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This novel is quite great, it reads nearly like novels such as genius warlock in some aspect but a slice of life in some. As the description says the MC is a genius, but not only in magic affinity but also in intellect, and he is taken as a s*ave by a kingdom to fight in war, though the s*ave branding on him was applied incorrectly and he can probably break it in time. The story progresses quite slow and even though there are many time skips, the story just reached the start of war by chapter 35. The whole 30 chapters are mostly training arc so maybe that's why it feels so slow, but nonetheless it quite enjoyable to read, the most frustrating part of this would probably insufficiency on readable chapters. You can read it as a slice of life and it wouldn't feel off, at least for now.In summary, the overall novel has very slow event progression but are filled in between by a lot of very slow character progression, great read but feels unfulfilling and is easy to crave for more chapters. (This may also be because of how chapters are chopped up, rice feels unfulfilling if eaten grain by grain instead of a whole bowl given right away, I don't dislike it tho as it could bump up activity and frequency so more readers leading to more chapters hopefully, I really want more chapters)