This collection of interconnected short stories set after the events of the first book is not a very satisfying sequel.

A large part of the book is narrated by my least favorite character, Seiji Chiba, the otaku who came with the title character from Tokyo to a misogynistic, medieval fantasy realm where he has a magical cheat code that lets him succeed at being a warrior and a complete ass. He keeps flashing back to the truck accident that caused their jump in dimensions as he gets involved with a sex worker in the Blue Cat Nocturne brothel who is addicted to drugs and is her own version of a complete ass.

The rest of the stories also focus on side characters like Kiyori, Lupe and "Sumo" (Jaysohlbrother) with barely a glimpse of Haru here and there. She does get one big revelation in the middle, but most of the book seems to be content with the tracing the small ripples of her big splash in the world. Her dining habits are more important than the conflict with the demon lord in the forest.

If you're here for the fan service that was so plentiful in the first novel and its manga adaptations, this book is pretty much sex free except for an extended sequence of double entendres regarding a new character named Dick.

The one thing that does carry over from the first novel is the writing, or at least the translation, which remains very amateurish.

I hope a real sequel comes out someday. ( )