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異世界の沙汰は社畜次第 / Isekai no sata wa shachiku shidai - manga #4
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Manga, Vol. 4
The expedition to clear the miasma is finally setting out-and Kondou is coming along with them! However, the depths of the forest are quite dangerous, even for the average human...Luckily, this intrepid bean counter has a handsome knight captain risking life and limb to protect him! But then, on their return journey, Captain Aresh catches him off guard with an unexpected declaration...
176 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2023
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May 29, 2025
loving this series!
March 24, 2024
This series continues to surprise me, and it also, so far, has had pretty low stakes drama. I keep bracing myself for villains: maybe the mysterious bishop will be?? Because now we've moved on to Kondou doing a governmentally assigned audit of the state-sponsored church.
That's certainly a way to make plenty of enemies, although he's already starting to win over the two people he's been interacting with most. There are some rumblings of dissent among certain ranks of the nobility, though. While the king ultimately sided with Kondou's proposal to replace the holy maiden with a more robust royal magical academy, not everyone was pleased with that decision, or with the power that Kondou keeps gathering.
He has, in practice if not necessarily by title, taken over the accounting department, and he has the prime minister and the captain of the third royal order (Aresh) firmly on his side. He has too much power for a random man pulled in from another world. And that's a big part of why the prime minister, despite Aresh's very strong objections, sends Kondou on this new assignment. It's an attempt to keep him out of the spotlight for a bit and let the rumors and anger cool down.
Although overhauling the church budget seems pretty likely to make him all sorts of new enemies, so we'll see.
It's interesting that this priest sees Kondou as a prophet, although that does make sense with their belief system. If the holy maiden is personally called to their world by their god, then that god would not have made a mistake with an "accidental" second person tagging along. And the priest is right, in a way...Kondou is doing as much good in their world, or more, in a lasting sense, than the holy maiden herself. I wonder how that will play out, and if the rest of the church will see him in the light of a savior.
The plot was easier to follow this time, and there was lots of good stuff between Kondou and Aresh. I take back being a little bummed to find out that Kondou knew basically all along that Aresh has feelings for him. It's true, he's not that oblivious! He's just very, very busy, so any thinking about Aresh's feelings, or about his own feelings, have to take a back burner until he's done with his other important work. That's just how he operates.
I like how Aresh is learning how to read him, too, and has figured out an "efficient" way of talking him into things. I'm also oddly pleased to discover that the two of them have actually only had sex the two times that were shown. The rest is just touch - a lot more romantic, on Aresh's end, than Kondou thinks it strictly needs to be, but Aresh is actually restraining himself a lot. Even in that absolutely wonderful bonus chapter in the bath, with so much chemistry sizzling in the air, Aresh makes no attempt to cross the barrier Kondou sets between them.
(Although he does sneak into Kondou's bed every night to hold him close and heal him in his sleep.)
Because they're living together now! Big development that is going to make things so much harder on Aresh if Kondou does ultimately decide to return to his own world.
All the parallels between the holy maiden and Kondou in this volume were very elegantly and thoughtfully woven in. The prince, who clearly has very strong feelings for the holy maiden, was stunned and devastated to find that she doesn't want to stay there for the rest of her life. She wants Kondou to find a solution that doesn't require more holy maidens to be kidnapped from their own lives. She wants to go home, to her own world and her own family. And just because the prince is in love with her, that doesn't mean she chose this life for herself.
Which...all applies to Kondou, too. He's older and wiser and is able to think through all of that on his own, so even though he's put Aresh on the back burner, he is already thinking about what will happen when/if they're able to reverse the spell, and he has a path home. Will he want to go back? How much will it bother him to be leaving Aresh behind?
He is very, very slowly starting to explore his feelings, although I think it's going to be complicated to separate out genuine affection from the life-debt that's bonding him to Aresh. Would he still be getting emotionally attached if Aresh wasn't the one literally keeping him alive?
With Aresh so focused on being that person for Kondou - telling Kondou that he's the only one who can keep him healthy - I wonder if one of the next narrative arcs will be Kondou figuring out how to form a magical barrier on his own. Separating his fate from Aresh's magical powers seems like an important way to truly put them on even footing and allow Kondou to make a decision that's purely based on emotion, for once. He shouldn't stay with Aresh just out of practicality. It wouldn't be good for either of them in the long run.
But we'll see! I haven't really been able to map out the story's path yet, and now it's going to be another long wait for the next volume.
That's certainly a way to make plenty of enemies, although he's already starting to win over the two people he's been interacting with most. There are some rumblings of dissent among certain ranks of the nobility, though. While the king ultimately sided with Kondou's proposal to replace the holy maiden with a more robust royal magical academy, not everyone was pleased with that decision, or with the power that Kondou keeps gathering.
He has, in practice if not necessarily by title, taken over the accounting department, and he has the prime minister and the captain of the third royal order (Aresh) firmly on his side. He has too much power for a random man pulled in from another world. And that's a big part of why the prime minister, despite Aresh's very strong objections, sends Kondou on this new assignment. It's an attempt to keep him out of the spotlight for a bit and let the rumors and anger cool down.
