Oct 12, 2024
Not isekai, just the reincarnation of a random guy who seems to be from the same world with magic and stuff. Though the MC's logic and actions remind of the usual isekai stuff (magic training, acquiring young female companion(s), reinventing some modern things for quick gold). The story progresses rather randomly. The MC does not have a clear goal, which affects the quality of the story. He is often distracted by some unrelated activities that are meaningless in the long run.
Main flaws:
- Long "training sequences" where the author just randomly reinvents modern things in his fantasy medieval magic story through the MC. Pretty boring.
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Later they are mostly replaced by magic training sessions, which are a bit more entertaining.
- The hunting companion is poorly written. She appears out of nowhere, no backstory, minimal interaction except on "hunts", and she agrees to become effectively his slave. She feels unnecessary to the story, no relationship/tension shown between them, no purpose to speak of.
At some point, it is just wild to see their strictly working relationship and no moves from either side until the very end of the first volume (which seems to go nowhere).
Same problems with other female characters that appear along the way.
- Underdeveloped aristocratic life of the MC. Almost no information or backstory is given. He goes to school once, then has some brief interaction with his family and household staff. After that, he basically lives in the forest.
- There are a few instances where characters use knowledge that they cannot acquire in a medieval setting without some explanation/justification from the author. Knowledge of meteorites, knowledge of the basic composition of air, use of the metric system. There are more, but these are just glaring inconsistencies for which no justification is given.
- MC does not abuse his powers, which is extremely boring. Was he some kind of monk in his previous life? He is basically impotent considering how he is portrayed. Like, come on, by the start of vol.2 the guy is basically swimming in beautiful elf (and a few wolf) girls.
- Starting with Vol.2, the amount of flattery aimed at the MC becomes unbearable.
With all these flaws, it is still entertaining to read the author's take on the usual isekai (the story effectively becomes a standard isekai power fantasy after some time). Starting with the second volume, it looks like a take on building a nation of monsters (kinda like that slime isekai), but it's so mediocre thanks to pointless chapters where he uses magic to create something like armor, wine, or whatever, that it just becomes overbearingly boring.
1 vol. - 6
2 vol. - 5 (lost interest half way through)
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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