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落第騎士の英雄譚 #2
Chivalry of a Failed Knight: Volume 2
A month has passed since Ikki and Stella promised to cross swords again at the Seven Stars Battle Festival. But while they’ve won all of their qualifying matches in that time, their relationship hasn’t progressed one bit. To make matters worse, Ikki finds himself taking on a beautiful upperclassman as a disciple, making Stella lose her mind with jealousy. And to top it all off, he winds up challenging the infamous Sword Eater—a Mage-Knight who reached the quarterfinals of the previous year’s Seven Stars Battle Festival—to a duel! Things are heating up for both Ikki’s love life and his dueling career!
212 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 12, 2013
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April 1, 2022
I've never really understood how an author, having an infinite possibility to create a fantasy world, creates a world full of evil, bullying, jealousy, problems that make this alternate reality world a dystopia. Why create a world that is as bad as this one? Isn't it due to a total lack of imagination and positive values?
Both main characters, Ikki and Stella Vermilion are shy and low in the emotional intelligence range. I find it hard to believe that a failed Knight is someone who will always be failed (because of the bad title for the light novel series). Failed Knight could mean that the person failed at the beginning, the end, or fails constantly, but because the title cannot really be changed, then the bad title, Failed Knight kind of curses the series to be in an infinite failure cycle.
This is one of the older Light Novels published in English by Sol Press in 2013. It has a "school" background but it seems they never have any classes. More important to the author are the feelings and emotions of the characters, and the fighting towards the big 7 tournament for the Blazer Mage Knights.
If you are wondering (as I was) why were Stella's clothes torn on the cover, it was because it was a desired illustration by the author (confessed in the afterword).
Both main characters, Ikki and Stella Vermilion are shy and low in the emotional intelligence range. I find it hard to believe that a failed Knight is someone who will always be failed (because of the bad title for the light novel series). Failed Knight could mean that the person failed at the beginning, the end, or fails constantly, but because the title cannot really be changed, then the bad title, Failed Knight kind of curses the series to be in an infinite failure cycle.
This is one of the older Light Novels published in English by Sol Press in 2013. It has a "school" background but it seems they never have any classes. More important to the author are the feelings and emotions of the characters, and the fighting towards the big 7 tournament for the Blazer Mage Knights.
If you are wondering (as I was) why were Stella's clothes torn on the cover, it was because it was a desired illustration by the author (confessed in the afterword).
December 11, 2024
Chivalry of a Failed Knight's second volume opens with Ikki Kurogane and Stella Vermillion continuing to win their matches in anticipation of the Seven Star Tournament. However, they haven't even kissed. Ikki and Stella both lack experience in love and don't know how to express their needs.
While this is happening, another girl, Ayase, enters Ikki's life. She needs help with her training and entreats Ikki for aid. They get along swimmingly. They go to the pool and swim. We get an obligatory Stella in a swimsuit scene. The mysterious girl and Ikki eventually fight in the tournament, but she cheats. Ikki tells the organizers about the cheating but begs them to let them fight it out anyway.
Ikki helps Ayase regain her family's dojo. He has to fight a thug named the Sword Eater to do so.
Finally, we find that Shizuku must fight the strongest person in the school.
I enjoyed the book. Thanks for reading my review, and see you next time.
While this is happening, another girl, Ayase, enters Ikki's life. She needs help with her training and entreats Ikki for aid. They get along swimmingly. They go to the pool and swim. We get an obligatory Stella in a swimsuit scene. The mysterious girl and Ikki eventually fight in the tournament, but she cheats. Ikki tells the organizers about the cheating but begs them to let them fight it out anyway.
Ikki helps Ayase regain her family's dojo. He has to fight a thug named the Sword Eater to do so.
Finally, we find that Shizuku must fight the strongest person in the school.
I enjoyed the book. Thanks for reading my review, and see you next time.
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May 11, 2020
The chivalry of a failed knight is a pretty great interesting manga! Really love the art and character designs and great story! 😁😻❤️
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January 10, 2021very interesting
January 15, 2021
This one was a quick read. Covers the arc with Ayase Ayatsuji for those familiar with the manga or anime. The translation is a bit awkward in places, but it's otherwise a good read.
September 13, 2015
Although I start reading it from the Chapter 4 (Decisive Battle: Failure Knight VS Sword Eater) BUT I got a grasp of the previous chapters by reading them fast and thanks to Manga (I know the huge gaps and changing events in Manga, but still it helped me little). What I could tell is that this LN is amazing, funny and exciting, I can't wait to read the 3rd Vol. About Anime Adaptation, if they gonna make it like the novel - which I doubt - It's gonna be AWESOME and wroth watching....I HOPE!!!
November 4, 2016
Loved both the manga and the anime adaptation. It's easy to read and follow, despite having a lot of action sequences which generally make manga harder to understand *cough* One Piece *cough*.
Although it was first published in Monthly Shōnen Gangan, I'd argue that it targets a female audience with the heavy romance aspect.
Although it was first published in Monthly Shōnen Gangan, I'd argue that it targets a female audience with the heavy romance aspect.
July 26, 2022
Story progresses - this one I found a bit slower than the first book, still good though .
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