The parts of this that were good were fantastic, but the parts that weren't draaaaaaagged. I think this might have cemented my resolve to switch fully over to the manga/anime.

I love this stupid corny humor 😂

Okay, I imagined that whole scene with the chest of drawers and the metallurgists completely differently. Now I’m really glad I’m reading these. I don’t know if it’s just the stilted translation in the LN, but I find I’m missing so much due to confusion. Or maybe I’m just stupid, but either way.

These are very sweet, and at times hilarious and even dark, but they’re honestly beginning to drag a touch. I might try the next one to see if it continues to feel that way, and if so, I’ll just make the switch to the anime/manga from here on out. There’s a lot more momentum it feels like.

I think I actually enjoyed this version more than the light novel somehow. The animated expressions and background characters really added a level of humor that only felt surface-level--at least to me--in the light novel.