Decided to put my Japanese studying (and reading) on pause during family holiday, there were just too many other languages and it was messing with my brain. 
Back to reading now.
Today I reached chapter 4 of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, where our intrepid adventurers find out they are in alternate-universe baseball-themed Osaka, apparently? The โRepublic of Hanshinโ, an island country shaped like a tiger. I suspect thereโs gonna be a lot of jokes and references going waaay over my head in this series.
EDIT so as not to double-post:
@MissDagger congrats on getting through that first novel! The fact that it felt โeasyโ just emphasizes how much youโve accomplished! On to the next one now?