The story somewhat similar now with the

not to mentioned MC name also sounds like

@Kurzaa It is certainly a valid point as to how Akira and his capabilities will change after being recognised as a godless palanquin by a goddess and whether his previous "protections" have been replaced by this one or enhanced by this one.
We are only half way through this volume.. I believe at least some of these questions will be answered by end of volume 1.

I wonder if any of the disaffected adventurers are also transmigrators? I've completely forgotten about this elf.

Once again, those in power forget that that root of all power is violence. They believe that they can use rules and procedures to browbeat others despite the fact that the very person they are attempting to browbeat could just kill them in retaliation. They are very fortunate she prefers to rule over them despite their untrustworthiness.

Ah, the obligatory praise to the Soy Sauce. On the other hand, there was a novel that mocked the Soy Sauce translated here a year or two ago snd if didn't seem to make it past volume one.

@infiniteriches I'm not one to point fingers since I've read many volumes of Quiet Blacksmith in which steel swords are cast in molds . The smithing is rarely credible in that one but the characters were fun.

Wow. That went sideways kinda fast. I hope the golem comes around and there is something from his friend left as a momento to remember him by.

@SilverFuton Agreed.

@pcj said in The Invincible Little Lady Vol. 8 Discussion!:

I have a feeling the reason Mary was given that power was to deal with Nike because Nike was a mistake that needed correcting.

I think God just doesn't care. He just granted Mary's wish for a healthy body that won't lose to anyone.

@TheGrimLich I suspect the ones that remain will have an interesting time with the trainee adventurers, too!

@Kurzaa I don't think the author thought the plot through. Early on I realized that this is supposed to be a princess gets a second chance and uses it to get the nice but poor guy after "a lot" happens.

@ca-lima sounds like a perfect oppurtunity to ditch the schools headmaster while setting the elves on the long, long, long, long (they live awhile) path to tolerance.

This is one of my favorites series from J-Novel Club, it was fun to read the comments on the forum and it also made me check other series, because they had wolves on the cover.

Comparing the Volume 1 color art with this Volume color art, make it easier to see Sara growth(in height), since in Volume 1 she was around the same height of a wolf and in this Volume she is litle taller than a wolf.

In the manga version it felt easier to see Sara growth, hopefully we can see it here in the future.

Sheila said she received a self-portrait, but that's impossible unless she gifted to herself (which doesn't make sense). A self-portrait is always both the subject and the creator, otherwise it's just a portrait.

@unclerupee said in EXP Is Golden Vol. 5 Discussion!:

As expected, when he's not in a swarm the Archangel just isn't that intimidating. Interesting sad backstory for him though! Do you think the devs script the big story moments like the Fey King dying, or did they just give NPCs little urges (like the Count's compulsion to share backstory) and see what interesting stories happen?

Love you Blanc! I love that she brings such a different viewpoint to the trio, and she always comes up with theories that the other 2 would never had thought of

I would bet my wallet that the Devs wrote the stories of certain main characters in the lore, (like the Spirit King and his achievements) then made the story happen with the AI nudging things when needed. Like a D&D campaign where the DM has to make corrections to keep the story on track when players act in unique ways beyond what the scenario accounted for. Their story has a built in need for multiple raid bosses, and an overarching goal for multiple top players to one day achieve a final racial evolution and come together to kill a final boss. So they absolutely had to have their fingers on the scale to make sure all that was set up properly.

I bet a lot of the history of the world is generated by the AI, like the exact skills and personal histories of characters, but the cliff notes were probably designed by the Devs.

Mito feels similar to the "Hero" from Moon Blossom Asura. A 1 in a million prodigy that the MC will teach in the hopes of creating the fight they always wanted.

Nia is less bloodthirsty than Asura, and the difference in strength is like heaven and earth, so I'm sure it won't go down all that similarly, but it's fun to see we have a clear contender for the strongest pupil in Mito.

Wasn't the soul eater a part of Sora? That was why he couldn't level up at the start of the series. It just awakened in the cave, probably due to the mortal danger, but there is room to speculate on the trigger(s).

This does clear up that the titular revenge is probably more longstanding than the grudges Sora still has. I'm thinking that childhood friend might be related; her Shinsou was dragon eater and blocked regeneration, she's said a few cryptic things too, I suspect she could sense the dragon from the start.