No offense, but where is this "henceforth" you're talking about?

Of course you realize that no one actually cared about those laws. The nobility largely didn't care about the peasantry and raping them was easier then wasting time to find one. Also you better believe they were all fine killing their enemy as it meant money.

Overall a great story. But the author exaggerates how much the mercenaries cared about law and honor in those days. Just for the sake of understanding, in Germany during the Thirty Years' War there was an event that will be called the "Magdenburg wedding". This is the looting of the city and the mass rapes of its inhabitants. Moreover, the rape victims were then forcibly married to the soldiers who raped them. The mores of even the 17th century are very cruel, in them a woman of low origin is practically nobody. In principle, the German mercenaries, the famous Landsknechts, were extremely cruel and did not shy away from robbing, killing and raping the local population. Also at this time it was commonplace not to pay soldiers, but to leave them a city or several villages to plunder. In principle, I advise you to read more about the same Thirty Years' War in more detail, not on Wikipedia - this is an extremely funny and sad war. You must understand that at this time there are no concepts of human rights, there are no concepts of honor and chivalry that exist now. That time was very cruel.

Just finished binge reading this. Seeing as this is 8 years after the last update, and that you haven't posted anything in about the same time, it's safe to say this story is abandoned. It was fun to read while it lasted. I really enjoyed how the characters actually thought more about their actions and it was much, much less of "for the laughs" as you mentioned before.

That was always my biggest gripe with the series, the endless amount of comedic violence with barely any progression of the characters. I'm speaking more about the light novels, but the anime was no better. It's really strange, seeing as I enjoy fanfictions of FoZ more than the books/anime. I enjoy the world that was made and basically put up with the characters in canon.

Rambling aside, this was a good story while it lasted. I'm starting on Acolyte next and it's looking like a dark comedy type of thing. Demilich after and then maybe FamiliarS last. If you see this review, I wish you luck on your future endeavors.

Saito in canonc is one of the worst protagonist I've seen in fiction. However, Saito here is actually interesting with believable actions

The canon series itself would’ve remained better off without the likes of Saito and Louise’s abusive, toxic, regressive relationship because of Saito’s enslavement/slavery and Louise’s tyranny.

Tama Saga even if they have it they don't know how since it's a Vietnam war era bazooka

lewammi Well, to be fair for Saito, she did order him to leave

Great fic and chapter!

Regarding how familiar seals work... wow! Is that part of canon or is it expanded for this fanfic? If it was canon, then Saito WAS suffering from Stockholm Syndrome caused by a magical brainwashing slave seal.

Ah, man. Reading this first chapter was frustrating. Mostly because I would act differently and seeing him cower around was kind of ticking me off. Now I just feel like an idiot for growling at my phone screen lol. His behavior is understandable. Being thrust so suddenly into such a situation would be jarring. Still no less frustrating though… like man grow a spine, fuck. Stop letting them fucking walk all over you, it’s pathetic.

i didn't get to far into the anime so idk if bird people were ever animated or drawn, so I'm just imagining them as the Rito from Zelda

awesome story. hope you come back to it one day.

This story got way better quickly!

Boring. You write well and the realism is nice to observe. But… watching an average high school kid panic his way across the world doesn’t do it for me. Still kudos to you for sharing

I hope you continue this one day it’s really good! I love how you approach the ruins and louise nothing against her well maybe a little with the whole way she basically has no respect for human beings that are a lower status then her at first but it’s understandable with the society she grew up in and I like how it is now with how they are even though he should stay away so he can keep his free will.