The Mail Order Life of a Man Around 40 in Another World Chapter all of raws Discussion

(Warning at the end of review) : "Mail Order Life" is enjoyable if you generally like Isekai stories. Although it somewhat follows an Isekai template, it has its own unique and funny twists. The author's writing style is much better than most other Isekai authors. However, the Japanese main character builds a typical harem which has an unnatural devotion towards him, and the main character doesn't really encounter much resistance and usually gets whatever he wants using his overpowered skill.

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The main character, a Japanese man transported to Isekai, discovers that he can order things from a Japanese internet store called Shangri-la, by exchanging Isekai products or gold into credit that he can use to buy almost any modern product, tool, vehicle, or food, except weapons or dangerous goods that are restricted by law in Japan. Using this skill, he becomes a successful merchant, saves important people and gains their favor, goes on adventures, and develops his own territory while accepting refugees.

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However, be warned that "Mail Order Life" is based on, and shares the same Isekai world as 2 older novels from the same author. One of these older novels called "Inventor King", was extremely racist and so the second part of it was deleted and no longer available. Only the first part of the novel remains online. In the second part of "Inventor King", the Japanese hero advocates for the extremely racist treatment, torture, or slaughter (or in at least one instance the raping) of Chinese or Koreans, or of Japanese citizens of recent immigrant descent. The author justifies this by writing them into the story as enemies. Although there was no apparent racism in "Mail Order Life", all 3 novels are connected when the Japanese main characters from each novel meet at the very end of "Mail Order Life". The ending scenario of "Mail Order Life" is also probably based on what happens in part 2 of "Inventor King".

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I read the author's novel raws using Google Translate from Japanese into English, so my understanding may not be accurate. In the first part of "Inventor King", the Japanese main character is transported to Isekai, becomes a high ranking leader just below the queen in an Isekai nation, supports an orphanage with refugee children from different nations, invites refugees and s*aves of different races to his nation and ideally treats all races equally, and defeats an aggressive empire to save smaller nations. He is like your typical good hero who can inspire you.

However, I was extremely shocked when suddenly in part 2 of "Inventor King" the hero completely transformed into an extreme racist. It was very disturbing to find out that this person became God's representative and guides the main character of "Mail Order Life" at the end of the story.

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"Mail Order Life" and part 1 of "Inventor King" are both enjoyable to read if you like Isekai stories. However, if you are disturbed by racism, then do not search for part 2 of "Inventor King", and do not search for the deeper meaning of the ending to "Mail Order Life".