Yuukyuu no Gusha Asley no, Kenja no Susume

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Alternative Names
The Principle of a Philosopher by Eternal Fool “Asley”
悠久の愚者アズリーの、賢者のすゝめ

Genre
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Action, Supernatural, School Life

Author
Hifumi

Artist
Kurihito Mutou

Japanese Publisher
Earth Star Novels

Year
2015

Number of Volumes
14

Manga
Yes

Website
https://www.es-novel.jp/booktitle/10asley14_r.php

Synopsis
When he was young, he had failed at the Magic Academy and was looked down by others.

However by chance, he discovered a mythological medicine, so he obtained an immortal body.

In order to get revenge on the people who made fun of him, he began researching magic and magical artifacts different from the academy. After 5000 years of research, he has become an ancient magic user before he noticed.

The people he was seeking revenge were long gone, losing his purpose, Asley went on a journey to see the world after 5000 years with his familiar Pochi.

With an unexpected turn of events after helping many humans, he is now living at the magic academy.

A 5000 year old man with a young appearance Asley, how will he live his second life’s youth?

My Thoughts
This is a great non-isekai fantasy story, the manga was great and had just the right sort of comedic tone. I like every main character thus far particularly the interaction between Asley and his familiar Pochi. Another plus is that this novel is already complete so no worry of it being cancelled half way through.

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@facelessone A selection of illustrations from volumes 2-5.

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@facelessone Scrolling past all those images gets annoying. Can you put them inside a spoiler? Doing that you can actually just add the images to the first post instead of making a new one. 😋

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@terabyte Spoiler box added