What an amazing volume, and great way to wrap up the arc! (The action scenes were SO good!!)
I want to say a huge thank you to the artist for creating such a happy cover, because with how the previous volume ended, I really didn't know what would happen in this one! And goodness, SO MUCH happened! I never ever want to see Mia's life on the line like that, and her extend herself as far as she did! It was horrifying, heartbreaking, and crazy enough, inspiring because she was willing to do anything and everything to help save the people of her country.
When it comes to Philia, seeing how much she has grown since coming to this new country, she has changed SO much! It makes my heart incredibly happy to see her thriving in eating good food (and wanting to try different foods), smiling so often, and being able to live in peace. She deserves nothing but happiness!
Obviously, with how this volume ended, things are about to not be peaceful any longer! But this truly was a wonderful arc, and I loved how it wrapped up! Though I will confess that I'm surprised we still haven't seen any inkling of romance, based on what I've seen on the LN covers? I think Philia needed to grow so much before ever considering romance with anyone, though, and truly loved seeing her growth, so I was not worried about the romance!
I'm very interested to see what this next arc will be and what is going to go down because it doesn't seem good with these new characters on the scene!