Looks like Shiori and Alec inadvertently managed to convince the Snow Wolves that the solution to unwanted puppies was to just dump them on the nearest humans...

I knew the Gorotir were an ethnic tribe, but it's taken me seven volumes for me to realize they are supposed to be dwarves.

Finally, we get to see Carmine release his magic. Thankfully, it took him about half the volumes compared to Erich who constantly sandbagged as a level 1 fighter.

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.

Looks like the young chefs of The Forest's Edge have another big event to present. Asuta sure is keeping them busy. But no one is complaining, so it seems that is indeed a good thing.

So, my bet is that she was "granted" gravity magic just now.

But man, what a bitch of a chicken. Mana eating acid and gravity magic means the globs of acid would be falling like bullets onto the shield right? Terrifying.

Though I'm curious why reshaping a barrier once would consume so much mana when rebuilding the barrier over and over again for an hour or more seemingly only took her to half. The costs of magic seem very slapdash in this setting. What seemingly shouldn't cost anything was apparently super expensive, but that bird could literally create matter AND affect gravity without seeming to exhaust it's magic.

@Darkchaser I wonder how exempting the girl from endurance training will go. It certainly won't look good to the other recruits. In the end she'll probably be pressured to resume it... or eventually die because she can't run when she needs to. However, the two boys are in for a beating even if they avoid execution, as they don't have Tory taking responsibility for them.

I suspect that sometime in the next few days, a different set of deserters will get shot, showing them that they literally dodged a bullet.

This is soooo stupid. I also don't see how the detour to see Reigh's backstory was relevant here.

Thankfully this seems to be a one shot from DRE. I have read two translations from DRE incl. this one so far and they both were horrendous.

@Libri-Liberorum I am hoping we get to the point where the game's plot is supposed to happen. I would have to imagine that it would be pretty different from the game already, as his mom is still alive and he is now engaged.

I wonder how Akira will react to Miasma now that Black's power/protection has left him. Maybe we will get to see Red's power or the rejuvenation water's power.
I expect this fight to be spectacular either way.
Isn't Rindo house's son that immature idiot? He is supposed to be stationed at a critical point? I wonder if his baby sitter friend will accompany him.
Sorry I am finding it difficult to keep track of the names in this weekly pre-pub setting.

Note that there will be a break week on the week of Part 5.

Part 4 stream date: Aug 28

Part 5 stream date: Sept 11

@jono I'm certain that Eugene's curse will hide his identity, but the story will spread that Demon Queen Erinyes has a consort.

I wonder who will take it worse: Eri, Eugene, Sumire and Sara, or Aira

The more I hear it, it looks like C is some kind of counter measure against dip shit master.

whole lot of foreshadowing

the dragon has a missing scale (maybe in a vulnerable spot?) dragon killed Cole (whom is a good dude) revenge will be had

When Exalted 3rd edition launched, a particularly haunted looking bear was christened 'Trauma Bear' by the community.

I was reminded of that today.

Haunted looking bear

@arghc said in Dahlia in Bloom Vol. 13 Discussion!:

I think Fabiola is being honest about the orphanage stuff and I think she sincerely likes Dorino.

...Was I not being clear enough? The description of Mena Dorino gave matches the description of Mena that Ivano gave back in volume 6, and the story Fabiola gave about the orphanage matches the details from Ivano's background check on Mena. I am 100% sure she's being honest about it.

@Gyre said in The Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman Vol 5 Part 1 Discussion:

I don't think Wilhelmina is naive about the emperor, it's just that her victory still stands even if she only becomes empress after he dies, and she's totally fine with that. But that won't save Reinald, so she can only offer a weak assurance.

I have a feeling, she wouldn’t be empress, he seems to have too much of a god complex about him. I wonder what vile arcane magics can be carried out with Sixtus trapped in the box.

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

Wonder what Leonard wants