(L) Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance [Light Novel]

[yorozuya]

Do you guys wait for the translations or read it raw? Where do you get the raws? Nyaa? No, buying is not an option, my pocket is also in winter.

[Fenrisulfr]

Well Sylphic says he bought it & I guess holybell84's order arrived.
Anyways I got a few questions about the vol I'd like to ask those who read it.

Spoiler for some questions:

First, is Kamito really going around seducing girls in other classes lol might've misread it
Second, how does Luminaris & Jio come into play
Third, so does Est have long ranged attacks now
Lastly, what the heck is that ツヴァイ zwei thing about

[cloud04]

hmm i do think..he might go for info gathering

[dragon1412]

ok, i'm still waiting for my book to arrived but if STnBD is heading to Claire route, i'm going to join my japanese comrade to raid the author website.

[All Fiction]

Originally Posted by holybell84

Spoiler for Restia's portion:

She only has a very small part in the story; she was found half naked in a dark forest at the edge of the empire's boundary by an elderly couple. Atm, she has no idea how she got there, where she is and what she was doing there. The only thing that she is sure of is her name "Restia" which happens to be the last line in the story.

Good going, Shimizu. More cat-and-mouse. Will this plot point EVER get resolved?

[chaotix37]

Originally Posted by yorozuya

Do you guys wait for the translations or read it raw? Where do you get the raws? Nyaa? No, buying is not an option, my pocket is also in winter.

Asking for raws is strictly prohibited

[dragon1412]

well:
1st possibilities : this is highly possible going for Claire route now that Restia is out of image for a while, but ... it seem so cheap.
2nd possibilities : highly possible for OTP since more exploit for Kamito feeling but give out a shoujo-esque impression, but the author seem to write shoujo before so i won't complain.

[chaotix37]

3rd Possibility: Since Restia is out of the picture for the meantime, the girls should make now a move on Kamito this includes Claire as well. Seeing harem misunderstandings and shenanigans.

[Yami no Ou]

^and that wouldn't be fun

[Ken Sanders]

That's what Harem Mayhem is all about!

This is what I really like about harem stories!

The girls will compete each other for the sake of conquering the MC!

[dragon1412]

but STnBD is about OTP and not harem, well, Est could count as part of the harem but other girl... not so sure.

[Yye1]

^STNBD is a harem LN, of course there will be focus on each of the girls and how they develop their relationship with the MC, a pretty standard formula.

[tsunade666]

There is no way STnBD is an OTP story. From the very beginning you can already see bunch of harem elements on it. Its a 100% harem story.

[Endscape]

Originally Posted by tsunade666

There is no way STnBD is an OTP story. From the very beginning you can already see bunch of harem elements on it. Its a 100% harem story.

Most harem stories are actually OTP. You can easily tell which girl is eventually going to win, the harem is there for typical harem hijinks and to give the MC an excuse not to choose the main girl immediately.

[ArchmageXin]

Originally Posted by Endscape

Most harem stories are actually OTP. You can easily tell which girl is eventually going to win, the harem is there for typical harem hijinks and to give the MC an excuse not to choose the main girl immediately.

Well, that or the author dies. Or the series is canceled. Or they have a speed ending with no real resolution.

[tsunade666]

Originally Posted by Endscape

Most harem stories are actually OTP. You can easily tell which girl is eventually going to win, the harem is there for typical harem hijinks and to give the MC an excuse not to choose the main girl immediately.

Not really, There are harem story that doesn't have otp on it and like you said. its just mostly and it just happen on ongoing stories where new girls keep adding to the harem line up. Even if there is already a girl set up by the author for the MC.

I haven't read/watch a story where the heroine that ended up with the MC, shows up in the middle of the story or near end. It usually shows up in the near beginning where the introduction of major characters are being done.

[dragon1412]

actually, i have seen story where the 1st girl is not the main girl before, but they are very rare and most of them are shoujo rather than shounen.

I'm going to get my copy of vol 12 now, gonna read it and post my opinion later.

[Fenrisulfr]

Just saw another thread, this one may potentially ruin the reading experience, maybe, so yeah.

Spoiler for spoilers:

Determined to fight to protect the people important to him even without his memories, Kamito-kun headed to the burial chamber seeking the demon slaying sacred sword. The traitor seeking the sacred sword. The girl was pierced by the blade to protect Kamito.
“----Come Est!”
The overlapping memories unleashed the seal. Kamito’s memories were unsealed! And his partner----
Inheriting a portion of Restia’s power, from the [Demon Slaying Sacred Sword] the [Demon King Sword] Terminus Est Zwei Version Up (Fall Down?) was unsealed. The crisis of the academy was repelled by the swordsmanship of the strongest sword and the strongest blade dancer, the Demon King of the Night, Completely Restored!.

Well atleast that explains the power up, and that's enough spoilers for me, I don't want to destroy the actual reading experience xD.

[dragon1412]

ok, i read briefly through vol 12, will re-read to have more detailed matter,so far, this is my opinion:

Spoiler for spoil:

while there is a lot of Claire material in this volume, it isn't as bad as i though, similar to all previous vol, most of them are just Claire one-sided feelings, Kamito have a decent character development too, i won't spoil much but his personality when in amnesia have lingering traced of his normal self, and more importantly, this seem like Restia route with Restia appear at the end signifying another quest of love for Kamito

[Selenthon]

Spoiler:

Okay so I literally read volumes 1-11 all in one day and at this point I'm so confused by the end of 11. Is Restia gone forever? Volume 12's not fully translated on BT and my Japanese is hardly good enough to actually read novels right now. But From the prologue and the end of volume 11, I concluded that at this point:

1. Restia's lost or dead since they didn't specify whether or not Kamito still has her seal on his left hand
2. Kamito's lost his memory after waking up

Can someone clear up some of my confusions .-.
*Also read a few of the forum posts too...confirmed 1 and 2 but current state of number 1 unknown*