無職転生 ~異世界行ったら本気だす~ 2

無職転生: 異世界行ったら本気だす [Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu] #2

by Rifujin na Magonote, 理不尽な孫の手, Shirotaka (Illustrator)

生前34歳無職ニートだった男は、異世界で生まれ変わり、新たな人生を歩み出していた。
そんな男ルーデウスは、フィットア領で一番大きなロアという都市に住むお嬢様の家庭教師の仕事を授かる。
家庭教師ぐらい何とかなるだろうと思っていたルーデウスだが、生徒であるお嬢様――エリスは彼の想像を絶する乱暴者だった……!?
言うことを聞きそうにないエリスを何とか従わせるため、ルーデウスはある作戦を決行することに! ルーデウスの人生始まって以来の重大任務が始まる――。
憧れの人生やり直し型転生ファンタジー、第二弾! 大反響により早くも登場!

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy, Fiction, Manga, Magic, Japanese Literature, Audiobook

320 pages, Hardcover

First published March 22, 2014

Reviews

[ChandraShekhar · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story progression is good in this volume. Fast-paced and entertaining.
Once again the character development of Rudeus (the protagonist) is glacial. We get new characters, good ones mind you, only to see how Rudeus gets to be in the teacher role instead. Paul concludes that Rudeus (Paul's son ) isn't improving as a sword fighter and is stagnant as a magic wielder after Roxy's departure. So Paul sends his son to his family's palace to teach his niece Eris magic.
Ghislaine (a grown woman who needed reading and writing skills ) and Eris (a girl 2 years elder to Rudeus who needs magic skills) are his pupils. Ghislaine teaches Rudeus and Eris sword skills. Some familial politics of the Greyrats are explored by Rudeus and A cataclysmic event occurs at the end of the book, we learn through Roxy's eyes that people who got caught in the Cataclysm that occurred in Rudeus' city got teleported to other regions of the world and are now missing. Roxy is now determined to find Rudeus.
Very intriguing plot progression and execution. The protagonist's perversion is still an issue I'd like to see get solved asap, but the plot demands it be there. Ughhh.
Anyway, I look forward to next in the series and hopefully an improvement in Rudeus' character progression. I say that because the side characters are incredibly fleshed out and realized.

[Casey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Up to page 235 or so, it was probably 3½-4 stars. I was getting my hopes up only to be tossed off a cliff to the jagged rocks below.

There A bit of exposition dump at the beginning, but otherwise was okay... until we get the "ecchi" (if you can call it that) part of the story which once again just drags it down to the dregs. A 10-year old boy commits sexual assault on a 12-year old girl. Before you all start screaming consent, read it again if you can stomach it, she didn't agree to that.

I can cope with some perviness, but this is beyond the pale and really brings it down. If you can leave that #%^@ out, then the series would actually be pretty decent.

[Coyora Dokusho · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ahahahaha Eris is a demon. And I love her name!! I'm a Discordian Pope after all~~ I miss Slyphy though *sniff*

[LostBrainCel · Rating 1 out of 5]

Volume two is done. What can I say?

Starting with the improvements. This volume was less vulgar than whatever abomination volume one was. It doesn't mean that it's clean, though. It had many disgusting lines and descriptions but compared to the previous one it's more focused on the story.

Nothing much changed about characters I don't find anyone interesting yet nor do I like them.

For the story, all what I got to say is that I enjoyed the volume cliffhanger and I was invested. I want to know what will happen next and I hope I won't be disappointed.

For the bad stuff. Spoilers area below.

Rudeus is still as awful as he was. A disgusting pedophile even if he didn't try to hit on Eris from the start he, later, sexually assaulted her... I had to close the book at that time because I couldn't bear it.

Few awful passages:

“So how about it? Will you marry Eris and help me seize control of the Boreas family? If so, I’ll tie her hands and put her in your bed right now.”
That was a tantalizing offer… My mind conjured the image of getting a pop-up screen like in a game, saying, “Are you sure you sure you want to dispose of this (your virginity)? Once it’s gone, it will be gone forever!"

