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292 Chapters (ongoing):
— Main Story: 250 Chapters (Completed)
— Extra: 42 Chapters (ongoing)
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I ended up transmigrating as a third-rate extra in a game I like, but worst of all this character has already fallen and been disowned.

I have no ambitions. I just want to graduate, but the world won’t let me.

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How to Survive at the Academy
HSA
Surviving The Academy
아카데미에서 살아남기
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Recommendations
The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy (5)
The Main Heroines are Trying to Kill Me (4)
The World of Otome Games is Tough For Mobs (3)
I Became A Flashing Genius At The Magic Academy (3)
How To Live As An Academy Extra Villain (2)
Kneel to Me (2)
Recommendation Lists
  1. Harem Novels
  2. Competent MC - Cute Girls
  3. KOREAN WEBNOVELS
  4. Stuff I wanna read
  5. Extra/Side Character Novels

Latest Release

Date Group Release
04/25/24 Yong Library c110
04/25/24 Yong Library c109
04/25/24 Yong Library c108
04/25/24 Yong Library c107
04/25/24 Yong Library c106
04/25/24 Yong Library c105
04/25/24 Yong Library c104
04/25/24 Yong Library c103
04/25/24 Yong Library c102
04/25/24 Yong Library c101
04/25/24 Yong Library c100
04/25/24 Yong Library c99
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04/25/24 Yong Library c96
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HanBoitheLamb
HanBoitheLamb rated it
March 25, 2023
Status: c103
This novel is incredible. It takes a normally generic Korean Isekai story but it uses it to it's full advantages. However this story isn't for everyone. As much as the battle scenes are incredibly descriptive and intense as of c. 103 there hasn't been that many. The true part of the story lies within the protagonist (Ed) and his relationship with the three main harem members and the rest of the cast. Each arc has a different girl taking spotlight as a secondary protagonist or even antagonist to Ed. Since... more>> they're the highlight I'll give a brief overview over each. (Btw you'll catch me on Yonder leaving comments as the username Lun Ah)

Ed: The protagonist. The best way to put him is a blend between a shounen protagonist and a KR protagonist. Like shounen protagonists he's a kind soul even if he doesn't admit it saying "it's for my survival" and like a KR protagonist he isn't a hothead idiot like shounen protagonists but a cold, smart, pragmatic one. He also isn't op but gets stronger over time like Kim Hajin in the Novel's Extra. He also strangely shares similarities to Kim Dokja from ORV. Especially the fact that both have crippling low self esteem. Also he's as a dense as a black hole but we all knew that.

Yennekar: (nickname Spirit Yandere) : She is the first girl to have a dedicated arc. Yennekar is a kind, sweet, airhead, and is considered an idol and cannot lie for the life of her. She also loves making friends no matter who they are. Also like her nickname she has certain... yandere tendencies every know and then. It doesn't help she's a one man army either. Like the main 3 harem members she is hiding a sadness that I won't spoil (even though it was pretty early)

Lortel: (nickname: Stonks Woman) The second harem member to get a dedicated arc. She is the one who is most naturally like Ed. She like Ed is not strong (at least compared to the other 2 harem members) but makes up for it by being the most intelligent of the three and is a shrewd businesswoman. She is also the most "evil" of the three and acts for herself unlike Yennekar who acts for the benefit of others. She is also the one most likely to fight dirty even more so than the pragmatic "I'll do anything to live" Ed.

Lucy: (nickname: OP Lazy Loli) She's one of my favorite characters. As of c103 she has gotten the most development as she has basically had 3 dedicated arcs to her basically back to back to back. She is also a kuudere where her emotions are suppressed from past traumas. She is also so far the strongest character in the series. If Yennekar is a one man army shes the bomb that dropped on Hiroshima. Before her first arc she was kinda a side character (before c50ish) but as of c103 she is definitely the girl (or Yennekar sorry Lortel) who has gotten the most spotlight. She is also the one to fall in love with Ed last and it hits even harder when she does. Like above she is a kuudere however being around Ed has made her more expressive and happy. Her personality is basically a stray cat and that's what the story says as well. Actually if we were going for this animal comparison, Lortel is a fox, Yennekar is a loyal dog, and Lucy is a cat.

Other characters (very brief)

Ziggs: I like to call him the 4th harem member. Out of the 4 above he has definitely gotten the most screentime and he deserves it. Bromance is strong with this one.

