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The Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom Light Novel #2
The Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom: Volume 2
With his relaxing life as a ranch hand in a peaceful corner of the Shiyalta Kingdom far behind him, Yuri Ho has begun training at the Knight Academy so that he might someday succeed his father as ruler of Ho Province and commander of the family’s forces. At school, however, Yuri quickly encounters a serious problem. Because he’s skipped a good portion of his credits and the martial arts training is a breeze compared to the practice he received under his family’s veteran soldiers, he has ample free time every afternoon.
For an enterprising young student with memories of modern Japan, this ought to be the perfect opportunity to take the city by storm. Yuri courts some novel business ideas, but will his disruptive commercial models really stand a chance in a city as corrupt as the royal capital? The kingdom’s witch families are determined to maintain the status quo, and they’re not known for fighting fair!
For an enterprising young student with memories of modern Japan, this ought to be the perfect opportunity to take the city by storm. Yuri courts some novel business ideas, but will his disruptive commercial models really stand a chance in a city as corrupt as the royal capital? The kingdom’s witch families are determined to maintain the status quo, and they’re not known for fighting fair!
280 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 25, 2020
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December 16, 2022
Although Yuri, main character, (reincarnated Japanese person from another Earth), has goodwill and tries to help out everybody around him, he lacks true virtue: gets a patent to exclusively manufacture paper (not his invention) in this other version of Earth within the Kingdom, is in the process of producing books with paper using several types of antique printing presses (also not of his invention). So the idea of this story for the author is to change the names of the countries, the royal families names, and then the religions and Gods, but use the exact same historical facts from Medieval Times in Northern Europe...where is the originality in anything that this author has written? That this story has elves instead of humans? That it is a reincarnated person from Japan that is creating all of this "pirated-development" in this "other version of Earth"?
The story is really slow-going, even though the author skips five years in the life of the main character Yuri, in this second book. From his 10th year and beginning year in the Military Academy, to his 5th year there...It also seems to become a harem-like story, with cousins from both sides of his reincarnated family, princesses from the Kingdom, heiresses from the Witches mafia tribes and even other girls from the different noble families...
So, the story as a whole is still not going anywhere...and the author is still shooting and aiming for all the stars without centering the theme into concrete and prioritized story arcs. Everything comes way too easily to the main character Yuri, but the important points that forced him to go to the academy (family business, his parents safety, etc.) are left untouched in this second book...and were probably just an excuse to the author that continues to fail to disclose the real reasons and essence to this fantasy-isekai (reincarnated to another Earth) story series, especially the information needed to understand why another Earth can be less developed, have "elf-like" humans in Northern Europe, but be 1000 years behind today's Earth...
The story is really slow-going, even though the author skips five years in the life of the main character Yuri, in this second book. From his 10th year and beginning year in the Military Academy, to his 5th year there...It also seems to become a harem-like story, with cousins from both sides of his reincarnated family, princesses from the Kingdom, heiresses from the Witches mafia tribes and even other girls from the different noble families...
So, the story as a whole is still not going anywhere...and the author is still shooting and aiming for all the stars without centering the theme into concrete and prioritized story arcs. Everything comes way too easily to the main character Yuri, but the important points that forced him to go to the academy (family business, his parents safety, etc.) are left untouched in this second book...and were probably just an excuse to the author that continues to fail to disclose the real reasons and essence to this fantasy-isekai (reincarnated to another Earth) story series, especially the information needed to understand why another Earth can be less developed, have "elf-like" humans in Northern Europe, but be 1000 years behind today's Earth...
March 18, 2023
Well, this seems to have devolved quickly as far as my interest goes. The first book was fairly plain, but presented some interesting content with the plainsrunners and kingeagles. This volume left those unique traits behind and just blandly followed the trail of so many other LN's and didn't even attempt to do much with it.
The book timeskips over about 5 years and denies the reader the usual satisfactions of a relatively OP character experience in a magic school. Instead, they went for the isekai protagonist starting a business route but didn't really do anything new there either. Just created a paper manufacturing business (Ascendance of a Bookworm already did that and still had plenty of other interesting things to boot) and randomly infodumped boring info from other pov characters.
