@Rahul-Balaggan said in Fushi no Kami Vol. 7 Discussion!:

Volume 7 (Premium Edition): 3 Bonus short stories & textless color illustrations Secret Skill Successor Suiren

Slice of FnK life.

* Disaster Response Office Manager Renge

This one was odd in as much as it had this "I need to talk to you" element, but they never get to the talking. Of course, it's also another FnK slice of life, but still....

* A Delicious Welcome

What is milk soup? With onions? 8-P 8-)

While the kitchen setup is no doubt better for all involved, I sort of wanted the analogous to the first Sacula count, Alicia cooking for the troops over the campfire.

Some nice bonus stories, especially Other Dimension Little Sister Championship.

I waited for the release to read this, and am happy with it as a final volume. Also, the illustration for Harnumo chop! was adorable.

This was one of the most "grown up" harem series, not in having adult situations but in how they all interacted as people who liked each other not anime/manga gag tropes. The teens were more mature about relationships than even some LNs with adults.

@MouSou
FYI Jnovelclub has never willing dropped a series, so don’t worry
It just takes a while to get new volumes sometimes cause they license them in batches of like 3 or so, so they have to talk with the JP publisher to get the new batch

@Cincinnatus said in By the Grace of the Gods Vol. 8 Discussion!:

Part 8 is missing for me. Anyone else have the same problem?

It loads just fine for me: https://j-novel.club/read/by-the-grace-of-the-gods-volume-8-part-8

Thank you for the answers. That's exactly what I was wondering about.

@Geezer-Weasalopes I always assumed he treated the bandits the same way he treated all the monster corpses, absorption by sticky slime, I forgot they never actually address it specifically anywhere.

That’s a beautiful color illustration/insert. I only wish that Rurii had a tie, too. I love Nadia’s dress, which almost perfectly matches Rurii’s own color. :)

@Aydena To be fair, it's fairly close to my normal bean soup recipe.

Started off many years ago as some kind of 'official' recipe - long enough I don't remember the original source, just that it was from a food company and not a standard recipe book.

It had a small can of tomato sauce and some Italian-ish spices (garlic, oregano, olive oil) - so why not add more tomato and more Italian spices for a stronger flavor? Why not add more bean variety (including, yes, garbanzo beans) for more body and a bit of flavor mix? And hey, I've got some smoked turkey left over from Thanksgiving, why not try that instead of the ham? ^^;;;

Calling it a 'recipe' is a bit generous, honestly, more of a guideline, since it mutates from batch to batch...

and it looks like chapter VII (of the first volume) is where we are caught up to the anime (as of today?)

Volume 4 (Premium Edition): 2 Bonus Short Stories Ezoe Kazuhiko's Stroll Through Edogawa City 4 - The Luxurious Hot Pot of Bar Teshima (Hirai Station) A Day in the Life of Miner

Volume 2 (Premium Edition): 6 Bonus Short Stories In a Twilit Classroom Bed-Sharing: Sakura Edition Bed-Sharing: Aoi Edition Daily Life with the Hazama Sisters: The Swimsuit Show The Long-Suffering and the Free-Spirited Daily Life with the Hazama Sisters: The Trio's Lunchtime

@Zeteni thank you! That's exactly what I wanted to know. I was not prepared for it like I am with other series so it hit me extra hard.

I'll start 3 then :)

Suiren

Appears in: Volume 2
First Appearance: V2C1 Serving in the Outer Court
Jobs:

Anshi's Lady-in-Waiting (pre-series) Jinshi's Lady-in-Waiting

Suiren was, originally, one of Lady Anshi's Ladies-in-Waiting. She was tasked with raising Ka Zuigetsu once he was successfully weaned, and has remained in his service ever since. She is currently Jinshi's only lady-in-waiting.

There had been other women serving alongside her in the past, but the only one to successfully resist the temptation of Jinshi's face was Maomao, who was eventually transferred to a different assignment anyway.

Oh! I actually made a list of 20 picks for my friends several months back. It's not a definitive list as it's been tailored in both size and what I thought would interest my friends, but it's all stuff I read/enjoy.

Highlighted picks

Ascendance of a Bookworm (or its manga) - It's good. I already did a powerpoint on it, what more do you want? (No, the powerpoint has not convinced any of the aforementioned friends to read it yet T~T )

Deathbound Duke's Daughter - The cover says otome game villainess reincarnation but the writing yields thoughtful characters, an interesting magic system, and multiple mysteries afoot. Probably my favorite sans Bookworm.

Min-Maxing My TRPG - DnD-lover turned author creates a really neat world filled with interesting characters, all wrapped up in a tidy bow of enjoyable prose. Also the author almost definitely has a fetish for monster girls that can kill you.

Tearmoon Empire - Princess gets her head chopped off, regresses, and is basically like "I don't want that to happen again so I guess I should do something about that huh." Filled with amazing writing, from the efforts of both original author and translator. A literary delight.

Miscellaneous Picks

The Apothecary Diaries - Chinese palace drama, apothecary protagonist deals with the mysteries and schemes of court life. An Archdemon's Dilemma - Step 1: meet girl. Step 2: free her. Step 3: ??? Step 4: fluff! Cooking With Wild Game - I can't deny it has some problems, but I think it gets better as it goes on. Dahlia in Bloom - An unexpected amount of food (and alcohol) porn for a series about creating magic tools. Endo and Kobayashi Live! - Short and sweet, tsundere otome villainess appreciation hours. Infinite Dendrogram - Immersive VR game with shounen-like protag go brr. I Refuse to Be Your Enemy! - What if video game isekai, but the video game was Fire Emblem? The Magician Who Rose From Failure - For once it's actually just "remembers some things from past life" instead of reincarnation. My Daughter Left the Nest - OP protagonist! Wait, no, OP daughter of protagonist. Otherside Picnic - Creepypasta lesbians engage in a long game of will-they-won't-they. Perry Rhodan NEO - Aliens [does the meme hands] The Sorcerer's Receptionist - Gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss. The Tales of Marielle Clarac - Hey look, it's Miles Edgeworth.

LN/Manga

Der Werewolf (or manga) The Faraway Paladin (or manga) Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf (or manga) I've only read the manga for these three, but like them enough that I plan to check out the LNs sometime.

This volume was more serious than the previous ones, but still really enjoyable.

@Rahul-Balaggan
Will do.

ETA: ...and done!

Another thing to keep in mind is that because there is no stigma towards someone with magic producing a child (Hey, possible new magic user!) there is very little reason for someone to refuse to admit to fathering a child outside of them not having done the deed. Because if they didn't do the deed the kid would be less likely to be useful for magical super breeding purposes.

@retailed About Dia, it does seem like he's forgotten, but it turns out the entire volume occurred within the span of a week. At the beginning, he had 7 days to be released from the hospital, and he's still there.

Weird, huh. I guess, without any time skips and things constantly happening, very few days will actually pass over the course of a light novel. It didn't seem that long to me either, since I read it all over 2 days rather than week-by-week in the prepub releases.

I still can't believe all the main Slayers novels are now available in English. A huge thanks to everyone involved. :D