But you have to come back and finish the story when new chapters release
@jerryesposito6 ай бұрын
Wait does that mean y'all gotta whole team reading mangas at the same time?
@reynochavier62976 ай бұрын
HE CAN'T- well he always does get away with this...
@GabrielHenrique-pq5bo6 ай бұрын
so ruby didnt knew anything about her job or lloyd's and sent him on numerous suicide missions to retrieve things she needed, treated him like a slave when he was supposed to be not only a dear friend, but someone that she loved, did not moved a single finger to at least find out where he went and never once thought of asking for forgiveness, and when a hero who literally killed the demon king told her that he couldnt match lloyd she didnt assumed lloyd was awesome, but that the living legend was a fraud, talk about being delusional
@max666tall6 ай бұрын
when you think about his success rate too, it shows how incompetent she really is, if his is at 40% and it took him weeks to find stuff it shows she doesn't know where her ingredients would come from and how dangerous it would be to get, which I would think is why Lloyd is so strong and he doesn't realize it because of the mental abuse.
@GabrielHenrique-pq5bo6 ай бұрын
@@max666tall yea, i did not touch this subject, the success rate, she created a whole narrative about him being incompetent because she never, AS A SCIENTIST researched where did her ingredients came from, ppl see him as a failure because she doesnt know shit, he gets 4 out of 10 ingredients in a place where a thousand ppl can die in a single night, i wonder how impressive this would be if others knew about it, other alchemists would be dying to have him. countries would fight over him by his sheer strenght alone
@DarkFrozenDepths6 ай бұрын
@@max666tall that's how it usually is with these kinds of stories. the MC doesn't understand how truly powerful they are cause of the mental (and sometimes physical) abuse, while the one that caused the MC to leave never understands just how good they have it until they're literally cornered from every direction with no options left. And this doesn't seem like the kind of story where she'll get an epiphany... Ruby is probably going to lose her life before she gets it.
@allster0crowly6 ай бұрын
@@DarkFrozenDepths Either that or be the catalyst for many wars as she keeps escaping to somewhere else after messing up bad.
@GeraldWalls6 ай бұрын
@@DarkFrozenDepths I understand that this is an adaptation of a light novel, and potential light spoiler that Ruby has a redemption arc but it is FAR down the line.
@Pray4MePls236 ай бұрын
*"La Loyd?"* *"Yes it's me dad, and it's Lloyd"* *"No, it's L-L-O-Y-D. I named you"* *"You ruined my life"* *"How can I ruin it, I wasn't even there"* Ninjago brain rot is being strong... Send help
@Noobsareawesome12246 ай бұрын
Bro brain rot got him too
@winterlightV_26 ай бұрын
Not worse than The domain expansion rot Domain expansion jelly fish field
@ralph99896 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@trendmadegamer87256 ай бұрын
That was goated tho
@maxout14yt246 ай бұрын
WATER=LLYOD
@eduardourgell44625 ай бұрын
An Exclusive Mage Who Broke up With His Alchemist Childhood Friend, Wants to Lead a Slow Life in a Remote Town
@icegames92555 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Mr.KaganbYaltrk5 ай бұрын
Thank you very much ❤
@lukbomr.31125 ай бұрын
Hero
@yamilcontreras73205 ай бұрын
0
@onsehctib5 ай бұрын
He wants a quiet life
@adawnicusautocon6 ай бұрын
45:38 Dandelion is the ULTIMATE chad in my book!! Not only does he power the whole theme park by himself which gives him a good exercise but he also does it because he loves making the children happy!!
@wsadergg10156 ай бұрын
hes the escanor of that story fr
@agentspade25553 ай бұрын
@@wsadergg1015 without being prideful about it
@4shadow8946 ай бұрын
Lloyd being gaslighted by his childhood friend just for him to be clingy and having second thoughts of not living without her is the entire SCHTICK
@asandax66 ай бұрын
Well He has to get rid of a decade of Trauma. It's gonna take some time.
@eleethtahgra71826 ай бұрын
Cos it happen to some guys. N some girls too.
@gelusvenn50635 ай бұрын
That's actually a classic abuse technique, that works in real life. Unfortunately.
@jeromekeh5 ай бұрын
@@gelusvenn5063 it does work yes, but for how long though?? Since NO ONE is immortal.
