After Rebirth, I Was Licked Bald by a Big Cat Chapter 32 Discussion

This is the type of novel that you go in with no brains and logic in mind. It's wholesome, cute and fluffy. But MC has so much plot armour and protection from his surroundings that it's basically smooth sailing for him from beginning to end.

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For context, MC is from an apocalyptic world, where he had been tested on and held against his will. When he dies, his soul gets transported into a human shell of a body, where an elf holds him captive to take care of him and raise him. Because of this, he enters an interstellar galactic world, a world where everything is completely different from what he learnt last time back on Earth. Humans and animals evolved, so much to the point where Humans are going extinct, and Animals have evolved to being able to shapeshift, walk on 2 legs, speak great English, and essentially do things humans could do. Because of this, animals have been taught to raise and take care of humans as we humans cared for them in the past. MC, being human gets basically a free halo/cheat because of his race.

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Of course, this isn't a bad thing. The book was meant to be a slice of life, with bits and pieces of plot here and there to make it progress. It's why I'm giving 4 stars still. It served its purpose.

Here comes the reason why I can't give it 5 stars; the MC acts so new to the world that it almost feels like the author is infantilizing him. Its like the newborn trope; where MC enters and experiences a whole new different world compared to his old one, and because of this he holds the innocent and naivety that fuels the need of others wanting to protect him. He is milky, short, small, cute, innocent, thin, sweet and kind (which almost creepily has all the main characteristics of a child) and because of this he can do no wrong. Don't get me wrong, I love wholesome cute characters, and he is! But sometimes he feels so 2 dimensional, like he is just there to teach the ML, who is now chief of the military of the interstellar galactic force, basically overpowered, how to relax and be sweet to others other than him even though he is the main character. It just feels weird that even though he came from an apocalyptic world (spiritually) and has knowledge of said world, he doesn't question this new world and just goes along with everything, having full trust in anyone he meets because he is just so naive. It doesn't help that he is 18 years old (physically) and the ML is 36. We don't know his age from the past at all, so we don't know how or when he died.

With that said, the dynamic between MC and ML is cute. It starts from suspicions, misunderstandings and pretending to a great relationship where communication happens, thus almost no conflict. It's basically mindless fluff, and if you want to turn off your brain, this is the book for you. 4 stars for a book like this is deserved.