I Killed the Player of the Academy Chapter 183 Discussion

This is fantastic lol. I came here first from stumbling across the webcomic adaptation, and enjoyed what few chapters were out. When I saw it had 180+ chapters translated, I dove in, and wow am I glad I did so.

I adore the characters and the plot. There's a bunch of humor, but doesn't let it get in the way of major plot (though it does get in the way of the heroines sometimes lol). There were many times when I barked out a genuine laugh, and even more when I giggled maniacally to myself. The MC is a joy, and the sheer BS he gets into is super enjoyable.

The plot is great, and I really appreciate the Korean take on a fantasy fusion with Gaelic (Irish? sorry, not sure on proper terminology) mythology. But while the plot is enjoyable, with the MC strategizing and plotting his way through, it's the characters themselves that shine. Oh, because the story summary is unhelpful, it's worth noting that when he kills the Player, he gets recruited to be a 'sub-player', which basically has none of the major benefits. So he can't learn by applying skill points, can't use the crafting menu, etc. He basically just gets a visual representation of when he completes quests (he can't even really use his status screen, and all his stat points are randomized/applied evenly). This means he can't learn uber skills, can't be a 'Player', as in min-maxing and such. He has to learn everything the REAL way, the hard way.

And that is the reason the MC is so great. He has a bunch of foreknowledge, but that's of course tainted by the Butterfly Effect, but he has to work supremely hard for personal gains, and to save people and recruit them. So, not only is he hardworking, he's legitimately a wonderful Hero type character. He's legitimately a really good guy, though some might argue that his selflessness is very selfish (pretty much Kant philosophy if I remember my old classes correctly lol). But in any case, he wants a happy ending for all the good people (and it makes him happy to do so).

Just to be clear though, he's not a saint, and his body count is quite high when necessary lol. Also, he's zany as all hell, and loves making references to villains that no one in this entire world would get, such as Immortan Lork (mad max), Pain (naruto), and Joker (batman). Frankly I'm sure all his teachers think he's insane lol.

As for the heroines, I freaking adore them. They're all very varied, albeit more towards the author's clear fetish: yanderes. That being said, it's VERY light on the spectrum. To be honest, it's so light, that it might just well be other archetypes, but all of them are slightly crazy. Like one girl (granddaughter of the Sword Emperor), she's an illegitimate child, and frankly had a pretty terrible childhood. But as a result, she's slightly twisted and finds adultery romantic and hot. (Psychologically, she admits that because if she were to deny adultery, she'd deny her own birth). SO like when her older (half) sister get fake-engaged to the MC, she IMMEDIATELY starts having delusions about seducing and stealing him away (because it's romantic to her!)

I won't spoil the harem, but it is frankly super enjoyable, and while the MC is kinda dense, he's not black-hole-osmium dense that some people are. He may not know that half the girls around him are crazy (and crazy in love with him), but when they flat out state it, and kiss him, he doesn't play it off or be in denial. (Not that he has any clue how to resolve a bevy of yandere honeys after him lmao)

One final thing I want to mention though, is something from like chapter 1-4, not sure. But he engraves 3 geass onto himself, that are basically limitations or oaths or whatever you want to call them, but they hinder him and in return give him power. One of the 3 is the most crucial from a character building aspect, and it's "I will not ignore the misfortunes of good people". Basically, he lashes out against the gamer mentality of 'they're just NPCs, so it's ok if I kill them or do whatever I want'. He legitimately is a hero, and it's wonderful. Far too many stories these days want to say that being a good guy is boring or bad or inherently selfish or something, and it's really nice to have an ACTUAL heroic main character who wants to help people without being mentally broken or something (like Shirou from Fate Stay Night).

Anyway, I highly recommend this story. One of the best KR novels I've read, with a wonderful harem full of great characters, and tons of wholesome romance, action, humor. And best of all, it has all those things WITHOUT having an idiot protagonist or any super negative character traits that you just have to live with. His denseness isn't that bad (I mean, it is annoying at times, but that's because we see things from the girls side really often), but it never gets to the point of 'oh she kissed me, uhhh she must have tripped! and yeah, she said she loves me.... must be like a brother!" or other absolutely terrible tropes.

Plus, due to the precepts I mentioned before, I'm 99% sure it'll end with a true harem ending. Current count as of 183 is like 7-10 people in the harem lol, depending on how you count multiple personalities, and whether or not sisters will both be in (TWO sets of half-sisters, no less lol).