Tylee (and Ayla) : These 2 are the original protagonists. The best way to put it is that these two are heroes of another story they do their own separate thing from Ed unlike The Novel's Extra.

Tanya: Ed's little sister and the funniest character in the series.

Clevius: Aside from Ed, Yennekar, and Lucy he has definitely gotten the most character development and it's amazing watching him grow. Should the author make a whole story around him I'd definitely read.

Anyway I really recommend this novel to people who love harems and isekais with actual fleshed out characters. <<less
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Billyvdl
Billyvdl rated it
August 27, 2022
Status: c38
Not that amazing as I expected. I liked 'Demon prince attends the academy' and I heard that this WN is similar to that so I decided to try it.

The only thing that is similar to Demon prince is the start where they both reincarnate as weak side characters that are non-existant in the original story.

This story is more similar to Novel's extra in my opinion. You'll see girls who have misunderstandings about MC and fall for him or think he's secretly OP. MC is also super dense about the girls... more>> feelings which is such an overused trope at this point.

Rather than seeing the MC and side characters grow like in Demon Prince, it becomes more of a story centered around MC's actions and the side characters reactions to them. I don't feel much character growth from the side characters yet. This might be because I've only read 38 chapters so far though, so we might see actual character growth later. So far though, character growth is disappointing.

MC also has it easy similar to Novel's extra because he knows the events and their tricks and how to proceed. Very different from Demon prince where MC struggles from the get-go. It's annoying seeing another story where MC is always a step ahead and is always in control of every situation.

Lastly, I feel like there's a lot of useless dialogue. It sometimes takes a full page for the author to discuss the character's feelings which they have mentioned countless times before already. This would all happen in the middle of a talk between characters or an important event. Rather than making the event more interesting, it feels like the author is purposely c*ck blocking you from reaching the climax (of the story). The amount of useless dialogue that could've been cut out is staggering.

Overall though, I still like the plot. I like how the story focuses on the MC's survival in a wild forest. I like how he builds things in order to survive and they constantly fail or need to be improved, adds more realism in my opinion. I just dislike the uselessly long dialogue that can be cut out and the lack of character growth of side characters. <<less
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assman162
assman162 rated it
June 27, 2023
Status: c140
It was okay. The main character is as interesting as a brick but I liked everyone else. Much of the plot was very contrvied though and it's incredibly obvious that the story is being made up as it goes. No real forward planning as is usual with LN and WN writers.

MattReading is one of the few translators that actually has a good pace. 2-3 chapters a day average with each chapter being quite long. None of that chapter 32 part 5 BS with a part per 2 days like many... more>> other TLs do.

Sadly tho' it got DMCA'd. <<less
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Hosh
Hosh rated it
June 24, 2023
Status: c130
As far as transmigration harem novels go, this is pretty much my favorite. There's really no discernible major flaws

Honestly, reading the novel's 3-4 star reviews pissed me off. All of them were whining about the harem, about how the novel focused mostly on romance. For God's sake why the f*ck are you reading a novel with a harem genre if you don't enjoy harem. This is the equivalent of not liking Re Zero because you don't like Isekai, stop whining and read something else.

Anyways one of the few reasons I... more>> prefer this novel over most others in the same genre is due to the slight survival element. The MC is also rather weak, as in side character-tier unless he's willing to make some sacrifices.

The romance is also done extremely well for a harem novel. A 'side' heroine in this novel could pass for a main heroine in most other novels of the same genre.

The translation is some of the best I've ever seen. It contains it's fair share of mistakes and is by no means perfect but 10 chapters per approximately 3 days is just absolutely insane.

Edit: So apparently this novel has been licensed by some company called YONDER and therefore any attempts at translating this will be copyrighted. I understand wanting to make money but that has its limits so in light of the fact that YONDER makes people pay for every chapter aside from the first 5 and that the translation isn't even as good as the one from the independent translator, this is getting demoted to a 1 star <<less
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elbert134
elbert134 rated it
June 4, 2023
Status: c40
A very good novel. Very similar to "I killed the player of the academy" but where the MC here is a bit naive and messes up more than Korin. I suppose this is because unlike Korin who regressed, Ed is someone who's just been transmigrated therefore it will take him a while to really realise the world he's in is not just a game, and they are real people. Korin made the same mistake as Ed in his first run, thus their similarities.