Although overhauling the church budget seems pretty likely to make him all sorts of new enemies, so we'll see.
It's interesting that this priest sees Kondou as a prophet, although that does make sense with their belief system. If the holy maiden is personally called to their world by their god, then that god would not have made a mistake with an "accidental" second person tagging along. And the priest is right, in a way...Kondou is doing as much good in their world, or more, in a lasting sense, than the holy maiden herself. I wonder how that will play out, and if the rest of the church will see him in the light of a savior.
The plot was easier to follow this time, and there was lots of good stuff between Kondou and Aresh. I take back being a little bummed to find out that Kondou knew basically all along that Aresh has feelings for him. It's true, he's not that oblivious! He's just very, very busy, so any thinking about Aresh's feelings, or about his own feelings, have to take a back burner until he's done with his other important work. That's just how he operates.
I like how Aresh is learning how to read him, too, and has figured out an "efficient" way of talking him into things. I'm also oddly pleased to discover that the two of them have actually only had sex the two times that were shown. The rest is just touch - a lot more romantic, on Aresh's end, than Kondou thinks it strictly needs to be, but Aresh is actually restraining himself a lot. Even in that absolutely wonderful bonus chapter in the bath, with so much chemistry sizzling in the air, Aresh makes no attempt to cross the barrier Kondou sets between them.
(Although he does sneak into Kondou's bed every night to hold him close and heal him in his sleep.)
Because they're living together now! Big development that is going to make things so much harder on Aresh if Kondou does ultimately decide to return to his own world.
All the parallels between the holy maiden and Kondou in this volume were very elegantly and thoughtfully woven in. The prince, who clearly has very strong feelings for the holy maiden, was stunned and devastated to find that she doesn't want to stay there for the rest of her life. She wants Kondou to find a solution that doesn't require more holy maidens to be kidnapped from their own lives. She wants to go home, to her own world and her own family. And just because the prince is in love with her, that doesn't mean she chose this life for herself.
Which...all applies to Kondou, too. He's older and wiser and is able to think through all of that on his own, so even though he's put Aresh on the back burner, he is already thinking about what will happen when/if they're able to reverse the spell, and he has a path home. Will he want to go back? How much will it bother him to be leaving Aresh behind?
He is very, very slowly starting to explore his feelings, although I think it's going to be complicated to separate out genuine affection from the life-debt that's bonding him to Aresh. Would he still be getting emotionally attached if Aresh wasn't the one literally keeping him alive?
With Aresh so focused on being that person for Kondou - telling Kondou that he's the only one who can keep him healthy - I wonder if one of the next narrative arcs will be Kondou figuring out how to form a magical barrier on his own. Separating his fate from Aresh's magical powers seems like an important way to truly put them on even footing and allow Kondou to make a decision that's purely based on emotion, for once. He shouldn't stay with Aresh just out of practicality. It wouldn't be good for either of them in the long run.
But we'll see! I haven't really been able to map out the story's path yet, and now it's going to be another long wait for the next volume.
June 8, 2024
My least favorite of the series...
I didn't like the direction of the plot, and I feel like the romance was kind of stagnant in this one. Also, the translation of this volume (at least the translation I had access to) sucked so bad.
I don't think I'll be continuing with this series after this flop.
I didn't like the direction of the plot, and I feel like the romance was kind of stagnant in this one. Also, the translation of this volume (at least the translation I had access to) sucked so bad.
I don't think I'll be continuing with this series after this flop.
May 17, 2025
Toujours une valeur sûre.
Je suis tombée dans la BL romantasy grâce à ce manga mais aussi grâce à "Lullaby of the Dawn" ou encore "World's End Blue Bird" et j'adore !!
Un comptable à la cour, c'est vraiment une saga bien pensée, bien structurée, qui a du sens, de l'humour, une part de romance présente sans trop l'être, soft et saine !
J'étais sur ma faim en finissant ce 4eme tome, j'ai trop hâte de la suite !!
Les perso sont tous super attachants surtout le capitaine Indrak hihihihi
Je suis tombée dans la BL romantasy grâce à ce manga mais aussi grâce à "Lullaby of the Dawn" ou encore "World's End Blue Bird" et j'adore !!
Un comptable à la cour, c'est vraiment une saga bien pensée, bien structurée, qui a du sens, de l'humour, une part de romance présente sans trop l'être, soft et saine !
J'étais sur ma faim en finissant ce 4eme tome, j'ai trop hâte de la suite !!
Les perso sont tous super attachants surtout le capitaine Indrak hihihihi
July 6, 2024
don’t mind me I’m just gonna curl into a ball and cry until we get the next volume
April 23, 2024
Das war ein ziemlich ruhiger, strategischer und nachdenklicher Band. Er hat der Reihe ein paar neue Impulse gegeben, das hat mir gut gefallen und wird der Handlung sicher guttun. Aber ein bisschen mehr Emotionen und etwas mehr Aresh hätte ich mir doch erhofft 😅
Die Szenen in der Kirche haben mich aber sehr neugierig gemacht und ich freue mich schon auf Band 5 🥰
Die Szenen in der Kirche haben mich aber sehr neugierig gemacht und ich freue mich schon auf Band 5 🥰
January 9, 2025
I like it when an author decides not to give me smut and instead gives me a good plot. I know we can do smut with a good plot but if I have to make do with fade-to-black smut, you've gotta give me a good plot to tide me over. And this book does just that.