If the story ever plans to live up to its title, it probably won't be for another 7 volumes at this rate and I don't have confidence in the author to do much with it once we get there, so looks like I'm done with this series.
The book timeskips over about 5 years and denies the reader the usual satisfactions of a relatively OP character experience in a magic school. Instead, they went for the isekai protagonist starting a business route but didn't really do anything new there either. Just created a paper manufacturing business (Ascendance of a Bookworm already did that and still had plenty of other interesting things to boot) and randomly infodumped boring info from other pov characters.
If the story ever plans to live up to its title, it probably won't be for another 7 volumes at this rate and I don't have confidence in the author to do much with it once we get there, so looks like I'm done with this series.
December 12, 2022
Life continues in the academy with the story focussing on a few major events throughout the years, including some details on school life and his first steps into product development, business and conflicts with the Witch Families. There is also some details on the the rest of the world, most importantly on why the humans are fighting them, causing the MC to start looking for a permanent solution that rescue him, his family and friends.
Much like volume 1, the world building is intriguing. It is not particular original with many parallels to RL Europe in the middle ages including human behaviour, but with its own twist. It is also slow paced slice-of-life that takes a more realistic slow approach to technology development and the reaction of society at large to those changes. It does mean there is no overarching plot, and no action, which I have no problems with, but is not for everybody. Now if only the MC was a bit more consistent and likeable, but that was the same in volume 1 and should not come as a surprise.
Much like volume 1, the world building is intriguing. It is not particular original with many parallels to RL Europe in the middle ages including human behaviour, but with its own twist. It is also slow paced slice-of-life that takes a more realistic slow approach to technology development and the reaction of society at large to those changes. It does mean there is no overarching plot, and no action, which I have no problems with, but is not for everybody. Now if only the MC was a bit more consistent and likeable, but that was the same in volume 1 and should not come as a surprise.
February 5, 2023
The first book was very good, this one is better. The character is spreading his wings. Adding new inventions and seeing the political situation much more clearly. A bunch of very interesting characters are added and each is a gem.
The royal family is introduced to us and we see them far more clearly.
In the afterward, the author indicates that he wants to explore the religious dichotomy in depth in future books. Honestly, don't we all get enough of that with terrorism in this world? I think this book will be the zenith of the series, so I will not be reading any further.
This book is well worth a read.
The royal family is introduced to us and we see them far more clearly.
In the afterward, the author indicates that he wants to explore the religious dichotomy in depth in future books. Honestly, don't we all get enough of that with terrorism in this world? I think this book will be the zenith of the series, so I will not be reading any further.
This book is well worth a read.
June 22, 2024
There were some interesting things in the first volume, but this second volume basically just became "How I Conquered A Dying Kingdom With Patented Production to Face the Seven Witches, or Let's Make Some Paper!"
Super boring isekai formula now. Instead of the awesome kingeagles and plainsrunners, you get a quick summary's worth on information on how paper could be produced... which the author somehow stretched across 100 pages or whatever.
Not looking too hot.
Super boring isekai formula now. Instead of the awesome kingeagles and plainsrunners, you get a quick summary's worth on information on how paper could be produced... which the author somehow stretched across 100 pages or whatever.
Not looking too hot.
October 29, 2023
I really liked how original the first volume started off, but this felt like a different series. I do like Carol and Myalo, but their interactions are so small compared to the normalized isekai plot threads of making businesses and earning money. I’m not sure if it’s worth continuing after what I think is a big step back.
June 21, 2023
Great book
Great book I can't wait to read the next book in the series I would recommend this author to anyone
Great book I can't wait to read the next book in the series I would recommend this author to anyone
July 2, 2025
Fantastic book.
June 21, 2023
8/10
Another great installment to this series. Very refreshing and great world-building.
Not a fan of the real life references to religion, and the author notes doesn’t really make sense. They say the name is a reference, but that they don’t want people to make connections to the real-life counterpart. So then, why make a reference? Stange choice to me.
Another great installment to this series. Very refreshing and great world-building.
Not a fan of the real life references to religion, and the author notes doesn’t really make sense. They say the name is a reference, but that they don’t want people to make connections to the real-life counterpart. So then, why make a reference? Stange choice to me.
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