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The cover doesn't do justice. You might think it's all cutesy based on the cover, but it's not at all! It's very plot-heavy (in the gaming sense).CharactersMC. He isn't overpowered like a Gary Sue at all. His fighting prowess is built on years upon years of professional esports experience in his previous life. Honestly, I also do think that he's a genius. He understands the situation well and his gaming sense is top notch! I personally like his personality! He's very different from what you'd expect from a streamer or a professional league player who cusses out, taunts other players, and brags about himself to the death. He is pretty down to earth and loves to help people as long as he can see the talent and dedication in them. One flaw about him that makes him human instead of a complete gary sue is his lack of awareness in the ABO setting. He isn't like what the standard stereotype of what an omega would be like at all. He's kindnatured offline but in game he's completely ruthless and even manages to annoy his enemies to death with his skills. He's really naive in ABO but he tries his best to wrap around the subject. He's also very straightforward! He makes the ML embarrassed when he asks for help or states some dog food (unintentionally) to the ML since he doesn't get the ABO set up much HAHAML. What a dedicated captain. He's really a nice person! Not at all with the cold personality trope. He's very honest and earnest. He is very level headed like the MC and they suit each other well. He is very OP like the MC but not in an exaggerated way. I love his character and how he tries to help the MC integrate on the hero plays more as well as their synergy when they play. In a nutshell, I would say that Chi Suo is a very earnest person. He's been gaming almost all of his life so when he's bombarded with the straightforward Shaoyang, he wouldn't know how to act around him and would overthink if Shaoyang has some other meaning with his actions (lenny face hehe). HE'S A GOOD GUY. Side characters. They're funny and cute! At this point of reading, the plot was mostly focused on the MC's road to being a professional player so the entire team hasn't been introduced yet, but we get to see a large pool of characters. Each of them having their own complexities and differences. They were written nicely too!Plot and Pacing5/5 at this point of reading. I would MTL if not for the fact that it has tons of gaming lingo, so I'll be waiting for the English translation. The pacing is nice too! It wasn't rushed at all. I like how the author skips over arcs that wouldn't necessarily create an impact on the story. I've read King's Avatar all the way to 1.1k chapters and a lot of it was so thoroughly detailed that it progressed so slow. In this novel, there's actually a lot of gaming scenes as it focuses on the MC's gradual integration towards the game. The ABO setting wasn't as much pronounced as it would be (at this point of the story). Also, I actually appreciated how the author didn't write the world as something that looked down on omegas. They were fairly an equal society and they simply acknowledged that there was a second gender. Being an omega doesn't lower your status in society. Esports is highly focused in the game and there really are a lot of gaming scenes. When the MC and ML meet and they play games together, I'm not bored at all. The tension and synergy is so high that I end up rooting for them even more.Recommend? Spoiler
YESSSSSS!!!! It's still ongoing but man I would love to read this!
[collapse]Just a sidenote that this novel really delves into the mechanics and technical side of the game. For people like me, who are essentially non-gamers but know a little bit from reading other esports novels, it's more than enough to continue! The translation is also very good! And it updates every day with one chapter ❤. Also just a heads up that the game they're playing is not real but the game is very well-made by the author (they said it's kinda like LoL and other MOBA games) so you could visualize it if you're a gamer.