I read the manga and wanted to check out the novel too because they said that Lizel was more angelic and some scene were cut out, so I was curious.

The novel is wonderful too!!

Lizel definitely gives me the low-key gentleman yandere vibes. But he's so charming and beautiful my heart cannot-

... more>> Studd is baby and a kitty apparently (only figuratively, not a spoiler). Gil is wonderful. And Judge, I love that big puppy shopkeeper~

I personally like the platonic part of the story a lot, it's like a tease but I can't get enough because the chemistry in the air is just too unbearable sometimes. No fruity stuff, just pure fangirling at its purest form.

Edit: I read the light novel and let me tell you that Liz went from charming to absolutely uper duper charming. I love reading his thoughts lol! And Gil, damn... I didn't know he could get more cooler than he already was. Studd and Judge are still cute babies. Eleven is still the cute tsundere boy I know. u_u) ~

It's always exiting to have more information about some scenes that in the manga I loved... tbh I loved the entirety of all 4 volumes of it, so I loved every second of the information dump that I got from the light novel. <<less

This is well translated and fairly easy to follow which is always a plus in my book.

The 2 main characters get along really well and a lot of the time it feels like a younger brother/older brother relationship where the younger brother is scatter-brained so the dependable older brother has to look out for him/keep him out of trouble. The issue there is that the younger scatter-brained brother of the duo (Lizel) is one: older; two: actually quite intelligent, but somewhat socially inept at times; three: is a bit of... more>> a manipulator (not overly fond of those types of characters). So really, the clever protagonist is also a dense protagonist.

The other main character (Gil) is quite fun and the interactions between the two of them are pretty amusing. He's your standard badass adventurer (does solo what most people need to do in teams, etc, etc). I did like that if Lizel was researching something, Gil would head off on his own to go through a dungeon (to keep himself in shape).

Definitely a slice of life story with the plot meandering about, but not really heading anywhere in particular (and in no hurry to not get there either). It's a relaxing read and if Lizel wasn't so much of a manipulator I'd probably give it 5 stars, but manipulative characters kinda bother me so 4 stars for now. <<less