This is just disgusting.

She recently began wearing bras now that her breasts had started growing. Right now, they were just cute, but some day they would grow into something incredible.

12yo...

If they were just ogling her because she was a woman, it wouldn’t have bothered her as much. Their gazes were peculiar. Other men might look at her breasts. First her face, then pretending to look somewhere else while they ogled at her chest. After that they would go lower, to her stomach, then her crotch, then her thighs. When they were behind her, she knew they were checking out her butt.
The Greyrat men, however, were different. At first Ghislaine thought they were the same, looking at her face and her butt. It was fine, so long as they weren’t expecting anything more.

You know damn well a man who never interacted with women wrote this...

When I returned to my room, Eris, who should have been asleep, was sitting on my bed.
“Oh, w-welcome back!” She was wearing a red negligee. Extremely sexy.

Speaking about a 12 years old when he is 44... Yikes

Anyway I feel like nothing much happened in this volume it felt bloated to the core but whatever. I don't know why I am still reading this series (other than a friend saying it gets better? but idk in what way).

I should do something with my time

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75⭐️

Characters: 5/5
Setting: 5/5
Plot: 4/5
Themes: 3/5
Emotional: 1/5
Enjoyment: 5/5

[Haris Raza · Rating 4 out of 5]

While people can still discount this series due to its nature of being a light novel. And the subsequent generic prose.
There’s a reason this series gets such high praise.
Because occasionally you get a glimpse, a glimmer, of the world and thought put behind it.
Indeed it feels overall very generic and childish but there are sprinkles of themes, concepts and lore that could easily place it in the realms of good high fantasy fiction.

By the end of the novel Ghislaine reminded me of Irene from the Bpoks of Babel series
And that’s not a bad thing at all

(As of writing this review, the 4th episode of the anime has yet to air. Good lord)
Also I’m beginning to understand that the religion of Roxism may not just be a meme lol

[Agustín Fest · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pasan cosas muy entretenidas y emocionantes en este volumen, y el personaje principal ya no es aburrido. Aunque todavía tiene unas mañas de señor pervertido muy molestas. En el anime, sin embargo, lo muestran como este personaje sumamente inteligente y educado. Eso no se ve. Lo que no muestra el anime, sin embargo, es el hambre de aprendizaje que tiene Rudeus. Esto es muy agradable, y también admirable: es un personaje que valora el conocimiento como pocos.

[Basililouis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eris stuff was weird but the world and the story is just so good.

[Blake McLaughlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s better than the first one, Rudeus acts a little less perverted in this one so that’s a plus - aside from having two incredibly suspicious scenes that would entice me to make sure he stays away from elementary schools. Basically, if you’re gunna read this, it’s quite good if you can compartmentalize that Rudeus is really perverted, and really kinda creepy considering he’s still got the mind of an adult in a kids body.

Lots of new characters, lots of world building and expanding on the world outside of what Rudeus sees. Gets a little game of thrones esc with its politics near the end. A lot more interesting plot wise. I’d give the first book 3 1/2 stars and this one 4 stars.

Minus one star because it’s really hard to pretend dudes not a reincarnated adult flirting with a kid. While I read that I just kinda cringe, but hey, there were less weird scenes in this one compared to the first book!

[Jakub · Rating 2 out of 5]

4/10

Všechno, co jsem napsal u minulého dílu, lze aplikovat i tady. Akorát náš vypravěč už není takový slizoun, přestože do velice pochybných situací se dostává pořád. Obecně kniha ale působila méně zajímavě oproti prvnímu dílu. Worldbuilding zde byl prováděn spíše velkým návalem informací v jednotlivých kapitolách místo toho, aby byl hezky přirozeně rozváděn v hovoru, jako tomu bylo u prvního dílu. Jo a Eris je asi nejhorší cundere, co jsem v životě viděl. Proč tenhle koncept pořád v japonské literatuře existuje, mi nějak nejde do hlavy. No což, svoji práci zábavné oddychové literatury to plní, takže hodlám pokračovat dál… zatím…

[Muhammad Kharismawan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aaand... Eris is Here!!! Wew, I miss her already... Reading few chapters of the manga recently and it just rekindle my memory of it. As a character, Eris is the no 2 character that get the most development throughout the whole series, and damn she's cute here... Even when she tried to be domineering, just make me smile the whole way :)

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was good, we get a lot of character building in this second part and a few new characters that will be important later on. The real interesting part comes at the end, which I know will pump up the story for the next book because I've seen the anime already. This second book just helps to finish establish the setup abd some of our main characters.

[Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ähnlich am Manga orientiert wie der erste Band (bzw. chronologisch natürlich umgekehrt), allerdings aufgrund des zunehmenden Alters ein wenig interessanter. Viel passiert hier zwar immer noch nicht, allerdings ist die Geschichte dennoch ok.

[Lafi · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book moves along the story at a good pace. A satisfying read of you completely ignored the (at least) 2 incredibly perverted scenes that make you bring into question once again the safety of every child in this man's vicinity.

This one didn't really do it for me though.

[Love · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m liking this series and while not as good as volume one I will keep reading.

[Tomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the story, but not the MC.

[Artavazdah · Rating 2 out of 5]

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[Blue · Rating 2 out of 5]

Honestly just pretty boring, doesn't have basically any interesting character stuff like the first volume, feels like setup which I guess could work but damn does it feel like not much of interest happens here lmao.

Not a big fan of Rudeus slowly being built up to be more like Paul, and all of the Paul stuff being mentioned just irks me like are we going to do anything with all of the SA in this series? if it was just played for laughs it'd be easier to ignore maybe but it really is not like that, idk, here's hoping it goes somewhere.

I do not find Eris and her relationship with Rudeus compelling, the whole kidnapping thing is kind of ridiculous as I don't like the idea of having to take autonomy away from this little girl temporarily as a way to teach her a lesson but alright, I don't want to jump the gun, maybe their relationship will build up to something I find interesting (and not slightly misogynistic)

It got interesting in the end when the teleporting stuff happened which I had heard of and I am interested in how it'll be tackled in the long run, but it's not enough.

Also, so much focus on the tier based magic and swordsmanship just has me thinking this feels kind of litRPG-adjacent, at least with my knowledge of that genre, I'm sorry lol, that's not necessarily bad (though it's not terribly enjoyable to say the least, you can't just have one person be a higher rank than another which means they use a higher rank skill and kill them, end of fight, and pretend that makes for compelling action) but it's weird and silly.

Yeah idk, not a lot to say this time around but I'm really waiting to be hooked again, not impressed

[António Massena · Rating 4 out of 5]

A segunda obra de Mushoku Tensei mantém o aspeto slice of life, mandando o nosso protagonista Rudeus para a mansão do senhor de Roa, capital da região de Fittoa, para ser o professor de magia (e de aritmética e literatura) de Eris Boreas Greyrat. Longe de ser uma dama, Rudeus descobre que Eris está mais para um delinquente juvenil quando apanha na boca, fazendo-o questionar se consegue educar tamanha fera sem a sua alma ser evacuada do corpo.

Rudeus continua a ser um pervertido, todavia este volume é mais satisfatório pois Eris é uma pessoa que responde a tais marotices estúpidas à moda de WWE. Ao menos, a relação entre eles vai melhorando e, após algumas peripécias, Rudeus e Eris acabam por alcançar uma certa paz necessária para que ele ensine sem medo e ela aprenda (tanto magia, aritmética, literatura e um pouco de humildade e gentileza, pois ela é uma fera de palmo e meio).

É notável o crescimento das personagens (especialmente o Rudeus, já que o sacana aprendeu quatro línguas e ganhou o respeito da família de Eris e da própria com a sua retidão, esforço e simpatia. Quanto à Eris, foi uma mudança notável no seu comportamento, apesar de ser uma pessoa fugaz), e o final é surpreendente. Recomendo!

