So she is repeating the same mistakes. Something new needs to show up soon. Even if it is friend number 3 and what ever ship she shows up in, which actually scares me a lot.

I wanted to see how far the story is in Japan, they are book 7 as well. This week’s part was originally written last June on the WN, with another 40-ish chapters after that, so a book 8 in Japan might be a few months off, with book 8 here some time next year?

@terabyte @lex I have a feeling that we might also know where Miya is located (given the flag activated in this part), but if the princess wants Note, Miya cannot stop her from requesting. At the same time, we have no idea if the third princess is competent or playing at adventuring. Maybe Note will wake up the princess to the truth of things and she will give up. I mean he did survive with Erin in a dungeon for 2 months. That horror story might turn off the princess.

@pcj so true! Kirarakash and the 'saki couldn't get that the perfection if the sweets of the Loli addict was the amount of love towards her Loli combined with her skills, which may in fact, hinder her attempts of filling out the petite paradise with Lolis, as few find pleasurable to feel the love of a servant for another.

So, what the 'saki and Kirarakash make must be filled out with their friendship with Sarah and their desire to be reunited and having Lady Sakura enjoy being a part of the Sky Salon.

@planguy said in Tearmoon Empire Vol. 5 Discussion:

I would argue that Tearmoon actually does have some deeper themes about living an active, purposeful life. About how even a little bit of actual effort can enrich your existence.. This is, of course, taken to hilarious extremes in Mia's case, but it's applicable to anyone.

Oh rest assured that Tearmoon has themes. Some which are still up the author's sleeves. I wouldn't like it nearly as much otherwise. But my brain has limits, so I narrowed my focus down to what I personally think are the most significant attention-grabbing aspects.
Also, it's hard to, like, improve theme through writing. It tends to either be there, or it isn't. Which is actually convenient for me because it means I can just cruise and the themes will naturally reveal themselves through the story itself.
Meanwhile, I spent my time agonizing over freaking jellyfish jokes.

If I ever get to speak to the author in person, I am going to mention how difficult it was trying to perform linguistic alchemy on the damn jellyfish jokes.

@thubar2000 I don't remember any. So if we have they weren't given a memorable part.

I'd like to think its her thinking of how the princes bones are gonna sound as they snap under a beat down.

@weasalopes said in Altina the Sword Princess Vol. 10 Discussion!:

If Varèse' mission succeeds, ya think Fell would dab her eyes and wave as he rides off into the sunset?
NOT!

While that would be in line with the image of la belle demoiselle, I don't see it happening either. She's going to go after Varèse with the same fervor that Altina pursues Regis. Maybe more so. She doesn't have to worry about her dignity as a princess, after all.

I knew I wasn't going to be able to stay mad even if the writing is bad at times. I like these characters too much.

@masterlillyclaw
Bah.
The spot where I thought it indicated it was still technically on actually said 'formerly engaged', and I'd misread it as 'formally engaged'.
Botheration.

So much for that possible plot-twist.
It is a plot-twist I've come across elsewhere, only in that case it was an actual child marriage that hadn't been annulled when the respective families fell out (due to ending up on opposite sides of the latter Wars of the Roses...); it's in one of the earlier Mantelmass novels. (ETA: The Lark and the Laurel)

However, it was very decidedly not something where she was part of the decision-making process.
It's clear she has closure issues, very mixed feelings about it all, more so than she'll admit to herself; she's young still (not that folks get any better at this with age!)

@paul-nebeling said in Cooking with Wild Game Vol. 13 Discussion!:

@terabyte I think her meeting Berta(?) might have changed Ai Fa's attitude a bit. I think she can flip the switch whenever she wants now. It's Asuta that will be the holdout.

I don't think so. Ai Fa is now aware that having a kid is possible while still being a hunter, but if she get's married and has children she'll never be as good a hunter as she would if she remained single and childless. She'd have to spend months not hunting during pregnancy, and she'd also need to be around to nurse her children after they are born.

Having a relationship with Asuta is not now an impossibility in Ai Fa's mind, but it would still be a large compromise for someone who finds being a hunter so central to her being.

@terabyte

I agree that fireflies are probably the solution here. The light from the fireflies reflecting off the water (hence the mirror subplot) would look like pearls. And it just so happened that Maomao recently met someone who loves insects.

@dtracers .... Chris doesn't use an artifact though...

True, I don't know how she will recreate the gravity effect but we will know that in the future.

@mortcs Yeah, it was jarring when they glossed over that part like it was normal. Being put out for adoption because you are different is a bit yikes.

Mikihiko and the commander's banter was entertaining. Hopefully he will ask for a commander shaped body pillow next time.

This part was hilarious, but they caved pretty quickly. Ryoma is not going to take shit from anyone on business negotiations.

Episode 1 was a good lesson for Sinclair. Just one moment of doubt resulted in massive consequences.