@icam98 - The only thing that felt extraneous to me was that 'moon over ruined castle' bit, which seemed more like an effort to keep the MC in frame than relevant buildup. The manga is doing a pretty good job of tracking the story given how event and character dense this portion of the story is, but my understanding there is also that I KNOW what they're building up to. I know why these players need to be introduced and positioned for a major event. For someone just reading this I could see it feeling like the story has run off on a tangent, but I think the manga will be better for it in the long run.
Still, people grinding their teeth of the pacing in this arc are going to pop their dentures during the Apple arc.
Still, people grinding their teeth of the pacing in this arc are going to pop their dentures during the Apple arc.
She does say some stupid shit about how the demons should have surrendered as slaves instead of fighting, but also "Tentatively speaking, I would like to eliminate the influence and distortion of the Goddess”. But feel free to dislike her. At best she is kind of a moral coward.