My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer: Volume 1

My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer, Book 1

By: Mojikakiya, Roy Nukia - translator

Narrated by: Derek Shoales

The life of an adventurer isn't always a glamorous one. Belgrieve finds this out the hard way when a deadly encounter robs him of his leg and the ability to pursue his dreams not long after setting off for fame and fortune. But fate isn't finished with this retired adventurer! While gathering herbs in the wilderness, he discovers an abandoned baby girl and names her Angeline after deciding to raise her as his own. Angeline grows up to become a top-tier adventurer in her own right, yet after venturing out into the world and making a name for herself, fame, fortune, and power hold no allure for the accomplished S-rank adventurer: her heartfelt wish is for nothing more than to see her father again.

©2018 MOJIKAKIYA; English translation copyright 2021 by J-Novel Club LLC; Original Japanese edition published in 2018 by Earth Star Entertainment; Cover illustration by toi8 (P)2023 Tantor

Turn out better than I thought.

I would have loved it if they added a Female Voice Actress to play the role of the daughter. The story revolves around both the daughter and the father characters.

But it is the typical doting dad that wants to see his daughter after 4 years and the daughter that is frustrated with the guild for not allowing it. This was a good read! 4.5/5 stars.

Pretty Cute

This is a little hard to review objectively since I've seen the anime adaptation already. I remember thinking to myself, "Oh, God, I hope this whole anime isn't going to be about her trying to get home." Fortunately, I think only about half of the season was like that and it became more interesting from there. Unfortunately for those reading this book, that's about all that is covered here. It is basically all setup to establish how much the father and daughter love each other, and how amazingly strong they both are, especially Angie. We get a tiny little bit of a peak of a larger story towards the end, but that is about it. If you consider this book a slow slice of life introduction to the series then you will have the correct mindset. There are fights in the book but they are not described blow-by-blow, which is fine with me but bloodthirsty little kids might be disappointed. However, overall, this is enjoyable and based on what I've seen of the anime, things pick up a bit from here. I will definitely be continuing the series.

Kind of what you'd expect from an easy going story

Overall I'd say this was an enjoyable listen. The story revolves around a doting father and his father complex daughter. It has a lot of tropes surrounding the two, but i don't think it detracts from the story too much.
The daughter obviously thinks the world of her dad and wants to sing praises about him to anyone who will listen, which leads to her spreading around a nickname he knows nothing about. It does lead to very entertaining interactions as visitors to his village start to call him a nickname he's never heard before and consider him to be the strongest around. Which does lead to the trope that despite his attempts to set the record straight, people will misunderstand him instantly and run off before he can correct them.

The cons about this are that the action scenes aren't really all that interesting, despite how cool they may seem if this ever got turned into an anime. As well as despite the narrators best attempts the female voices aren't all that great. I do believe this would benefit greatly with a female narrator assisting.

Overall this is a fun and entertaining story. Despite the female voices, the narrator does a great job with what he has. I will likely pick up the second volume just to finally see how the father and daughter interact in an extended scene instead of just flashback moments, as well as just to see what the friends think of their relationship. I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a chill and cozy kind of story.

Edit: didn't realize they made an anime for this series. With that in mind, the novel adds a lot to the characters and story. The anime is cute and does a good job, but it's nice having more insight from the novel. Also the action scenes leave a lot to be desired in the anime, but since the action is a small part of the overall story it's still a great watch.