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Peddler in Another World (Light Novel) #5
Peddler in Another World: I Can Go Back to My World Whenever I Want! Volume 5
After rescuing Aina from the clutches of her kidnappers and successfully reuniting Suama with her dragon mom, Shiro is more than ready for things to calm down a bit and for his life in the other world to finally return to some semblance of normality. Unfortunately for him, it isn’t long before trouble crosses the threshold of his store again in the form of a total bombshell who claims to be the dragon Shiro had last spoken to only days before. She isn’t the only unexpected visitor though, as Aina’s abductor and Suama’s former pursuer, Celes, also turns up on his doorstep, having decided she would become Shiro’s slave to repay him for all he had done for her. And the worst part? Both women absolutely despise one another. In the midst of the ensuing chaos, Shiro receives a strange letter from a good friend of his, urging him to drop everything and come to the royal capital. Worried that his friend might be in trouble, Shiro sets off for the distant city. But what awaits him there?
- GenresLight NovelFantasy
253 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 6, 2023
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January 16, 2026
I had to consider whether I wanted to write anything about this. Do I quietly drop the series and move on? Does it serve any purpose other than demonstrating poor judgment and providing content? I don't know.
Reading the manga was a mistake, which I then doubled down on by reading the light novel. Once again I've been led astray by pursuing a mostly illusory premise. There's only so much benefit of the doubt that I can allow before I have to accept that it's what appears it be and it won't be changing. If anything, it'll only become worse.
There's too much I've overlooked and tolerated. Not enough is done with stuff from his home world in the other world and there's insufficient follow through on the premise. There were a lot of missed opportunities here, including how to resolve a matter of questionable paternity. It wouldn't have been classy, which would fit here well, but at the least it wouldn't have been so boring and simplistic.
This volume revolves around a new major character, another 8 year old girl, and a princess at that. As the quote from Goldfinger goes: "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action." Even if there was nothing untoward about the 3 girls with single digit ages, it's still not what I want to read. Especially considering that the series is quickly working towards becoming a pseudo-harem, if not an actual harem, and a particularly dumb and bad one at that.
What convinced me to drop the series was the tonal whiplash that happened near the end. A gruesome act occurs and even if it's mitigated, it still happened. It's not even so much the act itself as it is the context. The melodramatic violence is badly and clumsily handled, which is to be expected, but I had hoped that it wouldn't come to this.
Even if it returns to what I'd prefer, it's just not worth it anymore. Here's to hoping that I'm not continually chasing mirages, because eventually it's more a problem about me than anything else.
Reading the manga was a mistake, which I then doubled down on by reading the light novel. Once again I've been led astray by pursuing a mostly illusory premise. There's only so much benefit of the doubt that I can allow before I have to accept that it's what appears it be and it won't be changing. If anything, it'll only become worse.
There's too much I've overlooked and tolerated. Not enough is done with stuff from his home world in the other world and there's insufficient follow through on the premise. There were a lot of missed opportunities here, including how to resolve a matter of questionable paternity. It wouldn't have been classy, which would fit here well, but at the least it wouldn't have been so boring and simplistic.
This volume revolves around a new major character, another 8 year old girl, and a princess at that. As the quote from Goldfinger goes: "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action." Even if there was nothing untoward about the 3 girls with single digit ages, it's still not what I want to read. Especially considering that the series is quickly working towards becoming a pseudo-harem, if not an actual harem, and a particularly dumb and bad one at that.
What convinced me to drop the series was the tonal whiplash that happened near the end. A gruesome act occurs and even if it's mitigated, it still happened. It's not even so much the act itself as it is the context. The melodramatic violence is badly and clumsily handled, which is to be expected, but I had hoped that it wouldn't come to this.
Even if it returns to what I'd prefer, it's just not worth it anymore. Here's to hoping that I'm not continually chasing mirages, because eventually it's more a problem about me than anything else.
October 7, 2023
Celes and Dramon return to Shiro, both wanting to serve the man out of gratitude for his actions although they take it a bit too far. Before things can come to blows, Shiro is asked to go to the capital to help a fellow merchant. Having heard about his earlier success with clothes he is asked to help with the princess' debut, but things are not that simple.
Much like earlier volumes it is an entertaining, straight forward story in which the MC does not face all that much opposition. Personally I enjoy it as long as the characters are likeable and/or interesting, and this times the twins are mostly absent and while Celes' and Dramon's behaviour is at time a bit cringe, I don't mind it most of the time. So a decent addition to the series, nothing ground breaking, but what did you expect after having read the first 4 volumes?
Much like earlier volumes it is an entertaining, straight forward story in which the MC does not face all that much opposition. Personally I enjoy it as long as the characters are likeable and/or interesting, and this times the twins are mostly absent and while Celes' and Dramon's behaviour is at time a bit cringe, I don't mind it most of the time. So a decent addition to the series, nothing ground breaking, but what did you expect after having read the first 4 volumes?
December 9, 2023
good book
good book . . . . . . . . . . . . . thank you for this book
good book . . . . . . . . . . . . . thank you for this book
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