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Description
In a time and place where one's soul can be morphed into a weapon, there are modern-day magicians called Mage-Knights. Although Kurogane Ikki is a student at an institution that trains Mage-Knights, he has no particular talent in magic and is labeled the "Failure Knight" or "Worst One." Getting way less than average marks in the scorings, he was forced to repeat a year. But with the arrival of a new head of the institution, a new rule was created: knights whose abilities are compatible, as decided by the board, must share rooms and attend practice and training together throughout their scho...
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In a time and place where one's soul can be morphed into a weapon, there are modern-day magicians called Mage-Knights. Although Kurogane Ikki is a student at an institution that trains Mage-Knights, he has no particular talent in magic and is labeled the "Failure Knight" or "Worst One." Getting way less than average marks in the scorings, he was forced to repeat a year. But with the arrival of a new head of the institution, a new rule was created: knights whose abilities are compatible, as decided by the board, must share rooms and attend practice and training together throughout their school years to bring up their abilities to the max. It is a rule to implement the absolute verdict of ability.
Ikki's roommate, Stella Vermillion, turns out to be a princess of another foreign country. Stella is a Rank A knight: the type of genius in magic who only appears once a decade. When Ikki walked in on her while she was changing her clothes, it caused a huge misunderstanding, which eventually ended up in a duel between the two of them. The punishment for the losing side is Eternal Submission to the winning side.
Forced to live the same room and practice magic together throughout all their school years, how will Stella and Ikki's relationship evolve? Less...
Ikki's roommate, Stella Vermillion, turns out to be a princess of another foreign country. Stella is a Rank A knight: the type of genius in magic who only appears once a decade. When Ikki walked in on her while she was changing her clothes, it caused a huge misunderstanding, which eventually ended up in a duel between the two of them. The punishment for the losing side is Eternal Submission to the winning side.
Forced to live the same room and practice magic together throughout all their school years, how will Stella and Ikki's relationship evolve? Less...
Type
Novel
Related Series
Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan (Spin-Off)
Associated Names
Chivalry of a Failed Knight (Novel)
Hiệp Sĩ Lưu Ban
Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry (Novel)
Tale of Worst One (Novel)
The Heroic Tales of the Failure Knight (Novel)
Доблесть рыцаря-неудачника (Novel)
落第騎士の英雄譚 (Novel)
落第骑士英雄谭
Hiệp Sĩ Lưu Ban
Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry (Novel)
Tale of Worst One (Novel)
The Heroic Tales of the Failure Knight (Novel)
Доблесть рыцаря-неудачника (Novel)
落第騎士の英雄譚 (Novel)
落第骑士英雄谭
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Latest Release(s)
v.8 c.Intermission 2 + Afterword by Frozensama over 5 years ago
v.8 c.13 by Frozensama over 5 years ago
v.8 c.12 by Frozensama over 5 years ago
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v.8 c.13 by Frozensama over 5 years ago
v.8 c.12 by Frozensama over 5 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
18 Volumes + 1 Extra (Ongoing)
Completely Scanlated?
No
Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol. 1
Ends at Vol. 3
Ends at Vol. 3
User Reviews
N/A
Forum
1 topics, 1 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.1 / 10.0 (63 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.57 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 7.57 / 10.0
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Last Updated
December 18th 2022, 11:02am
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Genre
Categories
Category Recommendations
Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan
Magika no Kenshi to Shoukan Maou (Novel)
Yuusha-sama no Oshishou-sama (Novel)
Mochiron, Isharyouseikyuu itashimasu! (Novel)
Seirei Tsukai no Kenbu (Novel)
Magika no Kenshi to Shoukan Maou (Novel)
Yuusha-sama no Oshishou-sama (Novel)
Mochiron, Isharyouseikyuu itashimasu! (Novel)
Seirei Tsukai no Kenbu (Novel)
Recommendations
N/A
Author(s)
Artist(s)
Year
2013
Original Publisher
SoftBank Creative (GA Bunko)
Serialized In (magazine)
N/A
Licensed (in English)
Yes
English Publisher
Sol Press (5 Volumes - License revoked)
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #748
(+7)
Monthly Pos #1865 (No change)
3 Month Pos #2571
(+951)
6 Month Pos #4156
(+766)
Year Pos #5759
(+291)

Monthly Pos #1865 (No change)
3 Month Pos #2571

6 Month Pos #4156

Year Pos #5759

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Good, nuff said.
by Commissariat
January 30th, 2016, 3:10pm
January 30th, 2016, 3:10pm
Rating: N/A
For a change of pace we get a main character that isn't retarded (and denser than a log regarding love) nor a smug asshat flaunting how smart he is. The fights are interesting, none of them feeling like uber curb-stompings (barring a few cases ruled by common sense) and the relationship between the main characters is enough to give you hypoglicemia.
Good read, though not perfect.
Good read, though not perfect.

Familiar, different, good
by buttplug
November 23rd, 2014, 7:55pm
November 23rd, 2014, 7:55pm
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
Where to start; this light novel takes the typical magic/mecha harem battle school setting and plays around with it. Not much time is taken to explain the origin of the fantasy elements, instead it jumps straight into the action.
PROS:
- Exact opposite of harem in every way
- Cool protagonist, kind when he needs to be, cruel when he needs to be
- Excellent heroine, find out for yourself, she is different from the usual tsundere
- Cool battles, they are thought out well enough and get better as the series progresses
- Interesting world building, a dark, cynical and totally screwed up dystopia masked under typical high school antics
- Comedy, unlike many light novel with similar premises, this one has actual comedy in it, and it doesn't always rely on ecchi to accomplish it
- Episodic, there are ongoing conflicts, but the individual volumes are self-contained
CONS:
- Protagonist sometimes shows random weaknesses when he is usually shown to be very strong
- Yandere imouto
- Short volumes
- Dem rocket missiles are a tad too big
- Asspull powers, some of the characters randomly exhibit abilities that make little sense making the battles a little hard to follow
... Last updated on November 25th, 2014, 3:02pm
PROS:
- Exact opposite of harem in every way
- Cool protagonist, kind when he needs to be, cruel when he needs to be
- Excellent heroine, find out for yourself, she is different from the usual tsundere
- Cool battles, they are thought out well enough and get better as the series progresses
- Interesting world building, a dark, cynical and totally screwed up dystopia masked under typical high school antics
- Comedy, unlike many light novel with similar premises, this one has actual comedy in it, and it doesn't always rely on ecchi to accomplish it
- Episodic, there are ongoing conflicts, but the individual volumes are self-contained
CONS:
- Protagonist sometimes shows random weaknesses when he is usually shown to be very strong
- Yandere imouto
- Short volumes
- Dem rocket missiles are a tad too big
- Asspull powers, some of the characters randomly exhibit abilities that make little sense making the battles a little hard to follow
... Last updated on November 25th, 2014, 3:02pm
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