@Ragnarra5 ай бұрын
I had to force myself not to get back with my narcissistic ex because I missed their company. Yet I draw a line at involving my parents in such abuses, every word was carefully chosen lies. It took six years to walk away and three to fully recover. It’s no walk in the park.
@DarkFrozenDepths6 ай бұрын
Even ignoring Ruby, how did the TOWN not realize how strong Lloyd is? They had to at least know WHERE he was getting the materials from... Even a legendary hero implied that Lloyd is hundreds to possibly thousands of times stronger than him cause Lloyd survives a high level area regularly when even an army wouldn't walk out w/o 1 casualty. I feel like that town is just as dumb as Ruby is considering they aren't keeping track of this stuff.
@Aki-kh2qe-StreetKidZZZ6 ай бұрын
You would be surprised how people are willing to turn blind eye and deny reality just to preserve their fragile ego as "superior people" even at real life. Also even if they come back and ask their forgiveness they don't mean it, they lie to get what they want
@Merennulli6 ай бұрын
She knows where she sent him, and the replacements she's tried to hire know where she's trying to send them, but most of the town doesn't know. They just hear their great alchemist badmouthing him all the time. All that's required here is Ruby being ignorant and the people she's tried to hire not to take it upon themselves to go tell everyone. To put it in more real world terms, imagine a famous jeweler in town had a secretary who claimed he was being made to break into Fort Knox for the gold the jeweler used. You probably wouldn't believe him.
@NeonGlowMan6 ай бұрын
It's called bad writing Very common in Generico Watanabe stories
@ClockworkGearhead6 ай бұрын
It's politics. If they sided with him, then Ruby would have attacked them socially.
@Digdiga6 ай бұрын
Imagine twitter, but fantasy
@Ando14286 ай бұрын
You can physically hear his heart shatter
@adarkwind47126 ай бұрын
Ok so im 51 seconds in it said Lloyd has a 40% success rate in recovering materials vs a 90% success rate by others. Im gonna go ahead and guess the mans going out to recover S rank materials or above that most people would never even joke about attempting.
@d0dood695 ай бұрын
Damn you guessed correctly
@MathisCallesen4 ай бұрын
I thought the same. I mean in those kind of anime like in the video its normal to expect that with the main character being the strongest but he doesn't know it yet.
@damotoneko15006 ай бұрын
I dunno about you guys but i absolutely love the Black Crow. She's got such character and her habit speaks volumes of her past and is very unique. Plus she can be really funny. Honestly hope she gets recruited to the hero team.
@josephhurst49026 ай бұрын
14:30, Now that her Scapegoat is gone she is being called out for her Failures.
@Knight_Meliodas6 ай бұрын
That's why I love the word Schadenfreude so much heh heh heh.
@jeromekeh5 ай бұрын
and yet she still blames Lloyd for everything; talk about delusional and running away from accountability.
@sc7rlet6 ай бұрын
"water is good" "Lloyd is water" "Lloyd good"
@delvekeio37156 ай бұрын
LLOYD I named you
@delvekeio37156 ай бұрын
You're elemental Power is greeen
@bmxultra28416 ай бұрын
Lloydwaterre
@jsad95666 ай бұрын
And you know all the civil engineers in reps love both the representation and Legos in general.
@Nameugyen06 ай бұрын
Waterrrrrrr
@chasetanner48226 ай бұрын
Ruby has done something I have NEVER seen before. I have NEVER seen a character THIS delusional WITHOUT also being CRAZY. How you can somehow be rational and delusional at the same time? SOMEHOW she always finds a way to rationalize her delusion so she never goes crazy.
@AljonLoiueGomez6 ай бұрын
because she always blame it to others
@chasetanner48226 ай бұрын
@@AljonLoiueGomez That excuse only works if the person doesn't understand what is happening. Ruby CLEARLY knows what is happening, she just REFUSES to accept it and keeps finding a way to justify her delusion.
@GrumpyBearRawr6 ай бұрын
That's because looking at the last 4 years a character like that would be really realistic.
@timhartherz56526 ай бұрын
Pretty realistic and believable, if you know woke culture.
@knote49585 ай бұрын
*Narcissism has entered the chat*
@Lance_unbound6 ай бұрын
24:53 that poor choices of words could've activated my dirty mind if there was no context
@grom4games6 ай бұрын
This dude fought tooth and claw for procuring impossible ingredients in impossible environments, now that's underappreciated dedication...
