Oh, that was a bit anticlimactic. I thought we'd get more about Elizabeth's adventures. Still, it's nice that we got to see all the love interests working together for her sake. I will be sad if Lilia transfers her affection to big brother.

If this fight is so inconsequential for Lofus, then the point of it must be the demonstration of Alba's power and the revelation of Maylene's connection to Ludens.

I always like sections like this that humanized the characters. Especially the fight between Yune and Nazuna. You laugh at how silly it is, but you've known actual children to have done something like that.

Paper cups in a fantasy setting? That is some really expensive tea.

@Cryten hey now! Don't be putting any ideas out into the universe.

So the author is wrapping all the side couples before the ending.

@arghc said in Elegance in Exile: From Alchemy to Luxury with My Ardent Knight Vol. 1 Discussion!:

Isn't her father in another kingdom entirely? The monster meat was a local noble request, no?

She said it seemed to be some noble's vacation home, which means it could be local or foreign. She seemed to like her father, so while she was in no hurry to visit, it stands to reason that they'd meet eventually.

@arghc said in Elegance in Exile: From Alchemy to Luxury with My Ardent Knight Vol. 1 Discussion!:

What is it with Japanese LN/anime/manga and adventurer guilds? Is there something vaguely analogous in Japanese culture? Assigning gutter cleaning to adventurers is just weird.

I believe it's a result of making them a "realistic" fixture. The idea is that any random guy off the street can be an adventurer, but your average guy can't just go out and kill monsters, or there'd be no market for adventurers. There has to be jobs that even untrained rookies can do, so lower-ranked jobs are fetch quests or odd jobs. These can make you familiar with the guild's process, provide opportunities to meet fellow adventurers you might want to party with, and give you an income to keep you alive while you train physically and save up for weapons.

Very traditional start to a pretend romance to real love plot.

@LightningLeaf I thought that too, but then decided it wouldn't be silly enough for this series :)

Waynachu, I choose you! - Lacey "The Dawn Witch" Cielanic

(Sorry not sorry)

I can't decide if we'll get more after this or not. The ending of the chapter certainly feels like it could be the ending of the series, but also that it's leaving things wide open. We now know that she does end up opening a shop in some far away land in the future but how she gets to that point could be a single volume or ten volumes.

I've not read a lot of "cozy fantasy" which is mostly what I'd consider this to be - though not for any particular reason or dislike of the genre - so I do hope we get more.

@Paul-Nebeling said in Zero Damage Sword Saint Vol. 5 Discussion:

Sara and Sumire agreeing that Eri is kinda hot. Priceless.

Eri did seem to express a desire to meet them, and going by this reaction, they don't seem entirely opposed to the prospect. Previously it was impossible due to the conditions of the sealed dungeon, but now she has a bed on the 100th floor...

Silver haired's tree nymph dungeon is going to be the hottest place around for a while... hopefully the requirement to spawn those isn't that Yuto is in the party or there could be a lot of casualties.

@TheGrimLich said in Proud to Be the Villainess Vol. 3 Discussion!:

@karasutengu Pope Leo's been confirmed as a Sox fan.

Ah, my apologies...

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Updated the OP to version 0.26.4.

This update adds the following edited volumes:

Ascendance of a Bookworm Manga volumes P2V12, P3V6, and P4V7 Dahlia in Bloom volumes 12 and 13 Tearmoon Empire v17

I can just imagine what "snowman" Katima looked like with all but her face covered in snow.

@George-Wang-a98vag7 said in Middle-Aged and Mid No More: Rising in Ranks over Drinks with an Elite Priest Vol. 1 Discussion!:

Middle aged man... in his early 30s. I feel old now.

For what it's worth, he's middle-aged in his world, but he wouldn't be in ours.

@Lex completely agreed on Cecil being annoying, and if everything remains the same as the WN, then it's only going to get worse from here on out.
And yeah, this series is in for quite a long haul. To put into perspective the main story of this volume ends in chapter 496 of the WN, and we currently have over 919 chapters, still with no end in sight.

Poor Aoi, having his friend overhear him flirting with his boyfriend. Inami definitely deserved that Baka!

@GeorgeMTO would make sense considering that if the Godless Palaquin has to marry and have children with the priestess, they can stay as kids forever.