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My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Manga #4

My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Manga, Vol. 4

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Sharpen Your Sword for Revenge

Akira got summoned to another world along with his entire class, but it quickly became clear that the king who brought them there had ulterior motives. Framed for the murder of his own friend and ally, Akira has taken his newfound skills as an assassin on the run, gaining strength in secret to someday claim revenge. After meeting an elf-maiden named Amelia, he accompanied her back to her homeland, where he put an old elven grudge to rest. Now his journey takes him to the land of the beast-men, searching for a smith worthy of the ultimate blade.

160 pages, Paperback

First published July 25, 2022

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Matsuri Akai

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Name (in native language): 赤井まつり

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1,007 reviews72 followers
June 19, 2024
Black cats are reviled? How dare they!

Interesting new characters and I have a suspension about something that will make me VERY happy if it pans out!
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463 reviews10 followers
March 17, 2024
I enjoy the series. This one just felt like filler but not bad.
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May 9, 2024
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Depuis le temps que j’attendais la suite de cette série ! Je suppose qu’il va falloir si faire, et que le tome 5 sera tout aussi long à sortir ? Après tout, si mes souvenirs sont bons, la sortie française est assez proche de la sortie japonaise. J’espère que ce délai ne jouera pas en défaveur de la série, et que sa version originale (Light Novel), sortira aussi en France…

On reprend donc l’intrigue dans le royaume des Elfes, où la mémoire de Kirika va être restaurée pour le meilleur, comme pour le pire. Avec cet événement la famille est de nouveau réunie, et Amélia n’est plus considéré comme un paria auprès de ses proches. Cela fait du bien de la voir enfin heureuse, et ça rappel à Akira quelques souvenirs, ainsi que son but final… Comme souvent, ce genre d’aventure créé des passages de romances, mais pour le moment, l’auteur ne semble pas vouloir mettre plus en avant cette facette de l’intrigue et laisse la relation entre les personnages en pause sur ce point. Personnellement, j’aurais bien aimé voir une petite évolution de ce côté là, mais peut-être qu’elle viendra plus tard. Surtout que ce changement pourrait également modifier le but final d’Akira, il n’est donc pas à prendre à la légère.

La partie de l’intrigue autour de ses camarades de classe est assez brève, mais il est clair qu’ils cherchent encore Akira. Toutefois, ils ne semblent pas avoir beaucoup d’indices sur sa position, et ils voyagent donc à l’aveugle, on ignore leur prochaine destination, est-ce qu’il s’agira du même royaume qu’Akira ? Est-ce que le groupe va enfin se réunir et pouvoir évoluer ensemble ? Tant de mystère, et la durée de publication en rajoute encore un peu à l’envie d’en savoir plus.

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619 reviews19 followers
July 13, 2025
Omg I loved this volume so much. A lot less action, but it was okay. We got some back story for Amelia and Kilika and tension majorly growing between Akira and Amelia. And then the whole group is finally about to be reunited. Ahhhhhh I love it, I’m so excited to start the next volume!
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574 reviews301 followers
November 29, 2025
Not too much happened in this volume, it felt a bit like a filler. Akira, Amelia and Yoru leave the elf kingdom and continue their journey. The art again was amazing and I love Yoru, this sassy demon cat XD
438 reviews1 follower
December 5, 2024
2.5 ⭐ This was fine, but absolutely nothing happened.
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2,648 reviews13 followers
June 21, 2024
I'm well and truly engrossed in this series, I would say I was after the first two but now even more so!
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24 reviews
April 9, 2025
I’ve been loving this series! Night is so funny. The cover art was so beautiful! along with the manga itself. The story seemed a bit slower compared to the other vols, which is fine definitely recommend reading this!
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3,061 reviews96 followers
September 10, 2023
Eh. A bit of a filler volume. But the beasts are coming...
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499 reviews5 followers
September 24, 2023
This series is just amazing!! I love how we are getting more of Akira and the relationships that are building! I can’t wait to see where this goes! 4.5/5 stars!
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843 reviews1 follower
September 3, 2024
I love that kitty with all my heart. So maybe the king is doing this for his wife? That’s be pretty classic, but why bring so many people?
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April 25, 2025
Vol. 4

Akira and Amelia are in the Elf Kingdom. Will Amelia and her sister reconnect? Will Amelia continue with Akira or stay in the Elf Kingdom?
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Author 55 books203 followers
May 12, 2023
Spoilers ahead for the earlier volumes.

It opens with Amelia's reconciliation with her family and their guilt over their failures. But she still leaves with Akira when they decide to go the land of Beasts, for his sword.

And the hero and the other students, looking for him, conclude he's not where they are, and they should go on, to the human lands.

More about Akira's past, and the situations they were summoned for.
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