My policy of not reading book blurbs because they spoil too much does backfire from time to time. For example, if you read a collection of short stories, with some set even before the first volume, but the book itself doesn't say that, you might find yourself wondering why the text is constantly contradicting previously established facts, and wonder if you missed something like the main character falling into an alternate world at the end of volume 7.

The stories, at least those that come after Edgar has entered the picture, just nail the dynamic between the main duo, even better than the main story. And the Christmas story is really a treat.

Euphie is really got that Koala cosplay going strong

@kingpendragon Still, I can see another close encounter with a royal princess in the next volume.

I'd been way behind.
I'm still behind.
7.11, partway through.

Gonna make an Anosian Statement: "Just because you'll be defeated doesn't mean y'all are going to die."
Be interesting to see if I'm right about this.

Not much collecting in this volume, but still a huge amount of beams and animal ears. And we know at least one other girl is going to be added in the next volume esimce they need a party of five people...I was betting on the squirrel girl, but she stayed back with the cook.

Among the many books of LN fantasy I read, this series clearly stands out - and one of the biggest reasons is that it's not actually a "LN fantasy", a very specific genre with many customs and rules, but much more of a traditional fantasy, with deep worldbuilding, always revealing bits of lore that might come to matter in a big way, or be just a background detail. In particular, I appreciate it having magic (if it could even be called that) that never loses its mystery and becomes purely practical, because it is just too otherworldly, a matter of gods and legends, not something for an adventurer to pick up from a book.

While it's not quite as good, it does somewhat resemble Apothecary Diaries in the way it sets up a world, drops in various noticeable characters, and lets it all play out instead of going straight for the story. Also, both are great stories that don't really resemble anything else coming out in LNs at the moment. And since I'm drawing comparisons, one could also say it distantly reminds me of Twelve Kingdoms, with both setting up weird and unearthly worlds, but populating them with characters that are all too human, and drawing a lot of interesting stories from the contrast between the too.

Reverie is not perfect; very noticeable is the tendency to give men and male-coded entities a lot more agency than women and female-coded entities, to bind women with more rules and give men more leeway even outside of those imposed by society, and to have women fall into a lot more distress - even if some of those have very satisfying resolutions.

Despite that, it was a very interesting trilogy that I'm sure will stay with me for a long time.

And finally, a personal aside: Riko is a relatively minor character but she's a damn hero in my book.

@Almond-Magnum said in D-Genesis Vol. 7 Discussion:

@Zerio said in D-Genesis Vol. 7 Discussion:

And in the case of regular gun, as long as the person shoots by themselves unsupported, the gun can be pre-loaded by someone else. So, yeah, it's weird for them to have this worry now.

IIRC, that is explicitly not the case.

edit:
From book 1:

On the majority of these tours, the businessperson would provide their clients with guns, allowing them to shoot monsters from a relative distance. However, if the gun were affixed to something or supported by someone else, the explorer would fail to receive a D-Card. More surprisingly, having someone else load the bullets would lead to the same result. Even letting another person aggro the target monster would lead to a failed acquisition. In short, a higher-level explorer couldn’t carry you to victory.

So, yeah, there's a difference between handing someone an empty gun and a magazine, vs handing them a loaded gun.

huh, I guess I misremembered that part

Shuri’s ready to kick butt and take names.

Okay, maybe she’s not there yet, but she’s definitely been inspired by Alia and has started to improve herself. She’s also given up on her crush on Alia after learning that Alia’s not a boy after all… or maybe the crush will continue? And not just Shuri’s crushing! ^^;

So after the spokon and music, this time author wanted to write about delinquents.
I wonder if author has a plan for getting Haibara together with Miori without making him look like an asshole to Hikari. Maybe a second time leap? Or he'll simply move on from his feelings with time, but then would've been easier if Miori stayed as the childhood friend. I have to admit that I feel a bit nervous each time Hikari and Haibara are together, since I'm always worried they might suddenly break up.

Looking forward to the next volume of DUNGEON DIVE: Aim for the surface

I hope foxes being able to escape before Ein gives the finishing blow doesn't become a trend.
Anyway, looking forward to the next volume.

Oh joy, it looks like Surtr is trying to gather all five of the Spiritblade Sovereigns. I suspect it's for whatever twisted plan he's been working on and it seems that he's aiming for Laevateinn next which will bring him into direct confrontation with Liz.

What a letdown. It's becoming more and more boring and the MC showing how pathetic beta he is. I had good expectations for this one after the 1* volume but what a deception.

I'll admit it, I'm not a huge fan of Serge and I'm not happy she's receiving so much focus.
I've also mixed feelings regarding how Dorothy might now overshadow nearly all of the regular cast.
Apart of that, tue ten authorities and Luquille are giving us some cool battles and fun interactions between characters, so far they are a worthy addition to the story. Still, obviously, what I'm really looking forward to is the fight between Kelvin and the wicked God.

So here are my guesses:
Grand Lion Star = Donda Ruu
Two Headed Snake Star = Yamiru Lea
Fire Dragon Star = Zattsu Suun
Wolf Star = Darmu Ruu (?) Dan Rutim? (Because of his encounter with the Varb Wolves?)
Dog Star = Rau Lea
Leopard Star = Jeeda? (His association with the leopards around those birds he hunts.)
Hawk Star = Gazaram Rutim
Cat Star = Ai Fa
Monkey Star = Ralfiem Sudra? (Described as a short man, exceptional climber.)
Black Void = Asuta

Anyone else have any theories?

Yay just what I wanted, a side story on how they met! I was under the impression that Yui didn’t know Fillel was royalty the first time they met but guess not, although I am going to also guess that the twins find out very quickly that the two of them become friends (I doubt Yui can sneak out without the two of them knowing lol)

There’s also the line from the former king, “so she’s his blood relative” and I wonder if “he” is actually her maternal grandfather and not her father. You know, the grandfather who says that he used to have a friend named Theo (who was apparently a handful) and whose house/bakery contains a veritable library of magic books (which admittedly could’ve been her mother’s from her school days, or could’ve been both of theirs).

Fingers crossed that my theory is proven right in volume three!

There's an error in one of the 'Events so far' series of images.
In the second image, 165 years of age, it is written: 'Azeuda Alliance' instead of 'Azueda Alliance'.

@karasutengu said in Heavenly Swords of the Twin Stars Vol. 4 Discussion!:

Sekei and Oto along with their troops have held off Gen's right wing for 3 days now. Can they hold for one more day? And what's this "prototype" the old Gen general is referring to?
Two major questions that will have to wait until next time to be answered. (d--n it)

And in answer to both questions:

Finally reading this now. I hope that ending is addressed in the next volume. What happened to the village/villagers after everything went down? Who is still living?

Another great volume.
I hope the author isn't planning to use the trope that the big bad is actually an alternate version of the hero gone evil, even if it's hard to believe what could be a threat to Raid and Eluria other than themselves.