I haven't been bored once since I started reading this series. My guy Kondou is now starting to piss off some heavy hitters - the church, some politicians, and that incredibly annoying prince. Cannot wait to see how the story goes on from here.
P.S. I love that Kondou has acknowledged to himself that Aresh isn't just taking care of him for vibes and that his attention is fueled by his romantic interest in our workaholic accountant. Also, Aresh using the word 'efficient' to basically bulldoze his way and wants onto Kondou and his life...🤣🤣🤣 Very smart
I haven't been bored once since I started reading this series. My guy Kondou is now starting to piss off some heavy hitters - the church, some politicians, and that incredibly annoying prince. Cannot wait to see how the story goes on from here.
P.S. I love that Kondou has acknowledged to himself that Aresh isn't just taking care of him for vibes and that his attention is fueled by his romantic interest in our workaholic accountant. Also, Aresh using the word 'efficient' to basically bulldoze his way and wants onto Kondou and his life...🤣🤣🤣 Very smart
March 12, 2024
This entire series is so sweet with a very healthy plot to romance ratio. I just want Aresh and Sei to be happy together. Sei just needs to put work aside and let himself be happy.
July 18, 2024
Great story! I love how the MC is making changes to the society and the holy saint system. I can't wait to read more and find out what will happen next for our hero and his fierce protector.
September 19, 2024
Don’t unrequite me now.
December 1, 2023
squeeeeee
..and the artwork is beautiful.
..and the artwork is beautiful.
July 17, 2024
guys, c'mon... we don't need to go into old (non-con) yaoi tropes
April 17, 2025
THE BATH SCENE. THE SMILE. MY HEART IS GOING TO BURST 🥹
April 27, 2025
Toujours aussi sympa de s’évader de ce monde de merde pour un monde magique pdt 40min
April 29, 2024
I blew through the first four volumes of this series (which are all that have been translated into English so far), but I'll try to keep my review spoiler free. I really love this series, but it might not be everyone's cup of tea. There is a situation with dubious consent due to circumstances beyond the two characters immediate control, though it is handled pretty well in my opinion. The romance is also very much a slow burn, even if the main character's physical relationship is less so. I have a few quibbles with things like Seiichirou's continuing obliviousness to Aresh's feelings, but those are pretty minor.
But this is a really interesting summoned to another world tale. I love the fact that he questions the world he finds himself in and doesn't just take what he's told at face value. He also very much seeing the holy maiden as the naïve and slightly spoiled young woman she is (it's unclear if the holy maid is a teenager or in her early twenties), and seems to feel some responsibility in making sure she doesn't get taken advantage of. Aresh is also an interesting character, who we get to learn about in drips and drabs. I love the fact that he's very much doing his best to convince Seiichirou that he doesn't have to sacrifice his health and well being for his work, even if he's not always the best at communicating that at times. It's also pretty clear that this is really his first romantic experience, and he doesn't really know what he's doing when it comes to that. He and Seiichirou have a great dynamic with one another and really compliment one another well, even if they're not the best at communicating some of the time.
The supporting cast is interesting as well, though they could use some more fleshing out. Yua, the holy maiden, is probably the one we know the most about, though there are a few tidbits of deeper detail for a number of the other supporting cast. The world is also fascinating. We've been getting more glimpses of the world as the series goes on, expanding things and giving us more information. The pace probably is my biggest quibble with the series so far because while there have been four volumes, it seems like things are progressing pretty slowly. But I do appreciate the fact that it hasn't been predictable. There have been plot twists I've guessed, but for the most part the story has been unfolding in ways that surprise me. I'm looking forward to seeing where this series continues to go and will definitely be checking out the light novel it's based on. Four out of five stars.
But this is a really interesting summoned to another world tale. I love the fact that he questions the world he finds himself in and doesn't just take what he's told at face value. He also very much seeing the holy maiden as the naïve and slightly spoiled young woman she is (it's unclear if the holy maid is a teenager or in her early twenties), and seems to feel some responsibility in making sure she doesn't get taken advantage of. Aresh is also an interesting character, who we get to learn about in drips and drabs. I love the fact that he's very much doing his best to convince Seiichirou that he doesn't have to sacrifice his health and well being for his work, even if he's not always the best at communicating that at times. It's also pretty clear that this is really his first romantic experience, and he doesn't really know what he's doing when it comes to that. He and Seiichirou have a great dynamic with one another and really compliment one another well, even if they're not the best at communicating some of the time.
The supporting cast is interesting as well, though they could use some more fleshing out. Yua, the holy maiden, is probably the one we know the most about, though there are a few tidbits of deeper detail for a number of the other supporting cast. The world is also fascinating. We've been getting more glimpses of the world as the series goes on, expanding things and giving us more information. The pace probably is my biggest quibble with the series so far because while there have been four volumes, it seems like things are progressing pretty slowly. But I do appreciate the fact that it hasn't been predictable. There have been plot twists I've guessed, but for the most part the story has been unfolding in ways that surprise me. I'm looking forward to seeing where this series continues to go and will definitely be checking out the light novel it's based on. Four out of five stars.
