Chise's somewhat slow life continues, this time she finally gets to go on a big journey again. Besides simply exploring the world the aim is also to fit the elven forest out of curiosity and potential exchange in information in regards to magic and magical beasts.
Much like previous volumes, the book is a slow-paced wholesome slice-of-life story with entertaining characters. Nothing outstanding, neither in regards to world building, characters or plot, but if that is what you are looking for I wonder how you got to volume 8 in this series. All in all, an enjoyable read that was as I expected it to be.