@coffeehousedialogue6 ай бұрын
It even explains the low collection rate, if you think about it. The good items in such a dangerous place are bound to be harder to get, and since most people would not survive that trip it makes sense why they would not even think of that possibility.
@ioele10005 ай бұрын
Yeah it seems to be the case that she isn't as good an alchemist as everyone thinks. She's just getting top tier materials, probably wasting a lot by not using them properly too.
@fabiocosta38305 ай бұрын
I also believe she aims to get the highest condition possible on the materials, that isn't a priority when fighting/dodging monsters. Like, she expect a perfect, freshly picked flower, but because of a scuffle one or more petals got damaged. The material is certainly usable, but because isn't perfect anymore, she send it to the trash and belittle the mc.
@SkyEcho7516 ай бұрын
That Massive "Land eater" just appearing and chomping on the tower took me off guard.
@denzeldelaney65786 ай бұрын
Same, I was like, "What in the Godzilla/Berserk is going on here!?!?" 😂
@Noobsareawesome12246 ай бұрын
Damn, dude gets treated like a bug like an ant by his friend, then gets that same treatment from someone else. Ow, man. Edit: I'm famous.
@DustinBarlow8P6 ай бұрын
Yea imagine treating a person, who can literally explode you with the force of a Tomohawk missle, like a bug?... Great ideae to piss of "Death- Destroyer fo Worlds"
@Noobsareawesome12246 ай бұрын
@@DustinBarlow8P I don't feel like hes a destroyer of worlds, but yeah, I see what you're going with.
@Kermit_E_Frog5 ай бұрын
"I'm famous" for 200 KZbin likes 😂
@Noobsareawesome12245 ай бұрын
@@Kermit_E_Frog Oh come on, I have at least something, Kermit.
@Kermit_E_Frog5 ай бұрын
@@Noobsareawesome1224 Just giving you a hard time
@LordDaret6 ай бұрын
6:50 actually, that isn’t too picky and is a reasonable set of conditions to have for finding a job. He is probably looking for some field work like a researcher or doing some outdoor work
@Saao_095 ай бұрын
21:56 “Lyra also probably died” great way to put it
@HaremArchon6 ай бұрын
22:06 I don't fully believe that. My personal belief is that fate won't come or change without action. Like the phrase "your actions have consequences. My point is Lloyd *could* be destined to forever serve Ruby, or he could be something more. Either way, he won't know if he just gives up and doesn't do anything
@kosgoth6 ай бұрын
It could be one of those reverse psychology things Stone: You should X Person: Well Now I'm not Doing it - Meme.
@Knight_Meliodas6 ай бұрын
@@kosgoth Literally true. Reverse psychology is the most useful weapon, tactic in war. Lao Tzu literally wrote the book on how to do that. Most people shrug it off, but they're kids, they haven't been in an actual hand to hand fight before or stared death in the face. Good on ya for figuring it out. I expect to see great things from you in the future in New Lusitania and New Minerva.
@johnwang99146 ай бұрын
Or it could be that only he could serve Ruby's demands. Her fortunes does begin to flounder once he left her and she's constantly reminded that her expectations of those she asks for assistance are too high. The crystal may only tell you what you could do not what you should do... Another matter is that you would expect a constant stream of people seeking the Crystal's guidance not an abandoned and desolate ruin.
@Knight_Meliodas6 ай бұрын
@@johnwang9914 Karma is a loop. Those who mistreat the most giving always regret it most when those people get decide to leave. Success is the best revenge after all.
@1993VolkswagenPassatGLXVR66 ай бұрын
This is where you're wrong. It is very simple to avoid fate. You just look at the future using ephitat, and then you use kind crimson to skip time to avoid the fate.
@Somehownotacorpse5 ай бұрын
6:20 "it makes it seem like the germans are still flying overhead", best joke ive heard so far
@themanformerlyknownascomme777Ай бұрын
agreed!
@wrongwolfride92896 ай бұрын
Noooo!!! Not the curry!!! Now that's a cliffhanger that's too harsh to bear. 😄
@amirjan1756 ай бұрын
Lloyd is gotta be one of the most patient dudes in mangas
@RihardololzАй бұрын
''it is, what it is'' personified.
