@jpwong said in Water Magician Arc 1 Vol. 2 Discussion!:

@Geezer-Weasalopes What's interesting is they did briefly get a reading from the 40th floor before they lost it again. Presumably everyone didn't die because Abel dying would be kind of a downer at this point in the story. The only current explanations on why it disappeared again would be the operators are dead, the device only works to 40 floors for some strange reason, or they're no longer in this particular dungeon.

Does make you wonder how long this phenomena lasts after the eclipse clears out.

Yeah, they can't be dead with how the story has been written, but then again the story changed a lot from book 1 to book 2, so who knows what is planned.

An archdragon left woth an empty stomach after such anticipation is a true enemy twice scorned. Kinase had best be careful if he wants to walk away from this unscathed.

And Wridra is living the life in her cat form, but this mysterious presence, I think she can take them.

And it's good to see our couple acting like a couple and going out and having a good time with friends. It makes for such a cheerful story.

But the watching anime to learn Japanese method of Marie's, it doesn't work on anyone but geniuses.

Oh good, the spoiler I accidentally gave myself a while back while looking at new releases on JP bookwalker is out the bag. The JNC synopsis is a lot better on that front, although I guess it came out in the first part anyway.

On the topic of the cover image itself, I wonder is Mizuto just out of shot there, or is Yume actually about to get another unwanted admirer.

Erm, I am more than a little confused at the Princess suddenly being subservient to Liam as if she had become her familiar. As far as I remember, no such binding event took place. What gives?

Ryouma is living his own "Jurassic Park" in the sea of trees. Meanwhile, the gods can't come to an agreement as to how to reward him. Everyone has their own unique problems it seems.

@Yolech Ah, that one. As I recall, Mia speculates the raids might have been intended to kill Sion, but we never got a confirmation, and that wasn't the only possible reason - with a war between Sunklund and the Equestrians being the other theory.

Admittedly, trying to instigate a war isn't any better than trying to murder a prince, so the distinction's not terribly relevant to whether or not he's guilty of serious crimes. And even if he was innocent of that one, he did still try to kill Mia a few books earlier...

@GeorgeMTO "This is a Frito Pie. I had to ask for individual leather bags to be made because y'all haven't invented chip bags yet."
"So exquisite!"

Shannon is so adorable. Best little sister.

@pcj said in Villainess Level 99 Act 5 Discussion!:

But she really is a nice person. She just gets a little fixated once in a while. Which is exactly what the Marquess learned in the end. "Everything she said was logical and made complete sense. I couldn't refute a thing! But she just kept going... And some of the things she said were scary."

I was terribly amused that the Marquess found the most terrifying part to be when he started to truly understand Yumiella's perspective. It was truly a kind of Lovecraftian horror for him, a curse of understanding.
I think he would relate to the quote, "some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age." For him that vista of reality was Yumiella, and that day was right now.

I wonder what's happening in Yumeni's life? We keep getting hints something's wrong.

Miu's a good kid, she won't press her advantage too far.

@TheGrimLich said in Banished Former Hero Vol. 2 Discussion!:

I think Brett here suspects Allen is the mysterious Third Man. He also seems savvy enough to know not to tell the fanatic that the plan isn't going to work. Maybe a little encounter with his bro will get him to abandon ship. The costs are sunk, but better to cut the losses and run.

Given one of his recent POVs it seems likely Brett isn't as completely sold on Allen being a complete waste of oxygen as his father is, somewhere in the recesses of his soul.
I agree that the niggling thought at the edge of his awareness concerns Allen, who has past associations with the two women.

Given all of Allen's other abilities brought over from his former life, I have to wonder if anything akin to instantaneous transport to places he's been before might be another of them.

@Travis-Butler said in D-Genesis Vol. 6 Discussion!:

There's also knowing the tech exists and who to talk to. They only got onto the stat-measuring tech because Miyoshi knew Midori:

Perhaps a discussion prior to the next 'rock-paper-scissors' about forfeits...of information.

The stolen designs might be 'out of date'.
What they've done with them?

...what kind of monstrous industrial base do they have, and at what expense to their citizenry?

@KopiCAT I don’t think this is the kind of novel where stuff happens. Or not huge stuff. Each volume will probably have one school event like this class evaluation and some minor things around it. It is almost, but not quite slow life.

@kuali said in RVing My Way into Exile Vol. 2 Discussion!:

corn-and-mayonnaise pizza.

That actually IS a thing in Japan (as is various 'breads' of various fillings- curry, yakisoba etc. ironically melon pan, or melon bread, doesn't have any melon in it)

Town girl A seems like a mirror to Yoshida,the Villager, in naming. I'm curious as to how she is a disaster. Judging by how other people cheering them or motivating them has lead to the other heroes winning, I'm guessing that she is someone Yoshida loves and he powers up to defend her. I would be glad to be wrong as that is boring.

The HDF leadership has to go.

@heimdal7 said in From Two-Bit Baddie to Total Heartthrob: This Villainess Will Cross-Dress to Impress! Vol. 1 Discussion!:

@Hylebos said in From Two-Bit Baddie to Total Heartthrob: This Villainess Will Cross-Dress to Impress! Vol. 1 Discussion!:

@heimdal7 said in From Two-Bit Baddie to Total Heartthrob: This Villainess Will Cross-Dress to Impress! Vol. 1 Discussion!:

Ok so she says the 1st prince is 1 year older than her then follows it up with he is 13 or 14 a bit later. If he is 1 year older what she already knows then she knows his actual age. Plus he is the first prince so basically every noble should know his age.

Something something wouldn't it be weird to know the ages of the pandas at the zoo off the top of your head?

Ya except nobles wouldn't be basically required to know a panda's age. Unlike being expected to know the crown prince age especially a dukel family.

Ah, I misspoke, I meant birthdays. He's probably in the year above theirs at the academy so it's reasonable to know that much from the game's knowledge.

@Gamen said in Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter Vol. 12 Discussion!:

@Windsagio If you mean "The Mentor in a Frontier City" it's a prequel of some nature, but the only actual connection I see is the last name Alvern :P and I recall reading it takes place on a different continent or something.

Mentor takes place in roughly the same part of the world, but a really long time ago. It ties in to Private Tutor in a lot of little ways, mostly through characters who seem to be the distant ancestors of people or countries. You get to see a Wainwright developing her shield magic, for instance. It also gives more details on what characters in Private Tutor mean when they occasionally mention the gods being dead.

I keep meaning to write up short reviews for the rest of Mentor, but it hasn't been easy finding time. I might wait to review volume 3 when volume 14 of Private Tutor starts streaming, since there's kind of a connection there.

Edit: Oh, and while the LNs for Mentor finished, the manga is still ongoing. It's on volume 3 of 6 now, so it might actually cover the whole series.

@Gamen From what we've heard so far, it's more equivalent to a Swiss-system tournament structure, where undefeated competitors get paired to other undefeated competitors, and competitors with one loss get paired to competitors with one loss and so on. It might just be a coincedence, but no one Ikki, Stella or anyone else that matters has actively battled has lost a round, so that's my expectation.

Adding the hints we got this chapter: White dragon betrayed the demon for revenge and Zil getting soundproofing magic, I'm guessing she is going to join Zil after they get a chance to talk about his situation as he is biggest enemy of demon kind.

Only question is how Zil is going to get a chance to talk to her, maybe Liliana can show that he is different enough to "deserve" a chance to speak before killing? (probably still after some fighting)