect narrow corridor and plenty of small and sharp items everywhere)

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Why teleportation?

Ryoko Kui's writing is very deliberate and every writing choice is made with so much love and thought behind it and it's no coincidence that Mithrun uses the most dangerous but efficient magic. Everything we learned up until now will help us understand this creative choice. (⁠ ⁠◜⁠‿⁠◝⁠ ⁠)⁠♡

Mithrun only started using teleportation magic after his recovery, after he met the demon. I don't see younger Mithrun using teleportation because of it's inherent danger, but this is worth a whole another analysis. His mind was dead set on a singular goal that gave him the reason to keep living, and he needed to achieve that goal no matter what.

He has now been reduced to an empty shell, completely alone, nothing to hide behind and nothing to his name. He needed to learn the most powerful and efficient skill to essentially kill something that can't be killed.

Teleportation magic required years of practice, high battle intelligence, full concentration but it gave the best results. This was the perfect skill for Mithrun to master due to all these attributes, and so he began devouting all his time to this skill. The biggest downside being the extreme consequences of failure which involve the painful death of others or even yourself. A big part of Mithrun wanted to live no matter what, he needed to live to confront the demon. The other part of him, still full of self-hatred, would gladly take this gamble of death if it meant efficient results.

To reference the speech Kabru gave in chapter 94, Mithrun never lost the ability to gain new desires and he never lost the essence of who he is. His personality shines through his teleportation magic. I sound like a broken record at this point but he's intelligent, quick-witted, strong, determined, dangerous,.. he's so intimidating that he causes Marcille to let out a scream of pure terror when confronted by him(multiple times !!) and Thistle is so afraid of him he wants him gone asap because he's such a threat, because he's THAT skilled!!

Absolutely admirable to be that feared and skilled, that type of achievement can only be achieved by someone truly extraordinary

And most importantly of all, he loves teleporting!!! The only time we see him smile so wide is when he's teleporting (and kicking ass),

Mithrun you're so cool I wish you could see yourself through my eyes

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Thank you so much for reading the whole thing omgggg (⁠｡⁠ﾉ⁠ω⁠＼⁠｡⁠)˖⁺‧. This was extremely challenging to research and also write but at the same time it's the most fun I've had making something I'm very passionate about (⁠灬⁠º⁠‿⁠º⁠灬⁠)⁠♡

Feel free to ask me any questions, I definitely didn't cover everything regarding this topic. I'm very curious about your opinions ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡

Happy New Year and here's to soon seeing Mithrun teleporting animated !!! ♡⁠(⁠>⁠ ⁠ਊ⁠ ⁠<⁠)⁠♡

[pinkylemon13]

100 men vs. these panels of Mithrun looking

at the dungeon lords (and seeing his own failure)

[keresofdeath]

This panel gets misconstrued a lot but I always find it interesting how no one notes that the other elves are the ones being racist here, and what they're doing is asking Mithrun to play along in their social game.

They're dressing it up with niceties, trying to make fun of tall men for being offended, etc., and when asked a question, "What's another word for short-lived races?", which is implied to be a slur, or at the least offensive/outdated, he says the quiet part out loud.

Everyone else was being arrogant before this, laughing off the offense, and by saying this, he takes away the pretense of their jokes and prior statements, but he's the one whose called arrogant for not dancing around what everyone else was implying.

It's very much a double standard, and I find it interesting that Mithrun is the one who gets called racist for this bit, as if everyone else dancing around slurs and joking about acceptability politics wasn't a problem?

[pinkylemon13]

Mithrun — A retired Mean Girl?

There's a common headcanon that Mithrun, before his time as a dungeon lord, was a two-faced, nasty, Regina George like person. I've also seen people saying that it's better that he got his desires eaten since he's not as mean and arrogant as he was before (yes an actual thing I've read on reddit)

This headcanon isn't random, we see Mithrun actively looking down on others and he does form some very harsh opinions on people around him.

Ryoko Kui wrote all her characters flawed in some way, whether it's their personality traits, beliefs or how they interact with others and the world around them. This story does a wonderful job of showcasing human flaws and how we overcome them through hard work, love and time.

