I liked some of the revelations. Nothing absolutely insane, and I did kind of start to suspect one of It was a decent story, but felt a little short.
I liked some of the revelations. Nothing absolutely insane, and I did kind of start to suspect one of the ones at the end just before it happened, which was nice. They leave enough little mysteries that keep you wanting to read more too (where is Menou's red haired master; what really happened with the ancient civilization and what relics survive from it; how far back can Akari really go with her time skill and what are the properties of it).
I didn't get too caught up in the actual magic usage and battles sadly. There's like a color system to the magic? There's also some incantations that seems to be references to some long past something or other (Momo's long invocation).
The "politics" of the title are light, but there, a sort of heirarchy of the church at the top, nobles in the middle, and peasants below that. I'd like if future volumes explore it more.
The morality play of whether killing otherworlders is justified (because they're thought to be a ticking timebomb) was interesting. Again, curious how they'll solve this without killing Akari or Menou (I at least hope they both survive).
There's some nice Yuri content in it. From Momo's affection to Akari's cute innuendos towards Menou.
I did like that it's basically a bunch of crazy powerful girls, and the art style of the light novel reflects that (the eyes in particular got a bit of a crazed look to them imo, and it fits). The story was a bit darker than I expected at times, which was nice....more
Mogumo, a non-binary student from main boy Tetsu's school, writes a wish for friends that will understand them. Tetsu misRead "Love me For Who I Am".
Mogumo, a non-binary student from main boy Tetsu's school, writes a wish for friends that will understand them. Tetsu misunderstands Mogumo to be a crossdressing man, and hires them to join his sister's all male maid cafe.
A lot of characters in this are not just Otokonoko crossdressers, as the maid cafe's original promotion would have you believe, but actually gay men or transgender women. It's obvious there's going to be some drama between what others in public think vs what the characters want, and how the allies of these main characters will help them through those harsh events.
So far, patrons at maid shop have been mostly fine. Only truly negative interactions been Tetsu's older sister who runs the shop (transgender Onee-san type) getting laughed at when walking by bratty transphobic teen girls on the street and a girl at school who wants Mogumo to "be a guy" so she can be with them over Tetsu.
I do wonder if Mogumo will continue to be Non-binary (it really seems like they'd prefer that). The end of the volume has Mogumo reluctantly playing dress up and questioning if it would be easier to just be a she for Tetsu. I assume Tetsu is ok with what Mogumo chooses to identity as in the end, and they'll likely end up together, but the path to get there isn't so straightforward. Will read more....more
