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This novel is surprisingly well-paced considering the fact that the first arc contained only 20 chapters. I enjoyed it a lot. The MC, Wei Mingyan, is a transmigrator who travels to other worlds to 'whitewash' the scum character who he comes to possess. Why? Because it's his mission. Though, it being a mission isn't the primary focus of the novel.In fact, you would have forgotten that all of this is just pretend since we aren't given a view of the mc's thought process and feelings. It's told from a third-person perspective and only shows the other characters' emotions and what they are thinking. Although some might be annoyed with this, I think it's a good decision on the author's part since the MC isn't really the focus here, but rather how Wei Mingyan's actions affect the people of the world he's in.Again, it's easy to forget that everything was just an act on the mc's part since we get to see him live in the scum character's body until the mission percentage is filled to 100%. Sometimes this means staying in that body for years. Never once did his acting faltered. Most arcs last until the MC and his spouse/other characters die from old age. And since it's told from the other characters' perspectives, his actions may be seen as genuine. Frankly, it had me fooled until I was once again reminded at the end of the arc that this was just a mission to Wei Mingyan when the system appeared to inform him that his mission in that world was finished and then proceeded to send him to another world. It really makes you question if everything is an act or if there were moments where he's actually being genuine.Although it's all just a mission, Wei Mingyan acts very well. Really, you'd be tearing into your handkerchief in jealousy and asking yourself, 'Why can't I have a partner like that?' Trust me, I'd know since that was what I felt the whole time while MC spoils the target of his mission.Speaking of the target, even though it's just a mission, you don't see Wei Mingyan treating people indifferently unless they cause issues for him. Actually, I realize just now that that may also be because of his spectacular acting skills, but it's nice that he didn't lose his humanity, unlike other MCs who did when they got stronger.As I mentioned, the system doesn't play a huge part. It only appears at the end of each arc. It's a nice change since other stories use the system for plot development, but in this one, MC is just told to do one thing, and that's to whitewash the scum character, but it's up to him how he achieves that. MC isn't op, just someone with a lot of skills, he still 'struggles' (it may be perceived that way by the others, because, again, it's told from their perspective).If you like short stories or just something to pass the time, then you can read this. The plot isn't lengthy but it's not rushed, it has nice pacing. We're given a run-down of the 'should be' story of the scum character and the author really just focuses on solving that. There is no filler, which I'm grateful about.I recommend that you don't read it in one sitting though. Because eventually, you'd become uninterested due to its repetitiveness. Try reading one or two arcs, then come back to it again once you need to relax from an emotional story.
