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The Great Cleric (Light Novel) #5
聖者無双 ~サラリーマン、異世界で生き残るために歩む道~ 5
獣人の国イエニスの改革は難航していた。
ルシエルの当面の目標は、虐げられるスラム街の人々の救済と、
子供達が平等に学べる学校を創立させること。
だが、とうの族長たちは自己利益だけを求め、ルシエル利用することばかり考えていた。
そればかりか、邪魔に思う勢力からは暗殺の気配すら漂っている。
だがルシエルは、自身に賛同する心ある種族を味方につけることで着々と秘密裏に計画を進めていき、やがて……。
ルシエルの当面の目標は、虐げられるスラム街の人々の救済と、
子供達が平等に学べる学校を創立させること。
だが、とうの族長たちは自己利益だけを求め、ルシエル利用することばかり考えていた。
そればかりか、邪魔に思う勢力からは暗殺の気配すら漂っている。
だがルシエルは、自身に賛同する心ある種族を味方につけることで着々と秘密裏に計画を進めていき、やがて……。
293 pages, Paperback
First published October 30, 2018
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April 29, 2022
Volume 5 deals with the development of the slums in Yenice. The dwarves were constructing a school and homes for adventurers.
Luciel meets before time, the Spirit of the Tide and is able to save the Vespers that were living at the forest. It seems the Demon Lord is trying to control the Labyrinth and some of the minority communities in the Yenice territories.
Yenice is a small territory, more like a small community of about 8 thousand members and 8-12 different types of Beast-Folk species. Luciel is getting ready to return to Merratori. It seems that there is still corruption and foul play within the Council and the Yenice Territories.
Volume 5 has 200+ pages, with 14 chapters and two side stories. Yenice is a small town (community) with Beast-Folk species trying to control the weaker Beast-Folk species. Beast-Folk are always an interesting theme in light novel series, but, the series in Volume 5 is moving really slow. Hopefully it becomes more action-packed and interesting in the newer volumes.
The using and taking advantage of the slaves issue or manipulating the Beast-Folk and other species here in Yenice is still a contradictory issue here. While Luciel frees everybody at the Holy Capital and Merratori, here in Yenice, Luciel enslaves like one of the biggest slavers here. The Golden Rule (treating others how you would like to be treated) with the Bears and the Bees and the Halflings benefited them. While all of the other species were chastised or enslaved from their "crimes" and "treachery". If Luciel is an outsider, a human outsider, can the other species be really "treacherous"? I can understand paying damages and compensations but did the other Beast-Folk species really commit treason?
It seems that Illumasia is the root of most of the problems in the Holy City, in Merratori and in Yenice. The story will eventually lead there. Hopefully it will pick up in different actions and adventures.
Luciel meets before time, the Spirit of the Tide and is able to save the Vespers that were living at the forest. It seems the Demon Lord is trying to control the Labyrinth and some of the minority communities in the Yenice territories.
Yenice is a small territory, more like a small community of about 8 thousand members and 8-12 different types of Beast-Folk species. Luciel is getting ready to return to Merratori. It seems that there is still corruption and foul play within the Council and the Yenice Territories.
Volume 5 has 200+ pages, with 14 chapters and two side stories. Yenice is a small town (community) with Beast-Folk species trying to control the weaker Beast-Folk species. Beast-Folk are always an interesting theme in light novel series, but, the series in Volume 5 is moving really slow. Hopefully it becomes more action-packed and interesting in the newer volumes.
The using and taking advantage of the slaves issue or manipulating the Beast-Folk and other species here in Yenice is still a contradictory issue here. While Luciel frees everybody at the Holy Capital and Merratori, here in Yenice, Luciel enslaves like one of the biggest slavers here. The Golden Rule (treating others how you would like to be treated) with the Bears and the Bees and the Halflings benefited them. While all of the other species were chastised or enslaved from their "crimes" and "treachery". If Luciel is an outsider, a human outsider, can the other species be really "treacherous"? I can understand paying damages and compensations but did the other Beast-Folk species really commit treason?
It seems that Illumasia is the root of most of the problems in the Holy City, in Merratori and in Yenice. The story will eventually lead there. Hopefully it will pick up in different actions and adventures.
July 21, 2023
The Great Cleric v5 takes the story in a bit of a different direct from earlier volumes taking a more political approach with Luciel trying to improve the lives of the people in Yenice on a more permanent basis. Of course, the establishment is not going to like it when a young upstart is meddling in the status quo.
Personally I did not mind the change, but I can understand others liking it less than earlier volumes because of this different approach. The story has a well crafted world with a character who does have to struggle to achieve his goals and where simply slaying a dragon does not set solves most issues. For me the stats are handled decently enough, although I do feel simpler stats would have worked just as well.
What I did mind was the somewhat anti-climatic ending. I also started to dislike Luciel. At first his actions and statements felt inconsistent, but considering other aspects of the writing, I now feel it is mostly because Luciel lacks self-awareness (especially grating in his attitude towards slavery) and is a whiner constantly complaining about events that he very much could avoid if he really wanted. He is not just thinking it, since in the after story others also call him a complainer. It makes the writing better, but it are character traits I tend to dislike in the main character.
