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Boring and predictable.The beginning tricks you into thinking you're in for a decent, turn-your-brain-off read, but the signs of how tedious this is to read are there from chapter 1.I did enjoy MC's interactions with Lefi, due to how good they play off each other. Fluffrir was nice, too. Other than that, Author could delete the other wooden planks, and I would rejoice.The MC's internal monologuing is very cringe, and are far too lengthy. Honestly, better off just skipping reading any of that, I certainly did, and nothing was missed.Now, JP novels have this issue where MC's are somehow "bloodthirsty/cruel", but the second a woman or girl is involved, the MC's IQ drops -400 points, you already know that "bloodthirst/cruelty" immediately goes out the window. Other reviewers have mentioned the scene, but the difference in treatment between Hero & Mercs killed what little immersion I had from the beginning. Doesn't help that I saw that coming two chapters before it happened, simply because the Church mentioned a hero, and there's no way the hero would be a guy in this kind of tr*sh novel.Like any other typical garbage Isekai, the MC's IQ varies depending on who he's talking to. I.E: Deduced that someone higher-up in chain had grudge on him or goal for the forest after two attacks that had nothing to do w/ each other. But he's surprised, and scared, that the Church would scan him cause they don't trust any and everybody coming to see them, even though he was told he'd be scanned or appraised.Nothing to see here: you've read much better novels, and there are many more enjoyable novels out there to read than this mediocre sludge.
