Overlimit Skill Holder

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“Every person has an equal amount of 8 skill holder slots. There are normal skills such as【Physical Strength】which takes up 1 slot, but there are also rare skills which take up 4 to 5 slots, or even rarer ones which take up all 8 slots.”

Is what old man Hinga taught me at the Orb Mine, where skill orbs are unearthed. But we “s*aves” could not acquire skills due to Contract Magic, thus s*aves had no future.

On one fateful day, the noble who owned the mine, that is, our “Master”, came to visit the Orb Mine. Due to a sudden earthquake, the ceiling collapsed, rocks fell directly on the noble’s head, and he died. At that moment, our contract magic disappeared.

The clever s*aves ran straight to the warehouse where the skill orbs were stored. They absorbed rare skill orbs, and used their newfound abilities and magic to defeat the guards and escape from the mine. It was a riot. I was too late to pick up a skill orb.

“–It’s over. I will be forced back into being a s*ave,” I despaired.

But just then, I saw a skill orb that shouldn’t exist. An orb which used 10 skill holder slots -【All Things In Creation 《World Ruler》】. A non-standard skill orb that would be of no interest to anyone but researchers because no soul in the world could use it. However, I was able to absorb【World Ruler】

Why? That’s because I was a “reincarnated person”. I had 8 more skill holder slots than an average person, for a total of 16 slots. The mine is besieged and there is only one exit. A mysterious skill【World Ruler】in my hand.

What do I do now?

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Genkai koe no "sukiru" wa, tensei-sha ni shika atsukaenai ー ōbārimitto sukiruhorudāー
Genkai Koe no Tenpu wa, Tensei-sha ni Shika Atsukaenai -Overlimit Skill Holders- (Manga)
Overlimit Skill Holder --- Only the Reincarnator can Handle the Skill that Exceeds the Natural Limit ---
Overlimit Skill Holder – Only A Reincarnator Can Possess The Skill That Exceeds The Limit
限界超えの天賦《スキル》は、転生者にしか扱えない ー オーバーリミット・スキルホルダー
Related Series
The Undetectable Strongest Job: Rule Breaker (WN) (Same Franchise)
The Undetectable Strongest Job: Rule Breaker (LN) (Same Franchise)
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I Said Make My Abilities Average! (1)
I Was a Sword When I Reincarnated (LN) (1)
Instant Death (1)
Recommendation Lists
  1. Finished
  2. Enjoyable read
  3. pls remeber ''
  4. Reincarnated Isekai--Male Protag with Strong Magic...
  5. Shousetsuka ni Narou TOP 100 (mostly isekai)

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Date Group Release
06/18/23 Light Novels Translations epilogue c6
06/13/23 Light Novels Translations epilogue c5 part2
06/09/23 Light Novels Translations epilogue c5 part1
06/04/23 Light Novels Translations epilogue c4
05/31/23 Light Novels Translations epilogue c3 part2
05/26/23 Light Novels Translations epilogue c3 part1
05/22/23 Light Novels Translations epilogue c2 part2
05/17/23 Light Novels Translations epilogue c2 part1
05/13/23 Light Novels Translations epilogue c1 part2
05/08/23 Light Novels Translations epilogue c1 part1
05/04/23 Light Novels Translations v6c31
04/29/23 Light Novels Translations v6c30 part2
04/24/23 Light Novels Translations v6c30 part1
04/19/23 Light Novels Translations v6c29 part2
04/08/23 Light Novels Translations v6c29 part1
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Blackrabbit0634
Blackrabbit0634 rated it
June 24, 2021
Status: v2 epilogue 2
It had potential but got ruined.

I'll just make it simple, the author is trying too hard to make the story edgy. Like every other reviewers said it got bad because of the time skip.
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Trane
Trane rated it
January 29, 2021
Status: --
It's a shame that nobody kept translating the manga because it's much better than this novel where the grammar hasn't gone through simple editing.