February 28, 2024
3.5 ⭐
The first chapter and the last couple of panels of the final chapter made the read worthwhile. It's nice seeing Seiichiro take charge and be more confident at the palace. His plan to stop the miasma is pretty cool, and it comes from a place of wanting to help Yua return home. He's a good guy who's been dealt a bad hand, but he's making the most of it.
The last panels are nice because we finally see Seiichiro admit that he cares about Aresh. It took him 4 whole books, but we're getting there.
Meanwhile, Aresh's aggressive caring is starting to be juuuuust a bit too much. It was cute and quirky in book 1, but now it's starting to feel overbearing. No wonder Sei wants to run away from him half the time 😅 I still like him though. He's very loyal and devoted, I'll give him that.
The first chapter and the last couple of panels of the final chapter made the read worthwhile. It's nice seeing Seiichiro take charge and be more confident at the palace. His plan to stop the miasma is pretty cool, and it comes from a place of wanting to help Yua return home. He's a good guy who's been dealt a bad hand, but he's making the most of it.
The last panels are nice because we finally see Seiichiro admit that he cares about Aresh. It took him 4 whole books, but we're getting there.
Meanwhile, Aresh's aggressive caring is starting to be juuuuust a bit too much. It was cute and quirky in book 1, but now it's starting to feel overbearing. No wonder Sei wants to run away from him half the time 😅 I still like him though. He's very loyal and devoted, I'll give him that.
March 29, 2024
I really love Seiichirou’s character so much and the growth in him is really nice to see. The way that the relationship between him and Aresh is developing is fun, Aresh’s focus on the benefits of “efficiency” this volume were funny and it’s cute to see the ways he prioritizes Sei. The world in this story is really interesting and I love getting to see more of it and the ways that Seiichirou’s continues to shake things up for them.
August 16, 2025
12/05/2025
3.75 ⭐
Captain Aresh sure is a bossy guy...
✨ 75/100 read for 100 Graphics in a Year Reading Challenge ✨ + also read for the graphicsathon colour wheel reading challenge!
3.75 ⭐
Captain Aresh sure is a bossy guy...
✨ 75/100 read for 100 Graphics in a Year Reading Challenge ✨ + also read for the graphicsathon colour wheel reading challenge!
March 16, 2024
Ok, no, you lost me. Still interesting story but holy moly you LOST me
August 23, 2025
Après un tome de transition moyen, l’histoire reprend de plus belle, explorant un nouveau coin méconnu de l’univers : l’institution de l’Eglise. Pari réussi.
Quand on s’intéresse à un volet méconnu forcément, cela apporte de la nouveauté et ici, les nouveaux personnages comme le lieu sont hauts en couleur. Sous un prétexte un peu facile, notre comptable est envoyer inspecter les comptes de l’Eglise, ce qui ne va pas plaire à tout le monde. Sauf que cette fois, au lieu de se retrouver tabassé, on lui fait plutôt sentir l’hostilité autrement et ça permet de croiser des hommes passionnés par leur foi et ainsi de les interroger.
Au vu de la mythologie de la série et de la scène fondatrice où notre héros et la sainte locale débarquent appelés par l’Eglise, je trouve ça intéressant qu’on se tourne enfin vers eux. Cela arrive en plus au bon moment alors que l’expédition contre la source des miasmes a été lancée et que Sei entreprend de mettre en oeuvre un plan pour que cela coûte bien moins cher au pays, mais aussi que ça puisse soulager sa compatriote qui rêve de rentrer chez elle.
Tout se goupille très bien et cela redonne un bon coup de fouet à la série, sortant à la fois des salles de comptabilité et des chemins peuplés de créatures. On rencontre ainsi des prêtres un peu farfelus, du jeune qui est sur ses gardes, au haut gradé qui s’enflamme tout seul et voit en Sei, un apôtre qui a lui aussi son chemin de croix avec ses intolérances au mana et aux magicules. C’est amusant.
Je suis en revanche plus réservée face au quotidien des plus répétitifs de Sei, qui a emménagé avec Aresh. Je trouve ce dernier un peu trop lourd et forceur à mon goût. Il impose ses sentiments et sa présence sans cesse à Sei et l’autrice présente ça comme rigolo et mignon. Je ne suis pas d’accord. On se retrouve du coup avec beaucoup de scènes de romantasy moralement un peu douteuses et pourtant faites pour faire rêver le lectorat. Seul point positif, pas de sexe, ça reste soft, on ne va pas jusque là. Mais leur rapprochement me met quand même mal à l’aise sur le fond.
Bonne reprise de la série pour lui donner un second souffle après l’expédition. J’aime toujours voir ce que Sei entreprend pour aider le royaume et cette fois c’est à l’institution ecclésiastique qu’il s’attaque, portant à notre rencontre des personnages hauts en couleur, mais interrogeant aussi sur cette institution et sa foi avec pertinence derrière l’humour. J’aimerais qu’il en soi de même pour la romance qui n’est malheureusement pas toujours des plus saine malgré ce qu’on veut nous faire croire.
