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I bet 90% of the people reading this novel quit by chapter 5 because of the pacing. It's glacial. Seriously. And the main character is way too realistic. 99% of the novels in this genre portrays badass MCs who blasts through enemies and crushes all opponents boldly.This one on the other hand shows a very realistic MC who Spoiler
Misses his mother and home and wants to go back. But he realizes he can't. He doesn't dare speak up much. Which is wise. He doesn't dare offend the extremely powerful factions. He keeps trusting and speaking with the guy who repeatedly betrays him, although in return he gets information from him.
[collapse]Consequently, (at least till the chapter I have read so far), this novel becomes a fabulous piece of literature but not at all relatable. In other words, this is a very heavy and serious read rather than a light read. If that's something you are looking for, then this is it.Translation quality is very good. And characters and world building are really well fleshed out. Being a casual reader myself, I cannot rate this in good faith. Try it for yourself. It will either be your cup of tea or it wouldn't. But the time invested wouldn't be wasted in either case.