When trouble comes knocking, only the strong survive!
Flush with his winnings in both money and power, Akio and his comrades find dire events waiting for them at home.
A rival has taken advantage of their absence to launch a series of brutal attacks, and his domain is crumbling.
Akio must also face the consequences of his hasty actions, his sudden engagement not least among them, and Shaeula’s bitter past rears its head in deadly fashion, only adding to the chaos.
As these woes intensify, the battles in the Boundary spill beyond it, and Akio and those he loves are forced to confront the truth that not even our world is safe from danger.
To survive this disastrous fortnight, it will take all of Akio’s wits, strength and connections, but to fail means worse than death.
But victory offers sweeter rewards, and the greater the trouble, the greater the triumphs!
This second book is really good, and while not quite as long as the first book, at 1048 pages, is still way too long. It really needs to be broken up into parts to make it easier to digest.
As expected, the MC now has two women in his harem, with multiple others swirling around as potentials. The intimate scenes were decent. The growth in the personalities is minor but present. Lots of Slice of Life moments, some of which are boring and felt unnecessary at times. Lots of side parts from various other PoVs that don't always feel like they add much in the moment.
If you read book one, you know what to expect: A soft gooey mush of slow burn romance and anime tropes. Did you like the characters and want to see more of them awkwardly flirting and slowly levelling up? If so, you really want to read this book.
If you were annoyed by book one and hoped the author might settle down and focus on something not heavily present in book one (numbers-go-up, combat, sex, whatever), then you're going to be annoyed by this book too, because it's just a lot more of the same.
I won't even try to argue this is a high quality story, but I'm enjoying the hell out of it anyhow.