かつてない激戦を見逃すな――!!最強 vs 最強魔王軍と同盟を結んだ交易都市リューンハイトでは、魔族と人間の共存が叶い、街は占領前よりもいっそう賑わいを見せていた。ちなみに人狼の俺は、第一師団の所属に昇進。まあ、相変わらず“副官”だけどな。そんななか、魔王軍第二師団が侵攻する大陸北部に“勇者”が出現したとの情報が入る。魔王に匹敵する強さを秘めた人間――勇者。その存在を危惧する俺は、師匠とともに勇者が現れたとされる城塞都市シュベルムへ向かったのだが、そこでとんでもない事態に遭遇する……!!快進撃続く魔王軍に忍び寄る“驚異”――!?副官(ルビ:ヴァイト)の活躍から目が離せない人気絶好調の第2巻!大ボリュームの書き下ろしストーリー「初めての防衛戦」を収録!!
This book expanded on everything I enjoyed about the first one.
We get to see more of the world, we get to see the human side of things with their Hero, and just what it means for demon society. We learn about the characters and their various backgrounds, as well as see a massive change over when it comes to how things are being done in the demon territory.
I have to say, all in all I really enjoyed this book. The writing is really well done, and we get to see the evolution of some of the side characters where they get fleshed out and feel more real. Our protagonist too gets a bit more fleshed out, though I feel not as much as his mentor and the demon king did.
We also get to see how the other demon armies are doing, be it good or bad, and the flaws within their command system and just how much the protagonist can assist them. And though I am not a fan of political intrigue in my books, the way it is handled in this book is detailed enough to keep me interested while at the same point not going so deep as to become boring. Something I was very appreciative of in the long run and hope it remains that way in future books.
In the end, I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more in this world. The world building is handled really well and I like how everything is set up. I am curious as to how things are going to swing in the next book with some of the things that were put into motion...
After the sudden reveal of the secret of the Demon Lord, Veight and the Demon Lord relationship growing ever closer.
This volume is mainly talking about the effect of the cause that already happened way back in volume 1. We see more of Veight's past before he becoming an official demon army. And finally, a little of Master Gomoviora's past, back when she was human.
The writing is still as good as ever, even though this volume is a little bit erring on the heavy side compared tothe previous volume, but there is still a bit of comedy here and there, and it is always amusing to read Veight's thought.
I am glad the author love the unorthodox ways of doing things as I believe, if it not because of that, than the end of this volume might be entirely different.