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(4.16/5)簡単で読みやすいけど何と言うか物足りない？感じもしました わかりやすいので中級者でも読めそうです。
Fantasy light novel that feels unique in a genre oversaturated with Isekai
'Fantasy' + 'Light novel.' Two words that strike fear into the hearts of any well adjusted Japanese reader. When one hears these words, the image of a loser thrust into the role of chaddom by the whim of fate comes to mind. I'm happy to report that this book is not like that at all.
The bulk of this book is a series of interviews with the hero's party of adventurers some years after they have defeated the 大魔王. The aim of which is to discover who is responsible for the death of the hero as they were returning from their adventure. As a result of this style, the first half of this book has the air of a detective novel (albeit a weak example of one) however the main focus is on fleshing out the characters. Additionally, while the twists are not particularly ground breaking I would still call them satisfying.
This book does suffer from the 'look at the same thing from different perspectives' bloat that plagues many light novels, however I think this is comparatively minimal. It's only ever a couple of pages at the end some chapters.
All in all I would recommend this book. The writing style is easy to follow and because of the interview like structure, there are very few characters to have to keep track of in any given scene. While this book does use quite a bit of fantasy dialogue, on account of the standard 'hero party goes to kill the 大魔王' style plot you may already be familiar with them through JRPGs or other fantasy novels. There are no unparsabley long strings of kanji, there are relatively few place names and comparatively few proprietary magic terms to remember.
Finally, unlike many books I've read this book has a quite satisfying last two chapters. I recommend you read this if you want a light fantasy mystery with some well defined characters.
I was sad to finish this book!
This was a really fun read! The story was a bit slow at first but, you get to understand the characters really well, and as the mystery unravels there are a few great twists. The book was challenging from time to time but it was excellent for learning a lot of the harder words were used often. I definitely recommend this book.
Cute Murder Mystery
This was a cute little murder mystery as someone investigates who killed the hero after him and his party defeated the Demon King.
This one-off light novel isn't incredibly deep, or full of twists, but it's well-written with good setup and nice characters. It's a cozy fantasy mystery.
Language wise, the story is super easy to understand, but the use of advance kanji to give it that fantasy flare makes it tricky. Reading the ebook version helps if you're not used to reading fantasy.
Great
We follow the country's princess as she searches for the truth behind the death of the hero that defeated the demon king. The story largely consists of testimonies from people who knew the hero, and flashbacks to events in the lives of the hero and those who knew him.
Simply put, i found the story to be a breath of fresh air.
I don't get it. It's a collection of cliché thematic motifs, characters and plot twists, and even so they are so well narrated and put together that I could not help but enjoy the book. Somehow it flows really well up to an ending as closed as all endings should be. Olé.
Solid book that tries to do something interesting with some tired tropes. It mostly succeeds, but ultimately I don't think it does anything that special. Still a really enjoyable story.
Difficultywise, it's straightforward overall, but there is a decent amount of uncommon vocabulary, especially towards the beginning.
it was alright
This novel had an interesting premise and started of pretty strong. The interview-like chapters were excellent. Unfortunately, it does the LN thing of repeating the same chapter from a different view point a lot. At least half of the novel is unnecessary fluff I would rather have done without.
(impression of the ending, without going into plot points) The reveal towards the end felt like it lacked a lot of imagination. Or maybe a plot hole if you think about it a bit. It might also be that one of the characters is stupid, but I doubt it was intended that way. This is bias from having read similar things a lot, I may be a bit more critical on that point than the average reader.
A rather fresh and pleasant story set in a very formulaic Fantasy world. Think of Frieren, but Himmel never came back after beating the Demon King. Nobody knows what has happened to him except his party, and they are not talking. Did they murder him? We follow interviews with each of them to understand how they came to know each other and their relationship. And possibly the key to this mystery?
What I find to be the one of the biggest flaws of this book is what makes it excellent for language learning: Namely, there are very few actual events and characters, and they constantly repeat themselves chapter after chapter, as the same events happen from multiple characters’ point of view.
This may make for a somewhat boring read, as not much ever really happens, but each character brings their one unique quirks to the storytelling, and you get chances to pick up information that you may have missed the first time. For that reason I would rate it as somewhat easier than the current L31.
In this is your first Japanese novel set in a Fantasy setting (as it was for me), you’ll be greeted with a barrage of new vocab in the first few pages. Don’t worry, there won’t be much more after that and they are all very basic (knights, throne, types of demons or magic, etc.), and will repeat themselves all the time so you’ll be able to memorize them without really trying.
I’ll leave you with some inspirational quotes that will resonate with our journey learning Japanese 😅
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