How to Survive as a Genius Spy in the Game Chapter -- Discussion

Average and disappointing.

It was honestly going well, but the author was too much in a rush to try to bond the MC and the readers with the side characters.

A good read manipulates you subtly, without your notice. The author stretched his hand too far in this novel and I, noticing his manipulative intentions, couldn't feel immersed.

And the side characters are about as generic as korean side characters get.

The plot is also very safe, MC getting lucky all the time and avoiding all the more interesting stuff. Only one of the penalties is actually a penalty. And even then, it has a buff sometimes.

Overall, author plays it safe and generic, ending up somewhere in that pile of "tr*sh of the count's family" deformed clone variant novels.