The novel, as it often does, deviates from its title and description. My initial assumption was that after the nation's top-notch hero, K, made a proposal, the emperor would readily accept, and the antics with the princesses would ensue. However, it seems that nobody in the castle recognizes the hero's prowess, and only one princess, who they met when they were young, greets him upon his arrival. It's almost as if there's been a recent mass murder of the royal staff, given all the unexplained events. The protagonist then finds himself in a situation where he must constantly prove his extraordinary abilities to win the princesses' affection, making the story more of a lighthearted comedy than anything else.
I don't know if you can see it, but I rated this two stars. Also, it’s my first time using the spoiler feature, so if it doesn’t work properly, sorry about that. I had a lot of things to say, and I’ll probably have more when I’m done reading the story.
The world-building and character development aren’t the best; they’re very minimal and fall flat most of the time. What I didn’t like was the vibe shift during the beach scene around chapter 26, which I skipped. You can see the possessive nature and emotional manipulation that’s going on. That’s how I started thinking about this novel critically. My first mistake.
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I don’t understand how Luca, who is so loving and understanding in the beginning, does a 180 and becomes a filthy dog? I feel like everything I read before the tentacle beach scene was a hallucination or I changed my memories somehow. And then it continues. The MC no longer has any control over his plans or feelings. First of all, why does the MC need permission to pull an all-nighter? Second, while he is in a dangerous dungeon? Make it make sense. And the fact that this is being passed off as sweet and caring pisses me off. This is no longer a two-person relationship. Everything feels fake. The phone calls, the "I love yous," everything is down the drain. It’s a complete disconnect. I now don’t like him at all.
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Another thing is the MC. Understanding that this is a Japanese novel, I expect the MC to be indecisive, an airhead, always underestimating themselves even when they are super OP, and not being clear in their wants and needs. However, the reasoning for the MC's character traits and behavior is baffling.
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This man ?♂️ is an S-ranked adventurer. S-rank, okay. He is strong to the point where he can defeat high-level monsters with a few hits. Because he uses dark magic, he can’t go anywhere without being wrapped up or strapped up, even as an S-rank. Everyone hates dark magic users. It’s everyone’s life mission to throw tomatoes at them. These people are strong enough to go into dungeons. The civilians are that strong, okay. Keeping this in mind, MC Zagan was thrown into the dark woods at a young age by his father, who raised him in a basement.
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?♀️ It makes no sense that Zagan has no hate, anger, or irritation towards these people. The MC doesn’t remember much of his past life other than it being peaceful and mundane. The worst thing that happened was his illness that slowly killed him, and even then, he remembers it fondly. Let’s say his brain is fully developed from the jump when he transmigrated into a child, okay. So, you’re telling me this modern man was thrown into the dangerous woods to face monsters and terrible people who want to kill him (literally) as a juicy child to live his adolescent and adult days in and carries no trauma. None at all?? Literally, in the story, it says that the original Zagan went mad and was consumed by darkness. And the MC has nothing? No psychological nothing. Okay.
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Sorry, I am not done. This modern man is so rational he can call his father "father" by accident when talking to what’s-his-face Luca. Ain’t no way. Firstly, because this "father" only raised him until he was like what, 9? 10? And after 20+ years, he can still call him "father" by mistake? That’s crazy. Secondly, this "father" still threw his son into the dark woods. Doesn’t matter how well he educated or brainwashed his son into believing that the dark woods were his best chance of survival. And I don’t remember if the father watched over him for a couple of years, but even if he did, it’s not enough! Dead end!
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This review is all over the place, but this is what I am getting to. There is no way for someone who has gone through everything the MC has to come out a normal person. Even though to us it’s a few sentences to wrap up his past, this man lived through it all for a long time. And not only that, but when he confronts the dark organization, he claims to understand and sympathize with them. But how is that possible when he says he loves and wants to protect the country they are in? I can’t handle the hypocrisy and the excessive need to make the MC an extreme Mary Sue. He acts like a dumb green tea bish. Especially to the ML! His attitude towards everything pisses me off. And to his flat character sister. She pisses me off too. You don’t remember your brother at all except for a vague bedtime story about the moon. Go harass your dad! He’s the one that threw your brother to the woods.
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Now that I have started about the sister. I know she wouldn’t have gone this hard if it was the original Zagan. No sir. If she met the original Zagan around that same time as she did the MC, which I think she did in the dungeon, she would have run away. And don’t say it’s because the MC and original Zagan are different because the MC is still stone-faced, cold-attitude dark mage. They are the same on the outside.
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I am not even done with the main plot line, and I’m still going because I want to see how it ends. I clearly don’t like myself to go through this madness. It’s a shame because, for a Japanese novel, it went hard at the start from what I remember. Tears down my face, bro. ?
Well said my friend
Try Reverend Insanity (but its xianxia) or Sword God (be patient)
Aiyaiya, caught up right into a cliffhanger, mocking my d*mb*ss
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“No updates! No updates!”, it appeared to say. I sat in shock, blankly staring at my screen, fingers typing quite possibly the weirdest comment I will ever type.
There are Chinese ?
Yeah I found the novel I'm currently reading it already and it is peak no?
Intensity of romance guys??
hm okay idk if my reply got deleted or didn't get sent.
anyway, what i said was the MTLS are from chapter 100 to 107. the group NovelQueen does not do translation by machine, though, and they have a site for the novels they translate ;)
yeah, im on chap 600+ and its probably the most slow burn novel ive ever read
Does anyone know any novel like this one...? Together with its comedic undertone...lol
Is there another book?