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I really enjoy the story, but I cannot rate this higher than 3 out of 5. This rating is only because the story has not clearly stated the end goal of Ian the main character. Is he supposed to end the Empire? Save all the "heroines" and create a villainous organization? Return to Earth?The story reminds me of An Eminence in Shadows, but the end goal of Cid Kagenoh is to have fun pretending to be an eminence in shadow. The background goal in that story is about stopping the Cult of Diablos. This story does have a Big Bad, which is the Empire, but there is no end goal that is obvious for Ian. He does state that he envisions a better world in the game he is transported into, but that does not really fit into his character. Ian plays games. Transported to another world, he is given superpowers he has paid with real money. Surely the moral of the story is not that pay-to-win is a valid way to have a good time in another world, barring chapter 19 of course. To explain, chapter 19 has a misunderstanding occur where Ian spends massive amounts of money on an in-game item multiple times that has super beneficial effects. I do recommend reading this story if you enjoy An Eminence in Shadows. I just want a little bit more characterization of the main characters.