@Ouroboros_6096 ай бұрын
8:20 the “Hey Bruv” made me laugh 🤣🤣🤣
@kenshothelyrical5 ай бұрын
These jokes got me dying though. haven't heard a "Death by snoo snoo" joke in a hot minute, actually got a laugh out of me
@protoge74886 ай бұрын
I remember this being uploaded before. Glad to see it updated
@ConeThrower-v5n22 күн бұрын
ruby is just disrespectful bro, this man deserves more respect for his work 👍🏻👍🏻
@axelwulf622019 күн бұрын
How is there a love interest there if she treats him so poorly?
@GeraldWalls6 ай бұрын
8:50 "He notices that her GRAB is that of a priest..."
@dollarsignmexican5 ай бұрын
I swear sometimes i think he's AI.
@adawnicusautocon6 ай бұрын
39:10 Raven Assassin: I have a boost in super speed!! Lloyd: *Fal-Con PAAAWNCH!!*
@Nantorias4 ай бұрын
Wasn't expecting the sound effects. I wish for more, adds more immersion when listening.
@Carsu125 ай бұрын
Water = Good Lloyd = Water Lloyd = Good
@colereese331525 күн бұрын
45:32 dandelion the man, bro does it for the children _🗿_
@lorrainebrunner24904 ай бұрын
6:21 _"It makes it feel like the Germans are still flying over head..."_ Bro..... 😂
@waterm3lonlover9376 ай бұрын
Broooo this one is hilarious hahaha and I couldnt sopt lauging... everytime narrator called that adventurer guild leader chick 'Asshole' xD
@redpapa8594 ай бұрын
She didn't realize until it was too late her success was because of him being her support
@MrDibara7 күн бұрын
35:41 You ain't slick, I caught that Hassan of 100 Faces reference there!
@mayesmith68346 ай бұрын
I really thank you for this chapter. I am truly looking forward to seeing more. ❤❤❤❤❤. Please create more.
@sittingstill35786 ай бұрын
Saw this on another channel but its so good I’ll watch it again.
@xdnotmed43106 ай бұрын
was it by animeworks?
@IsaacGravity6 ай бұрын
Same. This one had a bit more content but it's another winner I would love to get an anime
@tonywilliams62946 ай бұрын
Had to be an evil guy named Geese, huh? Need a Wolf around here.
@milesv55792 ай бұрын
Geeeeese!
@seansilv25Ай бұрын
Perhaps one that likes to make sure everyone’s okay?
@TheDoomsdayzoner6 ай бұрын
I am pretty sure that Vocation Crystal is like a mirror into a current future. Let's see what it says after Lloyd passes some major boss.
@sike23995 ай бұрын
"This curry is filled with fear..." Say what you want about him but the man grasps Indian cuisine just fine.🌶🔥🌶
@andrewvalentine69776 ай бұрын
As an english person I can say that is nothing like an english breakfast.
@feywinterfox96306 ай бұрын
English Breakfast??? (from the US)
@andrewjones96906 ай бұрын
@@feywinterfox9630One of the most internationally recognised British dishes, a full English or 'fry up' as it is more colloquially known, is a centuries old British breakfast tradition, A full English breakfast typically includes bacon, fried, poached or scrambled eggs, fried or grilled tomatoes, fried mushrooms, fried bread or buttered toast, and sausages. Black pudding, baked beans, and bubble and squeak are also often included. The food is traditionally served with tea or coffee, as well as fruit juices. Bubble and squeak is a British dish made from cooked potatoes and cabbage, mixed together and fried.
@skylessadim6 ай бұрын
@@feywinterfox9630he was talking about eating like the Germans are still bombing them, which true sometimes.
@feywinterfox96306 ай бұрын
@@andrewjones9690 OH! That sounds FREAKING AMAZING! UGH, where do I sign up?!
@andrewvalentine69776 ай бұрын
@@feywinterfox9630 I should point out that black pudding is basically a blood sausage made with pigs blood. I understand stand if that's of putting, it's always something you could leave if you ever come over to England to try a full English breakfast. There's plenty of videos of Americans trying a full English if you want to watch them.
