I'm not entirely sure if this an apt comparison, but Jinguuji's group attacking Draconia makes me think of Heinz from Death Mage. Doing something that outwardly seems noble and they believe to be just, but as a direct result it garners the MC's enmity, and that of his followers.

Lobivia is undoubtedly one of Takahiro's group, and her family was massacred. Takahiro has indicated several times that he doesn't care if enemies are saviours. This seems like the seeds of a conflict that could well lead to Jinguuji's end.

I'm honestly not sure how I feel about the whole backstory. I don't hate it - and I certainly didn't see it coming - but I don't love it either.

One thing to note... the council of angels forced Elearis to retire. At which point DarkMel made a new body from her body and resurrected her as Iris.

That's one hell of a retirement! Seems like the angles take the same approach to retirement as the Mob...

@pcj Yeah, pretty much. There is only one actual romantic interest for Regis and the story doesn't really spend time trying to make it otherwise.

Granted, I could be talking about a certain princess or a certain maid 😁

@brentru

@Windsagio said in Is premium membership actually worth it?:

I find I make up the value with the purchase discount. (That's still a thing, right?)

Yes, except now you get $50 in coins for $43 instead.

Volume 8 (Premium Edition): 2 Bonus Short Stories Apology Just Who Rin Is

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Volume 6 (Premium Edition): Bonus High-Resolution color inserts

@irioth said in The Misfit of Demon King Academy Vol. 4 Act 1 Discussion:

@Lex How to defeat Misa while keeping her alive and able to rejoin Lay, her friends, and the good guys is the big and final puzzle of this arc. Besides undoing the Anos Dilhevia cosplay brainwashing, there is also the more difficult issue of how to dismantle the legend of the fake, evil Demon King and its tyrannical grip on the demon realm that forms the core of her half-spirit existence, without making her fade away.

If I had to guess. I think the key to how Anos will solve this one will be found in Misa's lore of being Avos Dilhevia. And we know that Lore can change because Anos mentioned earlier that the lore and entrance conditions of the location of Anathern the Great Spirit Forest had changed from what it used to be 2000 years ago.

So if lore can change. Perhaps the key will lie in changing the lore of Avos Dilhevia and binding her spirit to it's new lore.

@Lily-Garden said in The Misfit of Demon King Academy Vol. 4 Act 1 Discussion:

@irioth to add to that, one of my favorite things about Anos is that he is neither arrogant nor obsessed with appearing "normal", he does not talk down to people or tries to be someone he's not. He is completely self assured yet laid back and I find that to be a refreshing take on a OP character.

Not to mention Anos is always trying to help bring others up to his level, which is a great trait for a ruler to have.

@Planguy
It's been explicitly stated that failing to cast a spell does not use any mana.

@brentru No, no, no. Eric is definitely a MAN, as far as people know.

But...

@TheGrimLich said in Reincarnated Mage Vol. 1 Discussion!:

@Terabyte OH THANK GOD, I was worried that V2 wouldn't exist.

Yep.
The problem with afterwords where the author hopes there will be an additional volume is the uncertainty this engenders in those reading said afterword.

They don't go back and revise the afterword in future printings to let you know which way it went.
Thankfully, as @Terabyte did, it's possible to check and see the status in the country of origin when reading a translation.

Random thought I had while reading: If this guy thinks a rampaging minotaur is just a cow and he said he would hunt wolves and rabbits at his cabin, are the wolves really like Cerberus and the bunny is the one from monty python?

It's like: "What? Aren't all animals like that?"

Yet another hint that Novem's family is scary for some reason.

Those creepy sisters are twins?

Betcha that one thug was a Central Walt.

And so the second volume of the Adventures of Argent Princess and the World of Cardboard ends...

As expected Mary broke one of the artefacts and nuked a monster (because of course one happened to appear).
The demon princess "maid" now has to return back to her own castle to deal with the fallout but at least she got some fun...

@zwabbit said in Land Mines! Vol. 6 Discussion:

Oh, right, this series takes breaks.
...
So, how many of Jade Wings do we think will be added to Nao's harem?

All the ones with animal ears, just to annoy Touya.

There is usually a 1-2 week break between volumes. Thankfully I think there are already a few volumes published. I can't go long without that himbo Nao and the strangely technical dialog about random subjects that have seem to have little to do with exposition or the plot.

@mischa All we can say is we're working on it and will release it when we can. Please see this topic for general details about release schedules: https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/3478/future-volume-release-schedule

@Lily-Garden Ha! Jerome is awesome, once he accepts that working with Altina and Regis isn't exactly the end of the world.

Sorry to add this so long after but I'm now reading it on catch-up.

In volume 4, part 2

Arman says that Claus and he are half-brothers on their mom's side. That means they have the same mother but different fathers, right? Or am I interpreting the sentence incorrectly?
However, later paragraphs talk as if the previous Beast King is the shared parent. So do Arman and Claus share a father or a mother?