Characters in Dungeon Meshi are incredibly judgmental. They judge each other based on traits like lack of social skills (most characters on Laios), a characters reputation (Chilchuck being regarded as greedy by Mickbell) or even more serious prejudices based on race. Our main takeaway should be that we shouldn't treat any characters opinion as an absolute fact, even if they're talking about themselves.

This judgment can also manifest as self-judgment, an overly critical image that characters have of themselves, we see it especially in characters like Kabru but I really wanted to talk about Mithrun's and how it led him down a downward spiral of self-hatred.

I love this panel so much bc it perfectly shows everything I've mentioned so far. Kabru, while hearing Mithrun's story, makes his own judgements about younger Mithrun and he creates a specific image of Mithrun in his mind based on the story and his own personal interpretations. This image Kabru has created out of a short story clashes with Mithrun's own over polished self image (also younger Mithrun looks down on himself once again, out of self-hatred). The Mithrun we see today is everything he hated in the past and here he is calling him not perfect?

But why did he now interrupt Kabru so quickly, to make it clear to him (and to us) that he was in fact, not perfect at all?

His entire self image since he was born was based on the biased societal standards and expectations of the elven society plus his own overwhelming personal desire to be loved and wanted.

He had every trait desirable for elves, he was from a noble family, had distinct features, strong body, intelligence and charisma, which were perfect/fail-proof traits. The features that were given to him were to everyone's liking, everybody wants to be around someone beautiful, young, smart and friendly.

And he was all those things, he was always surrounded by people even after he joined the canaries. Nobody, especially criminals and disgraced nobles, would tolerate a mean degrading person. Whether this admiration was genuine is up for interpretation, but to Mithrun this state of always being desired was like constant reassurance that yes, he is all those things he's proud of..

But this perfect self-image could only be kept through arrogance and lies. Even if he was perfect in every way it doesn't guarantee that everyone will like and desire him, which of course isn't his fault, but he can't understand that a standard for perfection doesn't exist, genuine love isn't something that's guaranteed to be given to the most beautiful or smart person. Most of all he can't ACCEPT that perfection doesn't guarantee love. The biggest punch in the gut was someone developing a crush on his brother, who he saw as lacking in every regard.

This was one of the two cases that his overwhelming need to be loved wasn't met, the other case being joining the canaries. He was not only discarded by his family and society for something he couldn't control (his mother's affair), he was also for the first time not picked as the first option (Sultha developing a crush on his brother). He couldn't imagine that someone inferior in every way was loved for who they were and whatever they had.

Let's talk about the most important source for this analysis, Milsiril

Though I understand why she didn't want to stay, she was probably intimidated by the friendliness and she probably thought she was gonna be made fun of (same case as popular girls pretending to care about your interests only to make fun of you later lmao). Mithrun talked to her here because he wanted reassurance from EVERYONE and Milsiril was the only one not participating in the conversation. He didn't really care about her joining the conversation with the rest of the canaries, he just wanted her to like him since she wasn't friendly with anyone else. The only thing he was thinking was "how did she not care to talk to me? I'm so much better than the rest of the canaries and why won't she treat me differently bc im so awesome and friendly?".

His immediate self-defense mechanism is his superiority complex, but very importantly he keeps all his opinions to himself. Why? Because he knew that if he talked bad behind people's back or even worse, being rude to them face to face will make one person less likely to love him or even worse other people will regard him as an unapproachable person thus making him undesirable.

Milsiril's point of view is very important because she's the only character, other than Mithrun himself, to talk about pre dungeon lord (and dungeon lord) Mithrun. Through her POV we got past Mithrun's overly self-critical view and Kabru's limited knowledge of the story.

His dungeon was so grotesque and striking since it reflected his inner state of self perfectly, full of inner conflict, his true feeling never shown on the outside because of his biggest fear of being unwanted and regarded as anything other than perfect. It was warped and convoluted because his constant self-judgment and constant people pleasing ruined his sense of self, he didn't have a full grasp on himself anymore. The jealousy and lies were of course the fake people, made by the demon.

