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The Kept Man of the Princess Knight Volume 2
Truly a fantastic follow-up volume. Really one of the most promising new fantasy series. Even the manga adaptation of the first 3 chapters of volume 1 was pretty solid with have solid art.
A big focus in this volume was regarding Arwin's party, Aegis. To put it simply, they have been more and more issues since Lewster left. Mostly highlighting the fact that while the party revolves around Arwin, she isn't a leader at the moment. A new addition to the party was Noelle, Lewster's niece. She is essentially Arwin's childhood friend of sorts. She ends up bribing Matthew to leave Arwin, but an interesting point is that she is conflicted. Essentially, she hears from Arwin how important Matthew is. This is where she separates herself from her uncle. Ideally, the bribe was more a test for Matthew and given Arwin's praise, there is no reason he needs to go away. Big headline Noelle, unlike her uncle, cares for Arwin number 1. Lewster cared for about her image in comparison. The other concern with Noelle is how she fits in with the party. She is a naive girl, who was spoiled in how she trained. While her strength is to be respected, it's more so the practical aspect that she lacks. In which Arwin has gotten accustomed to since teaming up with Matthew. Overall, it's mostly growing pains, but it is not going to help in the now. While the leader aspect is still an issue, having each member tackle an aspect of the team needs is the right direction.
Matthew teaches Noelle a valuable lesson in that how you approach something is key. Instead of pointing out they are cheating, which would cause them to be hostile. Instead, perform an action that makes them think you are on to them. Not a big risk, but you get your point across. Arwin beating Oswald in a drinking game really brought the party together. Despite Arwin being completely wasted. Though at the end of the night they meet up with Vanessa's brother Vincent. Who is trying to find the person who killed Vanessa. Which we know it is Matthew.
We all know that Matthew killed Vanessa in terms of his duty to protect Arwin's release addiction secret. We know he is guilty. But Matthew is smart in the fact that he hid his tracks and made it so proving his guilt extremely hard. Vincent tries to use the Temporary Sun as the reason why Matthew would kill Vanessa when he was interrogating him. The main issue is clear finding the reason why Matthew is guilty is the hardest part, though Vincent was on the right track. Ultimately, Vincent was going to pin the blame on Matthew no matter what. If it wasn't when the message to April had the Grandmaster contact Arwin to come back up, it is likely that Matthew would have been executed for a crime he did commit, but there wasn't enough proof. Arwin brought papers that proved that the Temporary Sun was a gift from Vanessa to Matthew. Thus, the one evidence Vincent was hoping for turned out to be a dud. Logically, it would make sense for Matthew to want to take out Vincent. The issue is doing that would imply his guilt since he killed him not long after he was released. Which is the main reason Matthew ends up saving Vincent from the Paladins that were around before he arrived. This shows the depth to Matthew as a kept man. In the sense, not everything has a clear solution to it. Having Vincent around is definitely not something going for him, but killing him would just make things harder for Arwin.
We are introduced to the new appraiser whose name was Gloria. Dez mentioning her former nickname was Crazy Gloria should have set a few false alarms. She asks Matthew to find the Shroud of Bereni. He is able to locate Cody who had it, but he ran from a headless knight chasing him for it. Matthew got him to transfer the Shroud to the guild. Of course an issue is that Justin Rubinstin from the Church of Earth Mother also wanted the Shroud. Though he couldn't cause a scene, so he intended to buy it from the guild. But it went missing. He figured Gloria was behind it given the dangerous task she gave April. That set Matthew off. Matthew is a PoS, but putting kids in danger was some low he couldn't stand. We learn that Gloria likes to collect valuable counterfeits. She tries to fight Matthew, but is no match for his abnormal strength thanks to the temporary sun. Although the irony of the situation is that the shroud was stolen again.
One important conversation is that Matthew mentions that once Aegis conquers the dungeon, him and Arwin would move on their separate ways. Him leaving the town would be needed, and we all know his personality does not fit with royalty. Arwin finds notes that mention your sins and trying to be a hero. Which has her shaken. So Matthew suggests her to take the day off. During their outing, Matthew meets up with April and repairs his relationship with her after their incident. As Arwin wasn't much help to picking out clothes for her, Matthew was a big help on the other hand. Also, it really showed how much he does for Arwin and nobody really notices. On their way home, Matthew found a 2nd note, and luckily, this time Arwin didn't find it first. It was mentioning an addict makes it even more nerve-racking.
On the next day, Arwin planned to head back to the dungeon and forgot her release candy, so Matthew tried to chase her to give it to her. Unfortunately, he saw her in an argument with Beatrice that the guild assigned them a collaboration where Aegis would only earn 10% of the spoils. Noelle started fighting Beatrice, which led Cecilia to beat up Noelle. Meanwhile, Arwin went after Cecilia. Luckily, the fight got broken up, but even Matthew could tell something was not right with Arwin. Basically, she was on her 2nd day of not taking release. Essentially, Matthew's words of him leaving her after they conquer the dungeon got to her. She has a sense of guilt about how much Matthew does for her and thinking of the need to prepare for when that day arrives. And how would she deal with her addiction? But not only is that date well in the future, but just suddenly stopping taking the release candy would make things worse for her body.