Still, it was a decent enough read, entertaining for the most part with a few personal irritants thrown in the mix.
Personally I did not mind the change, but I can understand others liking it less than earlier volumes because of this different approach. The story has a well crafted world with a character who does have to struggle to achieve his goals and where simply slaying a dragon does not set solves most issues. For me the stats are handled decently enough, although I do feel simpler stats would have worked just as well.
What I did mind was the somewhat anti-climatic ending. I also started to dislike Luciel. At first his actions and statements felt inconsistent, but considering other aspects of the writing, I now feel it is mostly because Luciel lacks self-awareness (especially grating in his attitude towards slavery) and is a whiner constantly complaining about events that he very much could avoid if he really wanted. He is not just thinking it, since in the after story others also call him a complainer. It makes the writing better, but it are character traits I tend to dislike in the main character.
Still, it was a decent enough read, entertaining for the most part with a few personal irritants thrown in the mix.
December 9, 2021
Too much of a good thing...
I truly enjoyed the previous novels in this series, but at this point I'm finding myself less enticed to read further. The main failing of the genre is repeated within this, and the previous book, too many characters. An over abundance of characters weakens them all, and it's just harder to form personal attachments to them at this point. You find yourself trying to remember who is who, and from where. The author also seems to be struggling with what he truly wants out of the story. Originally it started as an Isekai style LITrpg, but now it's turned into more of a game of thrones-lite. The politics, scheming, and backstabbing, followed by a "gotcha" moment at the end. I'm excited that the author is trying new things and growing, but I believe exploring these ideas should have waited for a different series. The strongest points have always been the MC, the RPG elements, and the small recurring support characters that grow and evolve.
I will continue to follow the author, but I don't believe I'll be purchasing any further books in this series. It was fun, but I'm ready for something else now.
I truly enjoyed the previous novels in this series, but at this point I'm finding myself less enticed to read further. The main failing of the genre is repeated within this, and the previous book, too many characters. An over abundance of characters weakens them all, and it's just harder to form personal attachments to them at this point. You find yourself trying to remember who is who, and from where. The author also seems to be struggling with what he truly wants out of the story. Originally it started as an Isekai style LITrpg, but now it's turned into more of a game of thrones-lite. The politics, scheming, and backstabbing, followed by a "gotcha" moment at the end. I'm excited that the author is trying new things and growing, but I believe exploring these ideas should have waited for a different series. The strongest points have always been the MC, the RPG elements, and the small recurring support characters that grow and evolve.
I will continue to follow the author, but I don't believe I'll be purchasing any further books in this series. It was fun, but I'm ready for something else now.
January 17, 2022
Yenice continues to frustrate Luciel. For as much as he's done to fix the problems he CAN see, he keeps getting tripped up by something he had no idea was there. Politics is really not his strong suit, but he's going to have to learn fast.
I liked that this volume actually confronts the fact that much of what Luciel's hammered through Yenice's leadership has been too easy. But for all that, what's left isn't exactly a challenge, either. He's got new races to meet, new dangers to confront, but most of what he's dealing with is still the city leadership trying to hamstring him.
At least the finale upends this in some amusing ways. Luciel has made some good friends along the way.
Overall I didn't care for the Yenice arc that much. The way it's handled slavery has been really awkward at best, and most of the problems have been relatively one-dimensional. The politics was supposed to be the highlight of this volume, but that's not really something the series does well. I rate this book Neutral.
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I liked that this volume actually confronts the fact that much of what Luciel's hammered through Yenice's leadership has been too easy. But for all that, what's left isn't exactly a challenge, either. He's got new races to meet, new dangers to confront, but most of what he's dealing with is still the city leadership trying to hamstring him.
At least the finale upends this in some amusing ways. Luciel has made some good friends along the way.
Overall I didn't care for the Yenice arc that much. The way it's handled slavery has been really awkward at best, and most of the problems have been relatively one-dimensional. The politics was supposed to be the highlight of this volume, but that's not really something the series does well. I rate this book Neutral.
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November 8, 2021
A Slog
Volume 5 is a bit of a slog all things considered. The book starts off with introductions to new characters. Ominous prophecies that aren’t really touched upon for the rest of the book are given. There are politics, a whole host of characters names are given that really don’t matter and have no real bearing on anything else except for the politics that yawn on afterwards.
Volume 5 has very little of what made volumes 1&2 so much fun and enjoyable. Luciel is surrounded by overpowered muscle, his magic carries him through everything. There is no danger or challenge really, other than the aforementioned politics, which are incredibly boring. He has tons of slaves, and magic users who can literally create him his own world complete with its own sun and sky.
Hopefully the next book is more akin to Books 1&2, but we will see.
