I can't believe I made it through 50 chapters of this story ...The protagonist is dull and uninteresting. He himself is not challenged by anything he encounters, as he has already experienced living in an era after magical culture reached its height. That world may have literally been coming apart at the seams, but it provided the protagonist all the skill and historical knowledge he needs to overcome any and all obstacles he faces. Additionally, the protagonist shows no investment in the setting or other characters. He doesn't care about allies, enemies, or anything happening around him. He simply sets a short-term goal, accomplishes it with little difficulty, and moves on to the next task. Over and over again.The protagonist exhibits no character growth, the setting is never fully explored since the protagonist knows where to find everything he needs, and the plot is flat: the narrative moves from one face slapping to another, with very little pause, and never experiences the rise and fall in energy that a good work demonstrates.In short, this story is bad. It's boring. It's appeal is short-lived: if you read through the first dozen chapters, you've basically read the entire story. You can stop reading at chapter 20 and start again at pretty much any later chapter without feeling like you've missed much. Time for me to shelve this one and move on.
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