We got some information regarding Arwin and her relationship with her mother. Arwin being the only child and a girl in that manner made things difficult since a woman being next in line for the throne would have people concerned. Arwin wanted to be a knight to fill in a role that a son would have. But her mother really did not like that idea. The sad part is they have a big fight where Arwin said she never wants to be like you, and they never had a chance to makeup then the Kingdom got attacked. A sad reality where that ended up being the last words she said to her. Matthew found a 3rd note, which made it clear these were addressed to him since this note mentioned the Sun God, which Arwin has no history with. Matthew found the one responsible and took care of him without having to lift a finger.
As Matthew was helping April with guild work, we learned what a stampede is. Essentially is a massive swarm of monsters and when a stampede occurs in the Dungeon, it can feel like an earthquake for those on top. The worst-case scenario is what happens if the monsters reached the surface. The biggest issue is not if the monsters can escape the city, but rather how can the people escape since the officials were too cheap to create an escape avenue. We also learn that the Kingdom of Mactrode was wiped out by a stampede. Although the weirdest thing is that the monsters haven't left the kingdom. It is clear that there is someone or something keeping them around.
It seemed like the Armored Knight wanted to lure a stampede since that would make getting the Astral Crystal easier. Justin then proposed to pay Matthew to go after the armored knight. Matthew teamed up with Vincent to look for a lost noble named Nicholas, they found him in the basement of the tavern next to the Earth Mother church. As they found the noble, it is learned that Justin betrayed the Earth Mother church for the Sun God and sought to kill Nicholas. Like Roland, he turned into a monster thanks to release. It was a tough battle for Matthew, but was able to hold on until Vincent came back after securing Nicholas's safety. The ironic thing in this fight was Matthew got help from the rain rather than the sun when he really needed it. It gave him an opening with the Temporary Sun to take care of Justin.
Nicholas was actually the Shroud of Bereni. A big reveal is when Nicholas mentioned he was the one who created release for the Church of the Sun God. Showing how terrible that church is, they forced him to create more against his will until he committed suicide. On one hand, Nicholas's goal of obtaining the Astral Crystal goes against Arwin saving her kingdom. However, Matthew having him research if there could be a cure for release for would be a big help. So at the very least, for now, their alliance seems like a good one. Bad news reached of a major stampede in the dungeon and with Arwin caught up in it, Matthew makes no hesitation to go save Arwin.
Truly a fantastic follow-up volume. Really one of the most promising new fantasy series. Even the manga adaptation of the first 3 chapters of volume 1 was pretty solid with have solid art.
A big focus in this volume was regarding Arwin's party, Aegis. To put it simply, they have been more and more issues since Lewster left. Mostly highlighting the fact that while the party revolves around Arwin, she isn't a leader at the moment. A new addition to the party was Noelle, Lewster's niece. She is essentially Arwin's childhood friend of sorts. She ends up bribing Matthew to leave Arwin, but an interesting point is that she is conflicted. Essentially, she hears from Arwin how important Matthew is. This is where she separates herself from her uncle. Ideally, the bribe was more a test for Matthew and given Arwin's praise, there is no reason he needs to go away. Big headline Noelle, unlike her uncle, cares for Arwin number 1. Lewster cared for about her image in comparison. The other concern with Noelle is how she fits in with the party. She is a naive girl, who was spoiled in how she trained. While her strength is to be respected, it's more so the practical aspect that she lacks. In which Arwin has gotten accustomed to since teaming up with Matthew. Overall, it's mostly growing pains, but it is not going to help in the now. While the leader aspect is still an issue, having each member tackle an aspect of the team needs is the right direction.
Matthew teaches Noelle a valuable lesson in that how you approach something is key. Instead of pointing out they are cheating, which would cause them to be hostile. Instead, perform an action that makes them think you are on to them. Not a big risk, but you get your point across. Arwin beating Oswald in a drinking game really brought the party together. Despite Arwin being completely wasted. Though at the end of the night they meet up with Vanessa's brother Vincent. Who is trying to find the person who killed Vanessa. Which we know it is Matthew.
We all know that Matthew killed Vanessa in terms of his duty to protect Arwin's release addiction secret. We know he is guilty. But Matthew is smart in the fact that he hid his tracks and made it so proving his guilt extremely hard. Vincent tries to use the Temporary Sun as the reason why Matthew would kill Vanessa when he was interrogating him. The main issue is clear finding the reason why Matthew is guilty is the hardest part, though Vincent was on the right track. Ultimately, Vincent was going to pin the blame on Matthew no matter what. If it wasn't when the message to April had the Grandmaster contact Arwin to come back up, it is likely that Matthew would have been executed for a crime he did commit, but there wasn't enough proof. Arwin brought papers that proved that the Temporary Sun was a gift from Vanessa to Matthew. Thus, the one evidence Vincent was hoping for turned out to be a dud. Logically, it would make sense for Matthew to want to take out Vincent. The issue is doing that would imply his guilt since he killed him not long after he was released. Which is the main reason Matthew ends up saving Vincent from the Paladins that were around before he arrived. This shows the depth to Matthew as a kept man. In the sense, not everything has a clear solution to it. Having Vincent around is definitely not something going for him, but killing him would just make things harder for Arwin.