Characters are very fleshed out, and there's character... more>> development for the MC and the supporting characters. Especially the MC, slowly realising that the plot will not stay the same because he's involved in it. Might frustrate you in the early chapters for his naivete and mistakes though. But overall, a good novel. Definitely recommended. <<less
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k40235
k40235 rated it
August 31, 2022
Status: c39
altough story itself is good and mc's mindset and character are very likeable and presentation of the situations are one of the best I ve read, author s*cks at characterisations. There are 2 characters ... more>>
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heroines

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we know very deeply and has the most screentime after MC, whom I never sypmathized or understood neither of them a single bit. Both their intentions and worldviews are too foreign/superfical for me to care about them and this makes me skip their parts, which makes me out of touch with story.

In the future I hope we see characters who are closer to a real world character rather than a fairytale story character. <<less
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luckymorris
luckymorris rated it
August 30, 2022
Status: c35
No idea why this is so highly rated.

Just another story of someone going to a game/book world, just another MC that want to stick to the main plot but fail, just another MC that get what the book/game MC should have had, just another MC that get reincarnated into a 3rd rate villain. It's not bad but if you already read books that uses the same tropes, don't expect originality here, it doesn't exist.
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hose246
hose246 rated it
August 13, 2022
Status: c42
This novel is pretty entertaining.

The MC is someone who likes to keep the story line as close to the original as possible, because he knows that's his only advantage. Yet he will also step in if the plot got out of line in order to fix things. He is written pretty decently.

The side characters are also pretty solid. They all have things they are good at and things they are not. They each have their own backstories and troubles. They aren't annoying for no reason, and they do things with... more>> a reason.

The world building is also pretty decent. The systems are described simply and the world are also described simply. Most of the world building will be focused on the academy.

The fight scenes are also really cool. It's fun to see how the MC uses all his strategies and future knowledge to his advantage despite him being weaker than his opponents.

There are several questions or potential plot holes tho. Like:

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The mercenaries hired by Elte in the Occupation arc. Aren't they beaten by Ziggs and Yennekar? They should also be mentioned in the report yet they are not. I'm a little curious about why.

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Other than that, this is a pretty solid novel. One of the most unique things of this novel is its slight focus on production stuffs like building houses and tools. It is also really interesting to see the way this novel uses the butterfly effect. All in all, this is a pretty solid novel. It's not super world-breakingly amazing, but it's a good novel to read. <<less
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cyanin
cyanin rated it
April 2, 2024
Status: c64
Apparently there was a better version that was removed, I hunted around for it but couldn't find a link. So, this will be based on what is available. It's hard to comment on the plot due to so many no-effort MTLs floating around. It seems like a general academy mob villain possession novel that could be fun to kill some time reading through, with better versions ideally.

The MTL versions still have machine error lines in them. Most chapters get the gender he/she/etc wrong for at least one character at at... more>> time, including the main character at times, usually across that entire chapter. Then names are wrong/changed almost on a per-chapter basis, it just gets irritating having to figure out who a character is supposed to be, especially on their introductions. You shouldn't have to mentally correct something every sentence so it makes sense.

Still looking for this magic decently done version that maybe exists. For the 'new' ones on the release list, a basic editing pass by someone competent in English with an accurate character list would fix most of the problems. <<less
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Mori Ackerman
Mori Ackerman rated it
February 21, 2024
Status: Completed
An absolutely beautiful story. I really enjoyed reading this and was able to complete it thankfully. I had lost hope when it got taken by Yonder. But a kind soul uploaded pdf of screenshots of Yonder's pages till the side stories.

Just google search the title and... more>>
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vn meido

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and maybe it's still there.

Anyway story was quite consistent and finished up quite nicely. Not too overly dense MC and though a harem I still liked the way each relationship developed. It didn't feel forced and the characters felt alive. I usually root for a single girl if I read a harem but this story I couldn't really do that since all the 3 girls seem quite lovable to me in their own way.
Stroy ended with all the plot point properly addressed.
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Was quite surprised with the ending Great sage got and quite pleasant twist too

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The one thing I like about this novel was that it stayed true to it's goal and that was 'Surviving". The MC not only maintained that goal but also taught everyone else around him on how important it is to survive even if everything feels hopeless and you feel killing yourself will be better. How his attitude affected those around him
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even his enemy like the great sage

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felt quite good.
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I also liked the fact the final battle which was supposed to be a stage for the original protagonist was actually left for him and the MC had his own stage, not him taking the original MC's limelight.
This felt new compared to all Ohh I'm trying to be a side character but ended up defeating the main Boss trope.

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The side stories were quite well written and smoothened out all his main relationships. I really liked Lucy's Side story. Well thought out and really well written.

