Reviewer: Myyddraal Signed [Report This]
Date: May 10 2022 3:11 AM Title: Chapter 15: New Classes, Familiar Faces

Hello, my fellow readers, my Esteemed Author.

I certainly enjoyed the rather light-hearted nature of this chapter, seeing further interactions between the characters. It is good to see Kazuya’s other partners get some screen time with our Limiter Protag. I remember Ganessa, since she was one of the first introduced in the manga (Poor Arthur bro), I vaguely remember Ingrid from her first duel with Satellizer, and I completely forgot about Creo. The serious brigade has arrived and watching their defenses crumble to the gentlemanly aura of Kazuya, their subsequent melting warms my heart. I honestly was awwing a little at Ganessa’s reaction.

That does bring up a point. What happened to the canon Limiter partners for Kazuya’s group? Perhaps they’ll end up being the dude-bro friends of our lucky Limiter and be simply friends with their AU Pandora counterparts in the future?

Good to see that they have a course that teaches them how to interact with the rest of the world and develop themselves as people. The war isn’t destined to drag on forever, and once the fight and the stabbing finally stops, the Pandoras, especially the ones born into the generations where Pandoras had already shaped the world, need to be able to fit into society, not simply serve as soldiers their entire lives.

Currently, the whole desperate fight for survival has unified all of mankind, but how long will that last until old grudges, ideological differences, or just plain desires for conquest, glory, or hatred rear their heads up? And the knowledge of how to create Pandora has been made widespread, so each country would have the ability to create their own Pandora to fight in wars. Gengo and Maria gave the world a sword and shield to fight the Nova, but they also opened ‘Pandora’s Box’ (Title Drop: Roll Credits). Even if he has kept the secrets on how to create Pandoras totally to himself, the fact that they are possible means that sooner or later, others will figure it out as well, if not outright stealing samples or information from Gengo.

Allegiance to humanity is one thing, but that can only really work if something overwhelming in danger is there to justify it, otherwise, Pandoras and Limiters will still have love and loyalty to their own people, their homes, their countries, their faiths. The Genetics facilities and Chevalier, despite being world-spanning organizations, will be influenced by their home countries, and are still staffed by people, not unflinchingly loyal automatons.

How effective it will be in the long run is unknown, but it's a good precaution.

Good Day

Author's Response:

Appreciate the details in these reviews, as always.  Here goes my response:

I'm glad you're enjoying the interaction between Kazuya and the lovely ladies of his harem.  It gets kind of tricky trying to juggle the interaction and dialogue choices between the characters, especially when they end up being in large groups like I've laid out.  I'll most likely end up breaking them into smaller groups in subsequent chapters down the line so as to give them more enriching moments between them and Kazuya so the little casanova with a heart of gold can win them over one-by-one.

I'm glad you like how I've tried to diversify the curriculum at Genetics facilities.  It's tricky trying to find that balance between being a formal school and being a military installation for people who are in their high school years.  The Pandoras and Limiters are both soldiers and students, at least the way I've perceived it anyway, not to mention that they are coming of age and learning about themselves and interacting with each other as teenagers, with all the emotional baggage that can come with.

Regarding the other Limiters in the series, I have an idea on getting them some face time within the broader story (Arthur in particular), though admittedly it will be limited (pardon the pun) compared to that of Kazuya and his lovely ladies.

I must confess, you've delved into the specifics of the world I've conceptualized even more than I have when I started this.  I might try to dedicate a chapter here or there on the broader global geopolitics and power struggles between Gengol Aoi and elements in both Cheavalier and the broader world.  But for now, most of my efforts will be on Kazuya and his flower garden of women.

Thanks for the review.  It gives me perspective on what direction I take the story, and as such, it is appreciated.  Until then...