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Quand on s’intéresse à un volet méconnu forcément, cela apporte de la nouveauté et ici, les nouveaux personnages comme le lieu sont hauts en couleur. Sous un prétexte un peu facile, notre comptable est envoyer inspecter les comptes de l’Eglise, ce qui ne va pas plaire à tout le monde. Sauf que cette fois, au lieu de se retrouver tabassé, on lui fait plutôt sentir l’hostilité autrement et ça permet de croiser des hommes passionnés par leur foi et ainsi de les interroger.
Au vu de la mythologie de la série et de la scène fondatrice où notre héros et la sainte locale débarquent appelés par l’Eglise, je trouve ça intéressant qu’on se tourne enfin vers eux. Cela arrive en plus au bon moment alors que l’expédition contre la source des miasmes a été lancée et que Sei entreprend de mettre en oeuvre un plan pour que cela coûte bien moins cher au pays, mais aussi que ça puisse soulager sa compatriote qui rêve de rentrer chez elle.
Tout se goupille très bien et cela redonne un bon coup de fouet à la série, sortant à la fois des salles de comptabilité et des chemins peuplés de créatures. On rencontre ainsi des prêtres un peu farfelus, du jeune qui est sur ses gardes, au haut gradé qui s’enflamme tout seul et voit en Sei, un apôtre qui a lui aussi son chemin de croix avec ses intolérances au mana et aux magicules. C’est amusant.
Je suis en revanche plus réservée face au quotidien des plus répétitifs de Sei, qui a emménagé avec Aresh. Je trouve ce dernier un peu trop lourd et forceur à mon goût. Il impose ses sentiments et sa présence sans cesse à Sei et l’autrice présente ça comme rigolo et mignon. Je ne suis pas d’accord. On se retrouve du coup avec beaucoup de scènes de romantasy moralement un peu douteuses et pourtant faites pour faire rêver le lectorat. Seul point positif, pas de sexe, ça reste soft, on ne va pas jusque là. Mais leur rapprochement me met quand même mal à l’aise sur le fond.
Bonne reprise de la série pour lui donner un second souffle après l’expédition. J’aime toujours voir ce que Sei entreprend pour aider le royaume et cette fois c’est à l’institution ecclésiastique qu’il s’attaque, portant à notre rencontre des personnages hauts en couleur, mais interrogeant aussi sur cette institution et sa foi avec pertinence derrière l’humour. J’aimerais qu’il en soi de même pour la romance qui n’est malheureusement pas toujours des plus saine malgré ce qu’on veut nous faire croire.
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April 25, 2024
TWO BROS CHILLING IN A HOT TUB FIVE FEET APART CAUSE THEY'RE NOT GAY
(they’re gay)
You KNOW Aresh spent the whole day that Seiichirou traveled in the royal sorcerer's carriage just sulking on his horse. Despondently stroking her ears and thinking about emo poetry probably.
Seiichirou not wanting to work with Yua is so fucking funny. The opposite of found family. He's like please get this teenager away from me.
Seiichirou: I know Aresh has feelings for me, but I'm very busy and can't address them right now. When I'm done with work I will have much to think about.
Aresh, knowing Seiichirou will never be done with work: Too bad. I want to live together and cuddle. It's most efficient for your safety.
Listen god bless Aresh for trying but he's still such a rich boy. I think he'd accidentally kill himself if he tried to cook. Seiichirou would find him in the kitchen trying to cut produce with his broadsword.
I need to know what Aresh's family thinks of this. Some skinny other worlder comes through a portal and then their prodigy son and younger brother who's shown apathy toward everything due to his high skill level is suddenly spending all his nights out, is doing honest to god paperwork, and he buys a HOUSE. Seiichirou's going to receive an official summons from Aresh's parents so they can thank him for instilling passion and responsibility into their son.
Selio I am picking you up and squeezing the stuffing out you
Had to read this volume wearing sunglasses because the boys were smiling so much
I can't even be funny anymore I'm just filled with so much emotion. Becoming enamored with a series about an accountant falling into a fantasy world and improving the royal finances and methods of magic cleansing while the captain of the royal guard becomes his guard dog and falls hopelessly in love with him wasn't on my 2024 bingo card but I'm not complaining. Everyone involved in creating and publishing this I want to shake your hand. Rattling at the gates of Yen Press howling for news of volume 5
(they’re gay)
You KNOW Aresh spent the whole day that Seiichirou traveled in the royal sorcerer's carriage just sulking on his horse. Despondently stroking her ears and thinking about emo poetry probably.
Seiichirou not wanting to work with Yua is so fucking funny. The opposite of found family. He's like please get this teenager away from me.
Seiichirou: I know Aresh has feelings for me, but I'm very busy and can't address them right now. When I'm done with work I will have much to think about.
Aresh, knowing Seiichirou will never be done with work: Too bad. I want to live together and cuddle. It's most efficient for your safety.
Listen god bless Aresh for trying but he's still such a rich boy. I think he'd accidentally kill himself if he tried to cook. Seiichirou would find him in the kitchen trying to cut produce with his broadsword.
