The Strange Adventure of a Broke Mercenary Chapter -- Discussion

Calling this a combo of berserk and goblin but more light hearted isn't a bad description.

It's a bit rough early on, and when it's slow, it's slowww, but it's a fun ride. The characters feel realistic and goofy moments are funny. The biggest knock is that the main character is a muscle headed idiot, but I find that refreshing after all those super clever OP MCs who love disguises and hiding their power levels.

Biggest complaint is that the MC doesn't grow or mature at all. He's the same guy from chapter 1 as he is in chapter 200. Think Goku in terms of not growing up. The MC is broke, but does he become more frugal? Nope, he relies on his lender to handle all monetary issues.

In addition, there's a crap load of filler. Fillers not inherently bad, but bloat is bloat. You know, to do x, I need y, to do y, I need z, blah blah. Prime example: MC wants to learn x, so he has to go to z and by the time he gets to z, he to do a and b. Now add in going to z is a cross country trip with various problems, a is just drama, and b is just another quest line.

The filler kicks in later, but when it hits, it's exhausting. And you can't skip it because1/3 of the important story beats are there.

This is probably better as an anime or manga, but not a bad read. 8/10. Later 3/10

edit: The concept surrounding this story is a little s*upid. He's forced to partner with female interest because of a debt, but it's only a way for the FI to keep the MC. Yet, the MC gets priceless gear and items as rewards, and never tries to settle the debt. Within the story, several things happen to increase the debt. This sounds like a fun gag, but it gets old quick. 200 chapters in and you wonder why he wants to stay with the FI, as she drags him into more insane and dangerous quests and his debts only increase.

The MC has no ambition, no real passion and maybe that's why he is glued to FI? Anyways the point is the FI is too domineering, and the MC is just a dog.