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To sum it up: The novel is hard to get into at first, but if you're curious, start from chapter 14.The beginning is a bit rough. The female protagonist gets transported to a parallel world like some kind of special forces member, then gets sent back to a modern-day Earth that isn't the one she's familiar with. Here, she becomes significant in a virtual reality shooting game. The early chapters spend a lot of time establishing why she's so strong and what she looks like, which isn't really the main focus. There's some TS (it means gender-bend) element, but it's not a big deal since the protagonist has been in that state for a long time, and it doesn't come up much. Romance? None here. No male protagonist, just pure action. The TS part is mentioned casually, like, "It was really hard back then, " so it's not something to worry about. In short, the TS aspect is a weak 5% addition, and the beginning mainly explains the protagonist's special forces background. Honestly, you can just skim it.The start is pretty confusing. I pushed through to episode 48, but the beginning is tough. If you're using this as a reference, skip it. It only starts getting readable when the game part kicks in around episode 14. The main character returns to Earth from a place called the "Dark Zone, " which is then portrayed as a game on Earth. If you ignore the start and focus on the game aspect, it gets better.Once the MC dives into the game, they face some challenges and solve hidden problems, cranking the difficulty to hardcore mode. A tutorial begins, and during this, the MC meets a broadcaster named Harmony. Being a capitalist, Harmony invites the main character to join her party for a mission with money involved. From then on, the main character takes the lead. Since they're a love interest (?), they get added as a friend, and MC plays the game together with Harmony.There's a lot more, but diving into all the details would make this too long. Overall, it's a mixed bag, hard to read at first, but if you're curious, skip to chapter 14 and see if it catches your interest.
