The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Vol. 4: Crimson Nightmare

処刑少女の生きる道 (Light Novel) #4

by Mato Sato

Pandmonium in the mountains.

Hoping to avoid a future where Menou dies trying to save Akari, the girl from Japan runs away with her sworn enemy, Momo. The pair ride the rails to a secluded village in the mountains where they believe they’ll be safe for a few days. Unfortunately, they’re not the only ones who decided to stop off there. Manon and Pandmonium have arrived as well, and they aren’t alone. Akari had hoped keeping away from Menou would be enough to spare the girl she holds dear, but keeping the Executioner alive may require a more drastic course of action...

Genres: Light Novel, Yuri, Fantasy, LGBT, Lesbian, Fiction

211 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 5, 2020

About the author

Japanese name 佐藤 真登

Reviews

[Aly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Already at volume 4 but the prose still leaves much to be desired. What this series really has going for it are its world, ideas/concepts, and the characters, that I can forgive writing just a bit-- and all of those are enough to keep me reading and stick through it in the end. And this volume just unraveled so many things that I was able to finish it one sitting because I was eager to find out what's next.

We finally got to know more of Master Flare, how conjurings were made, the scriptures, the Elders, and the true reason why Otherworlders needed to be killed or become Human Errors, and the one that actually made my jaw drop was finding out about the Pure Concept of Light.

Overall this volume had everything what makes Shokei Shoujo great, but sometimes lines like, "The luminous phenomenon was called Guiding Light because it glowed in the darkness." Had me closing the book down and just sigh.

[Josh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some interesting twists in this one. I feel like it's finally starting to get interesting as to what's going on in the larger world and how those forces are beginning to become relevant in the little triad that is Menou, Momo, and Akari.

[Nicol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitivamente, una muy buena novela, aquí esperando poder leer las traducciones de las siguientes. Estoy esperando que revelen quien es Marfil, lo que tiene que ver con Menos y Akari :3
Porque Marfil se reveló contra los otros errores humanos, porque colapso la antigua civilización si antes los errores humanos convivían con las personas. Muchos misterios interesantes, me encanta de esta novela que al ser Novela ligera es muy fácil de leer y terminar :)

[Blaise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like #3, this is like a bridging book between #2 and #5. The plot thickens, we discover more about this world's secrets, and Akari's unravelled true intentions are addressed...
A thoroughly fun book to read, even if nothing much in the way of plot happened. Momo and Akari's interactions were absolutely delightful, and we get more Master Flare!
Can't wait to get started on #5.

[☀️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

oh wait there's a plot??