It doesn't show who speaks, the dialogues are just written in [like this]. I wouldn't give the grammar any silver medals

The summary pulls you in, when in reality.. The protagonist is weak
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nyrishu
nyrishu rated it
December 3, 2020
Status: v2c18
First arc is a bit with slow pacing but action and characters are good. Even the direction the story is taking is great.

But the first arc is simply to get you accustomed to the world and few important characters.

The story starts from the second arc with much clear take on everything. And new charcters are very refreshing.

Only problem is it is too slow, NOT THE STORY BUT RELEASES OF NEW CHAPTERS.

I want more and I want them at atleast 3 chapters per day and I want them now.
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PoDH
PoDH rated it
August 7, 2022
Status: v6c8
I would put this at like 4.5 star tbh. Honestly even though it's "technically" isekai, it's very light on the whole "having memory of reincarnated person" to the point you can just ignore it.

I would describe the author as someone who is "really good at world building, writing the big arc and those epic moments but really bad at writing the connecting dots". So what you have is a novel with really amazing characters and touching epilogue but kind of bad middle part and rushed development, last part is really... more>> bad at like volume 5+ where they just bombard you with a lot of info.

Some see this is a bad thing when this is what happened when you have a complex world building, the world is "alive" so you have other things/development happening in the background that the MC can't see. And some say the "time skip ruined it" when it's like pretty refreshing also it's not really a time skip? It's just 'three steps forward, two steps back'. You don't need every year, every month to be full of action. <<less
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Sami11
Sami11 rated it
February 3, 2021
Status: v2c52
It's not bad. I personally found volume 2 to be where it starts to get better as the first volume is, admittedly, boring. And it's not just about the fact that the MC is weak in it, but also that it lacks any direction and has a slow pace. Volume 2, however, improves on almost every aspect.

Writing + Grammar: It is as to be expected from a translated Eastern novel. Don't expect anything sound, literary wise. The current translations in Light Novels Translations are significantly better than the ones at... more>> Foxaholic. So just read their translations only. Overall, the writing is fine and shouldn't be too distracting if you are a casual reader from Novel Updates.

The Characters: Meh. The characters who debuted in the 2nd volume are more three dimensional and unique. As well as the fact they act more realistic. I found myself lacking any interest in the first volume's characters as they tended to be too good to be true and too convenient. Moreover, only 1 or 2 of them were actually interesting.

Harem: The MC is still a little child. So far, there only seems to be 2 possible harem members, but what I find gladdening is that there's no focus on any harem aspects (yet!). Considering the author's other novel, he might make this one similar in that there's only 1 love interest the MC cares about but has a group of women pining for his affection. As for th <<less
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ErikHarrison
ErikHarrison rated it
December 10, 2020
Status: v2c22
It's a interesting concept. Most issues stem from the authors writing style.

The pacing in the first volume is very slow and there is an extreme tonal shift/time skip for volume 2. It's a fun read if you don't pay attention to anything, there is little plot and the "goals" are never brought up. MC doesn't seem to want to abuse the OP'ness of his kit and would rather Worth your time if you like the genre. Would prefer if the MC had more concrete goals or acted for self interest... more>> more. <<less
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Daud
Daud rated it
September 26, 2020
Status: v3c56
4 Star for story (at least I enjoy it by reading the raw without too much thinking)

1 Star for MC Power/Ability (think about it after you read it and you will understand why I gave it)

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Spoiler

When you gain so many skills that make you confused what to do at the end what you did is, hack and dodge.

(Use the basic skills cause 'author' have limited power to write a good (cool/OP) skills fight) .

You will understand when you read End of Vol 1 (4 Years time skip) combined with Vol 1 Ch 17 (when author show what MC learn from the time after MC got his skill (it's a short time compared to 4 Years).

