So I've bought all of By the Grace of the Gods, and have just finished Volume 6.
I'd have to look through my various files where I've kept track of my reading progress to be sure, but I believe I was reading the fan translation at one time; Volume One was just too familiar in too many ways.

ETA:
Finished.
Eagerly awaiting the licensing of Volume 12, released in Japan in late 2022...

So just wanted to say that with the exception of the Morgan Trading Company story, all of the short side stories out so far fit in nicely to the existing novel. They provide a nice supplement for anyone who's been collecting all of this. The trading company story is the only one so far that doesn't slot in nicely, and that's mostly because that particular episode ends with them leaving in the main novel, so unlike all the other stories where there's a clear cut gap in the main story where they slot in, this one tries to slot itself into the end of the chapter.

The bonus stories from the first two volumes of the manga are my favorites ones out so far, I'm hoping that we'll either get a side story or a main story that goes into more detail about slime Tabuchi's tale since it sounds like it greatly impacted Ryoma.

Really cool to see some of J-Novel's books involved in that promo. Hope Ollie enjoys it, cause she can bring A LOT of energy if she's having fun.

Season 2 is landing Jan 2023
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-16/by-the-grace-of-the-gods-anime-season-2-teaser-reveals-new-head-writer-new-cast-january-2023-debut/.189729

Miyabi has been cast as Yuiko Tatsumi. The main writer for the anime has also changed.

See the trailer for S2 on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2nmeBSXj9E

@caramelwithoutthesalt Exact opposite feelings than you, but that's why it's good when different stuff gets licensed - something for everyone. :) Frustrating when some announcements seem exact opposite of what you like but there's always a chance next one might be good.