I want to kidnap her and lock her up somewhere. But whenever he honestly told her that, Agnes got embarrassed and tried to run away.

Yeah, well running is the correct response to someone saying something like that.

@heimdal7 said in Lady Bumpkin and her Lord Villain Vol. 5 Discussion!:

Watch it be the baby is actually the saint and it is its powers that have been being used somehow. Wouldn't be the first time that kind of thing was done in a story.

That was my thought. It seems more likely than Agnes being the saint at least.

I really wish we could just be done with robin. his story should just be finished and gone.

Seriously. At least Mia became interesting after her exile. Robin has only managed to somehow become less interesting as time goes on.

Eagle’s Apex Predator skill sounds pretty ominous lol. I wonder if it lets her ignore any kind of defense.

@Paul-Nebeling Love the Harry Potter reference.

Poor Meryl. Will she ever find fame or fortune or love or her missing underwear or win the National Gungalf Championship or gold with Shiba or the bone Shiba buried that was for making soup or...

No, that's new information. I don't think she's been discussed in any but the vaguest terms before, and this is the first mention of her name and gender.

I love the back and forth discussions and plans between the king and his chancellor. I laugh so hard I have to stop reading and regain my composure. (he, he, he)

@Kotenmaru You know you could take Yuki's comment about getting revenge on Lefi by "playing with her tail" two ways...

I did not realise this was written by the same lunatic as Make It Stop. That makes a lot of sense in hindsight though.

JNC, please licence that Baron series now. Not for the actual content or anything, I just want to see what ridiculous afterwords they've come up with for it.

Sera's character reference page has a section "Attire", which contains text from Willie's reference page

@Kurzaa it's possible their position can only be accessed by dropping down the pithole

In fact, the dungeon design could be like keima's in that the passage we're seeing right now is the real way to the core

@Almainera I have added the cover to part 1, sorry about that!

@jpwong said in Water Magician Arc 1 Vol. 5 Discussion:

@Outinthegardener said in Water Magician Arc 1 Vol. 5 Discussion:

What will strike more fear, disarming an army of 1000, or Murder-deathing 9/10ths of them?

Is being known as the Crimson Blood Demon Lord better or worse than being known as the Red Demon Lord?

Crimson Blood Demon has a better ring to it, at least in English.

It's always fun to see LN characters not being too familiar with Christmas, since it’s such an integral part of my culture. I wonder if US people feel the say when they talk with foreigners of, say, Halloween.
Anyway, we got a second Santa Nanami, this time coupled with Santa Yoshin, plus another glimpse of what our main couple may look as parents.

It was interesting to see the description of how rice is harvested.
I like this slice of life. I could also do with a little more action/drama and less repetition.

@chibiacer I'm finding it hard to keep up with all the different names myself. (The same problem I had with AOB in the last volume.)

@radiantmemories - Same for me. I'm not fond of abusive relationships and unlike many of the spurned villainess stories our heroine fails to escape from the evil stepsisters and/or idiot prince. Add to that a bland MC, not very interesting side characters, and cookie-cutter lack of world building.

That's just me of course, I'm happy for anyone who does enjoy it.

This gets so darn charming at times. It’s well written for a harem. Or maybe I just still have To Love Ru PTSD.

I never read most of this volume, so my thoughts this time will be outside spoiler tags:

Part 1:
Oh, boy. Lydia and Allen had to fight the headmaster for the Royal Academy entrance practical.
Huh. Seems Lydia grew out her hair for Allen.
“I’ll never dress up like a butler again!” Why do I get the feeling that’s one wish that won’t come true?
Wow. That’s quite a spiky hair ornament.
Uh oh. Lydia knows about the mana linking.
I wonder what would happen if Allen didn’t avoid one of Lydia’s attacks. Most of them would have been immediately lethal, but that knifehand seems like it could have been survivable. Maybe Lydia would stop doing it?
I just know Lydia said “baka” in that line near the end of the prologue in the original Japanese.
Lydia still seems to be mostly incapable of showing Allen affection, but at least I’m seeing bits here and there now.
Wow. That determination to never dress like a butler again didn’t last long.
“Did she not realize how much we would stand out walking through the royal capital together?” I believe that’s the point, Allen.
Lydia could definitely stand to learn a thing or two from her sister’s personality. Or even her mother’s, for that matter.

