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鍛冶屋ではじめる異世界スローライフ [Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Slow Life] (Novel) #8
My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World: Volume 8
After Marius’s wedding, the Forge Eizo family returns to a life of normalcy. The season has turned, and with a sweltering summer on the horizon, Eizo decides it’s time to construct a water well near the cabin. However, their digging is soon interrupted by a familiar the fairy chief Gizelle appears and asks them to meet the mystical master of the Black Forest! This master requests that the family eliminate a terrifying monster—a beast corrupted by stagnant magic that is devastating the forest and its inhabitants. As someone who lives primarily off the land, Eizo feels indebted, so he readily accepts. But...who exactly is this master? And how do they know about Eizo’s previous life on Earth?! Can the family successfully hammer the monster into the ground, or will their home become overrun with malignant magical beasts?
215 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 10, 2023
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November 21, 2023
The title of the series says it all, and this volume follows the earlier parts well. There is a bit crafting, a bit of fighting and a lot of quiet interaction with various people in the blacksmith's life. I find it entertaining, but it is very much slice-of-life and not for everybody. I do wish we got a bit more progress in the relationships instead of yet another "woman" to the team.
March 13, 2025
The series is fine, but this volume is a low point, it had the potential to be one of the high points, but it fumbled it. The next volume is better but continues with the theme of the MC noticing early but not really doing until way too late. Similar to his persistence of thinking his granted skills as 'cheats' to avoid taking proper responsibility and ownership of them like a reasonable adult that he claims to be.
The MC seems to be getting dumber as the series goes on, constantly worrying about unlikely problems that are only in his imagination, easily solved by just asking the person. This happens multiple times, and with multiple people.
The MC's biggest opponent is the MC, constantly hamstringing himself with excuses that don't make sense. He seems to be relying on just 'reading between the lines' way too much and second guessing the intentions of others - in particular the Watch Dog, the Dryad, and the World Dragon - yet he constantly avoids asking the Dryad, anything meaningful, each time she visits. The mix up with the Hot Springs location is an example.
His communication skills are disappointing. The sore shoulder issue is his own immature fault and has grown stale. It wasn't funny from the start.
The guy is meant to be mentally a 40-year-old, which he frequently reminds the reader, and uses as an excuse for not doing lots of things constructive, but I am dubious about it. He acts even less mature than his physical age of very fit 30-year-old (another thing his both claims and denies). The lack of properly researching, investigating and planning ahead and mitigating events before they happen, is frequent. He spends more time trying to guess what things might be happening, typically from a pessimistic view and self-deprecating, than accurately finding out.
That and his obsession/delusion of thinking himself as a common/normal blacksmith is contradicted by his smithing achievements. You would be lying to yourself if you could craft the best weapons in the world with little effort and still regard yourself as just a normal/nobody special person. Blatant fake modesty.
In the main battle they encounter a setback, but earlier it mentions that Helen already brought the weapon suitable, as a backup weapon, which would fix the problem. They forget that and retreat and then he crafts some hideous pieces of impractical junk instead. Anne also already had something suitable.
The cave battle was the most disappointing part of the series so far. It was hyped up but mostly illustrated a clumsy understanding of combat tactics for the genre of weapons available - swords, spears, bows. It came across more as single player controlling a small party in a turn-based computer game.
The MC seems to be getting dumber as the series goes on, constantly worrying about unlikely problems that are only in his imagination, easily solved by just asking the person. This happens multiple times, and with multiple people.
The MC's biggest opponent is the MC, constantly hamstringing himself with excuses that don't make sense. He seems to be relying on just 'reading between the lines' way too much and second guessing the intentions of others - in particular the Watch Dog, the Dryad, and the World Dragon - yet he constantly avoids asking the Dryad, anything meaningful, each time she visits. The mix up with the Hot Springs location is an example.
His communication skills are disappointing. The sore shoulder issue is his own immature fault and has grown stale. It wasn't funny from the start.
