- #1
To be honest, the novel probably doesn't deserve a 3. The parts I like, I really like, and the parts I dislike, I really dislike. There's a currently missing that's central to the story: Dense Protagonist. The kind of person who could disrupt the stock market and ruin governments' plans and become the #1 enemy of the world without realizing it. The kind of person who could reveal existential dangers and bring together the best and brightest to save the world without realizing it. And, unfortunately, the kind who could have beautiful women tell him they love him, without realizing they actually love him... That's the protagonist.
Aside from my dislike of overly dense protagonists, the novel is a mess of settings that the author clearly just wanted to add for his own amusement. The plot is also a mess because
Spoilertime travel
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But enough about the bad; the good is that it's fun. The protagonist, while overly dense, is a proactive guy who works to achieve his goals. The setting is a mess, but it's a fun mess that doesn't take itself too seriously but doesn't go so far as becoming a parody of itself. The plot's is also not bad for a serialized work. Enemies are not s*upid, the protagonist is not almighty, as the conflicts grow serious the protagonist puts in a lot of effort to protect the people important to him, as a mecha protagonist should.
Overall, if you accept the dense protagonist and relatively weak foreshadowing abilities, and if you like the genres, the story should be enjoyable.
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