I need to know what Aresh's family thinks of this. Some skinny other worlder comes through a portal and then their prodigy son and younger brother who's shown apathy toward everything due to his high skill level is suddenly spending all his nights out, is doing honest to god paperwork, and he buys a HOUSE. Seiichirou's going to receive an official summons from Aresh's parents so they can thank him for instilling passion and responsibility into their son.
Selio I am picking you up and squeezing the stuffing out you
Had to read this volume wearing sunglasses because the boys were smiling so much
I can't even be funny anymore I'm just filled with so much emotion. Becoming enamored with a series about an accountant falling into a fantasy world and improving the royal finances and methods of magic cleansing while the captain of the royal guard becomes his guard dog and falls hopelessly in love with him wasn't on my 2024 bingo card but I'm not complaining. Everyone involved in creating and publishing this I want to shake your hand. Rattling at the gates of Yen Press howling for news of volume 5
July 13, 2024
4/5 ⭐
This book has a bit more political talking in it, as they're dealing with the repercussions of Sei figuring out how to "seal" the miasma, which was kind of brilliant. The fact that he broke down the costs of the seal vs supporting the maiden was genius, and poor maiden! She's only 16, she wants to go home so badly 🥺 initially she was irritating, with how naive and just blind to everything she was; but now I just feel bad for her. She doesn't want to be here. At least Sei has a job and inserted himself wholly as he figures out how to make the kingdom more financially stable. The maiden (still blanking on her name) doesn't have that, only her status as maiden. I think once she leaves the palace and gets a job, like she said she wanted, we're gonna like her even more. Again, she's just a kid, she really has no "real world" experience, and being coddled in the palace is definitely not helping
Also, hello, what is UP with the church??? Super sus y'all. Super sus
Aresh moving Sei without asking felt ...like he's overstepping. A decent amount. I don't know if Sei would have agreed or not, but he should have at least been given the choice. And then the fact he won't let Sei lock his own room? I've liked Aresh a LOT until this point, this felt like he was absolutely disregarding almost all of Sei's boundaries in the name of "efficiency" and his magical illness. I hope he redeems himself more in Bk5 cause this was not doing it for me this time around, and Aresh was my favorite character (next to Sei) 🫤
This book has a bit more political talking in it, as they're dealing with the repercussions of Sei figuring out how to "seal" the miasma, which was kind of brilliant. The fact that he broke down the costs of the seal vs supporting the maiden was genius, and poor maiden! She's only 16, she wants to go home so badly 🥺 initially she was irritating, with how naive and just blind to everything she was; but now I just feel bad for her. She doesn't want to be here. At least Sei has a job and inserted himself wholly as he figures out how to make the kingdom more financially stable. The maiden (still blanking on her name) doesn't have that, only her status as maiden. I think once she leaves the palace and gets a job, like she said she wanted, we're gonna like her even more. Again, she's just a kid, she really has no "real world" experience, and being coddled in the palace is definitely not helping
Also, hello, what is UP with the church??? Super sus y'all. Super sus
Aresh moving Sei without asking felt ...like he's overstepping. A decent amount. I don't know if Sei would have agreed or not, but he should have at least been given the choice. And then the fact he won't let Sei lock his own room? I've liked Aresh a LOT until this point, this felt like he was absolutely disregarding almost all of Sei's boundaries in the name of "efficiency" and his magical illness. I hope he redeems himself more in Bk5 cause this was not doing it for me this time around, and Aresh was my favorite character (next to Sei) 🫤
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April 4, 2024
***donderdag 4 april 2024***
⭐4.5 (rounded up) - I really like it
I should've re-read volume 3 before starting this because I had sort of forgotten what happened.
Still, I got enough of it that the emotional impact still hit me. It really is interesting to see the consequences of the summoning for a Saint. Very realistic when it comes to that.
This volume also had his share of dubious-consent moments but they were done in such a way that I utterly enjoyed them. SIDENOTE: I am a fan of dubious-consent in my fictional stories but too often they go over the line into eye-roll territory.
I'm even enjoying the political implications in the story. Hopefully this will continue on to a good ending. I know with 'The saviour's Book Café Story in Another World', it felt very rushed and wonky because the mangaka didn't expect the continuation of the story.
The humour is right up my alley. (Zowel*) the dialogue as the drawings. Both are funny to me.
Great volume and I sort of regret reading it so fast, because now i have to wait so long for the next volume. But I think I will re-read the whole series then, so I will have that (om naar uit te kijken*).
*My brain is having trouble coming up with grammatical correct sentences in English. That's a hard task on a good day but today it is especially terrible so I'm not even going to try.
⭐4.5 (rounded up) - I really like it
I should've re-read volume 3 before starting this because I had sort of forgotten what happened.
Still, I got enough of it that the emotional impact still hit me. It really is interesting to see the consequences of the summoning for a Saint. Very realistic when it comes to that.
This volume also had his share of dubious-consent moments but they were done in such a way that I utterly enjoyed them. SIDENOTE: I am a fan of dubious-consent in my fictional stories but too often they go over the line into eye-roll territory.
I'm even enjoying the political implications in the story. Hopefully this will continue on to a good ending. I know with 'The saviour's Book Café Story in Another World', it felt very rushed and wonky because the mangaka didn't expect the continuation of the story.
