@rkkn said in Zilbagias the Demon Prince Vol. 2 Discussion!:

I was unbelievably relieved when I read that one short sentence. Like thank goodness! Now I can freely enjoy the rest of the story.

It wasn't on the level of make it or break it for me, but if she hadn't gotten at least that my eyebrow would've been raising so high my body would start lifting off the ground.

by the way, I am a bit disappointed that Sophia hasn't been in any of the illustrations

Very yes! There is a character portrait on Overlap's promotional page for the series at least.

(Portrait behind spoiler)

The new witch lore in this part is such an excellent example of how worldbuilding can serve and enhance a story.

We see the convening of a "sabbath" in a formerly wild but now tame and curated forest, in an antique wooden hut that has actually been rebuilt many times with a roof that requires a now non-renewable resource and which has also lost its original apothecarial purpose, where everybody speaks ancient Shamish but some of them do so rather haltingly.

In other words, everything we learn about the culture of the seven witch families further cements their image as out-of-touch fossils clinging to the superficialities of past glories, as befitting their role as the rotting framework of a dying kingdom, thus making it all the more satisfying when Yuri and Myalo's generation inevitably nuke the structure from orbit.

Wait, does she really call her friends mundane?
That's kind of rude. Granted, she doesn't say it out loud, but still. I'd be pretty peeved if my friend called me mundane.

decided to try out this book, and wow that escilated quickly, And de escilated just as fast. felt like with the first 8 parts paceing the last 2 could have been its own book.

This arc has definitely gone on a little too long for my liking...it feels like 4 but probably only is 3 volumes when you take consideration of it's start to the current status and future

@abaer Well all the spellings used in JNC books are US spellings even if the team working on it is elsewhere, so I would consider the use of turns of phrase used in North America at least to be something that will likely come up time to time.

You also don't need to make one post per reply, you can use the quote function and stick all your replies to everyone in a single post.

@Kurzaa said in Water Magician Arc 1 Vol. 2 Discussion!:

I also stand corrected. The D ranks were guarding the supply train in the dungeon, not the C ranks. Surprised by all the dead bodies though. Were they primarily researchers, capital city adventurers, or sadly the C ranks from Lune on guard duty. Pretty sure they represent the majority of the towns C ranks.

I was under the impression almost all the dead are exclusively the research teams. I seems like only the stronger people were transported to the prince if all those other people who showed up after the fight ended up having to walk over.

Now I wonder which way the story will go, will Ryo become the kingdom's first brand new SSS rank adventurer, or will they go to great lengths to keep everything a complete secret and he'll continue moving along as a D rank? Has Abel figured out Ryo doesn't age? Be interesting to see how long it'll take people to notice that one.

I think I was raised on too much gallows humor since the only death that affected me over 14 volumes was the concierge. Sad that she felt the need to try to kill Yogiri even though we readers knew it was impossible.

Aside from bystanders she might have been the only person in the series who didn't deserve it.

I'll mention one last time that the author's other series (My Big Sister) is well worth reading, and it has a much lower body count.

Biggest letdown so far in a novel where every encounter is staged so that the power of every participant at every moment of the fight changes to become precisely as much as needed for a dramatic win of the protagonists but only after hard struggle.

What was once a boy... ouch! Good thing he's back though, which means that Zag just gathered up another archangel and another archdemon to his side.

Also, it's been bugging me that Forenus' lines felt familiar somehow, so I was most amused to discover that they all came out of The Picture of Dorian Gray

@Lily-Garden said in Elf Bride Vol. 17 Discussion!:

@TheGrimLich I see your point,

I was just hoping old Gladdy was given some significant consequence for his loss

It seems at least that Marc has, given the comment about shaving away his life to reward Gladdy. Maybe that'll be just enough to give Zag the edge when the finally go toe-to-toe.

@sorvani said in D-Genesis Vol. 6 Discussion!:

@Outinthegardener said in D-Genesis Vol. 6 Discussion!:

But his first stage form seems slower than Ngai, since team-I was able to dodge his attack in the dark.

Well Ngai was not a multi stage fight either.

He might be a gimmick fight, like the ones where the boss is almost invincible unless you either know the trick, or have incredible skill and power.

@anony-mouse99 As soon as I saw the map, I thought of South China and Southeast Asia (Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand with Korea sticking out at the Northeast. I'm thinking the author is definitely drawing from history of that region.

The dumb duo are back

Ein and Krone got some alone time, then Chris and Ein got some alone time, and now Ein is off in the adventure if a lifetime.

Meanwhile, there is a murder in Hiem. The games afoot.

@modokin

Double-word-score!!!— Petra Rosenfranz— pretty positive is also a reference to Hamlet— the character Rosencrantz—Hamlet’s duplicitous childhood friend. Shakespeare and the New Testament in one character—I am sure that Nozomu Mochitsuki was very proud of that one!

@Kurzaa Prompting from the spirits of their parents does make more sense than another visit from the talking baar.

@sorvani said in I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin Vol. 2 Discussion!:

I mean he already has everything.

Not quite yet. He is not yet formally a king. He doesn't have wife, family, or most importantly, love. He's got a plethora of familiars, material wealth, and staggering power, but no real human connection.

I wonder when Lardon is going to point that out to him.

PS
Scarlet will be a political marriage, not one based on love. It won't count.

I think this is the best thing I’ve read in a while, actually makes me laugh so hard.