@lazarocuellar61306 ай бұрын
Amusing storyline.😊
@Lance_unbound6 ай бұрын
21:43 the oldest and strongest spell
@IsaacGravity6 ай бұрын
"Dandy Giga Bloom Slash" sorry I just can't 😃
@Very_sleepy-zZzZ6 ай бұрын
“Reduced to atoms” got me dead😂😂
@GeraldWalls6 ай бұрын
I'm reading this one. I'm mostly satisfied so far and hopeful that it will be a good story, but honestly its quality is all over the place and the sometimes good/sometimes bad translation doesn't help.
@ElJorro3 ай бұрын
Ruby is a real piece of work.
@axelwulf622019 күн бұрын
That crystal is obviously broken Because it has no filter Lloyd's most outstanding ability is meeting Ruby's most insane demands The 40% retreaval rate isn't his fault, it's her lack of appreciation and knowledge of what it is he does Alchemists aren't wizards, they're just Chemists, Fantasy Scientists, and her assistant, the man she treats as an endentured servent, is doing all the field work
@isaacrobison68316 ай бұрын
Nice I love your videos so much
@torradafriakk43674 ай бұрын
the radish slash filled with vitamin C killed me
@MakeKasprzak5 ай бұрын
I like this one. Next chapter is great too, how they literally bottle MC's anxiety, such fun.
@bentleyroberts77143 ай бұрын
I love the dnd reference when it said 1d8 holy damage
@Jamdoe5 ай бұрын
1:57 Bro, what Rudeus is doing here? And Sylphie looks different.... 🤣
@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69Ай бұрын
45:38 - He may be built like a marble statue, but his heart is pure gold.
@MotorcycleCheetah2 ай бұрын
I’m gonna say it. Ruby is a Neophyte riding the coattails of someone with real talent.
@MrPooThe16 ай бұрын
Bro really went FUGA to da fish (my brain is rotted with lobotomy kaisen)
@timothyhaynes-lz1we5 ай бұрын
Ruby is Selfish person who think about her Self Lloyd is a better person and he don't need Ruby.
@RyanKufang15 ай бұрын
For the love of all that his holy THIS NEEDS TO BE ANIMATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Ambersenpai896 ай бұрын
10:48 damn im thinking something else when he said that 😭
@Digdiga6 ай бұрын
No... your on the mark.
@Jonigathe2ndHi2 ай бұрын
Freaky ahh vines
@Telmenontop6 ай бұрын
Damn bro really “said i want to taste that cake”
@NetMoverSitan6 ай бұрын
She can go find some other lapdog...if they appreciated his efforts now, why didn't they appreciate him before? Why didn't they spare him all that time in thankless torture? 14:05 - No longer Lloyd's problem. Sadly Ruby confused what Lloyd was for weakness.
@tiredtom64275 ай бұрын
I can't shake the boy that Lloyd is with. Like, why is bro looking like Rudeus right now?
@SageofStars6 ай бұрын
Wasn't this the plot of one of Gust's Atelier games? Like except we were supposed to side with the alchemist lady, who was also the Princess who had been kicked out of her home and so had to prove her alchemy skills to regain the Throne from the 'Evil' Vizier?
@hallowvenixya92156 ай бұрын
She's not even a princess by the end of the game because they just sort of give the country away from what I remember.
@greyfolded776 ай бұрын
Thank you for the hard work! Great stuff 😊
@Malidie2 ай бұрын
Dan a real G
@justinblachek66036 ай бұрын
The ending remark was just great please make a part two
@armamaeyan38806 ай бұрын
I would marry Isolde. That woman is strong, sexy, beautiful and can cook.
@coffeehousedialogue6 ай бұрын
Right? I'd take her in a heartbeat! 😍
@Glitchin_error5 ай бұрын
Give me the gemini blade Shephelia:bread and jam?
@JJ0.2.15 ай бұрын
Love the story so far.I would love a part two when more chapters come in 🔥❤
@youngcollector42123 ай бұрын
ohh but of course, there could be a war right on your front door but you must never leave your food unattended to the point it gets burnt
@kaito00225 ай бұрын
I would like the history more if the guy went to live on a mountain instead, not caring for a war. And how the fuck does the public think lloyd is incompetent? The freaking plot doesn't allow for this, minute one they tell you alchemist have one assistant, and if not is still publicly known that lloyd is the only one, then how that fuck does potions that need and are probably sold for having the rarest materials, allow for lloyd to be known as trash? Is implied that rudy doesn't buy shit from anyone, and every freaking alchemist would kill to know were she finds the stuff. This shit is ridiculous
@haller696 ай бұрын
Less than an hour gang here
@syugyeh5 ай бұрын
I'm speechless 🙊 😶 the reason his rate of ingredients was so low was only cause he was getting the most rare ones from the most dangerous areas that even high rank adv. Wouldn't go. But she ignored how he was the backbone of her having magical rarities the whole time. Fucking insane.
