V10 has just been announced in Japan for the November lineup and

https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322508000171/

So now we have another Demon Lord for Akira to face and turned out that the Lucifer he's always mistaken for might actually be his friend from Earth. Curious tosee what the answers to all the questions brought in this volume will be.

The whole argument of how Gawain indirectly alerted Luke by involving Noelle and that it was his plan all along made no sense at all. I just don't get Noelle's logic.

There's also a brewing revolt by the underclasses.

Speaking of undereducated queens, Marie Antoinette comes to mind...

@Phabiohost only a volume 1 guaranteed. No public word about any v2s being granted or certain criteria they'd need to meet. At least 1 author has been writing one, but it'll be up to JNC to decide which if any get one.

I would be surprised if none get them though, as that wouldn't signal great things for people interested in future contests.

@Village-Idiot yep, Allen's father just tells it like it is. Mic Drop. Then grabs a fresh roll on his way out of the Marquee's banquet. No political games :-)

I didn't understand the part about the leader of the assassins.his reincarnation is so confusing,did he get reincarnated two times ? in his first life he was Hasan I-Sabah then he died,got reincarnated in japan lived there for 25 years in an era where anime and manga existed then died again and got reincarnated in Phi and lived for 75 years. This is so confusing.. did anyone understand that part?

Not too bad as a first volume. Like others mentioned, it reminded me a bit of The eminence in shadows.

@jazzyjeoff said in Tearmoon Empire Vol. 15:

Still no Tearmoon. Really, the only reason why I subscribe to J-Novel.

You're missing some other fun stuff if you're only reading the Tearmoon prepubs. Mia does not live on horse-shaped bread alone.

@Kurzaa Oh, I knew that. I've looked at all the covers and such already. Been reading ahead on the japanese site.

@kawabata268 I have a question regarding volume 4 .
the japanese version of the volume has a bonus short story with the title (magic stone transfer) why is it not included in the english ebook not even the premium version ?

I admit I was a bit wary of reading this. Zero damage in the title seemed a red flag. Weak protagonist is not amon my favorite tags. From the author of Zero believers...well, I like that series and I'm looking forward to the conclusion, but I was worried we were getting another herbivore protagonist who'll take 10 volumes before holding hands with a girl.
My expectations were completely shattered, protagonist lost his virginity on the first volume and is actually a compete fighter given the right conditions. I'm glad I gave this a chance.

Yeah, I could've done with a longer epilogue. More details on what happens to Elza and Art as well. Are they just moving in with the other orphans? Maybe some mention of the orphans creating a formal partnership with the Adventurer's Guild to be a cheap service for breaking down low level monsters? Ah well.

The final encounter was pretty well thought out. Definitely felt like a multi-phase MMORPG encounter, where you deal with mobs, dispell dark clouds, etc. I can see where it would've been super problematic without the appropriate intel.

The bit with Ignis was interesting as well. I assume by bandits and "the corrupted land" he was referring to the dark men from Elesia and their kingdom. It'll be interesting if they turn out to be the main antagonist and not the demon kingdom. That said, Ignis still killed a lot of humans early on, and Adonis (the demon in the holy kingdom) sure caused a lot of chaos, so it's not like demons are friends either.

@Serah definitely get that, just felt weird to me that someone as nice and wholesome as Sharon was ever considered a "villain". Obviously she was really only the villainess for the five minutes it took the prince to exile her from the kingdom, and even then, the accusations were all just lies.

@LockedOnTargetShow I guess he wants to extract the magic stones and study the tech of the golems, so he just wants to incapacitate them. He isn't in danger and he isn't impacted enough by Inverey losing so he doesn't have any drive to destroy them, either. I keep telling that there's definitely some insanity in him from when he stayed isolated for decades.

@dragon3010 that's likely.

I also wonder if they are going to merge Ikaruga and Kasasagi or we'll keep Magatsu Ikaruga with Ernie and Addy as pilots.

@myskaros I understand on a logical level. But I'll admit it's still frustrating when it happens to a series I personally enjoy so much.

I keep not reading the weekly releases coz it feels like a slog at times. But it goes right back to being interesting af once there are more chapters to read through at once. I suppose it is because the narrative threads tend to be looser and more longwinded in this series.

Still, love the ending in part 18. Shits about to get real again.

So Orcs went from some kind of sea monster, to some kind of zombie monster, to aggressive corrupted elves, and then kinda branched off into D&D/Warcraft/Warhammer greenskin, Japanese pigman, and Chinese beastman. But in general, it seems that their main fate is to embody the Worf effect; the tough guy that gets beaten up to show how strong the other guy is.

Nothing special, but not too bad so far. No romance sadly, it seems the main love interests are going to be the sisters and I don't see anything happening with them until the end, and the protagonist is showing signs of being dense.
We'll how the story goes on in the next volumes.