By Fire head and KeG. Released in Japan as “Kaketa Tsuki no Mercedes: Kyūketsuki no Kizoku ni Tensei Shita kedo Suteraresō nanode Dungeon wo Seiha suru” by TO Books. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Maddy Willette. Let’s face it. At its heart, this is a story about a girl who starts off ludicrously OP and just gets even more so. She’s of the stoic variety, but otherwise she fits the stereotype perfectly. She defeats monsters who “swear eternal loyalty” to her, though of course the word slave is not used. If you dislike this sort of book, then this is absolutely not a book that is going to change your mind. I kinda liked it, though. It has a gimmick that took me a while to...
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