High School Hack and Slash Chapter -- Discussion

The tags are extremely light right now, with a lot missing. I think even if I add 50 tags there will still be some missing...

Basically, the story is about a god mode protagonist taking on a hell mode RPG while collecting a harem. And even if ithe protagonist is god mode, he's only invincible in battle (and in bed). He'll struggle in plenty of places. There are many side POVs, and most of them are surprisingly not just people reacting to the protagonist - though many of them will reference him, his allies, the area he's in or going to - but they show how "normal" and "normally exceptional" people act in the same environment.

And it's a really dark environment. Really, extremely dark - any bad thing that can happen in a R-18 doujin or novel will happen during this story, just not to the people under the protagonist's protection. The side POV chapters are where you can see NTR, monster/machine r*pe, guro, ryona, etc. Luckily they don't really matter outside world building and are well enough labelled to skip them if you just want to read a power fantasy. The protagonist can protect his people enough to consider them safe. Anyone not under his protection, though?

The hack and slash part is pretty good too. While the protagonist is OP, he's not the only one who fights, and the other fights are done pretty well. The dungeons are varied, and you can see different parties and combat styles, and even people who gave up. There are traps and puzzles and secret shops and it would be a pretty fun game to play.

I want to say the main draw of the novel for me, the reason I rate it 4*, is the comedy. I like the combat too, and I like some of the h-scenes, and the setting and main story are also pretty interesting, but it's definitely my favorite that all of the characters have a few screws loose, and many serious scenes will just be blown away by someone (not always the protagonist) doing something crazy "by coincidence".

The biggest downside is, after all, the setting is too dystopic, too "men strong women weak" aside from the main heroines. It creates a stark contrast that shows how different the protagonist is and enables some of the humor but it gets depressing...