The story is (as the author frequently mentions) quite the cliche. However, I don't really mind that. An author doesn't have to reinvent the wheel to write an amazing story. Fuethermore, the "second-chance VRMMORPG" genre is one of my absolute favourites. With that said, I would like to start my review.
The initial summary and the positive reviews made me incredibly excited. A gunslinger in a fantasy world? How fun and imaginative! Even though it's not 100% original, I don't mind it at all! The author might seem slightly too protective of his story and (honestly?) a bit scared of constructive critism, but, once again, I don't mind.
However, even after 20 chapters, the novel still doesn't seem like a VR story. Quite frankly it's like the author cant bring himself/herself to decide whether to write a LitRPG or a "transported to a different world" novel. Even characters (NPCs) that are utterly pointless (and are literally AIs) are introduced with a whole lifestory attached to them. Why? What does this information contribute to the story? It is a game. Not a real world.
However, honestly I wouldn't have minded this so-called 'game' if it wasnt for the excessive swearing. The protagonist is a 34 year old pro VR gamer yet even after reincarnating he acts and talks as if he is a child. How he (supposedly) controlled a guild with 5,000,000 players in it is utterly beyond me.
I know it can be difficult to write in informal language. But just adding cursewords into sentences doesn't solve it.
Oh yeah, and he is called "manco" (japanese for vagina). The former void assassin, super player, reincarnated guildmaster literally adopts the name pu**y in his quest for vengence...
So yeah. In conclusion: I dropped it.
