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There was a lot to like about this very slow-paced story. Especially when the MC seemed like he would start revealing his great power and care. The first 400ish chapters really felt more like a person so absurdly powerful that he only did more than the minimum when someone he cared about was at risk. This could explain why he did not actively seek out magic stones or use his wealth to purchase magic stones or at all be systematic in absorbing more magic stones.Then the labyrinth city arc came and we found out that the story had new depths of slowness. The arc was 100 some chapters of very little followed by very little with some absurd behaviors and actions only to get to the finale the author was going for. I was able to overlook the author's skill in writing limiting the story from feeling anything but forced/railroaded before this arc. But every day the MC just gets up and does stuff with no urgency or need until things become urgent for others and then expends some effort.The actions and seeming depowering in the dungeon city arc were so frustrating and if the chapters were not already past the arc, I would have dropped the story many times. I don't know if I'll return to this story after the chapters of the next arc are completed, but I'm not sure there were any moments in the dungeon city arc (of 100+ chapters) that were at all worth the teasing pace.The MC is supposed to have more magic power than any person on the planet for the last several thousand years, if not ever, yet everyone else grows much faster than he does while he gets weaker somehow. And it's not just his strength that is slow to develop, but his romantic relationships are glacial.