I was wondering the same thing.
Interesting story.
Hope this survives till the end.
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I decided to re-upload the review after reading more chapters.
good novel a tragic beginning which creates empathy for the reader, endearing characters. But also excellent update stability.
But I find this novel quite childish, the first chapter shows that the mc is a bit naive. It's weird because I'm used to cool, cruel, ruthless Mcs.
As said in the other comment, there is a lot to improve.
Ps English is not my mother tongue so sorry for the mistakes
As many have accented earlier, I too am not entirely happy with the volactile personality of Ren and other characters, but what amazes me most is the fact that the title contains the word "alchemy", of which, in the last 200 chapters, I have not even seen the shadow.
Maybe some hints in the first chapters, but personally I have yet to see some alchemy applied in the novel.
A great read, enough to forget about the unpleasant reality. A shame I can't buy anything since I'm Russian, but it'll change
Good story and characters but irresponsible mc that doesn't think about the consequences of his actions and just says "i'll handle it" when he clearly isn't capable of handling some of the enemies he's making.
Story also progresses really slow because of filler and multiple perspectives- in some mini arcs mc is only in about 50-60% of the scenes- but it doesn't feel slow until you realise it's been 200 chapters and the story has barely moved.
The writing quality is like a good MTL. Sometimes words are used incorrectly completely changing the meaning of the sentence. All sentences still make sense if you just change a few words in your head while you're reading it.
Meanwhile, the author's favourite colour is blue.
Story is ok, but the most annoying part is Catherine the ai that Dave has. She isn’t endearing at all, and doesn’t add anything meaningful to the story. All she does is insult Dave. I wish he could turn her off.
Ggggggggggggg
Amazing novel, just don’t drop this novel !!!
about chapter 112, there is a huge story gap. seems to be missing a few chapters of info
Raws please!
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Don't let my total score fool you, I would've given it a 0 if I let my my emotions control me. I managed to get 33 chapters in and it does have some very minor likable aspects, but mostly it's your generic anti-hero story. And that's its only redeeming quality as far as I'm concerned, everything else was trash.
For example, he kills, but never the good guys. He'll mope and deny being a good person while going out of his way to save even the most ambiguously good characters. You'd assume a person who became some kind of God of Assassins wouldn't be super moral, but whatever... It's a story that got its toes wet in the anti-hero genre but wasn't willing to commit.
The problems are not always that obvious though, the author tries to be clever sometimes and does things like twisting the mc wearing a mask into some kind of tactic to inspire fear in his enemies(instead of a reasonable desire like hiding his identity). But these are enemies who he'll take off his mask off for which puts them at ease the very moment he decides to finally make his move. The "Fear" he inspired served no purpose, being thrown away casually at the important moments and even leading to his enemies hiring more muscle. But no, he wore a mask to inspire fear and not because he's worried about being identified. What kind of b*tch made loser cares about that kind of thing right?
He'll also have this so called "expert" make ******* mistakes like hiding from people he should know he can't hide from, or turning fights that should leverage his skill and experience into predictable fights of attrition or some kind of retarded willpower d*ck measuring contest. He'll walk into death traps he's been to before and not bring good holy water(Makes sense if you've read it)... He had money, he knew he needed holy water, and he had means to get holy water. But he won't buy any and will instead complain about not having good holy water. Basically, expect his past experiences to mean nothing and for his supposed wisdom to be nerfed the very moment it's convenient to do so.
When he's out doing stuff he'll bump into women in distress without f*cking fail. Whether that be little girls, slave girls, swindlers who's intentions he doesn't know, etc. Doesn't matter what he's doing or where he is, even if he's in the middle of a troll infested forest he'll somehow meet a girl. The author seems to think that by default anything that has breasts is innocent. The mc doesn't give men the benefit of the doubt, he'll just cut your f*cking throat and be done with you. But a girl who's lied and swindled your family before? One who's been thrown in an actual prison for her crimes? This total stranger who just so happens to be a girl? "She just hasn't 'found' herself yet" is what the story will try and tell you lol.
And potentially worst of all... Drum roll please... He actually thinks a Ranger class is a Jack of all trades class! Like what the actual f*ck Mr. author? I'm dead serious, the main character is a Ranger and he hasn't so much as looked at a bow and arrow. He instead runs forward and fights his enemies close up like a good little assassin with his twin daggers and various other assassin skills/tactics. And it all makes sense in the authors tiny mind because the Ranger class is a Jack of all trades class! Forget stuff like traps, good long distance eyesight, horse back riding, bow and arrow skills, tracking, etc. A ranger doesn't need those things, and in fact the mc will disdain the very idea, nay, the very concept of learning those skills. He will instead run around acting 100% like an assassin and you're fully expected to believe he's a Ranger. Again, like what the actual f*ck? You played yourself Mr. Author. *Hands over door hinges*
P.S. Bonus points for whoever got that last bit :)