So the extra story we got in the previous volume is treated like a dream, but I'm assuming there is more of it. I was hoping for two timelines each with an happy ending, but things don't see, too good for Hoshimiya now.
Meanwhile, I still find the parts about the band uninteresting.

@irioth I just hope it won't become a recurring trait. I don't need Merlin to be ruthless and cold blooded but protagonists that hesitate too much to kill even when needed can quickly become annoying.

@karasutengu Same. I'm looking forward to seeing Korumi interact with other characters.

Well, this isnt ominous in the least. Awesome.

@irioth That's surprising; I don't know whether that's a good thing (faithful adaptation with minimal structural changes) or a bad thing (editor didn't/wasn't allowed to tighten up things needing tightening), but I guess it's good to know.

Betting the dragons didn't kill the royal kids, their descendants are still around somewhere.

As a web novel reader, it is very interesting to see everyone's speculation. The urge is there, but I will refrain from spoiling.

As much as I wish to introduce the web novel, unfortunately, it has been privated by the author. Here is the site for anyone to follow in case of anything new might happen.
https://ncode.syosetu.com/n5606cq/

And there is an anime in 2027! I did not expect that at all.
https://saikyo-mahoushi.com/

Hah, Rog is intriguing. I really like the idea of sharpening a power rather than simply boosting it.

@Hylebos said in The Bladesmith's Enchanted Weapons Vol. 6 Discussion:

Quite the start. I must say, the King's character development arcs is one of the more unsettling ones I've read.

Coincidence that Lutz' latest katana likely counters many of the other swords he's crafted? I think not.

A new challenger approaches!

At this point I am reading just because the premise is good. The character relationships seem contrived and the flow of events a bit nonsensical.

I'm midway through the book and so far everyone besides Teo and Dina (and maybe Luca) are suspicious.

Lately I felt that the series was becoming a bit stale, with the author seemingly too fond of the current status quo and repeating the same gags each volume. Now that Flio became a noble and there are hints we might see again his irigjnal workd I hope things will be spiced up a bit.

I'm rooting for Yusurika.

@Anderson38 said in Path of an S-Rank Adventurer Vol 2 Discussion:

, I can't help but feel sorry for Prescea and Raynold,

I didn't check for/notice 'harem' tags but the author seems to be at least toying with the tropes:

Hyse has at least 3 or 4 women interested in him (and they, at least superficially, fall into harem member stereotypes:

one, the childhood friend, had a falling out with him, and now seems to be trying really had to win him back as a friend...or as something more? another who is a literal princess, and kuudere (does she have blue hair?) is currently being more overt with here affections a third, more of a rival, and a muscle-brained battle addict type I mention the fourth (Robin) she seems to genuinely like Hyse as a person/platonically (?) but descriptio0ns fit genki-girl trope

a similar group of admirers surround Sasha (one of which just secured a date! you go Raynold) I imagine much to the chagrin of one of her deredere (and annoying) party members

the interesting part (to me at least) is the overlap of the Venn diagram: The protagonists are the only two characters apparently occupying the region A∩B

Middleton not letting that proposal slip by unnoticed. Aoi is neutral, and it's in everyone's best interests that she stays that way.

@Paul-Nebeling Indeed! July 6th is the correct date.

The artist never seemed to have gotten the memo that Sara is 19.

@abernan said in Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter Vol. 0 Discussion!:

So Allen isn't as dense as he appears to be, or he has just gotten stupidier with age

Nah, it’s because he’s been tamed.

@karasutengu said in Campfire Cooking Vol. 17 Discussion!:

My only drawback to reading this series is that I feel hungry right after (or sometimes during) a part. I end up eating something (usually meat) each time which has contributed to my more orc-like appearance (fat that is). I need this break to lose some weight before the next volume comes out, but I'm still looking forward to Vol. 18.

Follow up: I went to see my doctor today for a quarterly follow-up visit. I desperately tried to avoid being weighed, but failed. The scale must have been miscalibrated because it showed I weighed 6 Lbs (2.72 Kg) more than I did in April of this year. (It's all water retention I tells ya!). I blame this LN for causing today's depressing result.

Side stories, to me, should be like up to 4 pages for a section and like maybe 3 in a story. A nice little breather to break up the main story and flesh things out, or as a second view of an event from a different non-main perspective. I don't want half the book as meaningless fluff! Make a collection or secondary book of such stories. That way those that want more flushing out of the maids and the world can go it, and those of us that don't care about such fluff can know not to waste time on it.

Like if this was a book I was looking to buy I'd feel ripped off. Paying full price for a book that only has half a story, say having 200 pages but only 100 that matter. It'd be like going to a movie theater for a 2 hour movie, and the second half was just commercials, BUT you don't know if it'll loop back to the plot so you need to stay and watch the entire thing.

And this is giving a lot of credit that having a whole arc following this girl actually counts as "main story." I feel in the next book they can take a paragraph or two as they relay the info to light and it'd render this book meaningless. Like have we had such a focus on some random person before? I feel we get a small insight into the group Light's about to deal with just to setup his action. I don't believe we've had an entire book dedicated to the setup and lacking Light.