“I wish this series had started with the previous volume. I know it’s a little cliche to start a story at the beginning, but volumes 4 and 5 are where the story starts to get pretty interesting, IMO.
You know how you can tell the hero is badass? He tells everyone his name is “Guts,” and nobody laughs at him. You can’t just tell people you have a name like Guts and have people accept it immediately unless you inspire true fear: the kind of fear that has people pre-opening their urethras to pee themselves whenever they hear a rumor you might show up in a room.”