We all know the stories. Some beautiful girl calls for help as she's cornered by several big ugly men with evil smirks and displeasing dispositions, ready to do Celeru knows what to her. Then the hero with the annoying boyishly good looks shows up at the very last moment, beats up the bad guys, and saves the day.Next thing you know, the girl is in love with him, and the rest of the tale is her trying to drag him up the steps of an inn to a bedroom with a soft mattress and decorative pillows.Well, let me break it to you. It never ends up like that in the real world.Volume 2 of the Tipsy Pelican Tavern light novel series continues the story of Visseria's greatest (vacationing) hero, Archibold Stormblood, and spans a single epic arc, packing in new characters and villains, bigger stakes, heart-pumping action, and plenty more of Arch's irreverent humor.