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I really liked the changes in Lucy and the side story explored a world in which Ed is dead and the Lucy who never lost Ed met the Lucy who lost him. The differences between them and how the Lucy's from that world cried in the embrace of original world's Lucy really touched me.

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Overall, I'll say a very good read. A bit on the short side but doesn't feel that rushed. Good story, good message and good characters. 5 stars. Better than most of the stories coming out right now. <<less
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DarkD
DarkD rated it
July 14, 2023
Status: c52
Pretty meh. It doesn't do anything so bad to make me drop it, but there's lots of bad writing habbits.

  • Mountains of useless exposition
  • Weird disorienting back and forth time skips
  • Dense male protagonist plus harem
So the useless exposition. There are massive chunks of text that serves no real purpose. The author just threw it in there because he wanted to. The game the story is based on is divided up into multiple acts. Each act has a boss. The protagonist, is aware of walkthroughs for each boss. The author posts these before... more>> an upcoming boss fight. They are closer to a spoiler than anything I'm interested in reading.

The time skips are just done really poorly. You'll have an upcoming event, then it skips forward to after the event and they don't tell you they've done that for like half the chapter when you finally start putting all the weird information together. Then they go back and do the event. Good timeskips will inform you that they happened.

Final criticism is self explanatory. I'm a guy, I can appreciate a harem, but in a novel, they just add a lot of useless exposition to the story. I'd rather the protagonist just get a girlfriend so we don't have to play this game having two girls bending over backwards to get the male protagonist's attention while not getting it. <<less
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OnePunchMan12
OnePunchMan12 rated it
March 29, 2023
Status: c60
It's an academy action novel. Either this is a guilty pleasure for you (like me) or it's not.

Starts off fairly generic in it's concept (transmigrated into a 3rd rate villain, hard working MC, academy setting, etc...) But has some fun elements in it, more than most of these type of novels at least.

I dug the whole survival element of it. MC is forced to live in the forest after being kicked out, and watching him grow and adapt as a survivalist is fairly satisfying. He's a pretty likable MC overall,... more>> can't say that about most of the cast unfortunately.

I appreciated MCs attitude for the most part in the beginning. So many of these novels start off with MC going 'I can't intervene in the plot!' only to make a s*upid mistake immediately (exposing secret information from future plot by accident is a common one) thus drawing needless attention. Afterwards they have the realization way too late that it's impossible not to effect anything and they should just control the plot.

I generally hate this and wish novels would just skip this part entirely.

Thankfully with this MC I at least believed he really does not want to get involved with the plot and he avoids making dumb mistakes (for the most part). He tries fairly hard to stay away from people and keeps as low a profile as possible. Living far from everybody else and avoiding talking with them.

Still pretty s*upid that he thinks he somehow can avoid effecting the plot but at least he goes about it in a much more believable way than I've seen before.

Seeing him grow while trying so hard to survive in nature made me genuinely root for him that his plan can work.

The problem is, since author decided not to have MC force himself into the plot were gonna every heroine forcibly insert herself into MCs plot!!

Yep, every female character through no real reason finds herself in MCs orbit thinking 'he's interesting!'. This ranges from just showing up at his camp randomly like a wild pokemon to becoming obsessed with him after a 2 minute conversation.

One is especially bad since she pretty much becomes a stalker who endlessly monologues to herself about MC and his intentions, while having mental issues herself ('benevolent princess' my as*).

There's some likable characters but overall most of them are annoying.

In addition the whole hate for the MC because of the character who's body he took over feels so overblown... Most people are just a**holes to him because of rumors and take way too long to have a change in opinion that a real person would. They all just come off as some of the shallowest characters I've read in a while.

By the time most of them realize he's good and change opinions about him I just thought 'f*** them'. <<less
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Enferlain
Enferlain
August 18, 2022
Status: c35
It's really not THAT special. What I suspect most weebs are praising this for is the MC not being a pushover and actually saying no to women GIGACHAD Holy but it turns out he says no to mostly everything just for the sake of that alone, and is incredibly dense when he's not being deliberately obtuse, which from me elicits the same reaction other soy MCs would get, so it's really not that much different in terms of behavior as people are saying -- the end result is the same.... more>> An MC that reacts coldly to those around him or just ignores them altogether.

Death March already did this and that was a cuck heaven. This one's not quite there yet since it hasn't been 10+ volumes at this point and the character might actually evolve as time goes on, but I haven't read the raws so it has yet to be seen.

