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Only the Villainous Lord Wields the Power to Level Up #2
俺だけレベルが上がる世界で悪徳領主になっていたII
Euracia’s motherland, the Rozern Kingdom, is facing destruction at the hands of the tyrant who rules the neighboring Brijit Kingdom. The Royal Rozernan Army suffers defeat after defeat in the face of their opponent’s massive army and inhumane tactics. In the history Erhin is familiar with, Euracia dies and her homeland is laid to ruin. In order to save her, he advises the Runan Kingdom to send reinforcements, but the stingy king only gives him a force half the size of the enemy’s?!
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April 1, 2024
I really liked this one. I’m not a fan of violence, but it’s not in your face graphically described, which I appreciate.
Spring is in the air, but the story’s focus is still world domination. So lurve isn’t going to distract our heroes from their mission.
4, I liked this enough to pick up the next volume, stars.
Spring is in the air, but the story’s focus is still world domination. So lurve isn’t going to distract our heroes from their mission.
4, I liked this enough to pick up the next volume, stars.
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March 3, 2024
Continuing from the events in volume one, Erhin returns home to his castle tired, yet accomplished. However, he doesn’t rest for long as he has a promise to fulfill and a part to play if he’s going to become King. Helping to save Euracia and her motherland, the Rozern Kingdom is a crucial part of the plan.
Just a fair warning, this is a medieval setting with multiple warring nations. Although there isn’t anything detailed, there are mentions of rape, beheadings, torture, human shields, death and more.
This series is heavily strategy oriented. They aren’t complex and are explained relatively easily. I don’t play any games but I was able to understand them even if it took me a couple of readings. That said, a lot of the action is glossed over in favor of noting abilities, points and stats used. The strategies themselves are quite interesting and well executed within the story. Also, I think it’s fair to say that our main character, Erhin, is headed towards being overpowered.
The story in this volume focuses more on Erhin and Euracia. I’m not sure if this series has a romance subgenre but I really do hope these two end up together in the end. I absolutely enjoy their interactions; the trust between them; and how both are equally strong. Also, it seems like these characters are more lively and their true selves when they are together.
The writing style feels similar to a narrative diary summarizing events, thoughts and decisions. It takes away from the action and the potential connection to the characters. However, I felt this worked because the story is focusing on the original gameplay which requires conquering using strategies. It’s kind of like someone playing the game while explaining their rationale along the way – a fresh take in my opinion. I think it would have been difficult to incorporate the strategies using a different writing style.
Overall, I enjoyed this volume although sometimes it can get a little dull. I will be continuing this series as there’s a new mystery surrounding the Ancient Kingdom, as well as I want to read more about Erhin and Euracia.
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Just a fair warning, this is a medieval setting with multiple warring nations. Although there isn’t anything detailed, there are mentions of rape, beheadings, torture, human shields, death and more.
This series is heavily strategy oriented. They aren’t complex and are explained relatively easily. I don’t play any games but I was able to understand them even if it took me a couple of readings. That said, a lot of the action is glossed over in favor of noting abilities, points and stats used. The strategies themselves are quite interesting and well executed within the story. Also, I think it’s fair to say that our main character, Erhin, is headed towards being overpowered.
The story in this volume focuses more on Erhin and Euracia. I’m not sure if this series has a romance subgenre but I really do hope these two end up together in the end. I absolutely enjoy their interactions; the trust between them; and how both are equally strong. Also, it seems like these characters are more lively and their true selves when they are together.
The writing style feels similar to a narrative diary summarizing events, thoughts and decisions. It takes away from the action and the potential connection to the characters. However, I felt this worked because the story is focusing on the original gameplay which requires conquering using strategies. It’s kind of like someone playing the game while explaining their rationale along the way – a fresh take in my opinion. I think it would have been difficult to incorporate the strategies using a different writing style.
Overall, I enjoyed this volume although sometimes it can get a little dull. I will be continuing this series as there’s a new mystery surrounding the Ancient Kingdom, as well as I want to read more about Erhin and Euracia.
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September 3, 2023
This volume picks up right after the first as a vassal kingdom to the south is attacked and our MC volunteers to lead the reinforcements. This kingdom is home to the princess we met in the first book, someone that our MC hopes to win to his faction. In the original game's campaign, her kingdom was crushed by its southern neighbor, who was in turn crushed by Book 1's invading army from the north.
Erhin still believes that his kingdom will ultimately fall to the northern invaders, so I'm curious to see whether he thinks he can preserve any of the southern domains or merely win a few of the people to his faction before it all goes down in flames.
I really enjoy this series. Not only is it a great gamelit story, but the strategy game subgenre is one that's woefully underrepresented at the moment. I would recommend this series especially for people who enjoy 4X grand strategy games but also for people who enjoy things like Fire Emblem.
I've enjoyed this so much that I think I might end up checking out the CivCEO series despite my reservations. It's just refreshing to read gamelit with strategy elements instead of the standard RPG tropes.
Erhin still believes that his kingdom will ultimately fall to the northern invaders, so I'm curious to see whether he thinks he can preserve any of the southern domains or merely win a few of the people to his faction before it all goes down in flames.
I really enjoy this series. Not only is it a great gamelit story, but the strategy game subgenre is one that's woefully underrepresented at the moment. I would recommend this series especially for people who enjoy 4X grand strategy games but also for people who enjoy things like Fire Emblem.
I've enjoyed this so much that I think I might end up checking out the CivCEO series despite my reservations. It's just refreshing to read gamelit with strategy elements instead of the standard RPG tropes.
June 28, 2023
In this volume, the MC comes to the defence of Rozern, both to setup his current king (pushing him to overextend) and more importantly to recruit/help Euracia. While not the best written LN series, I still enjoy it for its subject (military strategy without some of the over-the-top edginess that other similar series have) and that the MC is not OP and needs others to actually achieve his goals. Some events happen a bit quickly mostly because of a lack of detail in the description, and the characters are a bit shallow (even though the interaction between MC and Euracia is entertaining), but it did not disrupt my enjoyment of the book. So 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.
August 17, 2023
8/10
Really scratches an itch for me.
Really scratches an itch for me.
November 12, 2023
OMG THATS FUNNY
I really found this book fun and entertaining throughout. It was funny and random enough for me to laugh through half the book.
I really found this book fun and entertaining throughout. It was funny and random enough for me to laugh through half the book.
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