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Truly disappointing. It seems before the author wrote chapter 41 he had a blast smashing his head against a wall, else I can't explain such a s*upid development.The story starts great with the protagonist exploring the mysteries of magic, but then the protagonist pretty much throws away his pursuit for some trivial matters. At chapter 41 he even s*upidly risks his life for some selfish noble who sees him as a useful tool and wants to install his niece as a puppet ruler.It is like going to work for one week in an unfriendly workplace, where the others are either s*upid or very selfish and hostile. After your first week your boss informs you he needs to fire most of his employees. Suddenly you, the badly treated newcomer, stand up and shout "Boss, I'm honored to work for you, I will work for you even if you pay me no salary!"Even my 12 year old self would have been smarter than that. Either I'm a genius and I don't know about it, or the protagonist is very s*upid. Although the author is definitely smarter than a 12 year old (I hope), this is a classic example of "You can't write a character smarter than yourself" and "A smart person can act s*upid, but a s*upid person can't act smart (convincingly) ".