***a small notice that MC is actually OP***

Normal Rank Skill Orb = 1 Star to 8 Star (because normally human just have 8 Skill Slot that mean can only equip 1 8 Star Skill)

MC have 10 Star skill Orb that can learn all Skill Orb (1 Star to 8 Star at least)

even though author said the skill that MC learn not as easy like when you actually have the Skill Orb equipped, author already solve it with :

1. Learn and Progress

2. Not only Copy Skill Orbs MC can Copy others Natural Talent so Puff MC become genius and so the limiter is gone when you theoretically think/understand it

3. Not all skills use MP (I think it's mean passive skill without consumption)

4. It's mean MC can actually be too OP but... you know.

So the conclusion is... the limited ability to write or express something cool/epic

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1 Star for MC (Typical Jap MC)

Recommend

Spoiler

(1) Read Without Thinking = Enjoyment

(2) Think After Reading = Realizing the loophole and the bad side of novel (as always)

(3) Reading and Thinking at same time = You will give up thinking eventually and follow the [1] for enjoyment

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Because it works
Because it works rated it
February 28, 2024
Status: Completed
This is a very good action-adventure fantasy in the dramatic side. Fantasy aside, those tend to be the best point of the story. I also like the characters a lot, but because the protagonist is a nice person (and Japanese) YMMV. I suggest not to binge-reading since the individual volumes are quite thick.

The author uses a lot of meetings and partings, unwilling separations, and "we will meet again" tropes. Some things don't hurt as much if you know what kind of story this is.
Spoiler

A couple of time-skips at the beginning and the end aside, most of the story happens in just a few months, though.

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The world-building is its weakest link. There are many things that could have been explained in better detail (especially the more original parts), and the story could have used simultaneous multiple plotlines better. Also, for reasons I don't understand, vol. 4 is actually bad, good points aside.

Overall I think it deserves a five stars –or a 9/10.

PS.: I really don't get how is this supposed to be related to Rule Breaker at all.
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LehmD
LehmD rated it
August 30, 2023
Status: Completed
The novel was pretty enjoyable overall but the isekai Tag basically just serves as an explanation as to why MC can Equip skill orbs other people cant and isnt really relevant after.

The worldbuilding was good and the characters were likeable. MC is not too op where every fight gets boring and the ending is actually relatively well written compared to other novels.

There were just a few things I disliked.
    • MC is never in Control and just gets thrown Into the next Story arc because of external circumstances every time.
    • MC and his party will spare "evil" people every single time even if they cause New problems immediately after. They are so kind it gets annoying. It also turns out that almost every single "evil" person is actually just misunderstood and a really nice guy who just had their own reasons to act that way.
    • The romance is terrible in my opinion. Excuse my rant:
      Spoiler

      the story has a harem tag and there are multiple love interests of which MC will chose one at the end. Great right? No, MC choses the little girl he fell in love with when she was like 10 (kinda weird considering he has memories of his past life but its okay since he acts like a child himself). Then they only see each other every few months and when she is 13 he confess his love for her?!? Great I guess? But wait now they dont see each other for 4 years because he has to wait until she is 17 to marry her? Surely your first love at 13 years old can last 4 years without seeing the other person and then you still want to marry them. A very healthy relationship indeed.

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guih34
guih34 rated it
January 8, 2022
Status: --
This is a good novel if you can stomach the MC being a little too 'selfless', I think the first arc is a little weak, but it got better on the second arc so far. I enjoyed the development of sub characters and world building, even if I find the protagonist too good and caring, especially when you consider he was almost killed by his own family, numerous, times sold himself as a s*ave to escape and become brainwashed and worked like mules, not to mention discrimination. He should've been... more>> building tons of trauma, but he acts like nothing happened, I don't know is his heart is so big or the author just wrote the dramatic being to grab attention and then throw out of the window when it's not necessary. <<less
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_neurotic.7
_neurotic.7 rated it
July 29, 2021
Status: v3c1
Very nice story progress up until now. There are little bit of surprises here and there but with clear reasons to support the story. While the MC may seem like a typical Isekai MC but the growth is clearly shown in the chapters. He may be a bit dense but it's better than being a simp. The story does not hold back on action and the power level system has been constant. He is OP but he did the hard work to get there... more>>
Spoiler

(the part where he takes out his main skill orb and practices the skills without it)

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. Recommended. Good read. <<less
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FrostFlare
FrostFlare rated it
December 20, 2020
Status: --
First Arc is very good. A really good eye opener. I 'was' glad I read it.