Oh yeah and the translators are paywalling like 10 chapters so you're never going to be caught up without paying. Just go read the raws with mtl, that way you can also find out whether or not it's worth looking forward to the translated chapters in the first place <<less
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Anovi
Anovi rated it
August 9, 2022
Status: --
Very interesting! Become one of my favorites, the chapter are also frequent. Like how there is a subtle feel of personal growth and advices in book
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Level1Pixel
Level1Pixel rated it
March 20, 2024
Status: Completed
The reincarnated as an extra in a video game is a pretty prevalent subgenre in the korean isekai space. What I thought would be a tr*shy binge turned out to be one of the most poignant series I have read.

The early chapters are exactly how you imagine a series like this to be. MC wows everyone as he manages to perform better than expected and slowly climb to the top. Meanwhile he starts to woo many of the heroines. The writing isn't too bad so it's a fun binge on... more>> a bored day.

Halfway through the series, however, there's a noticeable shift in both tone and writing quality. The arcs past this point put the series from a 3.5/5 to a 5/5.

One of the strongest point of this series is the way the author build its climax. The way they weave in flashbacks into a battle or the way they depict scenes of struggle as characters grit their teeth to fight is genuinely masterclass. And to finish the emotionally impactful arc, they slowly ease readers in as characters sit down and slow enjoy the melancholic scene. This is an author who knows how to satisfyingly start and finish a story. <<less
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Jujukill
Jujukill
February 26, 2024
Status: c35 part1
This book imo is easily top 3 of the couple hundred books I have read so far.

However the book has been dropped and picked up by Yong library and I've realized no one edits there chapters, like at all. Many times have female characters been called males and the exact same to the males.

They've butchered names of the MC and others multiple times so far to the point I thought it was a new character added to the scene.

There's other small issues in the mix also but those were the... more>> main issues I've seen so far and I even checked in the chapters in the 60's and it's still there.

I'm hoping they can go back to the earlier chapters with and editor and fix it cause this book is honestly one of the greatest but the issues that's been having is too frequent for me to read. <<less
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Kaze28
Kaze28 rated it
June 26, 2023
Status: Completed
I have read a lot of Academy web novels this year and I have to say that this is one of the best. The plot of the Story wasn't anything new at the beginning of the Story, around act 4/5 the Story starts taking a whole different turn (Good way). [/The arc with the Saint was soo good. It explored Ed as a character and showed how he would never give up] About the Harem. It was really well done. Each girl were perfectly balanced and all had they're one personality, simply can't hate them.
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iadzulf
iadzulf rated it
June 25, 2023
Status: c130
This trope of transmigrated into a game is on the rise for Korean novels, but not all of them stuck for me. At least, until this one.

When we have the overpowered main character or sus power system, this novel is not like that. Our main, Ed Rosetail, really took his time to become strong by learning everything that he can learn. We don't get someone who suddenly levels up, but we can look to a person trying his best to survive everyday life as an outcast.

I think other characters are... more>> also very well done too. We get to see the everyday life of literal magical students with fantastical power system who have the power to obliterate everything, but also we see they are students trying to navigate their academic life. Of course, each of them has their own past and problems, which I think is one of many aspects left untouched by many authors.

I don't like to spoil here, but, you'll feel some camaraderie by reading this novel. It really showed each person has their own way in seeing the world and not everyone may have the same sentiment. Because of that, there were some skirmishes here and there, the angst is very real, and you'll found yourself wishing someone need to rewind back time to correct everything.

Of course, for the plot, I am fascinated by the author's way of giving premonition. It keeps me waiting for another chapter and see what happen next.

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Every character in this novel has a certain role in the original game.

For our main character, the sensational Ed Rosetail, I really develop a very liking towards him. As the story progressed, Ed, seemingly too attached to maintain the original storyline, became more lenient and even acknowledging that the story has changed (kinda after Act 2 completed). Thus, he tried so hard to do what he can do, because ultimately, he is the main source of the story steering away from the original plotline.

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While I am drawn to the portrayal of our from-zero-to-hero Ed, what I really like about this novel is the world building and how the events are interrelated with each other. Some may argue that author is that tell-not-show, I believe that it is only in certain part.

The author tries to correlate the world as seen the game and as experienced in reality. Both of those are the same, yet also different. What makes it amazing is because you can get the feel how the story should flow, but you always get this anxiety-inducing moments where the story just suddenly halt and move in unpredictable way.

