ホムンクルスの涙: 消えたいキミへの錬金術 Homunculus Tears: Alchemy for the Brokenhearted (Inori Books)

by Inori

人類と悪魔の攻防が長期に渡り、人類は窮地に陥っていた。
主人公マハは最前線で戦う強力な錬金術師であるが、ある日彼女の母親であり技術者でもあるディリアが、錬金術を使用した「ホムンクルス」の錬成に成功したと告げる。
ディリアによれば、ホムンクルスが戦闘に立つことで、これ以上犠牲を出さずに、悪魔を討伐できるらしい。
沸き立つ隊員たちを尻目に、マハは自分の戦士としての存在意義を揺らがされ思い悩む。
『戦うことさえ期待されなくなったら……私は一体どうすればいいの……』

――これは、「生まれて来たくなかった」を打破する物語。

Genres: Light Novel

206 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 26, 2025

Reviews

[Marcus Laurence · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 rounded to 3

Between the aimless plot that kicks in only at the 70% mark, the milquetoast translation that can't consistently write Ruri's dialogue (the translator is different from the villainess series [more's the shame] and Ruri either speaks normally or like a toddler), and a setting that is never filled out beyond the vaguest sketches, I was sadly a little disappointed. This novel reads like it was written with an eight-grade audience in mind (and that's fine!), but children too deserve well-structured yuri.

[Annabel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trata un tema muy interesante, que me toca de muy cerca "Ojalá no hubiese nacido". Te plantea como te ve el resto del mundo, como una finalidad y no como una persona, un objeto. Tú estás aquí para cumplir con esto, esto y aquello. Y me ha hecho sentir bastante representada, la verdad. Pero luego te da a entender que la vida puede ser tan dulce como tú quieras si haces lo que realmente te gusta. Un libro excelente.
Me ha enganchado tanto, que en una mañana lo he devorado.

[Shannon Luchies · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maha, a alchemist fighting demons, is instructed to train Ruri, a artificial girl created only to fight. Only Ruri is a goof unsuitable to battle... so Maha has to figure out how to train her without falling to her cute sweetness.

Kind of default yuri, as NO male characters get shown.

3.5 stars. Good, if a bit short.

[Caleb Floyd · Rating 3 out of 5]

inori is a guilty pleasure author for me. I loved her previous series but this one didn't resonate with me. I feel like this might have worked better as a longer book to give us more time with Maha and Ruri in lighthearted moments. I started to get into it near the end but by that point there were 20 pages left.

[Sarah Ballow · Rating 5 out of 5]

a great read

I really enjoyed this book, it has humor, angst and plenty of action.

I like the fact that romance isn’t the main focus of the story and wither something happens or not it was fine.

[Sunset ZT · Rating 2 out of 5]

Los demonios son de lo más aburrido de Villainess. Verlos reciclados aquí me hizo perder todo el interés y, el resto no compensa. Ni los temas, ni los personajes.
Meh.

[Rekkit · Rating 4 out of 5]

La historia es sencilla, fácil de leer y te engancha. La temática que se trata es profunda y te lleva a pensar en las cosas positivas de la vida. Las protagonistas te cautivan el corazón.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Life is a Choice

Overall Homunculus Tears is a well written tale, and it does have a good message throughout. It’s well worth the read. While not quite as Comic as I’m in Love with the Villainess, its a well paced and engaging tale. And really have to give it to the author for taking a risk and self publishing on a global scale. (English, Japanese, and German).