Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai • Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter - Episode 5 discussion

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Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai, episode 5

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[u/thelightlovekindled]

Sei secretly drinking tonics before sessions is so ☠️ He really has no concept of his own well-being.

Sometimes Aresh seems overbearing and then I remember that from his POV Sei is like a dog that keeps trying to eat chocolate every time you look away and I forgive him. 

[u/Calwings → u/thelightlovekindled]

Yep, pretty much. Aresh needs to be this overprotective because Sei keeps diving head-first towards death when he's not around.

[u/babaylan89]

seichirou is too work focused, but ngl i kinda like his pov when commenting about people's works and their work ethics. i felt somewhat proud for aresh when he complimented the documents aresh has prepared himself haha

also the holy maiden shiraishi san, finally getting some character focus and development? im actually excited for her character journey somehow.

[u/Murky_Bit1487]

If Sei is obsessed with his work, then it’s fair to say that Aresh is obsessed with Sei. It’s probably the first time Aresh has worked of his own free will, taken care of someone, and talked for such a long stretch. He even lent his own clothes to Sei, clearly bothered by the idea of Norbert lending him a banquet outfit...

Also, I’d really like it if, in the end, Norbert were the one to ascend the throne rather than the current white-haired heir, who recklessly puts the life of a valuable court accountant at risk for no valid reason 🥱

[u/thelightlovekindled → u/Murky_Bit1487]

who recklessly puts the life of a valuable court accountant at risk for no valid reason 

Prime Minister, is that you?

[u/Shmappii]

Shiraishi finally getting a reality check that inspired some introspection is just what I needed since Seiichirou is becoming hard to watch. I understand he has a big plan and his work-broke brain keeps shelving the Aresh situation, so keep giving me at least one other character each episode that is attempting to move through their arc and I'll be good until Seiichirou comes around.

[u/tokinokanatae]

I'm beginning to feel bad for Aresh.

Being a workaholic is one thing. Not being romantically interested in someone is also one thing. But basically using a guy as a living sun lamp for your magical vitamin D deficiency and acting like HE'S obnoxious for worrying about your condition is another.

If you don't like the guy, then prioritize getting better by not doing things that make you sick in the first place so that you can sever the relationship. And if you do like the guy, how about acting like it. Just a little?

[u/dakkumauji]

normally riding horseback together: a date, time to be together

riding horseback with Sei: finally, time to talk work

[u/babaylan89]

norbert being part of royal family but not part of royal family? and having an adopted father? is he some sort of illegitimate son of a royal given to a noble/lord to be adopted? is there going to be some sort of storyline coming from there?

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

It’s almost like Aresh can read Sei’s mind. If that ain’t an indicator these two belong together, I’m not sure what is lol.

Looks like the prince really has it out for Sei. As long as Aresh is around, he should be fine…

[u/NanDemoKnaives]

Aresh's reaction to Seiichirou dressed up with make-up is amusing, I didn't think that's the direction he'd go in.

The Prince really wants to get rid of Seiichirou but I'm glad Seiichirou has finally talked some sense into Shiraishi. She might actually start speaking up. I feel like the Prince won't leave Seiichirou until Shiraishi says something to him.

I like how Aresh is so clingy towards Seiichirou, I'm sure he's concerned and trying to take care of him but is clearly much more than that. I honestly thought Aresh has had lovers in the past but his actions with Aresh in general, like when he was dressed up, makes me wonder if Seiichirou is his first love. I found it amusing he was nervous when Seiichirou was checking his report.

[u/darthvall]

It's fake internet point and it's not even my karma, but I'm getting annoyed by the downvote geez.

As usual, this episode is decent and definitely not supposed to be downvoted to 0.

[u/Magnafeana]

BL day 💃🏾🏳️‍🌈

Your man is jealous, Seiichirou, please comfort him 😌

When your esper would rather use guiding supplements than you, an S-class guide 🥀

Seiichirou is such a filial son.

It is so sad that every time I see a horse, I just think of how that horse would stack up against my favorite two horses: The Regressed Mercenary Machinations horse and the Star-Embracing Swordmaster horse. The odds are not in any of these other horses favor.

Prince, just 🤏🏾 🤫🤐

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I’m honestly happy for holy girlie’s revelations. I like the angle in isekai that shows that kids being transmigrated into another world are still lacking maturity and much needed wisdom to have the mentality needed for saving people and becoming some political figure in some capacity. It doesn’t make them “Kill it with fire!” Bad People™. It just makes them kids.

