@wanderer_1204 said in Long Story Short, I’m Living in the Mountains Vol. 6 Discussion:

I am missing the dinochicks and sano-kun.. It has been a while since the last volume ended.
This series has 12 books, the last was released on July 10th this year.
I really hope this series continues.

Sometimes there's just random delays in licensing due to the background chaos of the universe. They'll translate the next volume at some point, worry not.

On the bright side, I managed to catch up with the prepubs.

@josephmassie728

I think this is the original web novel:
https://ncode.syosetu.com/n3231hj/

@ravenchilde happy birthday!

@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.

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.

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.

@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.

People complaining that the villain got all the accomplishments in this book didn't really pay attention. Iora did the research to find out what the queen had, she did the research to find out the connection between eyes and magic control, she did the research on how to make the drug, and is doing the research on how to make it safe for everyone. All the guy did was point her to a drug that did what she already was attempting to do. One that she couldn't have known about because it was developed in secret in a foreign nation that he only knew about due to his heritage giving him access.

He didn't create the cure and steal her accomplishment. What he did was the equivalent of pointing out a foreign research paper that relates to the subject to a fellow colleague.

Is this series being continued? Was it one and done? What's up here?

Edit: Disregard, found a comment below that answered me

Huh… This book was obviously so engaging that its volume discussion thread is overwhelming in length.

I’ll go read Long Story Short v6 and have fun with the chickens before the volume expires in a few days. If I still have time before the 15th, I probably won’tmight come back and try this book… Giant chickens vs Claire…

Just read the light novel. My thoughts:

The writing is good but clearly a begginers work. Plot is all over the place and not in an expert multiple view sense but an uncontrolled one. But the author has a clear strong vision in writing that keeps the interest.

There is good counter forces to the main character which suffers a bit of Isekai'itus, with complete do anything with the power of imagination magic skills. The life and political circumstances help keep her in check and allow other characters to have engaging personalities. That said no one else is fully developed, just lots of partially developed characters.

The mystery of things is likely the most engaging of the stories conceits. But it does feel like it keeps forgetting bits of its own mystery plots. And it risks devolving into kids super power battles with the dark super powered kid vs the light one.

Overall enjoyable but also messy. It feels a sight better then many simple stories we get each licensing season. I hope it evolves and not devolves.

Now to read everyones comments.

@grevvvv Naturally; You've seen how smart the heroes are - how would they win if the villains weren't morons?