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Edit: I forgot to tap the rating and seems like I can't add it this late so I'll put it here. 5/5!Good read, certainly better than most vr related titles out there.There are already positive reviews about battle scenes and plots and yes I agree with them. However not many mentions about the players' relationships and backgrounds, the so called character growth etc, and certainly even less people mention about its real life socials and psychological aspects.This has quite the shounen vibe, however for audience wanting more than just great battle scenarios, it dives a bit deeper into players (especially MC's) psychological condition, how it affects her career, social life, and her in game behavior considering she's a real life superhuman due to her physical "anomaly" (not too sure but it should exist in real life). It's relatable, even more to those who has experienced "asian social life"Unfortunately, there are people who fail to understand why she doesn't go with a path that utilizes her physical gift. I will try to give reasons according to my own experience and insights in real life:1. One doesn't simply become a pro athlete. It requires long, arduous steps to reach what you may call "pro". It's not as simple as you see in shounen sport mangas where you join a club, do well and grow talents, and at the end of the series (which can range from 3 to 100 volumes) you become a champ. No, that's a blind and foolish assumption. What you need to do isn't only that. There's more to it, you can't even imagine how hard and harsh it is to simply take a step into pro level. I can go on with this but that's not what I want to say and certainly not what you want to read. It's this novel you want to read.2. Support. She doesn't have it. Not from her parents, her friends, her surroundings. She doesn't have the moral support, financial support, official support from her school or club. None. They were afraid of her, and for good reason. It's properly explained in the series why is it so and it is very relatable. Go read it.3. Her mental state. Forget about going pro, most of us won't even exercise regularly, and more often than not we either skip or quit altogether when things aren't as what we want or expect. Being a pro means having that as a career, you need to compete as long as you're physically able. You need mental strength and dedication. And you can't expect a young girl who has no support and just got a huge disaster in her life has what it takes to go pro. Find out more about her mental state in the novel.4. As one would expect, a novel goes with how the author wants it to go. You can't complain much since the author isn't even here with us nor speak english (sorry for the prejudice against jp novelist) so make it simple: read it and enjoy it.
