Yeah, it felt a strange volume with how little Sora had to do, but where at a point where introducing a worthy enemy for him requires a lot of planning. Instead we git more harem development, that isn't bad in itself.

Yeah. Kinda knew Geyes wouldn't take that well. Not that he had a choice either way, but still.

One of my favorite parts of this series is the attention to detail on the swordsmanship. The anime really nails it, but I've been trained on the techniques Beryl uses. Solid work on that aspect.

Through no effort, the heroine gets a super genius spy as her henchman, and then every opponent super vulnerable to spying. This makes her victories feel not earned, but just handed to her by the author.

Grr, work was such a blur I wasn't able to read this until now. And, uh oh at that ending. Looking forward to the next volume indeed.

So one main couple wasn't enough and now we got also Sage Raid and the demon lord.
I wasn't ready to say goodbye to Raid and Eluria and apparently neither the author since we are getting a new arc and a new villain.

It was a good volume but I'm worried about all the ominous things the author is bringing out. First the corpse king gains power when his friends are killed and now his companions sap away his lifespan...I really hope this won't end in tragedy.

The terrifying power of the swaying commoner, a terrifying setup that even the lesser nobles dare not tread.

Wonder what Leonard wants

@karasutengu An interesting thought that I am not sure the writing would indulge in, could Gonzales be an imperial intelligence agent?

Reason why I say its unlikely to indulge in: I recently had a look at the corrections topic. I found out the original Japanese name for this novel is more like "That F'ing Otaku Geek NPC knows his lot in life". The swear not because the title swears but because the title used for the main character is a deeply negative word associated with persecuted good for nothings. As such the thoughts of the writing improving Johns lot in life are in vain, the whole premise of the novels are that John SHOULD be naturally persecuted for who he is by society. And that the novel punishes those in society for this injustice because he knows where he belongs and doesnt step out of line. As such I think it is unlikely to be thinking that deeply about Gonz's motivation for wanting to know more.

As for this chapter, what can we say? Its a very busy work chapter of being a npc, filling out the paperwork and attending to maintenance.

@Lex said in Zero Damage Sword Saint Vol. 4 Discussion:

It's always fun to see that Eugene can have more action with his girls in a single part than Makoto in 12 full volumes.

And don't forget all three girls are keeping score and insisting the Eugene maintains quid pro quo, so he gets even more action as a result.

Next volume spoiler...

The Manga version serialization will begin on August 12, 2026.

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As ever the series makes me question how much is Akira just being a Doofus? Or how much is he either being interfered with or being influenced by his original hero gifts? You can never quite tell with his absent mindedness.

That said the dark urges which unlike Akira not realising only started with exposure to dark mana and the planets cracking are clearly Something affecting him. I am curious if we will learn more or like the unreasonable fear and discomfort in the past will end up going unexplained.

A new topic of interest is Akira's Deification. Not in the gods of planet management sense of immortality and responsibility, but in his surrounding companions. He has been acknowledge by the forest equivalent of a gaia tree as lord of the forest, and now we find not only do they revere him as a master but worship Akira as the supreme being, above gods. At least that explains them constantly looking down on Aion and the other gods as mere things who brought harm to their god.

Having his companions see him as a supreme being is quite a step up from being the guardian figure. And altogether I do not think any of his followers understand the concept of him just being a friend and helper.

Side notes from this volume:

The summoning kids being even stronger then the forest guardians both makes sense, as they where potential heroes to overthrow demon lords in the gods game of fates. But also interestingly worrying as this forests guardians are much stronger then normal ones. Those kids as missionaries might very well result in interplanetary warfare over recognition of Akira's Divinity.

Are the golems being affected by Akira's slight dark mana corruptions? Leader is getting quite menacing. But then again we had animals being very scared of him before the recent events. Who knows?

I look forwards to the Cerberus' awakening and any complications from its strange birthing. And perhaps we might even find out more about what the apprentices where up to with the Angels and Cerberus.

Ropes transcendent existence seems to pose a lot a practical problems as an absent guardian of this planet outside of maintaining authority over who can enter or leave the planet.

As always, loved the reading experience and looking forward to more.

@PeachyGreen said in Imperial Reincarnation Vol. 6 Discussion!:

What I don't get is why Carmine is dead-set on reclaiming the empire's land from the Southern Three. It seems a bit war hawkish...

It would happen at some point anyways. His main motivation is to clear out his borders to hostile nations before he attacks the other empire because he's worried about a 2 front war with the empire.

And they did, declaring war on him during his wedding. He would have attacked them soon anyways but they were the ones that chose this timing.

Also from his dialogue with Charles, it seems he thinks the divine empire is behind all the countries declaring war on his empire.

@koh JNC typically do not comment. V15 did only release this year in Japan, so it's not that unusual for us to still be on a gap.

Cecil was so annoying in this volume that I actually felt bad when she got a power up.
I wonder how many of Allen's companions will have the privilege of a dedicated volume, it can't be everyone since they are so many unless the author us planning g the series to last longer than I thought.
Next arc with the demons attacking the world there should be some sense of urgency that this volume lacked with Allen and friends being able to grind for as long as needed.

Too bad the Dragon King's mother (the Golden Dragon) couldn't be saved.

sensual scenes

lol :) I'm guessing JNC does not TL doujins :>

He should have been suspicious about the dog tags from the start, simply because they were found in a different location than the diary. There's plenty of reasons why she could have been separated from one or the other, but she certainly couldn't have died in two places at once.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if Tory decided that being officially dead would be beneficial. She has no family to tie her down, so there's nothing stopping her from starting a new life with a new identity. The ending suggests that she's happy to be "dead" and doesn't want that to change... though it also suggests that either she or someone speaking on her behalf continues to have significant influence. Her "death" might have coincided with induction into black ops.

There continue to be parallels with The Saga of Tanya the Evil, with flashes forward to a postwar period where the survival of the protagonist is ambiguous. Pretty early on in that story, it's clear that even if Tanya survived, her existence and feats got redacted to hell because she'd accumulate enough grudges to threaten postwar peace, and it'd be better for everyone (including her) if her name vanished from history. Tory may have ended up in a similar situation; being a war hero can put a target on your back that she wouldn't want.

As an aside, how friggin' long is that diary that it's taken him this long to read it? You could read the entirety of the lord of the rings in less than a week; something that could be carried around on a military campaign shouldn't take more than a day to read. Not to mention, how did she find the time to write in it when she went several days without sleep?

The story somewhat similar now with the

not to mentioned MC name also sounds like