Part 2:
How the heck does Allen know “confidential information”?
“I knew they would get along.” LUL
Why do you assume Lydia will let you borrow something from her “collection,” Lynne? Or do you plan to steal it? In that case, you better be prepared to face Lydia’s wrath. (Also, I guess we can add “stalker” to the list of Lydia’s undesirable traits.)
I don’t think Lisa’s gonna try any “funny business” with Allen, Tina. She would be in trouble with noble society (and worse, with Lydia!) if she did so.
I’m pretty sure Allen is at least partially wrong about the reaction Lydia would have to finding out the real reason he failed the court sorcerer exam. At least if she finds out from him, that is. If she finds out from someone else, all bets are off.
I wonder what Lisa needs Allen’s help with. Probably something to do with the “mysterious new scheme” mentioned in the volume description.
“I wondered why part of the wall looked strangely new.” Oh no. Tina? Lynne?

Part 3:
Well, no one would ever accuse Allen and his little sister of being blood-related, that’s for sure.
Still really curious who Allen’s biological parents were.
Did you learn nothing from your failure at the court sorcerer exam, Allen?
Oh ho, Allen had a mischievous streak as a child, did he?
Great speech from Tina!
Who’s the third student from the past decade to skip a year, I wonder?
Stella had a nice speech, too.
Surely the headmaster’s speech can’t be that bad, can it? On the other hand, from what I’ve heard of the headmaster, I wouldn’t put it past him to weave a literal sleeping spell into his speech.
Allen, I think the only difference between you and Richard in matters of love is that he’s aware of others’ affections.
Oh boy. Is Richard a victim of Lydia, too? Or maybe of the professor?
“She could never seriously hurt someone she cares about.” And yet, Allen doesn’t realize that applies to him, too.
Alright, Richard (and the interactions with him) is hilarious!
“Haven’t you had your fill of violence?” “No.” LUL

Part 4:
That scene with Richard and Anna at the beginning was hilarious!
That’s an awful lot of “Divine” spells Allen’s using there.
Don’t say Allen didn’t warn you, Lydia.
…Allen, just because you’re not as good at swordplay as Lydia doesn’t make you “not cut out to be a swordsman.” You’re doing a lot better against Lydia than all of the actual swordsmen here!
“Inconsiderate servants are such a handful.” This really strikes at the heart of my issue with Lydia. As long as she keeps treating the protagonist like a servant/punching bag rather than a partner, I’m not gonna care for her as a love interest.
“I’m not sweating. Would you, um…like to check?” Lewd! And Allen still thinks she isn’t interested in him….
“No matter how much they might have preferred not to” LUL

Part 5:
Constantly headpatting and talking about “interest”? Allen is Rean Schwarzer!
“If I may reiterate, Lady Lydia is kind. She would never draw her sword—or even wield a sharp word—without ample justification.” Unless the target is Allen, of course.
“Out of the goodness of their hearts,” my foot.
“Unable to so much as find a fiancé”? No, Lydia chose not to look for noble fiancés.
“Great Tree”? Hmmm…
“Knight’s, apprehend this imbecile!” Yes!
Hmmm… who’s asking Allen to visit their daughter, I wonder? I don’t think it’s one of the dukes, because it wouldn’t make sense for Tina to want to see Lydia, and Duke Leinster wouldn’t refer to Lynne as “my daughter” in this context. Is it the king wanting him to visit the princess? Hmmm…
“Was I going to kiss her? I was not!” LMAO
“Calling on a certain esteemed personage, however, would presumably have to wait” Yeah, it sure sounds like the king wanted them to visit his daughter (so, the princess).
Alright. This part improved my opinion of Lydia immensely.

Part 6:
Oh, boy. Caren’s a tsundere, too.
Oh man. Is Caren gonna end up having Thunderbolt?
Oh, there we go. That explains the “one ‘yes’ is enough” from Lydia.
Love the tail wag in that illustration of Caren.
Seems like Stella is suffering from some serious self-esteem issues.
“I haven’t even done my makeup!” LUL
Seems like Girard has decided he’d like to add going after a minor to his list of offenses.
“I’m not a professional head-rubber.” Could have fooled me.
“Oh, I could hardly wait.” LUL
“I’d like to give whoever taught her a piece of my—“ LOL

