Didn't I Say To Make My Abilities Average In The Next Life?! Vol. 9

Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! Light Novel #9

by Ｆｕｎａ, Itsuki Akata (Illustrator)

A KNIGHT’S TALE

The Crimson Vow’s arrogance is nearly their undoing when they run afoul of a horde of unnaturally powerful monsters! As they investigate the creatures’ origins, another crisis Mavis, increasingly aware of how outclassed she is by the other members of the party, breaks off on her own quest to find a teacher who can take her swordplay to the next level. Can the magic-incapable aspiring knight ever compete with her spellcaster friends, or is she forever doomed to play second fiddle?

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy, Magic, Slice Of Life, Comedy

260 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 15, 2018

Reviews

[Roxanne Nelson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Continues straight from the last novel, adds a few short stories to tie some loose threads, and ending on a cliffhanger when it could just have concluded a few pages earlier or later. Not a bad volume, but it felt like a filler. The main highlight is Mavis trying to get stronger despite her much different role than her mage friends, even getting a training arc separate from them, but we will only see the results of it in the next volume, so that was a bit frustrating.

[Greg · Rating 3 out of 5]

An enjoyable read. However, like the previous volume, it ends on a cliffhanger. Making me purchase the next book to find out what happened in the previous one is a surefire way to make me not want to get the next volume. The author even sheepishly addresses the cliffhanger ending in his afterword.
Please just stop doing this.

[Tony Hinde · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finishes on a cliff-hanger.