It's time for the Seven Sages to unite! The Flute of the False King, a dangerous magical item that could plunge Ridill into chaos, has a forest full of high-ranking spirits under its command, including Ryn. As the Sages fight a difficult battle, they soon learn that the flute has an even more terrifying, hidden power...Meanwhile, the jig may be up for Monica when a certain student at Serendia Academy sees through her disguise.
This one was a bit of a miss. The first half of the novel was spent on the Gem Mage arc and it was kinda, sorta bordering on boring. It was longer than it should've been as far as I was concerned and took away from the actual plot. That being said, the second half all but made up for it!
This book started with the backstory of Bartholomeus Baal, along with an explanation of the Ice Spirit’s origins. While the background was a bit interesting but Baal’s presence became minimal afterward. This leaves me wondering whether the author plans to expand on his role in future volumes or will end just like that.
The main highlight of this volume is undoubtedly the battle scenes involving the Seven Sages. Can't imagine how impressive these scenes would look if adapted into an anime.
Carla quickly became my favorite character, but unfortunately, she was given very little story time. Her appearance at fighting scene was brief.
One of the most engaging moments occurs after the mission concludes, when Monica returns to her room and encounters an unexpected individual who later joins her secret mission. This twist was genuinely surprising and created a sense of tension that kept me nervously turning the pages.
By the final chapter, readers can likely piece together what truly happened to Felix ten years ago. I am eagerly waiting for the English translation of the next volume and sincerely hope it will not take too long to be published.
Tout juste sorti en anglais, ce volume continue l'arc démarré dans le précédent où les 7 sages doivent s'allier pour combattre une grande menace. Monica aura également l'occasion de nouer une relation avec Bridget du conseil des élèves.
Sans surprises, c'était plutôt chouette, en particulier de voir tous les sages en action. Le combat n'est pas incroyable en soi, mais les rouages du récit continuent de tourner. J'aime bien aussi ce qui est développé avec Bridget, Monica continue de développer son réseau !
Bonus : moi quand Monica se questionne sur l'amour, que Lana lui dit "ça marche aussi si c'est juste une personne avec qui tu te sens bien" et que Monica répond "la personne avec qui je me sens le plus à l'aise c'est toi Lana" Monica bébou
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Enjoyed this a lot more than I expected? It's still painfully too YA for me but there are only a few school-related scenes since half the novel is an all-Sage showdown and you get to see all kinds of magic and skillsets. Felix is largely absent as well since we've more or less seen enough pieces of his character. There are a lot of callbacks to characters and storylines from the previous more slice-of-life books so it feels like things are really coming together and moving forward. Bridget's backstory and motivations are worth the wait, she's a terrific and singularly goal-oriented character and she has the intelligence and competence to handle Felix and reinforce her schemes.
I liked it, but I loved the rest of the books. I just felt that with the other books I just couldn't stop reading. But with that ending something tells me I will not be able to put down the next volume so I cannot wait !!!