I always find it funny that the author introduces us to these new Fellows, then stabs them in the stomach.

@Geezer-Weasalopes said in Looks like a Job for a Maid! Vol. 2 Discussion!:

Astrid noticed that the inventing tools showed no recent signs of wear.

Did they have no signs of wear or were they just that out dated and useless for "today's" inventors?

@Arcene but she doesn't have to grow on her own. He's the DK. The entire reason Heroes need strength. And he's (mostly) harmless. The fact is that her strength is literally the least important part of her now.

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This comment brought back sweet memories for me. I reminisced about the times my grand aunt would gather the family clan from all over and hold a huge thanksgiving dinner at her house. It was the same with her: "no men allowed in the kitchen". She and several of the other matriarchs would do all the prep and cooking by themselves. I tried to help them out one time and was unceremoniously escorted out of the kitchen by two of the ladies and told to go watch football on TV. I never tried that again.

With Thanksgiving coming up next week this narrative by the author in today's release really made my day.

@arghc said in Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer! Vol. 1 Discussion!:

The manga and anime formats forcing them to be more concise is actually beneficial for that.

That helped the Unwanted Undead anime too, since the LNs are 50% story, 50% Rentt's witless internal monologue. One entire volume was Rentt getting ready to go on a trip.

So far this story is junk food and the repetitive low self esteem does get annoying, but at least it's not as boring to me as Isekai Tensei. We can hope that eventually the author will let the MC realize that maybe he's a decent support mage after all.

Things are really starting to heat up now. Sora's outright refusal to accept reinstatement into the Mitsurugi family or Illusory Blade comes as no surprise (except to all those in the assembly hall) and was done by him on purpose to piss them all off. The next two parts should prove even more exciting.

My guess is Rox send one of his knights off to get more help, then they did something like stuffed them into carriages.

Surprisingly I'd say 0 crimes this part. All the beatings, intimidation, interrogation was done to criminals and more or less under Rox's authority.

@LightningLeaf said in The Petty Villain Plays by the Rules Vol. 1 Discussion!:

Is he stinky from the moonflower dust on him, or does it emanate from his pores like garlic?

BOTH!

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@grobinson2k1 Honestly I'm not really finding this volume all that engaging.

The stuff about the goblins was interesting, but I can't really see it being more than background info, unless we're about to kick off some big religious war arc.

There's likely going to be a rather large stain on the castle floor when the other guy gets crushed into a pool of blood and guts.

@pcj said in The Villainess Speaks Not Vol. 1 Discussion:

Based on his appreciation for her hobbies, I think he's already sold on her being "the one." He's already so impressed just with her knowledge that if he found out she could silent cast and was a genius at it, it would probably completely seal the deal.

Reminds me of a Facebook post I saw. Last week a mom's son asked the girl he liked to marry him and she said yes. Though she recently learned another girl likes him as well and was planning to ask him to marry her the next day. She's four years old. They are all four years old. So I don't take a lot of credence in the prince, whose probably 8-9, believing a 6 year old he has literally never talked to being the "one".

Also, I was assuming as in most otome games, the protagonist was some commoner, not one of the three fiancée candidates, and probably hasn't been introduced yet.

I really liked Zil's speech. In many parts, it sent a chill down my spine. At the same time, it was helpful when he pointed out the hints through his inner monologue.

@kuali I see your point, but I have to give the author credit for the scene of the priests on the stairs, complete with broken bones and coughing up blood.

I actually liked their final fight. I liked the idea of her having to earn the different blades in order to take him down and I was good with him being brought back to life.

But yeah, the second half overall was a bit ehh. Especially the last couple volumes.

As for the harem ending... I just laughed. I mean, if you are going to go that route then sure, might as well have him bone pretty much every single female character of child bearing age 😅

@Sphader Can't argue with your logic because it add meat to the theory that Eri is also falling for Eugene. As for Eugene calling Eri by her knickname, I'm thinking everybody was too distracted (and mostly scrambling to survive) by the fact that the Demon Queen had appeared to notice Eugene is on a pet name basis with her.

@Geezer-Weasalopes No bingo card for me. I was quoting the intro blurb.

Now for my general comments:

The initial part of that battle went nothing like what I expected, largely because of the second party and their ringer becoming sacrificial distractions. Slightly disappointed that Sumire got clobbered by Eri's miasma. Wondering if any of the Zodiac Knights are going to do some math and figure out that King Pendragon, Eugene, and Eri have something going on that they know nothing about. I'm curious what the King\Headmaster is going to ask Eugene to do about Eri. He knows she won't hurt him. Kidnap him, maybe, but not hurt him. Everybody is focused on clearing the Deus Discipline and making Eri disappear. Maybe one of the knights (7th?) will realize there's method in the madness of sending a lone "B" level adventurer to subdue (or should that be seduce) the Demon Queen. I'm wondering if this is where Eri tells Eugene what the cost of the contract with her is. A ring on her finger, maybe? Probably not that extreme. That would hang several targets on Eugene's back.

I have a vision of Eugene disappearing from level 100 then showing up several hours later covered in either lipstick or black feathers.

This guy isn't settign off red flags he is setting off disaster warning horns.

Why didn't Ryo's passive sonar detect a crowd of 30 extra people?

Half elves live a very long time apparently. Alford would be even more shocked if he knew Louis was a king's son. From his reaction I think he has a crush on Louis.

Has Louis never masturbated? That seems unlikely at seventeen.

I actually feel bad for Andrealphus.