Regas Chapter v6 part7 Discussion

The premise of this novel is great and really gripping, but the main characters are difficult to root for. I've lost count of how many times I thought "this would have been so much better if this character wasn't like this".

The MC especially has these hot and cold moments when it comes to his intelligence. His innocence and naiveté borders on s*upidity, regardless of the times other characters insist that he's not actually a fool, he only comes off as one. If he was a bit more proactive and shrewd all the time rather than during moments of coincidental plot significance, the novel would probably be half the length and far less boring.

Spoiler

For example, how is it possible after dozens of chapters of interacting with the ML following his reincarnation, he still didn't recognise him? So what if his eyes were a different colour? Did he not think the way his subordinates acted around him was too deferential for even a military commander? He underwent extensive Regas training in the mountains with a qualified instructor who, judging by the MC's brief moments of brilliance, also taught him politics and military tactics. So how s*upid is it that he apparently doesn't know military ranks, calling the ML "Commander-in-Chief"? Before his reincarnation, he at least had a robust, strong body resistant to poisons and illness – that is to say, moments where he showed cleverness were easily accepted alongside his abnormal physical strength as part of what made him the chosen one (the Emperor's Regas). But the author nerfed him so bad, and for what? Just because the new body is more attractive? That serves no real use in the plot.

[collapse]

And the ML being a dragon needing a Regas to teach him empathy and restraint is all well and good; it's cute when he's a child, because children need teaching anyway. When he's an adult barely batting an eye at killing innocents, it's significantly less endearing. His leadership is considered the better option not because of some legendary draconian wisdom or because he has an inspiring vision for people to rally behind, but because the villains are more corrupt and greedy. His own closest subordinates fight alongside him without clear direction, only a presumption that he's waging war and leading them to a greater good. Multiple times they express doubt about their own value to his cause, thinking that the ML finds them expendable. That sort of mindset should have created vulnerabilities in their forces – traitors, turncoats, etc. But the ML doesn't care. The author makes him so OP there's no consequences for his shitty disregard and merciless actions.

Fine, he's a dragon of immense power. But why become an Emperor and rule over people if he doesn't give a sh*t about them? And why create villains if you're going to cultivate this idea that nothing they do will endanger the ML in any way? If the ML is so powerful, what the f*ck stops him from just heading into the Palace, massacring all the corrupt noble families, and quelling any who may rebel? Because the people will think him a tyrant and refuse the legitimacy of his rule? So what? The ML is not written as someone who cares about such things. His character and actions are very contradictory.