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Overlord, Vol. 12

Overlord, Vol. 12

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  • Create Date：2021-05-23 11:54:38
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Kugane Maruyama
  • ISBN：1975308069
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Summary

The Sacred Kingdom has enjoyed a great many years without war thanks to a colossal wall constructed after a historic tragedy。 They understand best how fragile peace can be。 When the terrible demon Jaldabaoth takes to the field at the head of a united army of monstrous tribes， the Sacred Kingdom's leaders know their defenses are not enough。 With the very existence of the country at stake， the pious have no choice but to seek help wherever they can get it， even if it means breaking taboo and parlaying with the undead king of the Nation of Darkness！

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Reviews

Love ，

This volume is part one in a story arc spanning volumes 12 and 13， so even if I have wanted to read it for quite a long time I have waited for volume 13 to come out as well。 Now with only a week left I allowed myself to dig in。

Dex Vaughn ，

Halfway through the arc， but I loved it。I see some reviews hating on this volume for being unfinished or having a weak climax， but I wholeheartedly disagree。 A way to keep something that has been going on for so long from getting stale is to provide many different perspectives and refreshing shifts to the narrative while staying true to the heart of the story。 Overlord 12 does so very well by focusing on a weak squire， Neia， and having her witness firsthand the "genius" of Lord Ainz without all Halfway through the arc， but I loved it。I see some reviews hating on this volume for being unfinished or having a weak climax， but I wholeheartedly disagree。 A way to keep something that has been going on for so long from getting stale is to provide many different perspectives and refreshing shifts to the narrative while staying true to the heart of the story。 Overlord 12 does so very well by focusing on a weak squire， Neia， and having her witness firsthand the "genius" of Lord Ainz without all the self-doubt and loathing。 Without any confirmation of what is going on until the very end， the reader is left to guess from the subtle hints and missteps from the MC at what plan is happening and what stress is being caused to the person playing the charade。 It didn't have the same amount of cathartic power tripping moments as previous titles， but this volume still mixed in a few references to those who have been playing close attention to things happening so far。 There were also little to no grammatical issues that I could find and the use of the same phrases and words have been eradicated through the growing experience of the writer。 There's just not much to complain about in this novel。 I can't wait to read how the Arc finishes！ The English release can't come soon enough。 。。。more

Alec Rebert ，

I love overlord！ 5。0

Dustin ，

It was a quick read and it was a little interesting to see the point of view of someone working with Ainz who's completely unfamiliar with him， but most of this volume is still "NPCs are ruthless， regular people are going to die， Ainz is over his head and extremely lucky。" It was a quick read and it was a little interesting to see the point of view of someone working with Ainz who's completely unfamiliar with him， but most of this volume is still "NPCs are ruthless， regular people are going to die， Ainz is over his head and extremely lucky。" 。。。more

Danny Moody ，

Aside from not liking the initial foreshadowing of the book。 We get to see another kingdom in this world。 So I am loving the world building。 Fun plot and I really hope we get to see this in the anime soon。

Lux ，

idk I liked Neia’s character

Mari ，

As the first part of the Paladin Arch， this novel leaves many storylines unresolved， so it doesn't really stand on its own without novel #13。 Unlike the other Overlord novels where the alignment of protagonists was merely hinted at， in this one Maruyama makes it obviously and painfully clear that you are observing characters that are undeniably and unapologetically evil。 However， they are still far more likeable than the overzealous religious fanatics of the Holly Kingdom， around whom novels #12 As the first part of the Paladin Arch， this novel leaves many storylines unresolved， so it doesn't really stand on its own without novel #13。 Unlike the other Overlord novels where the alignment of protagonists was merely hinted at， in this one Maruyama makes it obviously and painfully clear that you are observing characters that are undeniably and unapologetically evil。 However， they are still far more likeable than the overzealous religious fanatics of the Holly Kingdom， around whom novels #12 & #13 revolve。 The only one that evokes even a remote sense of sympathy is Neia， a squire/underdog of the Holy Kingdom's order of Paladins， who is assigned to be the Sorcerer King Ainz Ooal Gown's retainer after he decides to join the resistance efforts and help them defeat Jaldabaoth and the horde of demons and demi-humans he has unleashed upon the Holy Kingdom。 It was especially interesting to see Ainz play the part of a monarch that conveys an impression of absolute justice and morality， knowing that all the horrible things that are happening to his neighboring nation are the result of him pulling the strings behind the stage。 。。。more