Second Arc is..... A disappointment.

Third Arc.... Still reading but... Because I'm really disappointed on the second Arc, I feel like I don't have the hype to read anymore... I'm having a hard time reading it. I hope this is not as bad as the second Arc or worse... Even worse than the Second Arc..... : (
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HorrorIsland
HorrorIsland rated it
May 10, 2023
Status: v4c44
Honestly, I quite enjoyed this through the first 3 volumes. The quality slipped a little each volume, but I kind of expect that in light novels as the inspiration of the initial premise runs out and the author struggles to find ways to continue the story.

But volume 4 is awful. For some reason, the author decided to try to be "funny", and fails miserably. I'm fairly sure that if I keep reading, the score would go down even farther. I can't remember ever losing confidence in an author so drastically... more>> before.

Disappointing. <<less
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LTigh
LTigh rated it
August 3, 2022
Status: --
I can't believe this novel shares the same author as Rule Breaker and even supposedly takes place in the same "franchise, " whatever the hell that means, since the underlying mechanics don't even match up and it's ridiculous to think that they exist in the same universe.

If Rule Breaker was supposed to be a rough draft or whatever for this steaming pile, I'm guessing that the author might have suffered some sort of head trauma after writing the last (so far) chapter of Rule Breaker, since he's learn absolutely f*ck-all... more>> and just decided to write some edgy mc-edge-lord garbage as a giant middle finger to fans of Rule Breaker.

Another possibility is that the author and his ghostwriter for Rule Breaker had a falling out towards the end of that webnovel (hence the somewhat abrupt ending), and the author, huffing his own farts and head swollen from the praise what should have gone to his uncredited ghostwriter, decided to create this failure of a novel.

Won't go retreading most of the criticism which has already been properly expressed by the other reviewers, but yeah, whatever you found enticing and entertaining in Rule Breaker is completely and utterly missing from this dung-fest. <<less
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tsun0103
tsun0103 rated it
June 20, 2022
Status: v3
The s*upidity of the characters are outstanding. The logic side and analyzation are good but the bad guys are bad for s*upid sake and the good guys and MC are too nice, to dumb that I can't helped but scratch my head while saying, just kill the guy already!!!! Its really annoying.

Its really s*upid that all he can do is run away from problem and not try to deal with it with force. He has force, lots of it but not in too much OP way but his strong for... more>> the average but its really annoying when you've not do anything bad and you can only run away. Feels too s*upid. <<less
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chaltear
chaltear rated it
May 17, 2022
Status: v5c34
I try my best to keep reading this "things".

The idea was great, the worlds building is logical and good, that why I expected a lot.

but the problem is the characters. 90% are either scum or dumb.

here an example

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Spoiler

a guy betray the hero and his friends several times, kill many innocent people, take hostage a friend of the hero and try to kill them.

You will thinks that the hero is angry and will try to take revenge?

But NO, he try to save the guy and the hero with all his friends (even the one taken hostage) cry when the bad guy die.

Like WTF??? He is the worst scum, what are you doing??

Maybe if the bad guy had a tragic past or he had a justification I could understand (understand but not agree), but no, the guy is just a scum.

And that keep happening the hero or his friends are accuse for nothings and everyone try to kill them, but when a bad guy betray his contry again and again everyone is "oh well, that fine, but be carefull next time". BRO???

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that why please, don't force yourself to read, it will save your time <<less
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