I really get tired of how much the attempted rape trope gets used..

So this was written first.

@ryandb That definitely would have been a better example of something that might be screwed up, the exact mix is for the clay is not commonly discussed and the process is not at all typical in European blacksmithing traditions, and likely not in others but I am less familiar. European blacksmiths would sometimes do differential tempering, but that is typically accomplished a bit differently, in axes by quenching just long enough to harden the edge but leaving some heat in the thicker area behind the edge, then pulling it out and letting heat travel from the thicker sections that cool slower travel down to the edge until it reaches the proper temper, then putting the whole thing back in the quench tank, and some early bladesmiths appear to have made differentially tempered swords by quenching the whole blade then placing hot pieces of metal along the center of the blade and letting the heat from them temper the center of the blade, if the hot metal is removed at just the right time the center will be soft and some of the heat will migrate from the center to the edges tempering them to a lesser degree, however this approach wasn't used often and uniform tempers were more common.

It’s rare to read something with so satisfying an ending that also has so many unresolved plot threads.

Absolute god tier character design.

@HarmlessDave I doubt it’s a treant, the others wouldn’t be freaking out if that’s all it was. My guess is the giant tree was Yggdrasil and with his mana he caused it to be reborn and even move itself. That is probably why the animals were freaking out.

@Leon_97 the currency in the series is messed up beyond repair. Especially if you try to compare the numbers again and realise that the Rovene domain hardly gets around 1m riel p.a. spendable income.

Thankfully it is hardly ever a topic.

I am more astonished about the fact that Royal Knights are somewhat treated like "Jedi-generals". Each apparently not only way stronger beyond normal soldiers but also taking up helm in the case of war. That is quite a lot of power, regardless of rank.

Neal’s popularity was really something else. Or, no, it wasn’t just him, was it? While they weren’t at my brother’s level, all of the members of the team were good-looking.

Was this sport secretly a modelling gig? No, no, maybe it was just a coincidence. There was no way everyone was choosing pilots based on their appearance.

It seems piloting Wingroad skiffs is a Charisma-based skill.

@xdbx said in The Dorky NPC Mercenary Knows His Place Vol. 4 Discussion!:

We've just been introduced to Our Chosen Beauty and Empress Amelia Frannodol Orvarus, Prime Minister Marquess Terry Ranguis Orvarus, and the elderly Duke Orvarus. That's quite the dazzle of Orvari!

So, how is Amelia going to end up on the run with Fialka and Riol and thereby end up needing help from John? My bet is that either the Marquess or the Duke sells her out: "Come now dear, no need for you to worry your beautiful head with difficult things like thoughts! Here's your new marriage partner/Emperor who can do all that difficult thinking for you! ..." The Duke seems especially well positioned to sell her out since he's overseeing defense of the capital.

Or she could charge ahead against the advice of her counselors, get cut off from the rest of the fleet, get saved from an overwhelming enemy force, and get shunted into John’s ship while Riol plays decoy…

Typhoon or hurricane, it pays to be prepared.

See. Even simple humans can give Liam inspiration at times. He doesn't always need an ancient dragon's guidance.

Upheaval Arc is a good title for what's going down.
The events the Genos Greater Co-Prosperity Sphere have experienced are impacting the kingdom at some level, and there are those displeased by this.
They be changes goin' down.

Here's the safe, correct way to pull a mandragora (aka: mandrake) using a non-human:

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And that's that.
The End
(for the poor dog that is...)
P.S. thanks to Dungeon Meshi | ダンジョン飯

@Crimson-Wise maybe Anna since it ruins all the fun she is having with the situation teasing all the girls?

@VariantJ I think you are miss crediting both Zil and the world building so far. The author already established the world well enough to gage how most demons would respond to this information "More deaths than expected? Man this patch is truly such a weak little babies" and like this is the best case, in the worst one, the other powerful families would throw the blame of the casualties on the Rage family being weak and away from the battlefield for a long time or Zil inexperience as a commander, which would only increase the infighting among demons.

I also think you guys are underestimating the threat of the demons a little bit here, I know we spent a relatively long time with them that for use they just seems like a bunch of goofballs, but demons in general are such a broken race in combat that they literally needed all the other races put together to make a powerful enough external enemy, so they didn't imploded from within, but like even after that, the Human Alliance still are being destroyed on daily basis. Remember that the war should have ended in a few short years if they were willing to go all out. So characters that could make the demon race, advance culturally are the biggest threat to Zil's plan of putting the Demon Race in a new dark age, the guy that Zil murder a few chapters ago was possible a Demon King level threat in the making.

Oh boy, chekov's mind eraser thing... Hope it becomes relevant at some point.

I bet she finally gives Elios the name she picked out for him and that somehow helps or whatever.

This series only has two volumes with the second one being released in 2023. Likely a complete two volume series.
Now whether it was always planned that way, or the ending was rushed to fit two volumes remains to be seen, but I actually prefer it when a series is only 2-3 volumes. Getting your story across in a concise and entertaining way is preferable to the 10+ volume series that goes on forever.

This book is so lame.

@karasutengu 2nd pic prob more right afterall alas poor Greanyl is not quite a booba lady... its ok a modest chest makes for better movement !

Still waiting (insert waiting emote)

I was worried that Tenchido's lawyers had set a cease and desist letter. Glad to see where this mess of relationships goes to. My favorite horse in the race has had low odds and was even further downgraded in the last volumes, so at this s point I'm just munching on the popcorn and spectating.