Volume 5 is a bit of a slog all things considered. The book starts off with introductions to new characters. Ominous prophecies that aren’t really touched upon for the rest of the book are given. There are politics, a whole host of characters names are given that really don’t matter and have no real bearing on anything else except for the politics that yawn on afterwards.
Volume 5 has very little of what made volumes 1&2 so much fun and enjoyable. Luciel is surrounded by overpowered muscle, his magic carries him through everything. There is no danger or challenge really, other than the aforementioned politics, which are incredibly boring. He has tons of slaves, and magic users who can literally create him his own world complete with its own sun and sky.
Hopefully the next book is more akin to Books 1&2, but we will see.
January 12, 2022
Slow story and lots of politics.
In this volume we are introduce in the complex politics of Yenice. The problem here is that it seems rush and hard to follow. There is a ton of characters in this book, which are just introduce from left to right, and this is also hard to follow. At the end the resolution of the politics intrigue seems a little bit rush. A good ending with a seed for a next adventure.
In this volume we are introduce in the complex politics of Yenice. The problem here is that it seems rush and hard to follow. There is a ton of characters in this book, which are just introduce from left to right, and this is also hard to follow. At the end the resolution of the politics intrigue seems a little bit rush. A good ending with a seed for a next adventure.
June 15, 2023
Dissapointmen is what I feel after finishing this volume. MC is still weak and ignorant. We spent a whole volume on watching him build something then it all crumbled to ash. I get it, he was not a politician in his first life so of course he is not experienced, but why send a 20 years boy and let him be played with for an entire volume😑 I should probably take a break from this series bc a lot of things started getting on my nerves.
October 24, 2023
Interesting but politcal
This series takes a sharp detour as he author attempts to get into some light political intrigue.
The amount of characters at this point is getting hard to follow when most of them are only mentioned once every few chapters. This also makes it quite difficult to emotionally connect o most of the characters.
Just concentrate on the main characters and you ill follow most of the story easily.
Have fun!!
This series takes a sharp detour as he author attempts to get into some light political intrigue.
The amount of characters at this point is getting hard to follow when most of them are only mentioned once every few chapters. This also makes it quite difficult to emotionally connect o most of the characters.
Just concentrate on the main characters and you ill follow most of the story easily.
Have fun!!
February 10, 2024
3.5/5⭐️⭐️⭐️ I didn’t mind the change of pace in the storyline. After all with great powers often come great (and different) responsibilities- in this volume it was in the form of political power. What I didn’t care for was the style that the author inserted certain back stories to make the current story more understandable or to connect certain events. Not so much that stories were inserted, just the ways it was inserted made the flow much more choppy.
November 9, 2021
But of a filler
I love this series but this book was very much filling and sanding off the events of the previous book and getting ready for the next. Some interesting moments but nothing outstanding. Still a good read though.
I love this series but this book was very much filling and sanding off the events of the previous book and getting ready for the next. Some interesting moments but nothing outstanding. Still a good read though.
December 3, 2021
I really enjoyed this book, it had everything I was looking for in a read... can't wait for the next book.. I am also hoping for some romance for him... but please no haram... as harams, take a way from the stories main character...
December 11, 2021
These are Manly Tears I Shed!
Man this series just never disappoint. The MC still develops as a person and the story even though simple has so much depth to it. Can't wait to read the next one.
Man this series just never disappoint. The MC still develops as a person and the story even though simple has so much depth to it. Can't wait to read the next one.
June 8, 2022
Another entertaining volume, though quite a few slaves and a surprise twist at the end. At least for me. Not thrilled with all the characters in the story, Pola and Lycian for example, but looking forward to the next volume.
September 24, 2023
Amazing
I honestly love this series it caught my eye it had a good opening story plot. At honestly now that I just finished book 5 I am just blown away how far luciel has come, the battle were epic. I really did enough the book.
I honestly love this series it caught my eye it had a good opening story plot. At honestly now that I just finished book 5 I am just blown away how far luciel has come, the battle were epic. I really did enough the book.
November 3, 2023
Fuera del calabozo y de vuelta… los retos esta vez son políticos y no entendí muy bien ni cómo se desarrollaron, ni como los solucionó. Sigue siendo entretenido pero ya avanzado todo comienza a complicarse
January 18, 2024
amazing
The work that Luciel does is amazing. There’s so much people counting on him. It’s good to see that there’s always someone who is willing to help him. I wonder what is going to happen to him now that he has technically free Yenice.
The work that Luciel does is amazing. There’s so much people counting on him. It’s good to see that there’s always someone who is willing to help him. I wonder what is going to happen to him now that he has technically free Yenice.
November 17, 2022
It's really fascinating to see the progress Luciel made in Yenice. I'll be looking forward to seeing what else he does next.
December 9, 2022
6/10.
August 18, 2023
Amazing
I love this series! The story just continues to draw you in and make you wonder what happens next! I can't wait to read the next book!
I love this series! The story just continues to draw you in and make you wonder what happens next! I can't wait to read the next book!
August 8, 2025
Not a bad book as far as light novels go but just a bit too slow and focused on things I'm not interested in.
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