The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind!, Volume 3

The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind! #3

by Gamei Hitsuji, himesuz (Illustrator), Hikoki (Translator)

Suimei continues on his journey towards the Nelferian Empire, now with Lefille in tow. He has to add her new “problem” to his growing to-do list, but it won’t be the only thing he’s worried about by the time they get to the capital city. A strange military figure doesn’t seem to take kindly to their presence there. Meanwhile, Reiji, Mizuki, and Titania’s demon subjugation is put on temporary hold for an emergency rescue mission. They’ll make an interesting discovery or two along the way. And just where is Felmenia in all of this?

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy, Manga, Adventure, Young Adult, Harem, Fiction

291 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 21, 2014

Reviews

[Terrence · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume introduces so many new characters, maybe too many to keep up with (it's 11 or 12 new characters added to an already solid returning cast set). We get a little bit more world building, us going to the Empire and it's capital city, us meeting the hero of El Meide, learning about a female sword hero we haven't met from the Saadi (spelling?) alliance, and more. There's a new Magicka magic introduced as well with our shadowy criminal, the Dark Magic skillset. It's up to Suimei and the new hero Elliott to find this figure. Can they do it? And will they like the answer when they do find out?

It does waste a bit of time with some of jokes that maybe don't really hit (particularly the "loli-con / pervert" jokes Suimei gets hit with becoming tired). The payoff for those jokes in volume 4 was not worth it, so it really doesn't feel like they were necessary. Lefille is stuck in her little form after the last volume, and some of our other characters are starting to come back on the scene (particularly Felmenia, who is now a loyal puppy dog to Suimei).

Reiji and co continue to be heroes in name only, their power being just enough to squeak past an already defeated demon lord group that Suimei saw last chapter. Their part of the story is mainly about introducing two lordly noble characters, Highness of the Empire Graziella along with the Duke that tried to off Suimei. The Duke's goals are alluded to, but you wonder if they're noble goals or not. Actually a lot of the characters in volume 3+4 operate on that more gray morality or they just outright get used by villains to the point you can't really call them culpable. I'm curious how far the author will go with all of this.

Solid volume. Not as much reward in terms of the action (most of the conflict gets left unresolved). Volume 4 is pretty much a necessary companion piece, so buy these together. Just a warning: Volume 4 has no black and white illustrations, so don't expect them. 3 has quite a few though.

[J · Rating 1 out of 5]

The Story in this Other Light Novel is Way Too Boring!

Ugh… the often circular exposition about the worlds’ magic as the story progresses is really tedious. Two more volumes to slog through are still on my bookshelf… *sigh*

[Rodolfo Maldonado · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read lots of action

The girls are starting to pile up that are falling for their hero. Chosen hero’s keep their mind set on saving the world.

[Alec Rebert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again hard for me to be invested in this series it's just all over the place I can't keep up

3.2

[Howard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Less on the magic exploration this time, more on the story line. Though I wish I new this was a first part of the arc going in, I enjoyed the story overall.

[Tesla · Rating 2 out of 5]

5/10 decent setup

[David Anthony Beard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another Volume down. The Mc and company made it to the empire. They finally have base but the troubles are just beginning. This particular arc is still ongoing so I have to read the next one to find out what's happening next.