- #1
To be honest, the first dozen-or-so chapters were unprepossessing, inspiring me to write this parody:Spoiler
The knights and mercenaries arrived. His golden eyes flashed as he lifted the sword.
"My lord, he is but a serf!"
It was then.
"He is now the 7th Prince."
But then.
"He's still a lowly person!"
It was at that moment.
Thwack!
Right then.
He smirked.
But something more surprising happened next.
* * *
The knight had come to pick up the 7th Prince. He saw the boy's rare golden eyes and the sword he held.
"Wait!"
But then it happened.
"He's still a lowly person!"
Thwack!
And it was at that moment.
The Prince smirked.
"!"
* * *
The mercenaries stared in awe at the small malnourished boy. They were shocked that he could lift the sword.
"I wonder what he will show us?"
And then.
Thwack!
It was when the sword moved.
The Prince smirked.
[collapse]It was on the extreme end of the "Korean action web novel style" and had me thinking about the undeserved adulation given to regressors, even though I am a fan of overpowered MCs.By chapter 50-ish though, especially when he's doing more politicking, the writing style has mellowed. And by chapter 100-ish, the MC has dealt with enough unforeseen circumstances to prove himself.It is what it is, in terms of genre and style. It's good enough. I like the concept of Knights' Oaths, too.BTW, repeat after me. Having "a setting" is not the same as having "world-building." A setting is a basic, world-building is advanced. Usually, you probably mean "the setting" not "the world-building." As this gets further in, it does have a little (a little) bit of world-building, but remember that the majority of light and web novels have settings without world-building.