Review Detail of Vanpiras in Release That Witch

I'll try to keep this review as concise as I can but for those unwilling to read it whole : I love RTW, you should read it if it seems like your thing, amazing world and characters. That out of the way, let's proceed. Release that Witch is a novel where our main character gets transported to another world (not RPG-like). Unlike many other characters of the type he isn't a stupid brat but a smart engineer that has a large knowledge. I hope you see what's coming next as it is quite obvious. It's all about applying that knowledge in a quite primitive world to make things change, make the industrial revolution happen early and better the lives of the people. It is also about applying it in battle to higher the chances of success of his army. Battles ? Yes, another difference from the isekai genre is that the main character isn't reincarnated in his body or a new body but he takes the place of the body of a dying man (somehow healing it). It happens that the body he ends up in is the one of a prince fighting with his siblings over the throne of their father. Winters are also harsh in this world as wild beasts attack the cities when it starts snowing which requires to protect the population. I'll skip the details but the world building in this one is outstanding. There is a lot of foreshadowing as the story is well thought from the beginning. There is a huge background hidden to people which we are bound to learn. This includes the story of the Church, the Demons and the Witches. The witches ? Well the novel is Realease that Witch so I hope you expected witches. You could compare the situation of witches with the one in Western Europe in the Middle Ages. Except we're talking about real magic powers here. Another good point is that the author doesn't force stereotypes on the witches like wearing a hat or a long robe, they are human girls with magic powers and that's all. Speaking of witches, there are a lot of them and they are well developped, a lot of them have backgrounds and interesting personalities which keeps me interested each time a new one is introduced. Their magic powers are far more interesting than I first thought as the author uses them in a smart way. I really think an example is better than empty words so skip to the next paragraph to avoid a small SPOIL. There is a witch that prevents food from rotting. One would expect that there would be a famine or something where she could use her power. But no, there happens to be a plague, the main character tells that witch to cure the people as he believes her power isn't to prevent food from rotting but to kill bacterias. In my opinion this not only betrays expectations but is also good writing and the beginning of the developpement of that character. But the Witches aren't the only side characters here. The author has an interesting way of handling the flow of the story since depending on the arc we will pass 30 to 40 % of the chapters following side characters and developing side stories that are relevant to our main story and always end up paying off. We will follow friends and foes, we read their thoughts and points of view which makes an interesting world we care more about and allows emotional or inspiring moments more often than you think one could bring effectively without it being annoying or uneffective. Most of the "feels good" moments come from that world building side stories. My favorite chapters in fact aren't even about the main plot but about a theater troupe. As the main character is an engineer, the author well documented himself as he goes deep into many explanations. I'm bad at chemistry so I can't tell about the chemical reactions but the other explanations given were quite right. That shows the author cares about his story (even if he takes huge technological shortcuts using magic powers or easy plot devices). Overall I believe that this novel is worth reading as there are many good aspects about it that overweight its negatives. I really can't stress how much those side chapters made me love it. And that happens to make the main story even more interesting as we progress in the understanding of the world. That being said I hope you have a great time reading Release that Witch.