The Master of the Brave Chapter 120 Discussion

Despite being called "The Master of the Brave" due to the MC of the story, the MC has little to no development over 2/3 of the way in. In fact, this series reads more like a dry history book than a novel. There are large expositions about things that have zero influence on the story and as far as I can tell are there only because the author either can't or doesn't want to actually develop the characters. Hell, the main antagonist has more development than the "MC". I'd go as far as to say there are at least 3 or 4 characters that get more development. In addition to this, MC has no personality. I'm not even saying he has a boring personality, it just doesn't exist beyond "I want to be this perfect idealized knight no matter what but poor me I don't have magic so I guess I can't do anything".

The other major problem I have with this novel is that the MC seems to have zero agency or actual accomplishments. There's plenty of times other characters shine and do important things, but the MC just feels like he's along for the ride as a side character which is a pretty big issue for a novel that's named after the MC. You know what would have been neat? A novel about the main heroine and her past exploits framed in the time period they were actually taking place instead of having half a novel being taken up by people telling stories about what happened back then instead which is quite possibly the most boring way to tell a story. Oh, also don't worry if you decide to skim and miss something since you'll just be able to catch it the second, third, fourth, or even fifth time the author repeats the same information.

I'm going to finish the story just because of morbid curiosity at this point (will the author truly end the story with our "MC" still being a personality-less bystander?). I'd recommend anyone looking at this review to save your time and read something else, I'm so aggravated at this point that I had to stop reading just to write this review but I'm in the trap of not wanting to drop it because then I'll feel like my time was 100% wasted.

Fake edit: The translation starting with ch62 gets pretty rough and confusing which doesn't do the series any favors, ch1-61 were pretty good though.

Real edit: I forgot to mention, be ready to read how "incomparably beautiful, strong, and amazing" the main heroine is over multiple paragraphs about a million times because apparently the author needs to let you know that every person on the planet thinks so the moment they see her.

Final edit: I'm dropping my rating from 2 stars to 1 star (I can't seem to actually edit the stars, just know my real rating is 1 star). I'm at ch120 and despite trying my best to push through the last 30 chapters I've gotten to the point where every time I try to read more I end up staring at the wall since it's more entertaining than forcing myself to continue reading thus I'm dropping the series even with it feeling like a huge waste this close to the end. I had hope for the series up through about chapter 50 or 60 but it just ends up a huge disappointment in the end.

Seriously, just go read an actual history book or something since it would be about as dry but at least provide some real value. The exposition in this "novel" is just out of control.