어색한 분위기 속, 유적의 보물을 두고 쟁탈전 발발?! 친정인 레드글레이브 공작가와 리온 사이에 끼어 입장이 난처해진 안제는 자신이 리온한테 부담이 되고 있다고 느껴, 스스로 물러나는 것을 생각하고 있었다. 리온도 또한 자기 존재가 안제를 속박하고 있다고 생각하여 차라리 약혼을 파기하는 편이 그녀를 위한 일이 될지도 모른다며 고민하고 있었다. 어색한 분위기가 흐르자 리온은 분위기를 바꾸기 위해 보물을 찾는 모험을 계획한다. 그러나 거기에 마리에 일행과 제이크가 끼어들면서 어느샌가 모험은 쟁탈전으로 바뀌는데…….
In volume 10, Leon must come to terms with his spineless approach to his relationships. He needs to navigate the consequences of his negligent handling of his fiancées' feelings and how his actions made public opinion question his loyalty to them. In addition, Angelica is struggling due to being saddled with the burden of her familial obligations. Leon's cluelessness has always been frustrating and the fact that it is so persistent makes it worse. That being said the resolutions of the book felt mostly satisfying.
author acknowledges in afterwords that he can't write romance. This is painfully clear since the beginning of the series. But rather than romance, he is not able to explore connections and relationships either. Every character is more or less a trope and one dimensional. This whole Angie & Leon conflict had a good foundation, though how it panned out in the novel was pretty bad. The resolution has been reached by her acknowledging that he needs her - because he's scared of ghosts. really now.
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The tenth volume in the Trapped In a Dating Sim light novel series felt like rereading the first volume all over again, which made this volume an extremely satisfying experience.
It felt as if the author got back to the roots of what made me get so engrossed with the series in the first place. I honestly have nothing bad to say about this volume, it truly exceeded my expectations and was quite enjoyable.