Lapis no Shinzou Chapter 32 Discussion

binge read 32 chapters in one day

Where to begin, this is undoubtedly the best novel i've recently come across. The way author author spins the story is totally engaging. Worldbuilding, characterization is such detailed that you could vividly imagine yourself there. Also, this attribute is largely accentuated by Translators superior ability. The author writes fluidly, and translator has a fairly commendable grip on vocabulary. Adding them together, you get a awesome WN

On the other hand, it seems each arcs length is about 12 chapter. It may seem short, but dude each chapter is fairly long, at least on NU standards. Author is sure picky, writing the story to his utmost concern. He published 99 chapters in 10 years. It may seems slow at a glance, but we get top quality chapter.

This novel is the epitome of mild dark fantasy. We can see how the protagonist develops along with the side characters. Also, another fresh breather is that, despite being jp fantasy novel, MC IS NOT A PUSHOVER. NO TRANSMIGRATION/REINCARNATION, DEUS EX MACHINA sh*t IS DIVULGED HERE

The focal point of the novel (with backstory)

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Basically, shuou (mc) was discarded by his parents at birth due to his deformed facial feauture (Tbh his backstory is ambiguous). He lived his early life as a stray cat. He, a commoner, had superior kinetic ability akin to a hornet. He got spotted by an assasin and she adopts him to impart her technique to continue the lineage. He got trained into a bonafide martial artist in 12 years in desolation. But his desire to see the outside world seperates him from his master. Basically, the focal point is for him to find the meaning in human ties, various forms of relationship. As i've stated before, he grew up in isolation. He's about 18 years old, the age where people long for ties, burn with curiosity.A completely normal teenager going through a ride called life, resulting in growing up. That's it

the charming point to me is the worldbuilding. We get suspense, melancholy, comedy, romance. Author wrote the worlds nature, who can use magic, how it affected the society overtime. The illustrations he paints about the society is similar to arachoid, intricate yet intriguing

Romance. There are multiple girls. Going by the standard term, it can be classified as a harem. But not shallow, MC spends time with each girl and deepens their relationship. Which clouds the border of friendship and romanticisation. Unfortunately, C32 is still to early too comment on this topic.I'll update this by reading further into it

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Defintely recommend fellow readers who's looking for a good fantasy to read

edit: On hiatus. WN is running. Read at your own risk