Record of Grancrest War, Vol. 1 by Ryo Mizuno

Now, while the story is interesting even if its generic, it tries to be eye catching by heaping on the fan service like a stable hand shoveling manure. Enter Theo, the good knight, who wants to protect people, and she puts her support behind him, to help dismantle the corrupt system. Siluca is a fresh graduate from the academy, and wants no part of the petty politics of the Lord who only seek to gain power and not help people. It is not clear as to how the magic is distinct, as the book doesn’t do much world building, but the gist is that the Lords can fight demons and increase their crests (which is what gives them political power), and Mages can perform all other kinds of magic, including demon summoning (why can’t they banish demons too is anyone’s guess), and are usually tied to a Lord like a servant. In this fantasy world of two kingdom conglomerates, there are mages and there are Lords, both of who can wield magic.

Record of Grancrest War has the potential for a good story but is distracting itself on account of its fan service. And as Theo soon finds out, her methods are more than a little unorthodox! With the aid of Theo, a knight errant with great potential, she will go against the world’s order to achieve peace through the magical power of crests. When tragedy strikes during a wedding that would bring together the Fantasia Union and the Factory Alliance, Siluca finds herwelf with no choice but to forge a new future for the world. In a world where the noble elite are supposed to fend off the threat of terrifying Chaos but instead engage in pointless, petty squabbles, young mage Siluca Meletes dreams of bringing justice to the land. 1 by Ryo Mizunoĭid someone call for a badass mage to stop petty nobles from squabbling and face the real threat-unbridled Chaos?

Record of Grancrest War, Vol. 1 by Ryo Mizuno