Part 7:
So Allen apparently has a planetarium spell. Cool! (Also, nice chibi art at the bottom of that illustration.)
Oh, huh. Apparently creating creatures isn’t limited to dark magic.
“And surely Ellie wouldn’t want her head rubbed in public either.” Yes. Surely.
I love Lynne and Tina’s expressions in the background of the illustration of Allen giving Ellie a headpat.
Allen, dodging the question in this situation is as good as a yes.
“I’m not really bothered. Not one bit.” Uh huh. And I suppose that’s why you feel the need to tell us that?
Lydia: innocent whistling
Wow. Asking Allen to turn the page on a book you aren’t even reading together? How lazy can you be, Lydia?
“D-did she seriously expect me to read this aloud…?” LUL
Oh boy, the Hero’s a girl? And she proposed to Allen, but he turned her down because he thought it was just because she “wanted to know about love”? 🤦‍♂️…Allen… Anyway, +1 harem member, I guess. (Is that the “exceptional” friend Allen mentioned in Volume 1? I bet it is. Might also be the king’s daughter.)
Interesting. This world seems to have its equivalents of Saturday and Sunday swapped time-wise.
Don’t worry, Caren. Lydia would never give her “seal of approval” for little girls to “wait on” him.
“It wasn’t as though I wanted to spoil her.” Oh, no. Allen’s a tsundere, too?!
“I have no plans to see the whole continent.” Too bad!
Gerard, you idiot!
“Save Lady Lynne”? Somehow, I doubt Lynne is the one who will need saving.

Part 8:
Wait, is this a different Great Tree from the one in Allen’s homeland?
“Didn’t he realize that being stripped of his knighthood would affect his place in the line of succession? Knowing him, quite possibly not.” 🤣
“Ellie the crybaby” Wow, rude!
Poor Stella…
Gerard ogled a little girl? Lasciviously, even? Yep, he deserves to die.
Tina’s young friend, Lynne? Since when? (I kid, I kid.)
“A pillar of the royal family!” In your dreams, pal.
Tina tied her ribbon to her wand? Oh man! That means she’s serious!
Oh, boy. Seems we have +1 harem member in the form of Stella here.
Gerard turned into some weird amalgamation of human and magical creature? Is there a great spell involved here?
“If you die, I’ll kill you.” LUL
Lydia, why can’t you give Allen a reason that, you know, doesn’t sound entirely selfish?
What exactly is Allen holding in that illustration?

Part 9:
So Lydia’s sword is named True Scarlet, is it?
“Thinking is your job. I just slice things.” LUL
There is indeed a great spell involved. Radiant Shield, apparently.
“Come here, Tiny!” LUL
“The strongest ice spell [Tina] can manage”? That would be Frigid Crane. You sure you want that, Lydia?
“Hang on... Why had she grown her hair out?” 🤦‍♂️
“We’re already at quota. Try another style.” LUL
Loved Allen attempting to say “Only one ‘yes’” and getting denied!
Hmmm… I suspect either that wasn’t the real royal dagger, or the royal doesn’t actually have vestiges of Radiant Shield within it. It’s actually something else.
So, uh, does Allen know Lydia’s into him or not?
What was the “something that had happened earlier” that Allen used to get Lydia to try and slice up the headmaster? I’m drawing a blank right now. What “embarrassment” was it, specifically?
Oh no. Allen collapsed! And what was with that gasp from Lydia?

Part 10:
Really nice bit with Lydia here.
Wait, Allen’s been searching for great spells for four years?! Interesting… Allen searching for great spells clearly doesn’t just have its roots in the Frigid Crane, so why is he searching for great spells, exactly?
I love complete lack of hesitation in Lydia’s response to Tina that she was trying to kiss Allen.
Excuse you, Ellie. Allen did not kiss Tina. She kissed him, and without consent.
LOL. All that effort to try and keep Lydia from finding out the real reason Allen failed the court sorcerer exam, and it turns out everyone already knew!
“Tina merely screamed.” LUL
“So, Richard didn’t make it. May he rest in peace.” LOL

Alright. I enjoyed this volume much more than Volume 1. Lydia has grown on me immensely, and Allen’s relationship with his barely-teen students was toned down significantly (probably due to having to share time with Lydia).

Game elements? booo!
Wait... from the alt PoV it seems like it's a normal world and the protagonist is the only source of the game elements? hmm. Could be interesting.

@mangabee It's too bad the Emperor didn't go through with the dismemberment. He walked out on the Emperor's surgery. People have been beheaded for less.