We are introduced to the new appraiser whose name was Gloria. Dez mentioning her former nickname was Crazy Gloria should have set a few false alarms. She asks Matthew to find the Shroud of Bereni. He is able to locate Cody who had it, but he ran from a headless knight chasing him for it. Matthew got him to transfer the Shroud to the guild. Of course an issue is that Justin Rubinstin from the Church of Earth Mother also wanted the Shroud. Though he couldn't cause a scene, so he intended to buy it from the guild. But it went missing. He figured Gloria was behind it given the dangerous task she gave April. That set Matthew off. Matthew is a PoS, but putting kids in danger was some low he couldn't stand. We learn that Gloria likes to collect valuable counterfeits. She tries to fight Matthew, but is no match for his abnormal strength thanks to the temporary sun. Although the irony of the situation is that the shroud was stolen again.
One important conversation is that Matthew mentions that once Aegis conquers the dungeon, him and Arwin would move on their separate ways. Him leaving the town would be needed, and we all know his personality does not fit with royalty. Arwin finds notes that mention your sins and trying to be a hero. Which has her shaken. So Matthew suggests her to take the day off. During their outing, Matthew meets up with April and repairs his relationship with her after their incident. As Arwin wasn't much help to picking out clothes for her, Matthew was a big help on the other hand. Also, it really showed how much he does for Arwin and nobody really notices. On their way home, Matthew found a 2nd note, and luckily, this time Arwin didn't find it first. It was mentioning an addict makes it even more nerve-racking.
On the next day, Arwin planned to head back to the dungeon and forgot her release candy, so Matthew tried to chase her to give it to her. Unfortunately, he saw her in an argument with Beatrice that the guild assigned them a collaboration where Aegis would only earn 10% of the spoils. Noelle started fighting Beatrice, which led Cecilia to beat up Noelle. Meanwhile, Arwin went after Cecilia. Luckily, the fight got broken up, but even Matthew could tell something was not right with Arwin. Basically, she was on her 2nd day of not taking release. Essentially, Matthew's words of him leaving her after they conquer the dungeon got to her. She has a sense of guilt about how much Matthew does for her and thinking of the need to prepare for when that day arrives. And how would she deal with her addiction? But not only is that date well in the future, but just suddenly stopping taking the release candy would make things worse for her body.
We got some information regarding Arwin and her relationship with her mother. Arwin being the only child and a girl in that manner made things difficult since a woman being next in line for the throne would have people concerned. Arwin wanted to be a knight to fill in a role that a son would have. But her mother really did not like that idea. The sad part is they have a big fight where Arwin said she never wants to be like you, and they never had a chance to makeup then the Kingdom got attacked. A sad reality where that ended up being the last words she said to her. Matthew found a 3rd note, which made it clear these were addressed to him since this note mentioned the Sun God, which Arwin has no history with. Matthew found the one responsible and took care of him without having to lift a finger.
As Matthew was helping April with guild work, we learned what a stampede is. Essentially is a massive swarm of monsters and when a stampede occurs in the Dungeon, it can feel like an earthquake for those on top. The worst-case scenario is what happens if the monsters reached the surface. The biggest issue is not if the monsters can escape the city, but rather how can the people escape since the officials were too cheap to create an escape avenue. We also learn that the Kingdom of Mactrode was wiped out by a stampede. Although the weirdest thing is that the monsters haven't left the kingdom. It is clear that there is someone or something keeping them around.
It seemed like the Armored Knight wanted to lure a stampede since that would make getting the Astral Crystal easier. Justin then proposed to pay Matthew to go after the armored knight. Matthew teamed up with Vincent to look for a lost noble named Nicholas, they found him in the basement of the tavern next to the Earth Mother church. As they found the noble, it is learned that Justin betrayed the Earth Mother church for the Sun God and sought to kill Nicholas. Like Roland, he turned into a monster thanks to release. It was a tough battle for Matthew, but was able to hold on until Vincent came back after securing Nicholas's safety. The ironic thing in this fight was Matthew got help from the rain rather than the sun when he really needed it. It gave him an opening with the Temporary Sun to take care of Justin.
Nicholas was actually the Shroud of Bereni. A big reveal is when Nicholas mentioned he was the one who created release for the Church of the Sun God. Showing how terrible that church is, they forced him to create more against his will until he committed suicide. On one hand, Nicholas's goal of obtaining the Astral Crystal goes against Arwin saving her kingdom. However, Matthew having him research if there could be a cure for release for would be a big help. So at the very least, for now, their alliance seems like a good one. Bad news reached of a major stampede in the dungeon and with Arwin caught up in it, Matthew makes no hesitation to go save Arwin.
