너와 나의 최후의 전장, 혹은 세계가 시작되는 성전 05

Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Light Novel #5

by 사자네 케이

네가 라이벌이라는 것은, 누구에게도 양보할 수 없는 긍지

네뷸리스 왕궁으로 가는 동안 시스벨을 호위해주기로 한 이스카.
다른 세력보다 먼저 여동생의 신병을 확보하기 위해 수색에 나선 앨리스리제는 이스카와 여동생이 나란히 팔짱 끼고 걸어가는 모습을 목격하는데…….

“이것은 별의 운명. 우리는 멋진 주종관계를 맺을 수 있을 거예요.”
“이스카는 황청에는 복종하지 않아. 그건 내가 누구보다도 잘 알아.”

무슨 수를 써서라도 이스카를 유일한 아군으로 만들려고 하는 시스벨.
사명도 책무도 아닌 순수한 자기 의지만으로 이스카와 유일한 라이벌이 되고자 하는 앨리스.
자매의 생각이 엇갈리는 가운데, 이스카는 시스벨을 노리는 황청의 괴물과 대치한다.
고결한 의지도 없이 인간이기를 포기한 적(敵), 처음 상대하는 진짜 마녀 앞에서 이스카는 분노의 검을 뽑는다!

적대하는 소년과 소녀의 성전(聖戰).
압도적 왕도 히로익 판타지

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy

296 pages, ebook

First published August 18, 2018

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series continues to be a cute and more lighthearted series, even though it tries to include political intrigue and intense battles. I thought Iska's usual end-of-novel-battle was lackluster this go around, especially considering his foe. Some things get a little overused in this book - the descriptions of every woman's chest and saying the Sovereignty "is no monolith" about 10 times are examples. The "can't figure out feelings" trope is high between Alice and Iska, but that's part of the fun of the series. Not what I would call literary masterpieces, but I enjoy that these volumes are easy reads, and take them as they are with their standard ratio of awkward-romance with a bit of action and an interesting fantasy world.

[Frank Bertino · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entertaining Read

Iska Is guarding princess Sisbell. Intrigue abounds as assassination plots come to the fore. Alice is annoyed that Sisbell has monopolized her "rival", Iska. What will the disunity in the Sovereignty mean for the world as a whole? I like the action, humor, and romance. I look forward to the next book.

[H · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very fun read, and I laughed more than in any of the other volumes because of Alice's obliviousness to her own feelings and the humor in it, like the jabs at throwing Iska under the bus, etc. I really enjoyed the itneraction he had with Alice/Sisbell, and the tension with the enclave and three houses was interesting too. Battle against the Hydra red hair was okay though not super interesting, and there's some questions about the plot aspects like how Shuvalts could reach the capital so why not just go with him to get there safely with the guards, but eh, it's a fun series that I try not to read overly much into.

I think Jhin/Nene/Mismis didn't stand out compared to the previous volume but loved their interaction/jealousy with Sisbell and also how they reacted to her plus Sisbell is funny too like when she said she'd pay for everyone's meals but was the only one to buy anything herself.

Overall, I'm not sure which I prefer between this and volume 1. I think I really like volume 1's one on one time, but this one does humor better and still has enjoyable one on one time, so I think this might be my new fave volume in the series. Very funny and enjoyable overall, and I'm looking forward to more. (Binge read in a day, the day of release.)