Transmigrated into a Female-Oriented Card Game Chapter 87 Discussion

(Crying tears of blood because I was almost done writing out this long, complex analytic review and then my browser refreshed and I lost it 😭)

This novel is genuinely one the the best novels I have read on this site. If you are on the fence about reading this, do it, it’s so worth it. Fair warning, this review will be long so much appreciated if you read the whole thing.

To start, the translations. We’ve all read (or tried to) novels that are really good, but the experience is ruined by unreadable translations. And I’m not sh*tting on those translators, I am always thankful for any translators work, since thanks to them we can read a variety of novels we wouldn’t have been able to due to the language barrier. However, a subpar translation really affects the enjoyment of the story, and I have to say, you don’t have to worry about that with this novel. The translator does a phenomenal job at keeping this novel at its peak, so I am extremely thankful! (They recently made a kofi, so please support them a little if you can!) They tend to upload in batches on a frequent and regular basis, which I appreciate greatly. So if you don’t want to read novels with hard to read translations, you’ll be fine with this one!

Now for the reason (s) why I enjoy the novel itself so much. First of all, I enjoying the pacing and the way the plot is delivered. As someone who is an AVID reader, I can’t help but to notice good and bad trends when it comes to how the story is constructed. This story is interesting and active from the very beginning, but it doesn’t feel rushed at all. If I had to describe it, it’s written in almost and episodic manner, like Scooby-Doo. There are “cases” that make up the arcs of the story with a beginning, middle and end of their own, but they all contribute to a larger plot that is building up in the background. Of course, the main character is aware of how these “independent” instances are related, but that’s due to his knowledge from playing the game.

This is a novel you can binge, while keeping you anticipating the newest chapter. Cadel, the main character, always finds a way to solve problem in an interesting and unexpected way, so as a reader, I’m just as charmed by his antics as the people around him in the story! If I met him in person, I too, would join his group just to follow him around and be entertained by his extremely chaotic antics. I’d have to describe the man as chaotic good lol.

Now, for the second reason why I love this novel. The characters, especially Cadel. I’m someone who can’t read a novel or watch a show if I don’t like the main character. I have to want to root for them as a person. This novel definitely scratched that itch for me!

Cadel is incredibly well written, he adapts quickly and takes decisive action in all situations, but he is not OP either. When he first transmigrates, he adapts quickly, but it’s apparent that he still views the world as a “game” and the people as “characters”.

I hate seeing characters get stuck in this mindset when they transmigrate, but thankfully, Cadel grows and starts to quickly see this world as reality. He comes face to face with consequences for hasty and overconfident decisions he makes and feels genuine guilt and regret for his previous mindset. He begins to grow emotionally attached and care for the people around him, not just as “characters” but as people. He feels guilt for not being (from his perspective) as great as the original “protagonist” who’s body he is now in, and tries to do his best to take accountability for anyone under his care and become worthy of the trust they place in him. He still constantly bluffs his way to high h*ll tho *cough Cale cough cough*.

You can also see why the people who join his group grow interested in him and become loyal throughout their interactions. It’s not an immediate “infatuation” you often see in these kinds of novels (his first knight was already extremely loyal to him upon his transmigration due to history with the og owner of the body). He’s genuinely charismatic and somewhat sneaky with his interactions with others. He’s the kind of guy who changes how he acts based on the person he’s talking to, but it doesn’t feel slimy or manipulative. We get several chapters from other characters perspectives, and it gives us a good look at how Cadel appears to the people around him.

Each “knight” he meets and interacts with has a unique personality and interesting history, and I am excitedly anticipating a large and diverse cast of knights following after this man cause their interactions with only a few is Immaculate. While the “knights” each have their own unique kind of relationship with Cadel, they also have unique relationships with each other, so it doesn’t feel like everyone is just crowding around the main character. Idk how to better explain it, either way it’s entertaining!

This novel feels like it’ll be pretty long considering it still feels like the “beginning” of the story at almost 90 chapters, despite that though it doesn’t feel like it’s dragging things on or slow. I know there’s going to be so much more complicated stuff with the villains going on later since Cadel mentions it a few times, and I’m super excited for it. You can see each of the characters steadily growing stronger as they face stronger enemies (where the battles that are meant to be larger scale due to the power of the villain feel like they’re given the right amount of screen time in comparison to the smaller villains where the fights don’t take as long), including Cadel. I honestly hope they all become a little OP later in the story, but I get the feeling that Cadel with be extremely strong but weak at the same time *cough Cale cough cough*, but I like that too!

I hope this review was helpful and that you read this novel! If you stayed to the end I really appreciate it!