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I'll try not to spoil as much as possible, the thing is this is a brilliant work I can not stop applauding but it is really for people who can stick things out and carefully observe. The same way many people complain, say, One Piece is s*upid and childish. Failing to see how Oda is always setting things up in his writing. Even though they are seemingly trivial and glossed over they are present I promise you especially if you read Kurono Maou. It is not required, but if you are up to date in both for the raws you should be seeing much more than the average reader. That said the story is good as a standalone as well but excellent viewed as a connecting work. I want to take a bit of time to talk about the story, but not spoiling as possible. Ill say if you are looking for that atypical story, where the protagonist is Hurt goes crazy, awakens a badass superpower, goes on a killings spree and spends the rest of the story masturbating on the notion of killing everyone who is not an ally but strong. "This story is not for you!" This story is a beauty put together with elements that really speak to the fact that people. People are not glorious stories, they are petty, they are vengeful, they are loving, they are fearful. For example here heroines are not being rescued. And sidelined as boring character that just comes out to cheer. Rather the Main Character is more of a cheerleader, as he is not the hero. He is the personification of the "Stubborn Human Will" that brings about miracles of a near divine nature. He uses that to grow others, he inspires others not in that Shounen Naruto "I'm on the front line fighting the hardest, taking the worst hits and it makes your blood boil to support me!" Way but in that way that he will set up a stage for characters where they shine along with him as equals. Instead of making himself a hero to be venerated and relied upon. He is making heroes out of guys who did not see that potential themselves. At the same time never disregard the MC himself, even though till date he can truthfully be considered the weakest character alone. The beauty is he is the type that can turn a flock of sheep into a herd of wolves and when pushed to the corner on his own he can show you miraculous comebacks that leave you in awe. Chpt 239 is such a comeback that leaves you in awe. The truth is I initially read it and thought it was a really good ending. Then re-read it to see there was much more going on in that scene then I initially thought and the more I read the more freaked out I was by the genius of the author and how he can show a great example of human effort and preparation meeting fortune. I urge people to not try to see this story as anything else as opposed to what it is on its own don't look at the regular story of Isekai where people adapt right away and thrive and view it as normal. Here you see a very realistic transition in mentality to a dog eat dog world, without losing oneself in hatred and irrationality. The main character is not dense in the least bit merely lacking confidence in the start. The MC is not the typical MC for Isekai tall growing an incredible physical body as the story progresses. He is small and dainty and even catches animosity from women stemming from jealousy, because they feel inferior in appearance to him. These are not traits that right of the back make someone feel they are masculine and heroic. So when a girl (Arguably a better hero than the actual hero) that even the should be Hero (Souma) of the story thinks is incredible. Is attracted to you and not the hero. It makes sense that one would feel hesitant. At first that they may be making a foolish misunderstanding. (Very much not an issue currently) like I said before this is a story trying to be as authentic to Isekai as possible in that people do not just go to a magic world and magically become different extraordinary people but start much who they are and have to grow to adapt. The MC is not the greatest general that has all the answers and does things perfectly but he takes and gives from and to everyone. People going on about and saying this guy is a wimp or he is a beta you do yourself a disservice, to not understand that characters grow. Even Kurono Maou that most love in opposition to this one you take for granted that the MC there is the way he was it is not a natural process that made him adapt as the MC did in this story we see a more natural character development that is all.