His opinions on other people in his life didn't come from malice or total arrogance. Mithrun was a deeply insecure person that was failed by everyone in his life, and he took in some unhealthy coping mechanisms in the process like we all do. His conflict was internal and that is why he was a perfect victim for the demon.

Mithrun is far from perfect, especially in his youth but he doesn't deserve to be condemned for all eternity because he was deeply flawed. Please be kinder to his younger self and to yours as well <3

[naiiaenko]

2/78

Death tarot card from my deck! Mithrun is perfect for it.

I’m hoping to finish this deck in April.

[fishfood22]

mithruns

[pinkylemon13]

I made a Mithrun themed playlist and you should totallyyyy check it out here on Youtube <3

[pinkylemon13]

Does anybody remember those character themed playlists from like 2020? Most of them had songs that have nothing to do with the actual character but I really like the idea.

Sooo would anybody be interested in a Mithrun themed playlist?

It will contain songs that are related to his character and experiences and tbh I think he'd listen to these songs himself

I'll make a YouTube playlist (not making a video bc of the copyright) and share the link here (⁠ ⁠◜⁠‿⁠◝⁠ ⁠)⁠♡

[aczi25]

traumatised twink with depresion my beloved hes been thru so much he deserves soup and rest

[animepopheart]

★ 【302】 「 ダンジョン飯ログ 」 ✔ republished w/permission ☆ follow btt’s fanart twitch stream!

[rousettus]

«Do you know what you are going to lose?» I like himmm so much.

[thatdaisygrrl]

i made this as a joke first but animating gifs is actually super fun

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[pinkylemon13]

I see these with every character ever and Mithrun deserves to have them too

[randomusergeneratedname]

i was gonna post a sketch dump but i got busy. here's a tidbit i thought was cute though

[homicidal-lingonberry]

a thought about kabru and mithrun and their time in the dungeon. (I love kabumisu but this is more about their canon relationship)

I have seen several people say that they dont think that kabru really cared about or liked mithrun. that he was just doing things cause he had to, etc. but I feel like this ignores something pretty cool about kabru. Kabru always has an inner monologue going on, one that we get to see.

several times when we see kabru doing nice things we can see that his inner monologue doesnt actually match. we see him kindly doing things that actively distress him several times. we as an audience are made very aware when kabru is doing something he doesnt really like.

so what kind of an inner monologue does kabru have when he performs caring tasks for mithrun? does he think about the advantages of having mithrun or the canaries on his side? does he think bitterly of mithrun? does he think about how much he hates this? the worst he thinks is "to think I'd get roped into this for the sake of that lot." and "this isnt seeing to his needs, this is nursing!" pretty early on in their journey together. this is while he is still digesting the full picture of mithruns condition and all the things hes going to need to do, the full weight of the situation now apparent.

after this, all we see is compassion. him thinking he would like to make mithrun something nice to eat, even if it wouldnt matter to him. him empathizing and reflecting on how not having desires would be really rough. him coming to understand where some of mithruns quirks, like his sense of direction, come from.

by the end, he has trusted mithrun enough to tell him about laios, and mithrun has given him all the information he has been searching for for YEARS.

and this is just the dungeon. kabru continues to involve himself with mithrun when its not his problem anymore. when really, he should be doing anything but. and after everything is done, if he truly did not care about mithrun, he has NO reason to do anything he does in chapter 94.

they are FRIENDS okay??? Kabru cares about him. it isnt just obligation. ty.

as far as mithrun goes, he gives kabru information, he asks him what he wants to do with that little smile (doesnt wait for his squad), slaps him out of his panic attack, and then kabru is the person he eventually confides his true desire to.

theyre FRIENDS and Im tired of people acting like they dont even like each other just bc they dont like the ship. you dont have to ship it, but if you think these 2 didnt drastically change each others lives in a positive way and that they dont care about each other...you maybe need to read again.

and also I think a lot of these takes veer on dehumanizing mithrun. like how could kabru even like him or see him as a friend when hes like that. like do yall forget mithrun was busy keeping kabrus ass from getting killed. or the way he perceptively sees straight through kabrus bs every single time until kabru finally tells the truth? I know kabrus confession to laios is a lot more emotionally intense, but laios isnt the only character that forces kabru to be honest.