Just so for this topic, I do not mind the harem here because it is just as comedic as it is a certainty due to how the events happened. Sure, some of them may be a little bit overbearing but it shows how the author tried to make each characters, especially the main girls, not as two-dimensional.

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Though I kinda resent why Ed didn't reciprocate their feelings because it will become much more exhilarating... I suppose :P

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Anyway, with that being said, I think this novel is a very good read that, if stuck to you, you'll develop a liking towards our gorgeous blond boy living alone on the northern forest. <<less
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realShirai
realShirai rated it
May 28, 2023
Status: c144
Current Ch: 144

As always, this is an interesting premise. What I enjoy about this novel, is one of the facts that most of the "negative" reviews mention. (Also, these negative reviews usually never read the chapters past 20, which shouldn't even warrant a review yet.)

(If you want to read the actual review, skip this part) TLDR: The MC is forced to interact with the story even though he doesn't want to, because himself wanting to survive is a variable in itself that will fundamentally change the story,... more>> even though he doesn't want it to. This makes the novel more realistic, as it is true that it would be impossible for him to try to survive without interacting with the story.

More thorough review:

Anyways the fact I am talking about is that the MC messes up the story-line. Quite early on the MC says that he doesn't want to interact with the story-line at all, so he always knows what is going to happen, as it is a huge advantage for him. However, as time passes, there is a huge variable, which is himself. It realistically makes sense, there is nothing he can do about the variable as he wants to survive, which is what makes the story interesting.

At first, he wants no interaction what-so-ever with anything that has to do with the story. When the MC realizes this is impossible, he changes his perspective. He realizes that he has to interact with the story to try to keep it on track, as much as possible. It won't be exactly the same, but close enough that he can somewhat guess the events that will happen.

Spoiler (Why he ends up getting even further tangled into the story-line) :

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Eventually, he goes even further and completely derails the story-line himself, due to his own emotions and feelings of guilt. At this point in the novel he would surely feel like the people around him are real people, not just characters that are set to live or die, which is why he ends up making a choice based on this. For the first time in the novel he tries to change the story, even if it's just subtly, because he doesn't want someone to die.

Spoiler (The choice he makes which backs this up) :

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In the story, Adele is destined to die. Ed doesn't go out of his way to save her, but gives her a warning that she is about to die. I see this as character development, he feels that the people around him shouldn't just die because they were destined to in the novel.

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That was quite a rant, but necessary. In my opinion it's one of the strongest points in the story which makes it a bit more realistic. Another part I enjoy is the fact that the MC doesn't seem to be "the best" at anything, but finds out what he is talented at and works with that. He doesn't win a fight by just being the strongest or most talented, but by tactics and remembering the fighting patterns from the games. He uses a variety of the different mechanics (Magical engineering, Magic, Spirits, Knowledge etc.) all to his advantage to help him out.

This novel is almost a 5/5 for me, except there's a few cons that drag it down quite a bit... So here comes the cons of this novel.

The Harem. Personally I despise harems, which is rough in the Webnovel world. I hate it when the MC is going to end up with more than 1 romantic partner, but so be it. Most of the girls that interact with MC ends up getting interested in him, some more interestingly and realistically (Lucy / Yennekar), while some more randomly in dumb ways (Yennekar's friend who I don't even remember the name of / The Saint). It's kind of frustrating. #TeamYen, also Lortel is so annoying. Also the MC acts really dense, which is quite annoying, though I do believe it might be because of his past life before this world.

The story seems short? Apparently there's only 250 chapters in the main story, but I am only at chapter 144, which is still below act 10. If I remember correctly, the game had 40-50 acts so how its gonna close out the story in 106 more chapters will be interesting. I would like a longer story personally but I'll have to see how it ends off. <<less
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Ein Mezus
Ein Mezus rated it
March 15, 2023
Status: c16
If this is your first novel in this genre sure you maybe can say this want is so intresting & perfect blalalala

But for those already atleast familiar with this kind of genre honestly it's boring and how our MC himself looks like he don't prepare anything at all for a guy who want for the plot follow like what he already know and relationship between characters. Oh yeah he the guy who don't wanna be inside that plot yet he still happened to be chatting with those characters and even... more>> know that he not even prepare anything. Gosh what a fools and unreliable he is. He full of contradiction

Looks he say in early chapters how he wanna get scholarship cause welp nobody pay his tuition yet went there is joint operation where he is supposed to show his skill what did he do? Forfeit! Cause why he gonna fight the supposed original fMC. <<less
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