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Lots of unexplained elements going on. The wrong pronouns are used more often than I’d like for a paid novel. The biggest reason behind my rating is the fact that there are too many unexplained elements which makes it feel like there are plot holes. The two main characters talk as if the reader has all of the necessary context, but it doesn’t get explained until a subsequent chapter (if at all). The unnecessary mystery isn’t for me at least.

The first few chapters are messy. The cheat isn’t well explained but is mostly self explanatory. 3 stars for writing quality mainly because it seems to rely heavily on ChatGPT. I will continue to read for now.

A really compelling storyline. Additionally, you can tell the author has improved since his last fic. They still use an AI editor but generally the author does a good job of avoiding some of the common flaws that you see in other fics. On another note, I hope the Pokemon fic comes back eventually.

There’s a lot about this book that I really enjoy but it’s also very hard to truly love. The good: - World building - Side characters have depth - Combat The not-so-good: - Increasing number of mysteries with very few questions answered - 600+ chapters and I feel like the MC doesn’t know much more about himself than at the start - The pacing (how is the MC still level 50?) at this rate I’ll be old by the time the main cast catches up to the real threats in game. Or the pacing is going to get all wonky. Other: - Feels like the MC should have been able to do more with his past memories. The fact that those memories are fragmented isn’t my favorite. But maybe it’ll matter more in the future.

Translation quality is really good. Glad I don’t have to look for MTL. No complaints.

Enjoyable to read, much better than most wealth system/urban systems in terms of plot. The pacing is all over the place though. He’s already basically taken over the world, but then we spend multiple chapters on mundane things like going to school and a tiny cosmetics company? Just makes it hard to care about those plot points. Not the biggest fan of MC’s overly controlling nature either. All the drama with his lawyer/assistant feels a bit forced. Maybe it’s to give room for future character development, though, so I’m trying to give it the benefit of the doubt. Also, maybe it’s a personal opinion but a whole chapter covering the other party’s reaction to an event that we know would be shocking to them isn’t interesting *at all.*