Tags: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Harem, Isekai

Sub-Tags: Misunderstandings, OP, Tsundere, Gods

Kanata and the God’s Secret Weapons!

The Last of the Unseen Hand

After the fifth instalment’s side quest left the series on shaky ground, the sixth volume of Disciple of the Lich proves that there’s a slew of interesting ideas left in the tank.

In the latest volume of the series, the story finds Kanata and the gang up against their fiercest enemies to date. Upon defeating the homunculus and capturing Ramiel, the main cast has well and truly caught the eye of the Unseen Hand. Determined to rid Locklore of the aberration, the leaders have finally got to make their move, but they’re not the only ones with bad intentions. High above the world, the Gods have become sick of Kanata’s victory and are ready to play their secret weapon, one that could decide the fate of the world forever.

With the prospect of heavy battles ahead, the newest edition starts with a lull in the action. Expecting to face off against the leaders of the Unseen Hand, these plans go awry when an unexpected reunion with Lunaère solves this problem for them. Ever the dutiful tsundere, she completely de-fangs the organisation, worried about what they had planned for her beloved Kanata.

It’s great to see Kanata and Lunaére back together again. One of the series’ strongest aspects, the interactions between them, were a thing of joy, and I’m glad to see that even after their time apart, their relationship hasn’t skipped a beat. What’s more, now that Lunaère is together with the whole gang, the story provides a nice outsider’s perspective, showing how hopelessly in love they are.

Fallen Saints and Angels

With the whole gang back together and the members of the Unseen Hand persuaded to join, the latter half of the novel finds the lot of them facing off against Naiarotop’s final solution.

Hoping to stop Kanata once and for all, Naiatop’s last move has him summon into the world imprisoned beings who’d gotten a little bit too powerful for the Gods to control. As enemies go, both Reniement and Lucifer make for great bossfights. Either equal in strength or more powerful, they act as one of the few great challenges for Kanata and the first time we’ve seen him struggle since first landing in Cocytus.

The battle against Lucifer is especially poignant. Stronger than both protagonists and the climactic battle of the volume, he forces Kanata and Lunaère to fight together. These scenes then show how in sync and made for each other the two of them are.

Having concluded the sixth volume, Disciple of the Lich’s latest outing is one of the strongest so far by playing the series’ original strengths. Featuring a cornucopia of overpowered bossfights and a touching reunion between Kanata and Lunaère, it reminds me of all the positive reasons that drew me to the series in the first place.

As the series reaches its dramatic conclusion in the next volume, I’m looking forward to all the thrill this series still has yet to throw at me.