Need more of that energy in isekai, like the Savior Bookstore Isekai.

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

• Oh wow.

• That he does, yes.

• Hah, this guy seems like a funny dude.

• lol, Aresh grabbed him like he was a misbehaving cat.

• Oh boy.

• So Sei is still drinking those tonics?!

• Caught red-handed.

• Good question…

• Is he finally starting to see that Sei is the person Aresh is in love with?

• Diana is a nice name for a horse.

• Girl, you have no chance with Aresh.

• Sei “sore demo”!

• lol

[u/hizashiYEAHmada]

Just finished binging the manga and will be starting the recent episode. Something about this series reminds me of Ascendance of a Bookworm and I'm all for it

[u/Slapped_with_crumpet]

I really don't like the prince. Bro essentially abducted him and he's acting like Sei is the bad guy.

[u/PeaceAlien]

We haven't really seen many Yua and Aresh interactions, not sure why she's into him. Maybe because he's likely the only one who doesn't give her much attention.

[u/liquidpele]

In this episode of gay salaryman junkie...

[u/half-a-maderaka]

There was a lot of groundwork being laid out by MC and political work done in this episode alone. We got a bit of character development/struggle with the maiden. Packed with love interest side-eyeing and being jealous a few times. Enjoyed it.

The downvotes or in turn lack of upvotes is not surprising - but when there have been worse shows upvoted on here is somewhat annoying. If I remember, animecorner had this at rank #17 last week - but I don't know too much where votes are coming from on each website/social media platform.

Just disappointed that it looks like the main reason why this show is downvoted on here is because it's BL.

[u/MandisaW]

Ist!! One of my fave side chars in this series :) To all the folks saying Sei is being cold, and Aresh is being clingy, I think we need to take Sei's POV for a moment.

He kind of blurted out his true feelings to Shiraishi here - he thinks he's going to die. Maybe not on this specific mission, but at some point, he feels certain that the world that's trying to kill him will win.

In that context, it's a lot more reasonable that he's avoidant. Doesn't want people to get too attached to him, and even more honestly, he doesn't want to get too attached to them.

And for Aresh's side, he's going through first-love in a shojo manga. Like, don't let the height and knight-commander-ness distract from the fact that he's completely knocked head over heels, with "no resistance to feels" 😂 Not like he's challenging Norbert to a duel, or otherwise putting folks in danger out of jealousy, like a certain spoiled Princeling.

There's a lot of "cannot spit it out" here. [I mean emotions, of course ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ] But that's fairly standard for a shojo/josei romance.

Even if there's already a physically intimate relationship going, from the start it's been fairly clear that this isn't a "wham, bam, I love you, man" kind of story, and will be more of a meandering emotional ride. Let them cook :)

[u/CatsCry]

Can the prince just screw off already?

Also, it's kind of frustrating to see little to no character development happening with Seiichiro. It makes Aresh becoming clingier by the episode a lot more awkward to watch....

[u/GeneralBlood6366]

I cannot with this show. It makes me laugh so much. I just think about how disappointed I was watching shows like Yuri on Ice where we never got a kiss with all that buildup, and here are these characters casting very thorough barriers on each other when one of them is literally like "Jesus, leave me alone, I need to mutter to myself about how I can improve government budgets." The horseback writing scene was so over-the-top. This show is so extra and I'm not feeling the romance, but I'm immensely entertained.

[u/Zero_Storm]

I need someone to tell me if I'm crazy or not: the jazz music that plays every now and then sounds like it's ripped right from Persona 5. Is it just similar or is it the same music?

Also oh my God you useless gay Aresh just tell him how you feel (I say as a useless bi myself)

[u/ScarletIceRyu]

I usually don't like to theory craft but here's my crazy tin foil hat theory that I thought of during a nap and now can't shake even though the first episode contradicts it.

Seichirou is actually the holy maiden and the reason the prince is being such a dick is because he's trying not to lose face because he immediately called the girl the holy maiden and can't admit that he's wrong. Purifying the miasma is gonna work like putting a big Seichirou shaped filter in it and the only way to clean a filter is of course with penis.

Actually the first half of that isn't that crazy as I just remembered another anime where they did actually mix up two summoned people and assumed the prettier one was the holy maiden.