@holatuwol said in God Sleeps in Seafoam Vol. 2 Discussion!:

@Travis-Butler said in God Sleeps in Seafoam Vol. 2 Discussion!:

Yeah. My point is that dealing with Akira without knowing about his history has the potential to hit land mines, if they do something that triggers one of his negative experiences with the Ugetsus.

As a reader, if we're supposed to suspect he still has land mines, then I'm led to question what the point of the Cleanse My Past and Erase My Sins chapters was.

We're supposed to believe he would have died if he failed to come to terms with his past, and that his survival is a clear sign that he mostly succeeded in doing so. He casts off his regrets related to his mother and older relatives, comes to terms with his regrets related to his brother, wants to hold on to memories of the people who loved and cherished him, and clings to a desire to be acknowledged.

Should we really have to suspect that he could be triggered by something that only vaguely resembles things he has supposedly already come to terms with and left behind him?

You’re only thinking of “triggered” in terms of trauma. I’m thinking about suspicion, disbelief, mistrust, attempting to hide your actions, etc. You don’t have to have PTSD flashbacks to think “the Eight Houses treat you like sh*t if you’re not a favored son”, for example. Or not want to get involved with them any more than he has to. You think he won’t be wary if Saki’s dad starts trying to make nice with him?

If you don’t like the term ‘land mines’, how about ‘things that will trip you up if you don’t know about his experience of noble family prejudice’? The point is that he’s got a history of growing up in a noble family and living with their mistreatment; his ritual cleansing means he won’t snap and go postal, but his actions in the guard suggest that’s still heavily shaping his life.

@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.

@strangeattractor said in The Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman Vol 5 Part 2 Discussion:

What is it about her connection to Conrad that was necessary for victory?

The cats were a critical balm for her emotional and mental health.

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.

v6 for this series was just announced to be coming out in Japan in November.

@grobinson2k1 said in To Another World... with Land Mines! Vol. 14 Discussion!:

I’ll admit, I’d probably read the spinoff series, To Another World… with Land Mines: The Linium Royal Academy is actually an Otome Game?

It did have the feel of a "stealth pilot" like TV shows have done when hoping to launch a spin-off series.

It's not as interesting to me as the more silly versions like Lady Albert or Hanashi's Observation Records, but I can see enjoying a one-shot volume that wraps it up.

I appreciate a book-loving female protagonist not completely reliant on others.

Glad I'm not the only one who struggled with GitL.

By the by, J-Novel Club announced at their recent boy's love panel at MCM Comic Con London that His Reluctant Thrall will be coming to both Print and Audio in 2027. Congrats to ghost-heart!

And that children, is how Auntie Alia wiped out the vampire clan once and for all.

Interesting ending. Karla is obviously still alive, perhaps she teleported away? While I doubt she would have left her prey alive like that, maybe if she sensed her rivals mentor in the area as someone else suggested? Though my first guess is that is where the vampire corpse landed given the physical nature of the attack. It could also be Alia herself, but the blackened skin and similar combat style definitely would support the fiend arriving, who I think was also following Karla? But were is Nero then?

And that children, is how Auntie Karla frightened the dungeon into a hundred years of slumber, never again to create another entrance to the labyrinth for fear of her return.

When the explosion circle wasn't found on the roof, I was wondering if it might have all been a rouse to insight panic and cause our side to take unnecessary risks in trying to escape. But the fact that they were planning to use a skill that only a high level individual, like the Holy Woman, could possibly use made me toss that idea out. But with Sanada knowing about Players, possibly even being a player given his sudden change in personality and lust for the power of a necromancer, the rouse was an excellent way to draw out possible players.

As for the Holy Empire's inside player, isn't Discord related to one of the seven deadly sins? Whoever is coiridnating with the Holy Empire is definitely being compelled to sow discord and chaos.

It's finally here, Volume 4!

Looks like this is a one shot from DRE. I really enjoyed it and would have liked to see more of Anrietta and Dalion.
I wonder why JNC chose to call it vol.1.

I have doubts about the "mature woman" thing, but I can definitely say she was very cool, at the least. This was a really fun part.

If the problem is that Haibara is convinced that everyone's life is miserable with him around, only his friends can actually help him by showing that it's not true. I wonder if in the process they'll also learn his secret.
They were right in believing Miori took his virginity, but they cannot imagine the actual circumstances. Meanwhile Miori has one more reason to feel guilty.

@LightningLeaf said in Return of the Corpse King Vol. 3 Discussion!:

Am I a dummy? That's probably why the demon didn't kill the kids, he didn't want Shio gaining their powers as he did from his previous classmates.

He doesn't seem to hate humans the same way other demons do, and he respects Shio as the real and forgotten hero.

He's a follower of the real demon lord not Bael and isn't one of the fake-Helheim aligned demons working to resurrect him. That would be the top-hat guy who tried to give not-Kouki a spine.

I think it was mentioned a few parts back something like his ability could force others to answer questions but not harm them? The text then mislead us into thinking any false answer caused death not just endless magic sleep. It's a magic-induced coma so death from starvation and dehydration are apparently off the table.

@LightningLeaf said in After-School Dungeon Diver Vol. 6 Discussion!:

I'm enjoying this adventure with Melmel. I wonder what she could do with the OTC meds from Kudo's world.

Well there's one way to find out...
Hey Kudo! Gotta request for ya.