V6C5 (C28), P1: in the fourth panel, “Our kingdom's prosperity has long stood thanks to the magestone, its sorcery wielded by the king." ends with a close quote but there’s no open quote in that or and previous panel.

Again I sing paeans of praise for the mangaka!
They have such a grasp of when to switch artistic styles and to what.

@TheGrimLich said in Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer! (Manga) Vol 4 Discussion:

Oh hey, it's you! The crazy lady!

Hey, I'm not crazy!

alt text

(The Merlin Fan-girl)

@LeavesCat As a person in the buying position in IT, my favorite vendor sales calls when trying to pick out which brand of something to get were the ones where they had both a salesperson and a developer or a tech support person on the call. It shows they care about getting the information the customer wants ahead of the sale without floundering about it.

Yes! Can't wait for Big Brother 1.

It was great to see all the home families back together, and boy has Mash grown. I can't believe he'll be in the academy in a year with Lily following a year later.

This is just a slow version of the novel. I at least expect something to be different but it’s just 100% the same. Think I’m gonna drop.

@arghc said in Fearsome Witch (Manga) Vol 3 Discussion:

I also don't remember Owain prompting Aoi to circle back to Balvenie's research.

That happened in the novel too, but the topic was never revisited despite several volumes passing by. I think the author intended to set up foreshadowing but then moved things forward in the plot outline, so now it seems like the topic was introduced too early.

Well, your Majesty, I'm glad you stepped away from the doors, because the train has left Fool Around Station. Next stop, Find Out Junction.

@pcj Personally I think they'd all be better off without Dina around (permanently if you get my drift...).

Those last two pages of the chapter are perfect 👌

I'm assuming flashback black hat is the drunk mage and flashback white hat was Bell. They're building up the Mage/Bell reunion to a very big thing.

Akira: The world sure is vast.
Readers: looking at something else entirely They sure are.

@karasutengu
I would advise against trying to steal Olivia's candy.

I read the manga first, and I personally prefer manga Merlin. (Maybe it's my unusual taste at work? I've noticed I have a tendency to love certain "garbage" series while feeling lukewarm about a couple of fan-favorites.)

In any case, I think "lech(?) who wants a harem of girlfriends (bonus if demihuman) and knows he's super hot ... until actually no, wait, he doesn't know how to handle this attention!" makes for a more interesting character than "dense humble isekai protagonist #194738 who hates standing out."

He might fantasize about a harem (because it's a Certified Isekai Trope and he's a "Healthy Male") But he's not getting into creeper territory until he starts oogling people's bodies. If he treats his fantasy harem as human beings instead of curves and holes, I don't see the problem with him wanting multiple partners as long as they all consent.

(I know a fair few people in open relationships. Also, men are allowed to be asexual/demisexual and there's nothing unhealthy about it.)

I approve of God's kaomoji ( *｀ω´)

The manga gives both of their personalities some levity and energy that I appreciate.

I also appreciate that Merlin has a lot of trouble holding back his strength. He breaks writing utensils and might hurt his friends without meaning to. He sealed himself out of necessity, not just to blend in. Then he regrets it because of subsequent events.

So I noticed the manga started updating in Japan again, so it should only be a matter of time until there's a volume 3.

Liam shoulda put up a barrier to keep people out to begin with, and he coulda made it so it would allow his monsters/people to enter and leave at will.

Poison beast? Meh… I’m just not feelin’ it. About the same for whatever was fondling the MC, too…

I’ll wait to see how the next book starts, but I’m not finding this one to be terribly engaging. :(

What?! Is that it?!

That felt very, very abrupt. I guess that the wheels were set in motion on the correct path, so that the kids could continue the program without the old guy around, but still… Seeming likely to continue on for a while as the business goes through ups and downs and gets challenged, then one chapter later.

But there’s also no “See you next volume” or “THE END!” messages at the end of the book. Not that I recall if there were any “next volume” or “ to be continued” messages at the end of the previous manga volumes.

Wow. He just gets to hang out with the kitties now. :)