[PandaGirl22223 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jobless Reincarnation volume 2 (light novel)
Stars: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Well fuck me. This was better than the last volume in my personal opinion, now in the anime I had stopped watching the episode after meeting Eris (because I keep forgetting to watch anime sue me) and I just adored her character development from the age of 7 to 11 and even Rudy trying to fit in with his extended family along with teaching Eris how to read and write etc. This novel had me smirking, chuckling at the meta game references and even smirk when Rudy got punished for being a pervert. My point still stands I think the anime bumped that perversion to like 1000%. I still enjoyed having a little peek into other POVS in certain chapters and the history of Rudys new world was very interesting to learn about. And that final two chapters 😱 my jaw was on the floor. I am very excited to see what happens next and I hope Rudy and Sylphie meet up again soon BECAUSE BEST GIRL FIGHT ME

[Tyler Reymond · Rating 2 out of 5]

Gotta be honest, this one was a tough read. The worst of the SA scenes in the book are so much worse to read than they are in the anime. And it’s not just that the main character is a scum bag, the author focuses on sexualising other female characters even when the scene is being viewed from their own perspective. And it’s not even like the scenes are that graphic, they’re just not approached with any kind of respect and they happen way too often in this book.

Aside from that, the lore dumps in this book were too much. Especially since some of them felt irrelevant to the current story, like the bonus chapter at the end with Ghislaine. They made me lose interest a number of times as I had to just power through those sections without any interest.

I’m going to stick with this series for a bit hoping that it gets better, but boy was this a difficult slog.

[William Moses Jr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ah, this is so good. It's been quite some time since I watched the anime, so while I have a general idea of some of the events of the first 12 light novels, I don't remember the exact sequence of events. And that leads to pleasant surprises when I go through the novels now. Also, the additional perspectives from other characters are great. It's so much fun to see how Rudeus views the world and in turn how the world views him.

Another thing I want to explicitly mention is that it's great how Magonote explicitly shows us how Rudeus tries to be a decent to good person, and succeeds sometimes and fails at others. That really drives home how his world views and thoughts are changing. And it's great to see growth as a process, replete with steps forwards and steps backward, rather than as a switch being flipped from scumbag to great person.

[Daniel St. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vol. 2 of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation expands the world in some enjoyable ways. The light novel adds small details that help certain scenes feel richer. Rudeus continues to grow, and his training with Eris is fun to follow. Their dynamic has energy and humor, although it can still be rough around the edges. Some of the uncomfortable behavior from earlier remains present, and it kept me from being fully immersed. The worldbuilding is consistently engaging and easy to visualize. I liked how the story begins to shift toward adventure and travel. The pacing feels more balanced than in the first volume. Several emotional moments land well and help deepen the characters. Overall, this volume is a solid step forward, but it still lands at a middle ground for me.

[Myckoll Winchester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eris made me feel things for hard-to-please women...

You may think of her as insufferable, but isn't building trust with this kind of person more special? the smaller the bubble of people around you, the greater the meaning of the relationships within it.

Eris at chapter 7 is the perfect example of this. She is lovable - she's just a long-term investment.

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"Maybe it was time for a little sexual harassment" is crazy 😭

[Elpis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Same as the first, I loved this volume a lot. I think some scenes were more enjoyable in the anime due to the personality in the anime being so good. Particularly, the way the dance scene is handled. However, what I believe is so great about the light novels is the expansion of the worldbuilding, the differing perspectives, and the internal voice. Even though the anime is a great adaptation, I think reading the story so far enhances the entire experience with this series.

[Halel Martínez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me sorprendio y me dejó helada, aunque sigo pensando que no me agrada el protagonista. Al menos los demás son agradables al igual que la maestra de la espada y a la alumna.

Todo de allí es tranquilo, creo, aunque sorprendente.

Bueno no todo cuando hubo ese accidente, eso si me dejo con curiosidad.

[Ryan W. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nuevos personajes, nuevas aventuras.

[Jason Worcester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Peak

[Fatd · Rating 5 out of 5]

watched the anime and had to know what was going to happen - really enjoyed the story but 25 books is a little much prob could have rapped up story a bit sooner.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

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