Hell Mode, Vol. 9: The Hardcore Game Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing

Hell Mode Light Novel #9

by Hamuo, Adam Haffen (Editor), Mo (Artist)

アレン、ついに軍を編成！？

グシャラとバスクを退け、邪神教との戦いに勝利したアレンたち。
そこで手にした空に浮かぶ島を「ヘビーユーザー島」と名付け、新たな拠点とするべく開発を進めていく。
元邪神教信者の難民を住民として受け入れ、町を整備。さらにはアレンたちに同調する各国の兵士たちも島へと移住し、「アレン軍」として軍を編成する。
さらにはアレンが農奴だったころからの友人で、「廃課金商会」を率いる商人として活躍しているペロムスとも合流し、ヘビーユーザー島はどんどん賑やかになっていった。

島の開発が順調に進む中、アレンは５大陸同盟の会議に参加することとなり、ギアムート帝国へと向かう。
アレンの大胆な発言に、各国のトップ達の反応は──。
さらにはシアが獣王国の長である獣王ムザと決闘をすることになり……！？

クラフト要素も廃ゲーマー流最効率で進行中！

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy

276 pages, Paperback

First published April 17, 2024

Reviews

[Pieter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alan is mostly gathering an army and helping his friends acquire the necessary levels and talents while slowly getting a person on the beast race kingdom's throne that is on his side. I can't help, but feel conflicted about this series. I like the methodological approach to things and even its world building (the world feels sloppy, but that seems to be by design). Characters are entertaining enough, although Alan is boring. Still, pacing is slow, a bit too slow for my taste for a series with a clear plot and goal and it comes with at times a very deep focus on very minor things such as grinding dungeon bosses for material. The way the villains are depicted don't really help, but I have never been a fan of depicting super smart BBEGs as always being a step ahead of the main characters even when they clearly lost. O well, I am interested enough in the plot and the writing is more than good enough to keep me hooked for now. Nothing new compared to earlier volumes in the series.