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Lady Rose Just Wants to Be a Commoner! (Manga) #4
レディローズは平民になりたい 4 [Lady Rose wa Heimin ni naritai 4]
暗躍する預言者エルとは!? 転生令嬢のお妃ルート脱出ストーリー第4巻
ノランの言葉から存在が明るみになった預言者“エル”。これまでの不可解な出来事を陰で操っていたであろうエルの正体を探るフィーだったが、ある日一通の手紙が届いたことで物語は大きく動き始める!
ノランの言葉から存在が明るみになった預言者“エル”。これまでの不可解な出来事を陰で操っていたであろうエルの正体を探るフィーだったが、ある日一通の手紙が届いたことで物語は大きく動き始める!
180 pages, Paperback
First published August 5, 2020
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September 5, 2023
Nobody will be admitted for the last two pages of this manga, as the shocking truth of who is behind Fii’s current torments comes to life, except it’s not that shocking at all.
Some of the chibi asides in this manga are pure gold and light years better than the actual narrative. I don’t hate this story, which is usually my prelude to being mean about it, but it could be doing more with its narrative, as Fii just keeps getting drawn into events against her will.
Which leads to an interesting existential crisis, as it’s implied that she may have caused her own problems just by being so good at playing Lady Rose that her reincarnated version was more dynamic than the original was intended to be.
That’s a heck of a line to pursue and a very clever way of explaining how these protagonist types end up attracting every guy (and lots of women) in sight. I think it was probably my favourite part of the book. There’s also a little something about the distinction between a character and a real person that’s a little deeper than we often see in this sort of tale.
Otherwise, the men all come together in the wake of Lily’s abduction and Fii herself is in hot pursuit, which leads her right to a place that earlier in the volume she hilariously dismisses in an attempt to sidestep this protagonist nonsense and I kind of wish the story had kept that vibe throughout.
Rather, it’s a lot to conspiracy and second-guessing and ‘what could it all mean’ that I was hoping would lead somewhere interesting, but instead goes where it was headed all along, to bring Fii back to confronting her jerk brother from the real world.
I mean, surprise, and whatnot, but it was pretty clear that’s what was going to happen. As resolutions go, it’s not terrible, I suppose. Now that Fii has all these suitors at her disposal and real allies as a consequence, it means she should have the upper hand.
The problem is that this could go either way in terms of the writing, which has been okay thus far, but I feel like it wastes a lot of time with a protracted encounter with Fii’s yandere younger brother, Shade, who, as a character, I would like to see beaten with a stick.
As far as being sick of these otome isekai goes, I am still okay with this one. It’s gotten a bit more off course than the slice of life (and loaf) I was enjoying before, but that flashback to Fii’s real life was so brutal that bringing her brother in for some payback isn’t bad either.
But some of it is very heavy handed and has that sort of dialogue that makes you realize you are reading dialogue. Fii’s aforementioned encounter with Shade feels like it should be more fulfilling than it actually is, like it’s trying to be a real mind game when it’s pretty much just a lot of talking and beating around the bush.
3 stars - any book that prevents a suicide with the dramatic use of a thrown loaf of bread can’t be all bad, although I reserve judgement on this story until it plays out a bit more. Okay, but not especially stellar.
Some of the chibi asides in this manga are pure gold and light years better than the actual narrative. I don’t hate this story, which is usually my prelude to being mean about it, but it could be doing more with its narrative, as Fii just keeps getting drawn into events against her will.
Which leads to an interesting existential crisis, as it’s implied that she may have caused her own problems just by being so good at playing Lady Rose that her reincarnated version was more dynamic than the original was intended to be.
That’s a heck of a line to pursue and a very clever way of explaining how these protagonist types end up attracting every guy (and lots of women) in sight. I think it was probably my favourite part of the book. There’s also a little something about the distinction between a character and a real person that’s a little deeper than we often see in this sort of tale.
Otherwise, the men all come together in the wake of Lily’s abduction and Fii herself is in hot pursuit, which leads her right to a place that earlier in the volume she hilariously dismisses in an attempt to sidestep this protagonist nonsense and I kind of wish the story had kept that vibe throughout.
