The Death Mage Who Doesn’t Want a Fourth Time Chapter 229 Discussion

Read until latest translated chap and really great read and little dissapointed in some reviews. Just some of them feels like Trolling. To be honest those guys just don't have necessary patiens to be good reader and no insight to actually write reviews. True, story is bit dragged and many seemingly unnecessary chaps but it actually has many essential informations that is necessary for later chapters. And has complex politic and religious plots. Some guys just can't catch necessary informations from side stories and skips chap and as result they don't understand later stories so they'll skip chaps again. It's such vicious circle. And protagonist is not your ideal Seigi no mikata or Maou. In my opinion he is much more realistic than any novelSpoiler

protagonists i've read.

Story is not about all out war but more like Cold War or religous conflicts.
Protagonist is not goody two shoes those guys make him out to be. Just gone insane so trying to keep tiny bit of humanity that has left in him. He is just not revenge maniac those guys want him to be. If he was then in later stages of story those mindless massacres will backfire on him so I think it was right choise.
There is some illogical relationship developments so it really leaves some stain in story. But those illogical developments can be explained as effect of his charm type skill so it's alright.
If you are looking for blood boiling fights or mind blowing magics then sorry this story is not for you.
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This novel contains some extreme situations and circumstances. If your fragile heart is broken just by r*pe or two then avoid this novel at all cost.

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impression of novel as whole: This novel is most cruel novel I have ever read.

This novel will give you vague idea what will happen in general first. For example protagonist's grudge against advanturers as well as nation itself will be shown from beginning and it is obvious he will get revenge. But process will go to direction you have not imagined. And you already know what was going on behind the scenes but protagonist will not. You will be anxious like idiot for while watching protagonist do things his own pace. He will never change. Most pressing matter will be food ingredient instead of goddamn war between nations. And protagonist already have solution for most matters so in the end you will feel like made fool out of yourself.

Most cricual informations are open for readers and you will know what will happen for few chapters in general. In other word you already saw main-dish. So you will want to skip appetizers and go directly for main dish, but you can't. Because there might be some important details in those seemingly meaningless appetizers. So it will torment you. This is most cruel part. You already saw main dish but if you skip those details you won't be able to taste next dinner.

And protagonist is insane but more humane than most of us. Maybe he is more humane because he is insane.

At first I thought he will get his revenge from town like madman and town will be crawling with undead, but this did not happen. For some reader it will be dissapointing, but this novel is not for those kind of people to begin with. If you want blood-thirsty madman then we have them enough. Those guys have been trend for years. If you think carefully then getting revenge on little town despite knowing risk is just don't worth it. Protagonist was never rational but he is not embodiment of foolishness that some readers want him to be. And protagonist never lies to himself. He never make excuses while doing things for his own self-satisfaction. If he is doing things out of selfish desire then he admits it. Not like some self-rightous fools. He doesn't talk non-sense like atoning sins or forgiving good people. If he has done wrong he admints it. If he know what he have done brought harm to people then he won't make excuse. He knows talking about atoning sin or what not will not change a thing. He knows being good person doesn't mean what you are doing is right thing. And he knows more than anyone else concept of good and bad is just problem of prespective.

That is why this novel is cruel. This novel changer how you look at world and makes you realize you wasn't really person you thought yourself to be.