@idanchen49346 ай бұрын
oh nice, 11 hours after upload. 👏👏👏
@asandax66 ай бұрын
5:02 Yeah I'd pass out too if the person I was bad mouthing was right there. Luckily I don't bad anyone unless I'm sure they can hear because whats the use of starting a beef with someone who is not there (all for fun ofcourse).
@xdnotmed43106 ай бұрын
I think you have already recapped this story before.
@SamLabbato5 ай бұрын
kind of glad the protag's not SUPER op, like he's still OP, but not one punch man and others are comparable to him. also surprised ruby got arrested for her explosive cookie. feels like she could've gotten away with that because of her status and cause it was an accident, but whatever, i guess they needed her to get in touch with the black crow for plot reasons somehow.
@tda81845 ай бұрын
Im hooked, i wanna see the coming chapters
@b1battledroidslivesmatter7015 ай бұрын
I love the hungry maid character
@vonrtebates587325 ай бұрын
15:48 My God. How clueless can he get?!🤣
@Lord-Regent-of-the-Imperium6 ай бұрын
What is this manwha called?
@UltimateNeutral5 ай бұрын
Idk😢
@caderfirasmoosa2995 ай бұрын
The assistant mage parts way with his power abusive (I don't remember the part after this)
@darthcalculous57785 ай бұрын
@@caderfirasmoosa299ty
@evilchan125 ай бұрын
i copy pasted
@thurisaz21576 ай бұрын
Yo Sephilia is my kind of people, absolutely DEDICATED to her treats.
@tvonboa4 ай бұрын
This is actually comedy done right
@qstar12376 ай бұрын
great vid
@EmerilMacayaon5 ай бұрын
I hate that he has to prove himself i front of people that have considered him less valuable than dirt.
@justaguylyingontheroad4 ай бұрын
I feel so bad about the treatments that lloyd had to endure, the way of other people perceived him. But all of his hardship was not in vain since he becomes so op and can fight any powerful foes. Also, SPOILERS ALERT You had been warned In novel, the bitch ruby get a small redemption arc and a little character development. She realized all the bad things she had done to lloyd but for some fucking annoying reason, she's still hesitate to admit all of her wrong doing. Me personally think that she doesnt even deserved a single forgiveness but since our mc is the generic op+pure heart character, he decide to reconcile. But hey, at least everyone now knows that she is nothing but a fraud, even as alchemist she just barely better than average. They exposed all of her lifetime achievements as bogus and it all thanks to lloyd who provide her goat tier materials. Also, lloyd were acknowledged as one of the most legendary figure across the world.
@glitch40956 ай бұрын
38:48 got me off guard 😂😂😂😂
@ichirakuramen49855 ай бұрын
9:36 she passed the vibe check
@mite-d2q6 ай бұрын
Bro, i really appreciate your videos but it would be nice if you add new chapters on the videos you post months ago. The story is great but it will better if you hace it complete
@MrZakXero25 күн бұрын
Okay this one was freaking great and funny
@John216106 ай бұрын
4:58 absolute pain
@Who_is_me-06 ай бұрын
5:19 I just can't explain
@PowerCore205 ай бұрын
OH NO ITS AN NON-DESCRIPT LIZARD 35:50
@RobertMoxham6 ай бұрын
17:35 16 consecutive explosions w move
@flyboy63926 ай бұрын
bro got the Mk19 automatic grenade launcher approach
@christianknight16496 ай бұрын
He should take Megumin as an apprentice.
@backgroundnoise93106 ай бұрын
This was really good.
@Bte_4 ай бұрын
Lloyd is water, water is good, Lloyed is good
@benjamincorey62594 ай бұрын
a pack of minotaurs? Shouldn't that be 'a herd of minotaurs'?