Lily ，

Wonderful！ The translation is way smoother than previous volumes thus elevating the reading experience。 In this Volume we visit the Holy Kingdom as a certain red suited demon wrecks havoc for them。 😉😈 This book is mostly in the pov of Neia， a squire of the Holy Kingdom who is seriously underappreciated and mistreated by her incompetent superiors。 She has been thrown as a sacrifice to attend the undead Sorceror King as he journeys with them to the Holy Kingdom。 During the trip she is completely t Wonderful！ The translation is way smoother than previous volumes thus elevating the reading experience。 In this Volume we visit the Holy Kingdom as a certain red suited demon wrecks havoc for them。 😉😈 This book is mostly in the pov of Neia， a squire of the Holy Kingdom who is seriously underappreciated and mistreated by her incompetent superiors。 She has been thrown as a sacrifice to attend the undead Sorceror King as he journeys with them to the Holy Kingdom。 During the trip she is completely taken in by his kindness and dignified aura。 It's so cute to watch her devotion grow。 Unfortunately this book ends on a cliffhanger！！！ 。。。more

Vicente ，

Neia Baraja <3

Gabriel d'Matos ，

Espero que compense a construção desse volume no próximo que é a segunda metade desse arco。 O potencial existe， agora é ver se seja tão engraçado como esse。

LiteratureIsLife ，

Read this review （and others） at: https://literatureislife。com/2020/08/。。。So， this story arc， like Volumes 5 and 6， is divided into two books。 This being Part 1 of that story， it shares a fair number of similarities with Volume 5。 The first is that narratively this is the build-up phase。 That’s not to say nothing really happens in this book， but it’s all preamble。 This all makes it a pretty far cry from the big， epic moments of the series like Volume 3 or Volume 9。 But that doesn’t mean the book Read this review （and others） at: https://literatureislife。com/2020/08/。。。So， this story arc， like Volumes 5 and 6， is divided into two books。 This being Part 1 of that story， it shares a fair number of similarities with Volume 5。 The first is that narratively this is the build-up phase。 That’s not to say nothing really happens in this book， but it’s all preamble。 This all makes it a pretty far cry from the big， epic moments of the series like Volume 3 or Volume 9。 But that doesn’t mean the book isn’t interesting， its action sequences are just tamer。 Cause that’s not really the focus here and will likely happen in Part 2。What this book does is bring the audience to the Sacred Kingdom and its paladins。 And show what Demiurge has been up to during the events of the last few books。 And he’s once again using his disguise as Jaldabaoth， which just really makes this storyline even more comparable to the previous two-parter。 So， the first two chapters of this book mainly focus on bringing in new characters， mainly the aforementioned paladins。 We get to know a little bit about the Sacred Kingdom， see them fight， and so forth。 Then the tone shifts a bit and starts to focus more on Ainz， although one of the new characters （Neia） becomes his little sidekick。The thing about Paladin of the Sacred Kingdom is that it starts off slow。 Told from their point of view， the story makes sense。 We see the paladins desperately doing everything they can to protect their homeland。 But we， the readers， know what the Nazarick gang is capable of。 We know these paladins are doomed to failure。 That they are being played like fiddles。 And it’s not actually until the very end of the book that we see what Ainz is really planning here。 And like usual， his train of thought is pretty different from the Guardians， but he rolls with it。One thing that was fun to see here was Ainz’s continuously degrading humanity。 He’s become less human， less moral， over the course of the series。 But up until this point， it’s been kind of hands-off。 Him just giving the orders or the ok to do terrible things。 Or causing bad things to happen on a big scale where it’s hard to feel and measure the individual suffering of the victims。 But now， he gets his hands dirty。 And doesn’t feel even a shred of real remorse over it。 He’s even struggling to just understand normal people and where they’re coming from at this point。 It seems like he less feels emotions and more remembers what it was like to feel them。 He is very much becoming the mask throughout this story and it will be interesting to see where that takes him。 。。。more

