サイレント・ウィッチ -another- 結界の魔術師の成り上がり〈下〉

Secrets of the Silent Witch -another- Light Novel #2

by Matsuri Isora, 依空まつり, Nanna Fujimi (Illustrator)

七賢人選抜目前で、婚約者に魔の手が迫る!? ルイス・ミラー、試練の時!

ミネルヴァを卒業した元悪童ルイスは、史上最年少で魔法兵団の団長に上り詰め、ついに七賢人の候補に選出された。

だが、七賢人選考の直前で最愛の婚約者ロザリーが屋上から落ち記憶喪失に!? 事故か事件か真相を探る間に選考当日を迎えてしまう。そこで、ミネルヴァ教師陣の推薦を受けた無詠唱魔術を操る天才少女と対決することになり……?

選考を取り巻く陰謀、押し寄せる厄災――七賢人就任の激動の舞台裏を描く、『サイレント・ウィッチ』前日譚後編!

Genres: Fantasy, Light Novel, Romance, Mystery

324 pages, Paperback

First published April 10, 2024

About the author

依空まつり

Reviews

[Nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

A satisfying conclusion to the first light novel. YMMV depending on how tolerant you are of the miscommunication trope in the romance, but for me it was largely justified and, along with the amnesia, mostly served to dramatize the conflict that had already been built up: will Louis's love interest still love him after they were separated for so long, or has his My Fair Lady glow-up changed him into a person she doesn't recognize and can no longer love? Even if you aren't all aboard the romance plot, there's a solid mystery and political intrigue running parallel to the romance which raises the stakes and showcases Louis's great characterization. Give me a smart character who sees through BS, remains true to his convictions, and gets the catharsis of beating the villains to a pulp, and I'll have a good time even if one of my most hated tropes(amnesia) is present. 5 'being a menace is its own love language' out of 5.

[Ayshwarya · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the first part and that's why I want to record why I am disappointed with the second one. I was expecting more details of his life as a mage, say how he contracted the spirit Ryn, the steps he went through to get to the commander of mage corps.. or how Rosalie became a doctor specialising in both mana-relates and physical ailments. I would even have been happier with the infamous "scandal" in the star spear witch's family. Instead we got a tepid romance, stretched too thin with the miscommunication tropes. The book has missed so many chances to be something much better and interesting. I do hope that we get to know the above details in a subsequent volume of the main series at least.

[CatSidhe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Second book in the spin-off prequel series of Secrets of the Silent Witch following Louis Miller, also one of my favourite characters in the main series. I thought it was better than the first one, with an actual mystery to solve this time when Louis’ fiancé is mysteriously attacked and has her memories (temporarily) wiped by magic (I usually don’t like amnesia tropes, but there being an actual spell behind that one made it better).

There is a lot of irony in this book, as Louis is being his own worst enemy this time, and his overconfidence and cynicism almost makes him lose the woman he loves for stupid reasons. He is a rather likeable but deeply flawed protagonist, who tries hard to pretend to be someone else to be with the woman he loves, without understanding the rather obvious fact that she liked his original cocky delinquent self better. And no matter how hard he tries to pretend to be an aristocrat, he still comes across as a shady guy. The duel between him and the Silent Witch where she completely kicked his arrogant ass after he looked down on her was a lot of fun to read.