Rather, it’s a lot to conspiracy and second-guessing and ‘what could it all mean’ that I was hoping would lead somewhere interesting, but instead goes where it was headed all along, to bring Fii back to confronting her jerk brother from the real world.
I mean, surprise, and whatnot, but it was pretty clear that’s what was going to happen. As resolutions go, it’s not terrible, I suppose. Now that Fii has all these suitors at her disposal and real allies as a consequence, it means she should have the upper hand.
The problem is that this could go either way in terms of the writing, which has been okay thus far, but I feel like it wastes a lot of time with a protracted encounter with Fii’s yandere younger brother, Shade, who, as a character, I would like to see beaten with a stick.
As far as being sick of these otome isekai goes, I am still okay with this one. It’s gotten a bit more off course than the slice of life (and loaf) I was enjoying before, but that flashback to Fii’s real life was so brutal that bringing her brother in for some payback isn’t bad either.
But some of it is very heavy handed and has that sort of dialogue that makes you realize you are reading dialogue. Fii’s aforementioned encounter with Shade feels like it should be more fulfilling than it actually is, like it’s trying to be a real mind game when it’s pretty much just a lot of talking and beating around the bush.
3 stars - any book that prevents a suicide with the dramatic use of a thrown loaf of bread can’t be all bad, although I reserve judgement on this story until it plays out a bit more. Okay, but not especially stellar.
May 9, 2024
2.5*
October 30, 2023
Don’t waste your time or money
This series is monumentally stupid. The mc is a literal joke of a character, along with the supporting cast. None of the plot makes a lick of sense, and the revelations of this volume are so moronic it’s actually baffling.
I rarely come across an mc who’s as frustratingly stupid and idiotic as Rose. It’s so bad I’ve been pushed to write a review just to warn others away. As my title says don’t waste your money or more valuable your time with this drivel.
This series is monumentally stupid. The mc is a literal joke of a character, along with the supporting cast. None of the plot makes a lick of sense, and the revelations of this volume are so moronic it’s actually baffling.
I rarely come across an mc who’s as frustratingly stupid and idiotic as Rose. It’s so bad I’ve been pushed to write a review just to warn others away. As my title says don’t waste your money or more valuable your time with this drivel.
April 14, 2025
Perhaps as a reflection of content (bad translations or writing problems are less compassioned reasons), this volume tends to have characters talking at crossed purposes. It behaves as if they are smart, well defined characters and then wants to say they are not those established archetypes. It wants to say she broke out of the past but is repeating the same mistakes. It wants to say they are having a confrontation about one thing, but the decisions veer away from that goal and then readers are told that was the point all along. It's tricky to express the emotions of not feeling seen and heard. The author is making a critique of that but forced along the rails of the story, the sentiments don't quite land. Mediocrity is not the same as being better than the OG protagonist's heroine role. Treason is not something you just dismiss on a whim. Private apologies don't undermine a king's authority. I felt that if I couldn't trust these small details, I couldn't trust the big ones either. Maybe it was just needlessly complicating things. What was meant as angst felt more like befuddlement.
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November 12, 2025
Maybe it’s been too long since I read the last volumes, or perhaps they’re just that forgettable. I was confused on what was going on most of the time. I also find it extremely unrealistic that Fia was able to spend years in this life while still treating everyone as a “character.” The reality is that even if she remembers her previous life, the life she is currently living would eventually overwrite it in terms of immediacy. Even the events and emotions you don’t think you will forget become rather distant after years.
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September 2, 2023
A very satisfying cliffhanger
Never thought I'd say it, but this cliffhanger is amazing! I'm actually shaking with giddiness from that lady page.... And yet the agony of waiting who knows how long for the next one also has my stomach upset. What a feeling?! A perfect storm of excitement.
(⌒_⌒;)
Never thought I'd say it, but this cliffhanger is amazing! I'm actually shaking with giddiness from that lady page.... And yet the agony of waiting who knows how long for the next one also has my stomach upset. What a feeling?! A perfect storm of excitement.
(⌒_⌒;)
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