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I kinda enjoyed the LN version of this story, but the art makes the manga so much more fun. Seeing the characters interact with one another and their oh-so-supportive critters is a blast.

This pacing is trash.

Whoa, it's an orc! I should fire up Shadow of Mordor/War again.

Sadness for Ian, but he handles it well.

Getting Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer confused with this one: everyone can use storage magic, no? That hero could use more buffs. 8-)

Leonore mentions Ryo, hopefully the Hero's friends will remember that detail and go looking for him.

So the snake was a mascot. I'll admit, I didn't expect it to just be a message delivery. Looking forward to the upcoming showdown.

@arghc I was wondering about that, too. He started off telling Bell things that he'd just told the girls he already told him.

For those unaware, there were pages missing at the end of Chapter 7, JNC has now added those pages.

Thanks for the quick response, JNC!

A young guy getting squeezed between the ample bosoms of two imaginary senpais! What should he do?

Why have a nosebleed of course...
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@Geezer-Weasalopes Squeak?

So far only Togami fell out.

@Ingraman said in Alluring Dark Elf (Manga) Vol 2 Discussion:

Almost thought that there was a correction to report in chapter 5 (pg4 panel 1: “Are you sure we’re up to the ask?”), but then I remembered that “ask” is also a noun that fits. It’s not too common in my circles, but I’m not sure about anywhere else. :)

@Ingraman I was unfamiliar with the phrase "up to the ask", so I looked it up online and got the following:

Idiomatic Usage:
While "up to the ask" is specific to trading and generally refers to a trader or buyer matching the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for a security, similar phrases like "up to the task" mean having the capability to handle a challenge.
Based on this, I think you are correct in suggesting a correction to panel 1 on pg 4 to
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Now I'm trying to remember if there's some rule from the novels that says magecraft doesn't work if you wear gauntlets...