Turns what was one chapter of the web novel into a whole book. Deals with the corruption in the Parion church, paints the pontiff aParion province arc
Turns what was one chapter of the web novel into a whole book. Deals with the corruption in the Parion church, paints the pontiff and church in general in a more sympathetic light, and introduces the depressed, shut-in demon lord. I like the characters, but it felt like some bits with the Sage dragged on.
Seems to be setting up to have the tourism of the smaller surrounding nations be the next volume, the only location I recognized was the Sage Tower from the Gods' Trials arc....more
This left a weaker impression from the previous first volume. Now familiar with the character quirks, the idiosyncrasies didn't have as much impact anThis left a weaker impression from the previous first volume. Now familiar with the character quirks, the idiosyncrasies didn't have as much impact and it seemed as though there was less punchy banter. The puns also weren't particularly great....more
Pretty standard NisiOisN in writing: idiosyncratic characters, verbal jabs, silly banter, and some discourse with the audience. This went in more of aPretty standard NisiOisN in writing: idiosyncratic characters, verbal jabs, silly banter, and some discourse with the audience. This went in more of a SciFi direction than I was expecting. I was curious to see how he'd handle writing a female POV, but it didn't feel like much of a departure from his usual voice. The barbed tongues and banter were also pretty weak....more
This is interesting in that this volume appears to be leading the story towards a different conclusion than the web novel. Having dealt with the geistThis is interesting in that this volume appears to be leading the story towards a different conclusion than the web novel. Having dealt with the geist sage, already, this volume combines elements of Hayato in the Weasel kingdom dungeon arc but set in the Parion province conspiracy story. There's definitely more of a focus on fighting rather than the normal slice-of-life and the laid back adventuring style and a surprising amount of blood and gore. This felt rather different from the normal omnipotent/benevolent Saitou aiding comrades from the shadows or using his hero disguise to conclude things and he seems to make his acquaintances work for their victory more.
I liked it well enough, but this is more of a 3.5/5. I like seeing what the characters are up to, but this didn't have the upbeat guilty pleasure read feeling of much of the previous novels....more
Pretty standard slice-of-life fantasy adventure isekai, upbeat and has game mechanics. It focuses more on cooking and food thaCooking adventure isekai
Pretty standard slice-of-life fantasy adventure isekai, upbeat and has game mechanics. It focuses more on cooking and food than most of the genre, but the main unique factor is the lack of romance. Just a man and his animal bros camping and traveling and shopping on isekai-amazon....more
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