[fallloverfic]

Another thing that always touched me in their relationship is how seemingly betrayed Mithrun feels by what Kabru does in the corridor of Sissel's house, when Kabru knocks Mithrun out when he's weak and stops him from pursuing Marcille and the Demon. Mithrun is furious and quite seemingly hurt. Like look at how mad he is! Even Kabru points it out. He knows, and he's unhappy about it. You could argue it's all strategic, I guess, having the leader of the Canaries unhappy with him makes it harder for him to do things, but Kabru's expression to me looks like he's upset he let Mithrun down. He knows what this mission means to Mithrun.

Mithrun trusted Kabru, followed along when he had the chance not to because of that trust. ...And when Mithrun was at his weakest, Kabru took advantage... even though Mithrun probably eventually accepted it was the right idea (plus, fair's fair, Mithrun, you put the cuffs on him first and let your comrades silence him lol).

And I'm still convinced the slap fight they have after Kabru panics is partially revenge for the hallway.

Mithrun, as someone who lost almost all his desire to live and would have died if not for the help of others, and who was brought back from that after 19 years and a lot of hard work... who knows what it's like to wait for death to come take you... who had his chance at his desire being fulfilled crushed by this guy he trusted and believed in... and now Kabru is doing this???? Not on Mithrun's watch. Also Mithrun's methods on convincing people they're making the wrong decision are dubious (e.g., Sissel, Marcille), but with Kabru here it feels very intentional aldkjalj Like he's mad Kabru is doing this. He's mad Kabru gave up.

Also the way Kabru looks at Mithrun with like... hope? In that first panel? The trust goes both ways to some extent.

Mithrun trusted Kabru with his entire life. A life that Mithrun has treated like a joke ("punch line") or a cautionary tale. Kabru tells him it's important, and he doesn't have to share the parts people would love to gossip over with others. He can protect himself. Kabru helps him in ways no one seemingly thought of before - Mithrun's insistence only a sleeping spell would work on him, because they have no potions on hand, and Kabru is like no, let me massage your feet, and that works. His hair is glossy after being with Kabru for six days, something his whole team of fellow elves - who even like him, or at least Cithis, Pattadol, and maybe Lycion do - could not manage.

I just can't help but look at Mithrun's expressions when Kabru "turns" on him (for his own good, which Mithrun isn't into) and after he wakes up but see how much that hurt after everything.

And Mithrun still trusts him again. Kabru reaches out to help him after most everything is over, even after they got what they needed out of him - dealing with frozen Falin - and promises to ensure he'll continue to be okay and have something to live for. He encourages Mithrun to rest, too. He's the only one Mithrun hears (until Senshi talks). Mithrun takes Kabru's hand, when he never took anyone else's.

I actually think it's notable that Kabru is one of the only people Mithrun voluntarily touches outside combat? Like I made a brief post about the Floor One bit where they're very touchy when Kabru grabs him away from walking mushroom. Kui focuses a lot of her art on how like... for lack of a better phrase, tactile people can be. There's a lot of emphasis on hands and hand placement in particular (e.g., just looking at how Mithrun or really anyone handles food, or the emphasis on Mithrun reaching out to touch people/things for teleportation). It makes a lot of movement feel very visceral in her artwork. Like yes, the foot massage, but also just... Mithrun doesn't really touch people outside of combat. Pattadol and Cithis reach out to him with the teleportation scroll, but Kabru snatches him back before he can take them up on it. Pattadol holds him when he collapses after reviving, but he sort of hangs there, resigned to the situation. He often has his arms crossed or stands back.

But he takes Kabru's hand to stand up.

As someone who does ship them, truly folks don't have to ship them, but boiling their relationship down to like... custodian/caretaker x ward or people who hate each other or at best tolerate each other or who have no chemistry, or that it's boring??? Truly does not compute for me.

[moro035]

Today I present you

Our beloved ✨Mithrun of the house of Kerensil ✨

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Mithrun in glasses looks sexy too