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This novel's a wish fulfillment novel in a different sense than the rest.I'd compare it to later volumes of Arifureta, or similar novels. In those novels, the readers enjoy how the MC flaunts his epic power in front of those who once looked down on him. The MC ofc isn't a showoff, since that'd just make him look like a prick, but his power is there and showing it off for the peanut gallery to gasp at is inevitable. Some readers and authors love that feel of showing off unstoppable chuuni power to the world.Now then, take that feel and twist it. What this novel's MC shows off are two things: his kindness and his misery. Ofc he tries to hide them, but he'll definitely flaunt plenty. The author absolutely won't allow a low profile. MC gotta flex. The author and readers are supposed to squee as this walking Jesus MC suffers and keeps going, showing off how kind and pitiful he is in the process so girls that once hated him can gasp in amazement and feel sorry for hating him. Normal pattern is waterfalls of tears, emotional breakdowns in front of the MC's super-tragic figure, and random soul oaths just because why not. Funny thing is they hated him originally because he tricked them into it, so it's all emotional manipulation in the end. If you're into this kind of misery flexing, read on.
