Getting a bit thick for a "light novel", but this is a great finale for this side story. The pacing was a bit slow in the middle, but they had to introduce a few final pieces to the puzzle. Also the battles at the beginning were a bit tedious since they were showing too many characters, but that made their end all the more emotional, so there was payoff. I legit had tears in my eyes when the Liberators had their final parting - the ending was known from the main series, but it was still delivered so well. (Also there was an epilogue with the characters from the main series and WOW the tonal clash was terrible.) So do I recommend this series? Big yes, but only if you went through Arifureta and wished the harem interactions were changed for friendly banter.