Thanks for the answers everyone, I'll look into the beta site then

Oh man... this is multi-level suckage.

I really hope our good translator-san gets healthy soon so he can provide us with more of Ruri and Friends' antics! I mean that seriously though, I don't mind waiting for the next volume as long as it takes, just get healthy.

Drink plenty of fluids! @Tomey ! "Drink and Pee" is what my Mom used to say to me when I got sick growing up and it has yet to fail me. Purge the sickness with tons and tons of fluids and pee them away! COVID-19 is no joke, so be very careful with yourself and don't over exert.

@Terabyte It's a pretty loose adaptation with a LOT of characters getting shuffled around, but most of the actual plot of these first eight volumes gets representation by Slayers and Slayers NEXT.

@Rahul-Balaggan Great, thanks for passing that on, will make sure to send to support in the future with these circustances :)

@db0ssman Oh no Chelsea has it way worse IMO. At least Ruri was healthy and not starved or beaten. She also mentions at a few points that her direct family has given her love and attention.

Finished this and have to say in really enjoyed this series. I loved the format of every charity being a separate story (well except the conclusions) and thought the characters were fun and wacky and I liked the twists and turns regarding the Fake Game's identity.

Also felt the length of the series was great, three volumes and done - it felt like a one season anime with a satisfying conclusion. More like this please!

Volume 2 (Premium Edition): 5 Bonus Short Stories Clotho’s Stroll Swimsuit Shopping The Mysterious, Beautiful Angler Tsubaki’s Investigation Top Maid in the Kitchen

I think this volume may have overtaken Trembling into the Blue as my favorite volume so far.

@Terabyte That ending was unexpected. Totally epic, but unexpected.

Loved Charlotte's reaction. "You're late." Priceless.

I'm positive that Fianna is based off Hedy Lamarr, which is amazing

Also did the Saint kill off Fianna at the end of the volume? Cause that would totally suck, we get this amazing character based off one of my favorite female historical figures of the 20th century and then she immediately gets killed? I'm trusting you, author-san, don't just dangle an interesting character in front of us a then immediately say, nope she dead

I did not expect Hilde to get a yuri development, but I am very much for it! I look forward to seeing more of these two.

I love the interactions between Sophia and Daian. As of the end of this volume, I totally support this ship. Sophia deserves to be happy, and so I look forward to their developing relationship :)

Anime Limited just announced their UK bluray release of Invisible Victory contains the Dancing Very Merry Christmas audio drama subtitled on bluray as well as the IV audio shorts. The audio shorts were in Funimations CE on cd with translated scripts.

Part 6

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advance to the front lines, and create a new fleet using reserve forces.
--delete comma

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split into two, and cut their way into the Hania Federation,
--delete comma

55%
This opportunity fell into lap out of nowhere,
--into our laps

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hold the important positions of power, and wish to prosper
--delete comma or add "they" afterward

Part 7

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come up with the same tactic, after getting showered in dozens of fusion shells.
--delete comma; with

65%
had assumed a file formation, and were following the return route
--delete comma

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Yet as a rule, the Abh loved tenaciously hounding the enemy, and it appeared Command overflowing with the sentiment that they ought to engage with the enemy to the last.
--insert was

Part 8

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Calculated," Said Ecryua.
--s (uncapitalize)

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but regrettably, we couldn't manage it all in time that way, we implemented what measures we could implement without Your Excellency's consultation.
--insert so? comma splice otherwise and odd

@myskaros kewl thanks

@Lily-Garden Crap. Now I might have to buy this series. I've got loads of space left on the SD card.

So this is very late, and I'm sorry for not getting it done earlier, but we did receive a couple insert images to add to the prepub. There are only 2, and both are in part 1, so everyone will be able to see them, not that they can read this message if they aren't members, heh. Unfortunately, at present, we don't think there will be any more images, but check them out!

This will probably be my final response to the series as a whole, but there is no doubt in my mind that this is something that I'll definitely go back to now and again because of just how big of an impact this series had on me. I've been following the series since 2013 and it's one of my top recs when it comes to anime, manga and light novels.

I don't think I will ever not gush about this series and how compelling its plot and characters have been for me and I can go on and on especially about Himeko (best girl!) and Iori.

The last lines of this novel: "with all my love and gratitude... from the very bottom of my heart... thank you" is such a good way to cap off the series about how important connections are between very good friends, not to mention that it really shows the growth of the cast as a whole.

To finally see this series to its proper conclusion when a lot of us Kokoro Connect fans had largely thought that this was a series that was both doomed to fail and also doomed to never get a proper licensing - most likely due to the whole controversy surrounding the anime fiasco, which, honestly, my heart goes out to the author as they did not deserve to have their series, which holds so much love and heart be surrounded by this - is honestly a treat and a delight that brings tears to my eyes when I got the chance to read every last word.

And it's with this that I say thank you.

Thank you to J Novel Club for licensing this series that means so much to me. Thank you to Molly Lee, the wonderful translator that has worked on the light novel to the bitter end! Thank you to the editors and the rest of the staff that have worked on this, we certainly wouldn't be here without any of you!

While the story of the pentagon in the CRC may be finished, the memories of their bonds will always linger in our hearts, and I'm hoping that the future is bright, not only for these characters, but for Sadanatsu-sensei. I'm really hoping that we get another localization of his works - please, J Novel, I pray for a license of Aoi Haru no Subete - and see what he can do in the future.

This is not a farewell, but a 'see you again, sometime soon'.

@KBaggy Yep. My impression is that she'll have some other occupation as her main job and will chip in now and then if the others aren't available. Much like the same way, Dr.Watson was a doctor and just assisted Holmes in his investigation but had his main occupation as a doctor and treated patients.