Patty's fishing side story was full of heart. Patty and Bell are two sides of coin. One grounded, focused, serious. The other distracted, flighty, like the wind. Yet they're both Tearmoon women and both have time-traveled to deal with villains. Seeing Patty take on a little bit of Bell's flighty optimism has big feels.

@garry_author said in Dragon and Blade Saint: Vol. 1 Discussion!:

, I have been writing a Volume 2 and hopefully I'll have the opportunity and honor of publishing it on JNC too and seeing all of you lovely people again!

I just finished binging the premium ebook.

Thanks to you and your judges and editors for your work on this series.

I enjoying Volume 1 and hope to be able to read its sequel. Long live El!

Volume 4 is scheduled to release January 25, 2026 in Japan.

I would've preferred it without the memory and with Shinobu being able to stay with the summons (possibly in an harem) but overall we got a nice conclusion, the characters whom deserved an happy ending got one, we got an explanation for what did really happen and Megumi wasn't actually a secret evil final boss. Wasn't expecting Kaori to actually win but given the ending the authornhad in mind she was the only possible choice.

Tbh Ado Zelos is just built different due to his sister....

Not bad for a first volume, although Lofus has maybe too many trump cards during the fight with the whale. But since author is apparently a churning lover I now know what to expect.

Just hit part 7 and.. oh.

@ravenchilde said in Management of a Novice Alchemist Vol. 6 Discussion!:

Makes you wonder when the final Book 7 will start streaming? Any indicators?

The standard company line is https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/3478/future-volume-release-schedule

Licensing light novels is a bit of a chaotic hellscape and there are any number of steps in the process where things can take time, we just gotta wait and hope to see it on the calendar on a given week because it's extremely rare that we hear any kind of status update prior to streaming starting.

@Lex I assume we'll get him back towards the end of next volume. We'll need to save Lily and Kuroko first though it seems.

Yeah, don't forget that prior to the prophecy of the Demon King being reborn, several of the countries were at war with each other. They only called a truce so they could address the demon threat.

The Eld Republic (that supports mixed races and was being invaded by the Empire) and the Lufre Dragonlands both participated in the planning meeting of leaders, but opted out of providing any actual assistance. They probably only show up at all as a way to humor the other leaders and prevent further war to their lands.

The king of the Las Beastlands agreed to send fighters, though given that he's been in secret communications with the Dragonlands king while the Elesia king actually hates them, it's possible they're just playing along as well. Maybe they're using it as an opportunity to infiltrate the united forces of Elesia and Vossheil.

Why is it raining inside my room as I finish the volume...

Found a error on page 34

Quote "The morning chill was growing harsher by the day. The sun rose just a bit sooner, signifying the end of autumn and the beginning of winter. "

I think that line was suppose to be The sun rose just a bit later

I do appreciate that not every female character seems to be lusting after the MC. Really, the only people interested in the teenage boy are his teenage fiancé (reasonable, and she's not trying to rush consummation either) and his adult maid (yikes, but at least the text doesn't try to pretend that it's not). While other characters think he's a cute kid, elf lady's actual crush is on her bidet, and Ally seems to want a reverse harem to ogle. Regular citizens appear to be have perfectly normal relationships with each other.

Oh, this series is even better without Katsuya and his harem.
Hikaru is a fun character, so much that I hope she'll grow close to Akira to the point she'll genuinely want to be at his side instead of exploiting him for her career. I'm curious to see how she would interact with Sheryl, rivals or allies?
I love the fact that Akira resolved himself to not think of being weak anymore and act like an high rank hunter should, and the battles are becoming more and more crazy.
Now we have this new guy, Shirou, who is a super talented old domain user and seems interested in Akira, will he be able to perceive Alpha? Could they become allies if their goals are at least partially aligned?
Most importantly, I read the beginning of the volume while picturing the doctor as Dr Zed from Borderlands.

Not a bad little story, I really wish it had a epilog though for after what they did like what their life is like now.

To my knowledge it never had a conclusion and likely never will.

@T-Fontana said in A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even Vol. 6 Discussion!:

@groudonvert-own27br There’s now a teaser trailer for the anime https://youtu.be/bTXoIq40eso?si=ae9YdElThBMGq7eA

Yup, I saw it first thing when I wake up today ^^
Hype !

User base: The devs are amazing! They had to be working toward this since forever!
Previously, on The Devs:
Devs: Oh bleep! [panicked scrambling ensues]

I would have loved to see an illustration (color preferred) of Alna's party outfit...

1st paladin: Time to blow smoke!
2nd paladin: Time to bust heads!
3rd paladin: Time to take names!
4th paladin: Bwa, ha, ha, ha!

@Phabiohost said in Taking My Reincarnation One Step at a Time Vol. 9 Discussion!:

Also the new Knight Commander being just as stupid as the original may actually be the most realistic part of the setting. Why are the people that suck seemingly only replaced with equally shitty people...

At least the king put him in his place explaining that there wouldn't always be Invited around and they should plan as much as they could without them just to make sure they'd still be prepared in the future if they ever did have to do it again without them.