The volume reads much like a string of short events for all the members of the Maple Guild, and occasionally them teaming up with well-known members of their rival guilds。 I got the feeling Maple is getting a bit bored with the game and it shows in the story。 It lacked focus and somewhat haphazardly switched points of view and events。 Still entertaining, but not the best volume of the series。
Douglas Cootey,
Good, but reads like an anthology of side quests。 There were some very funny moments in this volume, and I look forward to them being animated later this year, but overall, this volume lacked spark and wit。 Each team mate had their moment in the sun—even characters from other teams。 Fans of the series will likely squee to read each character get their chance to struggle and succeed。 However, if you were hoping for an over-arching plot, you’ll be disappointed。 This volume handles the LitRPG escap Good, but reads like an anthology of side quests。 There were some very funny moments in this volume, and I look forward to them being animated later this year, but overall, this volume lacked spark and wit。 Each team mate had their moment in the sun—even characters from other teams。 Fans of the series will likely squee to read each character get their chance to struggle and succeed。 However, if you were hoping for an over-arching plot, you’ll be disappointed。 This volume handles the LitRPG escapades of the various characters seriously, but perhaps that’s part of the problem。 Yes, Maple still has some zany adventures and handles her problems in her inimitable way, and all the other characters are heavily motivated to catch up to and stand out on their own, but isn’t reading about OP Maple becoming even MORE OP by some bizarre means the point of the series? Those moments were missing from this volume。 It had all the excitement of reading about Maple finishing Elden Ring quests。 Overall, this volume felt like filler with Maple being nerfed so that nothing important happens with her until next volume。 That’s not to say that the book has no entertaining value。 I just found it a little dull as a followup to the climactic events in the previous volume。 。。。more