Tags: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance

Sub-Tags: War, Strategy, Moe, Cute, OP, Strong Lead

The Death God Comes to the Rescue!

Who needs fame, prestige and riches when you have lots and lots of cake! Words that Olivia continues to live by as the series reaches its third volume.

This latest outing has Olivia and the seventh legion once again coming to the rescue. The object of their rescue mission this time comes at the hands of the Empire’s prestigious Helios Knights. They’ve got the second legion over a barrel and only a miracle will save them from the jaws of defeat.

Meanwhile, other large players on the continent have begun to make their move. An attack on the Empire by the Holy Land of Meika has set off a series of shockwaves that could spell trouble for Olivia back in Fernest!

A Cunning Plan

Three volumes in, and I’m finally noticing the series’ development patterns. The first volume focused on Olivia’s worth towards the Kingdom of Fernest, whilst the second focused more on Olivia’s closest allies and friends – how Ashton’s strategising and Claudia’s innate ability to learn skills are important in Olivia’s victories.

The latest volume, however, focuses on the legion itself and its instrumental value in creating victories. To get to this realisation, the story gives a hilarious recounting of their plan to defeat the Helios Knights.

Almost opposite to Baldrick and his cunning plans, for Olivia, Ashton and the rest of the soldiers, their plan actually works! Involving a doppelganger of Olivia, it has the Empire’s knights completely fooled allowing the real Olivia, Ashton and Claudia to saunter in and kill the Helios general.

Their teamwork continues to develop in the latter half of the volume as well. Helping the first legion to victory lands Olivia an audience with the king and a chance to eat a giant cake created by the finest patisseries. Cue Olivia over-eating, to Claudia’s constant dismay!

Behind the Scenes

To much pleasure, this volume sees a lot more development in terms of world-building. Away from Olivia’s exploits, more pieces are being moved on the chess board, and larger players are about to enter the scene.

There’s a particular notice given to the Holy Land of Maika, a land of mages and seraphs. With the newly found weakness of the Empire, it has given them the perfect opportunity to strike. Alongside the fact that the war has started to open up, this volume provides some excellent insight into the system of magic or magic craft in this fantasy world.

To those uninformed, mages seem all-powerful with abilities beyond the normal human spectrum, and yet, there are huge drawbacks to this fake style of magic – they’ll die if they use up all their mana, and without a symbol to cast their mana from they can no longer use magic.

Additionally, the third outing gives plenty of time to some of the more slice-of-life aspects of the series. Sections are dedicated to library research on the Vanderstorm family, in turn showcasing some interesting history of the world and a possible reason why Olivia is so strong.

Death’s Daughter’s latest addition to the series is just as great as previous entries, delivering more interesting world-building and great comedic antics between the central three characters. For those not already acquainted with the series, I highly recommend it for being constantly engaging with each passing volume.