- #1
Yeah, I don't get it. The story isn't disjointed at all and there are pretty clear motivations and benefits for her forming a contract and going after the organized criminal gang. One reviewer said "minor boost" for fulfilling a contract and consuming a soul RATHER than simply absorbing a soul by force, but what little was said makes it sound like a pretty decent boost even with a low level undead and its made pretty clear that there's no clear upper limit to how much she can grow that way, though there may be one.Beyond this one reviewer says that she could just end the kingdom, but she was specifically told by the evil god that she couldn't, shes not strong enough (at this moment) to do that and that she should lay low and avoid fighting people stronger than her. Right after, though she wasn't killed, she was curb stomped. Another says she's thinking 3 steps behind rather than one ahead, but she had the foresight to use trickery to at least try to get away from someone significantly stronger than her.She has a decent balance of hatred, guilt, fear, inner anguish, and humiliation contrasted with a well fleshed out normal human yearning for happiness, fairness and meaning. Shes ruthless and selfish, but takes the time to try to remind herself to not be obsessive or fanatical and instead remain a more multifaceted person. Including real well written guilt about stealing the 11 year old's soul so she could posses her body.She also, not even once said she was against mu*dering every single last person (every. Single. Person.) in the kingdom after her execution in the first two or three chapters; the only thing she's said is she shouldn't let that get in the way of her own personal happiness or lead her to her own death. Rather than stilted and inhuman, shes learning her lessons and growing as a person, in a very real way; in a way that any of us readers would. This is a good story at least as of V1C30. The only real downside is that translation was dropped by the original translator and after being picked up by Isohungry Translations has become painfully slow. It's a shame that not everyone can just go read the raws. It's a little more human, its classic fantasy and has proper psychological elements instead of endless twisted rage and insanity you see in other revenge novels.Would give it 4.5* if I could.
