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********* UPDATED Mar 30, 2020 *********This is a shounen Isekai story on how the MC overcomes all odds and obstacles to survive and develop himself (and his kingdom) to become strong and powerful enough to achieve his goals, including protecting the people he loves, resurrecting his mother, and, of course, revenge (even against gods)...This is one of the best Isekai stories I've ever read, and I rank it at a similar rating to Tensei shi-tara Slime Datta Ken. If you look around at other reviews for this story, you will find that most people either love it or hate it, with hardly anyone in between. As someone who has already read 217 chapters of this story, plus another 50+ chapters in the raws (because it's so good) I can address most of the complaints that others have expressed.First and foremost, this is NOT one of those hardcore revenge novel where the MC is hell-bent on rampaging cruel/ruthless/evil vengeance on his betrayers/oppressors. If you are looking for that kind of novels, then this novel is not for you. The MC does carry out his revenge, but not in a mindless bloodshed type of way.I know that the story starts off sounding like a hardcore revenge story (MC suffers torturous life thanks to shitty and uncaring God's whim, MC swears revenge, MC finally got a chance to turn things around), but this is only to show the background setting of the MC. As such, at the beginning of his real story (ie. his third life), some people got disappointed when he became more mellow and forgiving. They think he is a weakling/loser who is willing to forgive even the cruelest things done to him, but this is simply NOT true. The MC knows his own limits, and wants to make himself stronger first before carrying out his revenge. (And he will.) Rather than going on a mindless rampage, his nature is to think and strategize before acting. Also, he is not so selfish that revenge is the only thing he thinks about. He also cares deeply for the people around him, and will tend to their needs before facing his enemies. Moreover, he prefers to act in large groups rather than solo.Because of the MC's caring nature for his comrades, he unwittingly gathered a large number of followers, mostly female, and hence the 'harem' tag. However, his harem (which includes all kinds of monsters and undeads) is more of a joke than an actual romance. And since the MC is still very young, he has no attraction to these 'girls'. And the author does not elaborate much on the romantic feelings from these 'girls' either. So if you are looking for a cute harem rom-com, you will be disappointed.The only other possible issue that I can think of is that the story progress can sometimes be a bit slow. But it is not too slow to be a let down.If you are fine with the above, then you should definitely have a read on this novel.