[Kanon]

Spoiler for 129:

Mostly a set up chapter, with a bit of exposition on how widespread magic is in the Empire thanks to Flamme. I've said it multiple times in the anime thread, but I still think Serie created the Continental Magic Association as a way to gatekeep magic, and it might just be why she's at odds with the Empire who would want to spread it all over the world if they're still trying to honor Flamme's legacy. That would put Frieren in an interesting position. That said, I very much doubt this is where this is going, given the picture of the Empire that has been painted thus far, which is that of a totalitarian state (they literally have SSs).

I know why the author had her say that line, but Frieren dramatically stating someone out there might be able to visualize killing Serie does not make much sense since Shadow Warriors will be the ones coming after her head, and they are not mages. That's even the entire reason her mana detection isn't going off.

Originally Posted by GDB

I know you posted this last month, but I'm seeing a different result list now from what I assume is the manga, with Frieren being in fifth place and Aura second.

Or was the one you posted an anime popularity poll? Because this one today is absolutely a manga poll, given who was number 8 and 9.

*edit*
Looking into it, maybe the one I just saw was a "total votes", and the one you posted is with duplicate votes removed?

It's as surmised. The one you saw counted duplicate votes, the one posted by Shadow counted one vote per person. Obviously the latter gives us more accurate results.