@anianimalsmoe the funny thing is that I really liked the first season. I thought it was a solid coming-of-age story in a fantasy setting, especially since it downplayed the isekai element that I don't particularly care for. But this second season has been... Okay. Not bad but just okay.
I was under the impression that the original light novels are on a break but maybe I'm wrong and they restarted with the anime.