<Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life!> Volumes 7 - 10. Kinda surprised that there are so many volumes about a perfectly ordinary, normal, average girl.
Who am I kidding. Mile is a ditz gremlin. And everyone around her just rolls with it. Right now the scenes that stick out the most in my mind are with Faleel.
Faleel Shenanigans
When Mile walks into that in and sees the catgirl and is immediately like “WE HAVE TO STAY HERE! ACTUALLY, LETS LIVE HERE FOREVER!” Hilarious. Especially when she’s trying to treat the catgirl like an actual cat with catnip and cat toys and the father is like “She’s not a cat!” but it’s implied that he tried to use cat toys on her too.
And I LOVED how when they were finally leaving the in, FIVE voices called out… because Mile and Reina were trying to leave with Faleel.
And now every time they check into a new inn and there’s no catgirl Mile is bummed. That’s SOOO like Mile. A++
I will say that FUNA’s writing structure is a bit unique. Like, you’ll be in the middle of one plot arc and then a “Side Story” chapter will come up. Usually when that happens, the side story is something that happens around the same time as the main arc but isn’t relevant to the main arc. Like maybe in the main arc they’re trying to cross an ocean on a boat, but the side story will be about them going to the beach while they’re there. That sorta thing.
It feels like FUNA just goes “I had an idea for a side story so I’m just going to SLAM it right here in the middle of the book whether it belongs there or not.” I mean, other authors usually put all their side stories that don’t cleanly fit anywhere at the end of the book. FUNA does that too, but not always. It can be a little jarring because it’s like “oh, we’re in this country? Oh… now we’re back in Tils? AAAANNNDD… back in the first country.”
And some of the side stories are really, REALLY wacky and out there. You read them and you’re almost like “wait, that’s not canon, is it?” That’s just FUNA for you. I remember in Potion Isekai how the MC abused the “the potion bottle can be anything I want” clause of her powers to make absolutely ridiculous potion bottles that were swords or horse-drawn carriages. So, basically it’s like “yup, that’s FUNA.”
Back to the plot of Average Abilities
I like how there are now hints that maybe Mile’s super abilities were on purpose and not a cosmic misunderstanding. Like, if the world she was reincarnated in was REALLY abandoned by the Gods, why send Mile there at all? Surely there were better options available.
We also see that Mabel, Adele’s mother, was also airheaded and wild just like Mile. It makes you wonder if maybe Mile’s that way because she inherited it from her isekai mother or because Misato was also that way and the God’s just picked a suitable mother. It’s implied that Mile’s personality is a mashup of Adele and Misato so I’m leaning towards the former explanation but it’s probably a blend of both.
Also, Mile assumed she was pretty because her face was an “average” of everyone’s face and therefore a “universal beauty.” However, she looks EXACTLY like Mabel so that can’t possibly be the case. And when you think about it, she has white hair too which isn’t an average of anything. This ties back to the idea that she wasn’t truly “average” on purpose. The god purposely took “average” to the limit for plausible deniability.
And we keep things being slightly and subtly wrong. First the Elder Dragons looking for the ancient civilization. Then the Scavengers operating a mostly broken and abandoned ancient facility. The cultists trying to summon “Gods” from another world. And then the orcs and ogres from another world.
And FINALLY the Nanos are becoming their own character, but it’s still nothing like the anime.
Interestingly, I am still not tired on the ongoing gag of “there’s a bunch of young rookie adventurers. They’re probably weak. OMG NOPE!” so YUNA is definitely doing something right.
But joking aside, he got his style and runs with it regardless of series. If you like it you can literally pick up any other of his series and feel right at home.
Hello Bookworm! I looked it up, and the Library in Alexandria — which just so happens to be the greatest in all of Yurgenschmidt, nay… even the entire world — has the following entries:
<Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life!> Volumes 7 - 10. Kinda surprised that there are so many volumes about a perfectly ordinary, normal, average girl.
Who am I kidding. Mile is a ditz gremlin. And everyone around her just rolls with it. Right now the scenes that stick out the most in my mind are with Faleel.
Faleel Shenanigans
When Mile walks into that in and sees the catgirl and is immediately like “WE HAVE TO STAY HERE! ACTUALLY, LETS LIVE HERE FOREVER!” Hilarious. Especially when she’s trying to treat the catgirl like an actual cat with catnip and cat toys and the father is like “She’s not a cat!” but it’s implied that he tried to use cat toys on her too.
And I LOVED how when they were finally leaving the in, FIVE voices called out… because Mile and Reina were trying to leave with Faleel.
And now every time they check into a new inn and there’s no catgirl Mile is bummed. That’s SOOO like Mile. A++
I will say that FUNA’s writing structure is a bit unique. Like, you’ll be in the middle of one plot arc and then a “Side Story” chapter will come up. Usually when that happens, the side story is something that happens around the same time as the main arc but isn’t relevant to the main arc. Like maybe in the main arc they’re trying to cross an ocean on a boat, but the side story will be about them going to the beach while they’re there. That sorta thing.
It feels like FUNA just goes “I had an idea for a side story so I’m just going to SLAM it right here in the middle of the book whether it belongs there or not.” I mean, other authors usually put all their side stories that don’t cleanly fit anywhere at the end of the book. FUNA does that too, but not always. It can be a little jarring because it’s like “oh, we’re in this country? Oh… now we’re back in Tils? AAAANNNDD… back in the first country.”
And some of the side stories are really, REALLY wacky and out there. You read them and you’re almost like “wait, that’s not canon, is it?” That’s just FUNA for you. I remember in Potion Isekai how the MC abused the “the potion bottle can be anything I want” clause of her powers to make absolutely ridiculous potion bottles that were swords or horse-drawn carriages. So, basically it’s like “yup, that’s FUNA.”
Back to the plot of Average Abilities
I like how there are now hints that maybe Mile’s super abilities were on purpose and not a cosmic misunderstanding. Like, if the world she was reincarnated in was REALLY abandoned by the Gods, why send Mile there at all? Surely there were better options available.
We also see that Mabel, Adele’s mother, was also airheaded and wild just like Mile. It makes you wonder if maybe Mile’s that way because she inherited it from her isekai mother or because Misato was also that way and the God’s just picked a suitable mother. It’s implied that Mile’s personality is a mashup of Adele and Misato so I’m leaning towards the former explanation but it’s probably a blend of both.
Also, Mile assumed she was pretty because her face was an “average” of everyone’s face and therefore a “universal beauty.” However, she looks EXACTLY like Mabel so that can’t possibly be the case. And when you think about it, she has white hair too which isn’t an average of anything. This ties back to the idea that she wasn’t truly “average” on purpose. The god purposely took “average” to the limit for plausible deniability.
And we keep things being slightly and subtly wrong. First the Elder Dragons looking for the ancient civilization. Then the Scavengers operating a mostly broken and abandoned ancient facility. The cultists trying to summon “Gods” from another world. And then the orcs and ogres from another world.
And FINALLY the Nanos are becoming their own character, but it’s still nothing like the anime.
Interestingly, I am still not tired on the ongoing gag of “there’s a bunch of young rookie adventurers. They’re probably weak. OMG NOPE!” so YUNA is definitely doing something right.
That’s the most FUNA thing to say.
But joking aside, he got his style and runs with it regardless of series. If you like it you can literally pick up any other of his series and feel right at home.
Hello Bookworm! I looked it up, and the Library in Alexandria — which just so happens to be the greatest in all of Yurgenschmidt, nay… even the entire world — has the following entries:
Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! by Seven Seas Entertainment: 📖 Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20; 🖥️ Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20