Tale of the Sword Saint beginning with Zero Attack Power
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Set in the same world as zero beleivers, any chance y'all can acquire the English translation to this spin off series?
Tale of the Sword Saint beginning with Zero Attack Power ~ Abandoned by his childhood friend Oracle, he enrolled in the Magic Academy, and ended up making a contract with the Demon Lord ~ -
Title: 攻撃力ゼロから始める剣聖譚 ～幼馴染の皇女に捨てられ魔法学園に入学したら、魔王と契約することになった～ | kōgekiryoku zero kara hajimeru ken hijiri tan ～ osananajimi no ōjo ni suterare mahō gakuen ni nyūgaku shitara , maō to keiyaku suru koto ni natta ～ | The Master Swordsman's Story Starts with the Zero Ability to Attack [from cover of Japanese LN]
Author: 大崎アイル Osaki, Isle | Twitter | Narou
Illustrator: kodamazon | Twitter | Pixiv
Publisher: Overlap BunkoIt's mentioned in the author's afterward of Volume 11 of Zero Believers...making it highly unlikely JNC isn't aware of it.
Two volumes of the Light Novel have been released to date.
The WN is on volume 5, with a section released on 2024/03/17 (yesterday, depending upon time zones...)
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With Zero Believers nearing the end, this series could be a great replacement.
It's written by the same author, set in the same world and time period as Zero Believers, and the main characters have the same traits and dynamics as the characters of Zero Believers, so fans of that series will likely enjoy this one as well. There's also a lot more background information about the world and about Rosalie's history that may also be of interest.
But there are also enough differences to make it new and interesting (e.g. it's set in an academy with a focus on dungeon diving and the MC is a swordsman).
The setting is on a different continent and with new characters, so it's not necessary to have read Zero Believers first.
VOL 1 description: (google translate)
He has the ultimate swordsmanship and the power of the Demon King in his hands.
Despite being from a distinguished family of swordsmen, Eugene has been branded a "defective swordsman" with extraordinary defensive power but no offensive power.
He leaves his country and enrolls in the Magic Academy, the highest educational institution on the continent.
At the academy, Eugene is asked to travel to the innermost part of the sealed prison, where mythical creatures lurk, as he is the only talented person who can withstand the miasma of the sealed prison.
Sealed in the innermost part of the prison, where even the most experienced wizards are forced to their knees, is Erinyes, the legendary Demon King who once ruled the continent.
Eugene, who has easily reached her, seems to be the only one who can make a contract with the Demon King...!?
A fantasy set in another world where a failed swordsman who seizes the power of the Demon King becomes the strongest sword saint!
