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I can't believe I haven't done a review of this novel yet. Where as one may tell, there will be bias in my statement here today, but I don't care. I haven't been this invested in a novel in a long while since apparently the authors of Haken no Kouki Altina decided to stop continuing the story of their novel.Kudos to Graverobber for taking on this novel as a project. For doing these on a very consistent basis too.I'm a sucker for those with a Hero/Double Life kind of thing. Ask me what my favorites in K-Drama is, and you know some of my top picks are the likes of The City Hunter, The Healer, and Iljimae. So when I see that the protagonist is the type that lives a double life as a Hero, or technically one of the strongest adventurers in the Empire, you know I'm instantly in.Also I'm a fan for fantasy world stories, particularly in the royal family and the loyalty the people around them show to them. So you know I'm a sucker for good balanced otome isekai novels. When this novel had constant good scenarios and arcs featuring our Adler royal family here, I'm double hooked!Unlike other isekai tr*sh and poorly written fantasy novels, Strongest Dull Prince gets straight to the point from its first chapter. A close family friend and former army General is assassinated simply because the guy didn't belong to the militaristic Prince's faction. And so our protagonists decide to strive for the throne themselves to ensure their survival, and create a law where in the future where the Empire's harsh succession war tradition will never happen again.At times I wish we could see more perspectives of the enemy, and for our protagonists to come across more challenging opponents that aren't afraid to hide in the shadows until the time was right. The story too could deviate from the politics aspect by a little more, but the political side of the story isn't too heavy for me to the point it bored me.But all in all, if you like reading about a fantasy world setting and love reading about its royal family as much as I do, then I'd definitely recommend giving this novel a try. There are so many characters that I have come to love, and those I have come to dislike but in an endearing way. Meaning not to the point where I'd absolutely loathe reading the novel and make me want to deliberately throw my phone for. I love the trust certain characters have for one another, and the bonds they have. So cute!In the end the main thing I'm greatly anticipating - is the moment when Arnold decides to reveal his other formal identity as Silver. Oh how the world would be so shocked then. Muwahahahaha~!