- #1
I'll be honest: I almost feel like my score is being generous. I cannot believe how many overwhelmingly positive reviews this has. This is not a special novel. Nothing introduced here will blow you away; not the characters, the world building, or the narrative. If you have read any isekai before this, and especially if you've read ones that utilize a RPG leveling-esque system, nothing here will impress you.Some reviewers have heralded the story for not being "revenge-based, " as if that were some stroke of grand genius that sets itself apart, but in all honesty, it doesn't improve the story in any way. What actually happens as a result is that there is *too little* conflict. The story drags on for a long time, and the lackluster cast of characters doesn't pick up any of the slack. It's actually incredible how little variance there is in any of the female characters' personalities. Having them mindlessly fawn over the main character as if that are their only traits as conscious beings is not good writing, it's just wish fulfillment fantasy.Other reviewers have also mentioned that the main character is not "OP" but, that is clearly not true... The main character is presented as being weak, but as we see almost immediately, he's able to defeat monsters that someone of his level should have no business beating, he levels up at an ungodly rate, somehow befriends incredible allies, and is granted all sorts of cheats. Yet, the novel is quick to remind us just how "weak" the character is. It's kind of insulting to the reader's intelligence at a certain point. For a character to be "non op", there needs to be sufficient struggle. There needs to be a sense of "overcoming the obstacle." To be OP doesn't necessarily mean the character can one-shot anyone. It means that whatever they do, there is no struggle. Everything just works out for them easily. That's what we have here, and it is beyond boring. Especially when the novel's selling point is SUPPOSED to be just how **weak** the character is.
