- #1
Writing this at the latest update... and holy shit.It's everything the sad*st reader wants: a likable sorta tsundere MC with a platonic harem, plot lines you thought would be loose only to be tied up, and characters teetering on the edge of crazy. I like my books without romance, but that doesn't mean there isn't room for other forms of love. Everyone thinks of each other as family and they're crazily OP on their own. It's good for readers who don't really wanna go through all the training arc stuff and just wanna get into the fights.Cale doesn't fight of course. He's lazy and there's literally no time when he's in the middle of a war (although it could be said that the two-year time skip was more than enough time). And besides, training for him would be useless. He's the sort of charismatic dude that just charms you right away even if you know he's morally gray at best. The other characters pull their weight too, and you can see the affection everyone has for each other, perfect for those lonely little souls like me.PROS:
- Author never forgets a plot line. If it was mentioned in the first ten chapters then it's probably gonna get resolved in the next hundred. Or hell, a small detail that you could've easily missed plays a big part in the later arcs.
- Cale knows how to make good use of his resources and doesn't do the 'justice' way. He's not above playing dirty.
- TONS of misunderstandings. Fun ones. Like how everyone thinks Cale's slacker life monologues are BS.
- Platonic family. Cale is a father and has like what... four other dads. Everyone holds him in high regard but that doesn't mean they don't know how he plays.
- SELF-SACRIFICAL MC. All hail these types of characters, never fails to make me giddy. People getting worried while he's ever so oblivious to their growing paranoia makes me :))
- The author's writing style leaves much to be desired. Even the translators are complaining about it. They tend to repeat words and the same information again and again. Probably trying to reach character minimum.
- It's kind of annoying how the author tries to explain everything to the audience instead of letting them figure it out themselves. I mean for foreshadowing they're great, but when it comes to narrative, they've obviously never heard of 'show not tell'.
- TONS OF PLOT LINES. So much that to the average reader you're probably not going to grasp it at first. I'm on the slower side so most of the details went over my head... heh.
- There are not many failures going on here. The side characters have good character arcs that promote their character growth... but Cale doesn't have much going on for him. Not saying that he doesn't have ANY, because he certainly has some emotional growth, but it's not much compared to the rest. That being said, Cale has been badass from chapter one.