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Man, I feel conflicted about this one.On the one hand, we have a surprisingly well written story that doesn’t force copious amounts of information down your throat.While on the other, it feels like it’s in the middle of an identity crisis, written by what a 15 year old thinks a mature story is about.What I easily value the most here is the lack of unnecessary narration. The author lets the reader come to their own conclusions, leaves questions open, and instead of losing himself in never ending lecture alike explanations, allows the story to progress. So you are actually able to enjoy reading for once without it feeling like a drag over extensive parts.The setting also seems interesting at first. Using a typical “utopian” theme, showing more and more dystopian facets as you progress. My problem here though is that the story has too many theme shifts. Going from rom-com, to SAO style VR death game, and back.Frankly, after the battle royal arc, this WN kinda starts falling flat as well. It’s still fine reading as a pure harem, but everything else (world building, characters, story) is more or less forgotten.Worst of it, characters turn into caricatures of their earlier selves. Their entire personalities apparently now being dictated by their s*xual urges alone. Meanwhile, more and more girls being randomly added to the MC’s harem left and right.Nonetheless, I still see some decent potential here, but it depends entirely on how the author wants to handle the story hereafter. It could end up being great, and just as much could end up being forgettable cliché mush.Right now it’s somewhere in between those extremes.