Manga Chapter 048

"Chapter 48: Weighing Nostalgia Against the Future (1)" is the 48th chapter of the "Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki" Manga adaptation.

Summary
Souma notices that Hilde's partner's not with her. Hilda snarkly remarks that he's not her partner and that he's checking on the old folks. Souma mentions that he's checking on the new training facility and the outside of Parnam's walls. They first go to Ginger's school where Liscia gets her questions answered about what exactly is being learned at this facility. Apparently it's just reading writing and math for now but Souma hopes to get specialized training in such as carpentry, medical care and cooking. A lot of children are coming thanks to the food incentive that gives anyone twelve and under a free meal. However adults coming in is an issue so Souma decides to think on it.

Next up is the fermention plant led by the mystic wolves. Poncho ends up coming out saying they have thick worcester sauce. Souma is delighted as he hopes to make other items like yakisoba and takoyaki. They meet the mystic wolf elder who expresses his gratitude for taking his people in. Souma mentions he's keen to remove the refugee problem. The mystic wolves may have come over but that was only a small percentage of the refugees. There have been talks asking for them to come in and live as citizens but they're keen on getting thier land back and time is running out.

They arrive at the refugee camp to find quite a few species living on the hard land. There were about 800 of them but they were farming for themselves. They give off stares that they earned while living in unfortunate situations. Souma hopes to do something when they hear screams. The party rushes to investigate with Hilde joining them.

Characters in Order of Appearance
Characters in italics debuted here.
 * Hilde Norg
 * Kazuya Souma
 * Liscia Elfrieden
 * Brad Joker *mentioned*
 * Carla Vargas
 * Sandria
 * Ginger Camus
 * Poncho Panacotta
 * Jirukoma
 * Komain