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ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか外伝 ソード・オラトリア (Light Novels) #8
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side: Sword Oratoria Light Novels, Vol. 8
Weaklings only get in the way...right?
Bete Loga is Loki Familia's lone wolf and easily one of the strongest when it comes to brute strength. After laughing in the faces of his defeated comrades down in Knossos, he finds himself ostracized from the rest of his familia...only to be courted by the overly eager and affectionate Amazonian girl Lena, who promptly insists...they sleep together?!
His antics with this new girl unearth memories of his past, all of them revolving around his mysterious fang tattoo, and soon, he finds himself face-to-face with everything he has long tried to forget. Meanwhile, the God of Death and his familia begin hatching a sinister plan. The wicked blade that robbed Bete of his companions is on its way back, and it's thirsty for more!
Bete Loga is Loki Familia's lone wolf and easily one of the strongest when it comes to brute strength. After laughing in the faces of his defeated comrades down in Knossos, he finds himself ostracized from the rest of his familia...only to be courted by the overly eager and affectionate Amazonian girl Lena, who promptly insists...they sleep together?!
His antics with this new girl unearth memories of his past, all of them revolving around his mysterious fang tattoo, and soon, he finds himself face-to-face with everything he has long tried to forget. Meanwhile, the God of Death and his familia begin hatching a sinister plan. The wicked blade that robbed Bete of his companions is on its way back, and it's thirsty for more!
232 pages, Paperback
First published April 13, 2017
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Fujino Omori
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Name (in native language): 大森藤ノ
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ŌMORI Fujino
Name (in native language): 大森藤ノ
Associated Names:
OHMORI Fujino
OMORI Fujino
ŌMORI Fujino
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November 21, 2020
3.5 rounded down because Lena annoyed me almost as much as anime Lefiya.
This is Bete's book, and even if you've always found Loki Familia's lone werewolf annoying, this is worth reading. His backstory makes a lot of sense in terms of what he went through to become the abrasive person he is. It's his imperfect coping mechanism, and it definitely explains his feelings about Aiz and his attitude towards her and Leene both. It's a heavy read as this series often is, but Omori does a fine job of showing us why Bete deserves to be a main character in Loki Familia and how he's more than just the French meaning of his name.
(Bete means beast.)
This is Bete's book, and even if you've always found Loki Familia's lone werewolf annoying, this is worth reading. His backstory makes a lot of sense in terms of what he went through to become the abrasive person he is. It's his imperfect coping mechanism, and it definitely explains his feelings about Aiz and his attitude towards her and Leene both. It's a heavy read as this series often is, but Omori does a fine job of showing us why Bete deserves to be a main character in Loki Familia and how he's more than just the French meaning of his name.
(Bete means beast.)
March 10, 2019
Pretty poor volume about one of the least interesting characters of the series. It being Danmachi, there are still some good moments, but nah... this one is almost like a Bete side story which doesn't drive the main plot forward in any way.
February 24, 2019
Tsundere male -_-
April 21, 2024
my fav book of the sword oratoria series so far and bete’s story is written so well i cried way too much for my boy
July 19, 2019
A much better volume compared to the messy vol 7, this time the spotlight falls on Bete Loga, the jerkish anti-hero of the main cast. He is certainly not loved at all, being antagonistic to everyone with a rude demeanour to everyone. Even his own comrades aren't spared.
This volume sees him going one step too far, resulting in a temporary expulsion and soul-searching that finally reveals his backstory and reason of for acting like such as hardass. While there were some huge stretches to the imagination taken, it does soften his character a bit more.
What makes this volume work is the introduction of a new side-character, Lena, that becomes the foil to Bete's standoffish attitude by going full in-his-face lovey-dovey. It goes quite over-the-top at parts, but given the quality of the writing it manages to work out.
I find Sword Oratorio at its best when exploring the characters the main story doesn't manage to fit in time for, so a volume like this was really the series coming back to form. Hoping it'll keep this up!
This volume sees him going one step too far, resulting in a temporary expulsion and soul-searching that finally reveals his backstory and reason of for acting like such as hardass. While there were some huge stretches to the imagination taken, it does soften his character a bit more.
What makes this volume work is the introduction of a new side-character, Lena, that becomes the foil to Bete's standoffish attitude by going full in-his-face lovey-dovey. It goes quite over-the-top at parts, but given the quality of the writing it manages to work out.
I find Sword Oratorio at its best when exploring the characters the main story doesn't manage to fit in time for, so a volume like this was really the series coming back to form. Hoping it'll keep this up!
September 26, 2019
More like 3½ stars, but I'm rounding this one up because of the finale if nothing else. I will also admit I went into this book not really wanting to like it. I don't like Bete Loga. I find him very off-putting, wholly unlikable (irredeemably so), and just an a-hole.
So we get a volume where we learn more of his backstory and it isn't a very nice one (surprise, surprise). While it seemingly explains why he is the way he is, and what he's feeling -- it does not in the least excuse his terrible behavior especially toward his fellow Familia members or his GF? Oh, did I forget to mention that in this volume a young Amazon declares her love for him. You'll have to read it to see how that works out.
Verdict: It is okay entry with a spectacular finale (even if you don't like Bete and I don't). May not seem to drive the Sword Oratoria storyline very far, but it has some moments.
So we get a volume where we learn more of his backstory and it isn't a very nice one (surprise, surprise). While it seemingly explains why he is the way he is, and what he's feeling -- it does not in the least excuse his terrible behavior especially toward his fellow Familia members or his GF? Oh, did I forget to mention that in this volume a young Amazon declares her love for him. You'll have to read it to see how that works out.
Verdict: It is okay entry with a spectacular finale (even if you don't like Bete and I don't). May not seem to drive the Sword Oratoria storyline very far, but it has some moments.
January 14, 2023
This volume is surprising good, better than I expected from reading the summary. This volume details the origins of the big bad wolf of Loki Familia, Bete. We finally find out why he's so much of an asshole and can definitely sympathise with him even though the level of roughness of Bete is uncharacteristically weird. And now I feel like, almost every main member of Loki Familia have some kind of insane magic that lets them overcome deep shit. Omori should really work on making something different, Bete's Hati is so similar to the Amazons' Berserker skill that I'm so surprised.
March 24, 2019
This volume went above and beyond what I initially expected as a danmachi fan.
May 13, 2019
Fully enjoyable story with Bete as the main focal point.
October 13, 2020
Asshole character secretly has a tragic backstory and a heart of gold but is still an asshole.
Meh.
Meh.
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