The humour is right up my alley. (Zowel*) the dialogue as the drawings. Both are funny to me.
Great volume and I sort of regret reading it so fast, because now i have to wait so long for the next volume. But I think I will re-read the whole series then, so I will have that (om naar uit te kijken*).
*My brain is having trouble coming up with grammatical correct sentences in English. That's a hard task on a good day but today it is especially terrible so I'm not even going to try.
March 2, 2025
Soo schön. *schwärm* Sei ist schon ein echt krankes Arbeitstier, aber Alesh kann damit anscheinend gut umgehen und zeigt das in seiner Art und Weise, wie er öfters Sei dazu bringt, seinem Willen zu folgen. *ggg* Die zwei sind einfach der Hammer, auch wenn es kaum erotische Szenen gibt. Das ist etwas, dass mir manchmal wirklich schwer fällt an einem BL-Manga zu ignorieren. Die beiden bauen zwar eine Beziehung zueinander auf, suchen auch die Nähe des jeweils anderen, aber dennoch bleibt es bisher recht zahm. Was ich sehr ungewöhnlich finde. Gerade wenn ich an Alesh denke...
Ich bin schon sehr gespannt, was Sei denn nun auch aufdecken wird, sofern er seine Inspektion in der Staatskirche antritt. Hm. Da gibt es natürlich die offensichtlichen Sachen, die einem Spontan einfallen. Aber vielleicht überrascht uns die Autorin mit sehr interessanten Zusätzen, an die man nicht so einfach denkt.
Ein schöner Band, auf dessen Fortsetzung ich mich schon sehr freue!
Ich bin schon sehr gespannt, was Sei denn nun auch aufdecken wird, sofern er seine Inspektion in der Staatskirche antritt. Hm. Da gibt es natürlich die offensichtlichen Sachen, die einem Spontan einfallen. Aber vielleicht überrascht uns die Autorin mit sehr interessanten Zusätzen, an die man nicht so einfach denkt.
Ein schöner Band, auf dessen Fortsetzung ich mich schon sehr freue!
May 10, 2025
vol 4 follows sei as he puts his plan to deal with the miasma without relying on a holy maiden into action. as expected, there is more character depth for the holy maiden, and what it means for a young girl to suddenly become a nation's saviour, while also having family that she misses dearly.
speaking of characters, we also get to see a slighty more rash and almost childish side of aresh as he goes out of his way to take care of sei. i like the progression of their relationship. sei is aware of arestis feelings, but he's also already got so much on his plate to even think of that. aresh knows and acknowledges this, but is not above exploiting sei's weakness for efficiency to get his way (i. e. convincing set to move into the house he just bought with him 😭).
vol 4 also touches more on the politics in this world. like what the holy maiden means to the church in terms of clout, and the fraught relationship between church and state. i look forward to how that plays out next.
speaking of characters, we also get to see a slighty more rash and almost childish side of aresh as he goes out of his way to take care of sei. i like the progression of their relationship. sei is aware of arestis feelings, but he's also already got so much on his plate to even think of that. aresh knows and acknowledges this, but is not above exploiting sei's weakness for efficiency to get his way (i. e. convincing set to move into the house he just bought with him 😭).
vol 4 also touches more on the politics in this world. like what the holy maiden means to the church in terms of clout, and the fraught relationship between church and state. i look forward to how that plays out next.
March 18, 2024
I think this series is so much more than the "go to another world, fall in love and fight monsters". We see so much conversation about religion and government, financial misuse and oversight and how that can negatively impact a whole group in a slow long-term decline, and we see how logic and human science is sometimes necessary over fantastic magic feats. I really think volumes three and four are picking up this grand plot and kickstarting discussion of politics, middle-man, and individual duty to the well-being of others. As someone who enjoyed books like "Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation", "I Hear the Sunspot", and other such works where the romance takes a (sort of) backseat to the overarching issues and character struggles, I am really enjoying where this series has taken this story.
April 10, 2024
Still adoring every second of this series.
It was really cool to read the first half of this volume after reading the novel, and I stand by my statement that this manga is an excellent adaptation -- nothing is really cut out (except some of the novel's extras) and the art is so stunning and captures each character and scene perfectly.
I really love how Aresh is learning how Seiichirou thinks and adapting accordingly; it's a fun way of showing how much attention Aresh pays to Seiichirou and how Aresh is willing to adapt his way of thinking to meet Seiichirou where he is.
Also!! The politics have become even more complex and I am here for it! I am so invested in the fine political balance of the kingdom, Seiichirou's connections and influence, and the newly introduced church. Cannot wait to see the way this web continues to weave.
It was really cool to read the first half of this volume after reading the novel, and I stand by my statement that this manga is an excellent adaptation -- nothing is really cut out (except some of the novel's extras) and the art is so stunning and captures each character and scene perfectly.
I really love how Aresh is learning how Seiichirou thinks and adapting accordingly; it's a fun way of showing how much attention Aresh pays to Seiichirou and how Aresh is willing to adapt his way of thinking to meet Seiichirou where he is.
