Cain von Silford--reincarnated aristocrat with immense power and divine protection from mischievous gods--is now ten years old. He's off to the royal capital to make his debut when scores of orcs swarm a carriage holding two young noble girls. He saves them both, and finds himself doubly engaged to be married! And then the god of commerce makes a seemingly impossible demand--one for which his magic is useless, and only his knowledge of Earth can help him achieve!
The pacing of the story is too fast. Cain has now shown off his abilities too much, granted a barony, and become weirdly engaged to two other 10 year olds. I’m not fond of harems, and it looks like he’s going to continue collecting girls. Apparently he’s a Casanova as well, which seems to have happened out of thin air. It’s not like he was a suave guy in his original life…and his sister being a tomboy doesn’t make sense to explain why he’s become good with women…
If his father knew that riding in the carriage and sleeping in the same room (?!) with the two girls was not proper, why did he, the adult in charge of this group, allow it? No one even raises questions that a 10 year old killed 30 orcs alone? Why is his sister thrilled that his mansion means he’ll be close enough to visit? Weren’t they already moving to the capital? How is that different? How did the margrave instantly recognize the princess and duke’s daughter? Why would he, with border lands far from the capital, be familiar with two 10 year old girls who haven’t debuted?
Light novels seem to enjoy setting things in a noble European type setting. The problem is that they do not seem to have a grasp of the aristocracy, and the world building in that area is very weak. For example, the three boys that tried to bully him at the debut party. Why would a Margrave call the sons of Viscounts “Lord?” For that matter…I think the form of address for a person is dependent on THEIR status, not their status in relation to the speaker. So all the boys would be “lord,” “master,” “sir,” or whatever because of their birth. An heir to a title may inherit a lesser secondary/courtesy title but I don’t think you have to think “oh, he’s higher ranked than me, I have to call him “lord.”” He’s just lord all on his own. Maybe in a very formal setting the rules change, but still. It’s details like this that annoy me in so many light novels. Either come up with your own system, or research properly if you insist on using European society as a model.
Why is Cain ineligible to inherit simply because he is the son of the second wife, if polygamy is totally normal? Why would he become a commoner when he reached adulthood? Does that mean that whichever of the two girls is married second, her kids will be commoners later? That makes no sense. No one would agree to have their daughter be a second wife. And if it’s so normal, why are the 10 year olds already jealous of his attention? Why does he introduce himself as an “independent” baron? And why did they say he would govern his barony if he was only given a mansion in town? A title that requires governance should come with lands that you oversee. He should be baron OF some place.
Also annoyed by the business venture. Cain is getting 20% of the PROFIT, but when you look at the breakdown, it includes materials, sales tax, etc until it equals 100%. First, sales tax is paid by the buyer and is not part of the price of an item because generally it is collected by a governing body. Second, materials and distribution are part of the COST of an item. So if an item sold for $100, and $50 is the materials and distribution, $50 is the profit of that item. Cain would get $10 if he’s getting 20%, but the merchant is also getting 20%, so 60% of the profit is totally unaccounted for. That’s super sloppy logic.
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Another really adorable volume of this manga. Cain is just too cute for words! And his magic is out of this world! He takes on over 30 orcs, which are giant monsters, all by himself, saving a little princess and a Duke's little daughter at the same time. All three kids are only ten years old, but the king of the capital city gives Cain the title of Baron and his own mansion in the capital. He is also, unwittingly, given the little princess and the Duke's little daughter as future wives. So, here is a 10 year old little boy (in physical form only, because he fully remembers his past life as a teenager), already engaged to two beautiful little girls, and he says pretty words to them that sound like grownup words. What a little Romeo! He has two little Juliets vying for his attention! And then there is Parma, the little animal human girl who is also simply adorable. This manga is definitely worth reading. And please take in all of the stunning artwork created to bring ALL of these characters to life. I can hardly wait to read the next volume! I gave this volume 5 stars!
This was such a good continuation from the first volume, cain is growing more and more each time which is great to see, not only that but how strong he is always add great comedic moments to the series. The Introduction of Teles & Silk will surely add some good moments to the next volume, especially with what happened in the last few pages!
I enjoyed reading this book. It was fun and entertaining. The story and characters were interesting and engaging. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next. This book is worth checking out.
As I said, a fun read. One can't help but root for Cain, the ten year old wunderkind! Our little hero has an interesting life, not that it is always good.
I really enjoyed this volume. The novel explains several details that the anime didnt. Cain is so mature that the adults of that World have trouble understanding him.