Sayak Das ，

Brace yourselves！Justice is about to be re-defined。

Shannon Luchies ，

Yen Press english edition。USUALLY in the Overlord series， I'm not bothered by the Overlord cast curbstomping other characters because they're facing horrible villains。 Not so this book， in which the Overlord characters go full on villain protagonists。 As part of a plan to build up the Kingdom of Darkness， Demiurge leads a army of monsters against the Sacred Kingdom， forcing them to ask Ainz for help to 'save' them。 Ainz continues to be likable， and I liked Neia， who's both cute and WAAAY out of Yen Press english edition。USUALLY in the Overlord series， I'm not bothered by the Overlord cast curbstomping other characters because they're facing horrible villains。 Not so this book， in which the Overlord characters go full on villain protagonists。 As part of a plan to build up the Kingdom of Darkness， Demiurge leads a army of monsters against the Sacred Kingdom， forcing them to ask Ainz for help to 'save' them。 Ainz continues to be likable， and I liked Neia， who's both cute and WAAAY out of her depth。 But yeah， if you weren't aware that the Overlord cast are EVIL， this novel will help make it clear for you。 Very clear。 。。。more

Allen Tran ，

AlrightThe other 11 books are better， but this one I still finished in one go。 This one's a bit repetitive。 Not really pushing any new boundaries。 AlrightThe other 11 books are better， but this one I still finished in one go。 This one's a bit repetitive。 Not really pushing any new boundaries。 。。。more

Feen ，

5 stars。 The introduction of Neia is one of the best new characters this series has had yet， she's one of the cutest fanatics I've ever had the pleasure of reading about。 5 stars。 The introduction of Neia is one of the best new characters this series has had yet， she's one of the cutest fanatics I've ever had the pleasure of reading about。 。。。more

Irina Villacis ，

Reto #40 PopSugar 2019: Tu sugerencia favorita de un reto anterior de POPsugar27。 un libro ambientado en otro planeta

Karim ，

Another magnificent volume in the Overlord Light Novels 。

Katricia ，

Perhaps it's just because this is part one of a two-part novel， but I felt as though very little got resolved in this book。 Perhaps it's just because this is part one of a two-part novel， but I felt as though very little got resolved in this book。 。。。more

Edric Unsane ，

I elt the story could have been better。

Edgaras Čelkys ，

Poor Ainz， that ending xD

Liam ，

While I'm a big fan of the Overlord series， I have to say that book 12 is the most disappointing of them。 That's not to say it's bad， it just doesn't have the same sense of excellence the others have。 The problem is compounded by the way that this time the author went all-in on the "two part story" idea。 It really feels as if volume 12 is only the first half a stellar hypothetical novel。 Pretty much nothing has been resolved by the book's end and what passes for a climax is fairly pointless， pre While I'm a big fan of the Overlord series， I have to say that book 12 is the most disappointing of them。 That's not to say it's bad， it just doesn't have the same sense of excellence the others have。 The problem is compounded by the way that this time the author went all-in on the "two part story" idea。 It really feels as if volume 12 is only the first half a stellar hypothetical novel。 Pretty much nothing has been resolved by the book's end and what passes for a climax is fairly pointless， presumably because the author is intending volume 13 to be full of dramatic resolutions and climaxes， much as volume 6 was。 Reading volumes 12 and 13 back to back， as was likely intended， would probably leave me much more satisfied， but alas it won't be out for months。 Comparisons can be made to the last two parter of the series， volumes 5 and 6， which were also this way， but in that case there was enough of a plot arc in the first volume that it was able to stand alone as well as supporting the sequel。 In 12 that isn't the case， and the whole thing feels incomplete because of it。To conclude: This volume was still a good read， but I'd recommend waiting for volume 13 to read both at once。 。。。more

Reference

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