I'm so disappointed with this novel, reading the title of the novel, the description, hell even the first few chapters, you would think this was a novel about someone studying, doing research, experiments and stuff to be able to defeat the Outer Gods, maybe doing inventions on the way to help the fight, but no, its a freaking action novel with the setting of an academy, where your place in the school is determined by how well you can swing a sword, and where the MC spends more time training... more>> and fighting than studying.

The setting is also very odd, like for example, the MC is supposed to be focused on the research of a weapon to counter the Outer Gods, so why is he attending a school where the might of your fist is more important than your intellect? Where the school spends more time training your body than teaching you stuff? It's maddening.

Also, the novel is infested with so many logical inconsistencies that no amount of suspension of disbelief can save you; they live in a world where you can literally terrafom world and travel between the stars, but a little rain is going to stop you from searching people missing afteraa fight (completely normal rain btw, just h2o, no acid or anything else). You live in a society that spans whole galaxies, and the school you attend accepts only the best of the best from all corners of the universe? Don't worry, literally every student and teacher knows how many bad things you did before you even started school. Your school is literally a whole planet the size of earth? Don't worry about getting lost, you will only really use like 1 square kilometer for the whole 2 rooms you are using for your classes.

Also, you better treat the MC here as if he was from a JP novel, the dude can't read romantic intentions from the people around him, he gets slapper in the face and trampled all the time but still does nothing, and all the stuff you would expect from a roomcon harem protagonist. <<less

This novel is set in a futuristic world of outer space, the plot is a typical academy novel where the MC, aware of the impending doom by evil cosmic entities called Outer Gods, has to create a weapon capable of defeating them.

However, the novel has several issues. The Outer God's ability to read the protagonist's mind nullifies depth, while the protagonist's immunity to mental corruption lacks narrative implications. Despite receiving enhanced abilities, the protagonist's decisions remain questionable. Furthermore, inconsistencies abound, such as advanced medicine coexisting with childbirth fatalities. The academy's... more>> negligence and inconsistent power levels further detract from the story's believability. While characters show growth, the protagonist's immaturity and obliviousness overshadow this redeeming quality, making the novel a disappointing read overall.

In its current state there are too many flaws with it to ignore, it’s a very unfortunate, 6 out of 10 reading experience. Theres so much unrealized potential in this setting but this novel is not it.

(btw this is an AI summarized version of my full review) <<less

The story is quite interesting and the characters are fleshed out. The action becomes very sporadic after the first few arcs though when it occurs it is well-written and engaging. The romance is slow burn and heart-tugging, though there are frustrating elements that many might be turned off by. Once it is acknowledged it progresses quickly, though with some angst.

I do wish there was more action but only because you're pretty constantly expecting a disaster so the action provides relief even as it is always extremely high risk and can... more>> be nailbitingly tense.

As far as plot criticisms, it does seem that the outer gods let the MC progress pretty far without much interference, though I do expect that to change.

The presentation of academia and graduate studies is very stereotypical and exaggerated almost to cartoonish levels. I'm not saying characters like the professors and graduate students and MC don't exist, but they're not so common. <<less

Still in the early days, but its very fun, and the relationships feel great. The cosmic horror feels like its being subverted a bit to give our protag a little leg up to make it through this experience, but it opens the doors wide open for new interpretations and the current explanation is a fun twist on a known trope.

I'm excited for more, I've got it book marked.

One of the fun quotes is definitely about wanting to do graduate school again and the horror beyond the vale, the things that... more>> cause people to go insane, calling him mad. That was a fun note in this. <<less