The guy is meant to be mentally a 40-year-old, which he frequently reminds the reader, and uses as an excuse for not doing lots of things constructive, but I am dubious about it. He acts even less mature than his physical age of very fit 30-year-old (another thing his both claims and denies). The lack of properly researching, investigating and planning ahead and mitigating events before they happen, is frequent. He spends more time trying to guess what things might be happening, typically from a pessimistic view and self-deprecating, than accurately finding out.
That and his obsession/delusion of thinking himself as a common/normal blacksmith is contradicted by his smithing achievements. You would be lying to yourself if you could craft the best weapons in the world with little effort and still regard yourself as just a normal/nobody special person. Blatant fake modesty.
In the main battle they encounter a setback, but earlier it mentions that Helen already brought the weapon suitable, as a backup weapon, which would fix the problem. They forget that and retreat and then he crafts some hideous pieces of impractical junk instead. Anne also already had something suitable.
The cave battle was the most disappointing part of the series so far. It was hyped up but mostly illustrated a clumsy understanding of combat tactics for the genre of weapons available - swords, spears, bows. It came across more as single player controlling a small party in a turn-based computer game.
January 29, 2024
Good story as always
The story is great, I can't take away anything in that sense. Honestly, though, I think this will be where I part ways with this series. I understand that it might be the writing style of the genre, but the MC is starting to get on my nerves. Always worried about everything. He's like an old woman. Everything going through his mind is the worst-case scenario. Then there are the women. They all like him, and after almost a year, none have expressed it . I'm not looking for a harem here, but some romantic interest would be nice instead of endless fawning. That trope is so tiered. At least he didn't spend this book whining about how he's so old. Finally, the small stories at the end of each book where the guy is researching the MC. he's interviewed some of the ladies, and apparently, the MC will never get with any of them, so for me, that's a waste of the opportunity he was given to build a new life. Why get 6 all these amazing women around you and never start a family of your own. That's some Otaku crap that a grown man who spent his last life as a lonely office worker would definitely not want with new strength and in a younger body. He lives like a monk with the emotional maturity of an eight year old when it comes to anything other than forging or cooking. Sorry, I went on a rant, but I loved the beginning of this series and had very high hopes for it. After book four though it just never seems to progress.
The story is great, I can't take away anything in that sense. Honestly, though, I think this will be where I part ways with this series. I understand that it might be the writing style of the genre, but the MC is starting to get on my nerves. Always worried about everything. He's like an old woman. Everything going through his mind is the worst-case scenario. Then there are the women. They all like him, and after almost a year, none have expressed it . I'm not looking for a harem here, but some romantic interest would be nice instead of endless fawning. That trope is so tiered. At least he didn't spend this book whining about how he's so old. Finally, the small stories at the end of each book where the guy is researching the MC. he's interviewed some of the ladies, and apparently, the MC will never get with any of them, so for me, that's a waste of the opportunity he was given to build a new life. Why get 6 all these amazing women around you and never start a family of your own. That's some Otaku crap that a grown man who spent his last life as a lonely office worker would definitely not want with new strength and in a younger body. He lives like a monk with the emotional maturity of an eight year old when it comes to anything other than forging or cooking. Sorry, I went on a rant, but I loved the beginning of this series and had very high hopes for it. After book four though it just never seems to progress.
December 23, 2023
The tease in last volume’s epilogue did not play into this one as the status quo continues. Nothing too significant happens this time but it was still fairly entertaining, I suppose.
April 1, 2024
He is moving up in the world.
November 15, 2024
Just as much fun as it ever was. Excellent fluff.
February 2, 2026
Ok,
Similar to the other books.
Similar to the other books.
March 17, 2026
This one left me with more questions than answers. Which in of itself is fine but it also left me without the interest to continue the series. The book was fine, but I want to feel more when I read.
December 23, 2023
more of the same an ok read
More of the same, just not as well written as the previous volumes. Seemed a little disjointed with more emphasis on setting up future stories. Probably not worth the money Amazon is asking for it. You would be better off with a couple of lattes and they might last longer than reading the book.
More of the same, just not as well written as the previous volumes. Seemed a little disjointed with more emphasis on setting up future stories. Probably not worth the money Amazon is asking for it. You would be better off with a couple of lattes and they might last longer than reading the book.
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