Also!! The politics have become even more complex and I am here for it! I am so invested in the fine political balance of the kingdom, Seiichirou's connections and influence, and the newly introduced church. Cannot wait to see the way this web continues to weave.
July 3, 2025
3.5 stars
Irgendwie habe ich mich mit dem Band etwas schwer getan, ohne genau den Grund dafür zu kennen .. Vielleicht war es einfach nicht der richtige Zeitpunkt gewesen. Sei bringt einiges in dem Land durcheinander, indem er diesen großen Vorschlag unterbreitet. Da er aber hochrangige Unterstützung hat, ist sogar der König erstmal überzeugt. Yua tut mir wirklich ein wenig leid. Alesh kommt manchmal doch etwas übergriffig rüber, jedoch scheint Sei langsam auch Gefühle zu entwickeln. Irgendwas irked mich daran aber, wenn ich die Sache mit der Effizienz dann wiederum doch witzig finde. Das neue Setting mit der Kirche wird wahrscheinlich einiges mit sich bringen, und ich bin mal gespannt, denn da scheint etwas komisches zu laufen. Freue mich trotzdem auf Band 5, vielleicht war dieser hier auch mehr so ein Übergangsband zwischen zwei Arcs.
Irgendwie habe ich mich mit dem Band etwas schwer getan, ohne genau den Grund dafür zu kennen .. Vielleicht war es einfach nicht der richtige Zeitpunkt gewesen. Sei bringt einiges in dem Land durcheinander, indem er diesen großen Vorschlag unterbreitet. Da er aber hochrangige Unterstützung hat, ist sogar der König erstmal überzeugt. Yua tut mir wirklich ein wenig leid. Alesh kommt manchmal doch etwas übergriffig rüber, jedoch scheint Sei langsam auch Gefühle zu entwickeln. Irgendwas irked mich daran aber, wenn ich die Sache mit der Effizienz dann wiederum doch witzig finde. Das neue Setting mit der Kirche wird wahrscheinlich einiges mit sich bringen, und ich bin mal gespannt, denn da scheint etwas komisches zu laufen. Freue mich trotzdem auf Band 5, vielleicht war dieser hier auch mehr so ein Übergangsband zwischen zwei Arcs.
August 30, 2025
«Vuelve sano y salvo.»
«Seichiro, no estás solo.»
Yo tenía miedo de que la serie no me gustará porque me pillé de golpe cinco volúmenes, ya que desde hace tiempo me llamaba la atención.
Sin embargo, mientras mas avanzo, más me atrapa la historia y no la quiero soltar. Este volumen me volvió loco porque la pareja no para de tener momentos domésticos preciosos y se ve que Seichiro está tomándose más en serio su relación con Aresh.
Además del romance, me tiene muy intrigado que vayan a tocar el tema de los fondos públicos que se lleva la iglesia y cómo humanizaron y llevaron el tema de la santa y su situación que parecía muy idílica.
Un besote a tomodomo por traer este manga tan bueno y a Ana María Caro por sus traducciones tan buenas y amenas. Sus traducciones hacen que la lectura se sienta tan natural y las expresiones coloquiales me sacan siempre una sonrisa ( ◜‿◝ )♡.
«Seichiro, no estás solo.»
Yo tenía miedo de que la serie no me gustará porque me pillé de golpe cinco volúmenes, ya que desde hace tiempo me llamaba la atención.
Sin embargo, mientras mas avanzo, más me atrapa la historia y no la quiero soltar. Este volumen me volvió loco porque la pareja no para de tener momentos domésticos preciosos y se ve que Seichiro está tomándose más en serio su relación con Aresh.
Además del romance, me tiene muy intrigado que vayan a tocar el tema de los fondos públicos que se lleva la iglesia y cómo humanizaron y llevaron el tema de la santa y su situación que parecía muy idílica.
Un besote a tomodomo por traer este manga tan bueno y a Ana María Caro por sus traducciones tan buenas y amenas. Sus traducciones hacen que la lectura se sienta tan natural y las expresiones coloquiales me sacan siempre una sonrisa ( ◜‿◝ )♡.
April 17, 2024
I like this volume the most, I have slightly warmed upto Kondou. The bigger picture is finally forming now that he has suggested that the King allot budget to research and development of magic instead of relying on holy maiden nonsense.
And our couple of odd balls have moved in together! I guess Aresh will have to do the heavy lifting of emotions and I am not sure if Kondou is ready for love such overwhelming love, then again he is crazy, he deserves someone like Aresh. But if his aim is to return to his own world, I wonder what would be the future of this couple.
Unlike other protagonists in Isekai where they are dying or have no baggage back home, Kondou has alive old parents back home, who he wants to support. That’s why he is obsessed with right use of money and accounting.
And our couple of odd balls have moved in together! I guess Aresh will have to do the heavy lifting of emotions and I am not sure if Kondou is ready for love such overwhelming love, then again he is crazy, he deserves someone like Aresh. But if his aim is to return to his own world, I wonder what would be the future of this couple.
Unlike other protagonists in Isekai where they are dying or have no baggage back home, Kondou has alive old parents back home, who he wants to support. That’s why he is obsessed with right use of money and accounting.
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