It's a great isekai novel. No system, no RPG style progression, MC is weak as a wet cookie. But it's very good because it tries to portray an oppressive society realistically, and throw in a war-baptized sociopath into the unprepared society.

The pacing is kind of "off" sometimes. Things happen without MC's involvement a lot of the times, and he quite often doesn't even deal with them, so they can come back later and sting him. It's a completely valid criticism to say that author, at some point, throws stuff at... more>> the wall and sees if it sticks, in order to give us some action.

The world building is narrative driven. The more you progress, the more you find out, there's not a lot of infodumps regarding everything. There's a huge focus on politics, intrigue and business, so this can essentially be categorizes as "kingdom building", but not really.

As said above, power scaling or system is completely unavailable. The only OP thing is the fact that completely realistically, people die when they're shot.

Romance is.... shoehorned at best. While obvious, it still was only resolved in the epilogue, and it was done in the most E-rated way (despite the rest being M-rated at least) possible. Kind of bittersweet, but understandable since the novel just doesn't have any place for significant romance.

There are some gripes with ages of characters. Due to author completely skipping some time in between, we know that main cast aged mostly the same-ish. Some supporting characters are ambiguously kid-aged, and there's again no clear indication of passage of time. However, some of the less human characters bypass this by being presented as adults already, which will become a big "what the f" moment in the epilogue. If you're unbothered by that, then it's fine.

Overall, an extremely solid novel, kind of the inverse GATE. If you're looking for something that has actually weak protagonist, realistic world building and graphic descriptions of horrendous evils, this is for you. <<less

I just finished reading it and I hope this review helps you decide whether to give the book a chance or not :P
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Story ★★★★★ - The issue of world building is quite simple to understand, system of power? Magic, everything is simple with magic as Isaac himself says. XD, the story itself makes fun of it. In terms of PLOT it's a solid 10/10, I don't think the story has its PLOT HOLE, everything is well explained and the plot is also very well explained, it's a political cake that's complicated to understand at first, but as you'll acquire more information you start putting the pieces in place yourself OR you are amazed by the development XD.
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Character ★★★★★ - This is where WN shines EVEN more, Isaac's personality is fantastic to follow, the comedy moments are fantastic, it's been a while since I've had a good laugh reading a WN, and of course, its political plots and developments, there are the side characters with its small developments or big developments, it is very enjoyable to follow all of this.
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Enjoyment ★★★★★ - Many moments of tension, moments where you wonder what the f*ck IS HE GOING TO DO? And moments to cry with laughter, and of course, moments of reflection on the Human psyche, WN focused a lot on Greed, but the author touched a little on each Capital Sin and how it influences the human psyche, the only exception was Lust.
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General ★★★★★ & 10/10 - I recommend reading it to everyone, the moment I started reading I was absorbed by the WN, mainly due to the personality of the MC and the ways he seeks to deal with his problems, Isaac is not an MC OP or anything, but he puts the brain to work in the craziest possible ways to deal with problems, of course, the story has its heavy moments, but, don't go for the idea of reviews of ★, ★★ even some ★★★, read it yourself and take it their own conclusions.
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If you read this review thank you very much and may God bless you!

I really enjoyed this novel!

The main character Isaac is similar to the MC of kidnapped dragon, he is fed up with life and has no moral. He doesn't really have any goal. That is showcased especially in the beginning, where he doesn't care if he is bullied or treated, because he ist just too lazy to (re) act.

But he will act if someone crosses his line, and then he goes above and beyond, with nothing stopping him to get his revenge.

He doesn't like beeing played with, or beeing on the... more>> receiving end of scheming. He will put up with it, if it's just a slight bother for him, until it is too much and he goes full on mad dog.

Being shameless? Burning a city? Killing thousands? Doesn't matter.

He is very selfeaware and relaistic/pessimistic about human great and politics, and he has great deductive capabilities. So it's fun having him analyse and react to intricacies of the world politics.

I find it very refreshig, thT he isn't hold back morals, especially in situations where all the other players don't care for human lives either. Infact he is ready to die anytime as well.

Give it a try, it's not too long, and very interesting <<less

This was an interesting story with lots of twists and turns that I'll avoid going into, just because they're better discovered through reading. The MC in the prologue feels decisively different from the MC we get after reincarnation, but that's simply because he's just so done with it all. Eventually, that prologue MC comes back in full force and the story escalates immensely. Please understand though, the position he was reincarnated into was a neglected concubine son to a baron family. He'd literally be throwing his life away for no... more>> good reason if he acted out in the same way when all of the opponents were substantially higher ranking nobles with better positions in society. The school arc is just a preamble to the real plot, I'd call it the weakest link but there's too many reoccurring characters and it gives a good understanding to the people of that world. <<less

This novel is a solid 3. The writing and world building is average, but the human interaction is good. What I dislike is the nationalism, pro Korean and anti American and Japanese. But what can I say, it's a Korean novel.

A MASTERPIECE.

Like, what do I even say?

The world building, the characters, the plot... It's almost perfect.

This is a kind of novel that people (like me) would either love or hate, there's no middle ground.

My god this novel is damn good. It doesn't involve any cliche tropes. Its all about a man who when pushed to the edge retaliates in such irrational way that it send chills down the spine. Its a power struggle but only to survive and one up on any enemy through schemes and mass slaughter. If things written in the novels were to be done in real life you'll be regarded as a terrorist. (You would say well any thing if you repeat in real world that has been done... more>> in any novel will land a title for you being terrorist thats true but this novel is the most realistic fiction every action and consequence has been written so well that it doesn't feel irrational. So yeah) I rate this novel 5 star. <<less

I quite liked the prologue, that was the best part by far. After that it just becomes a comedy where everyone is an idiot and plot holes are everywhere. I tried to like it because I saw everybody talking about the MC being insane, but so far after the prologue he's pretty much just lazy. That can work, but the constant giant plot holes and people being idiots just makes me think about that instead of being able to enjoy it.

For all the people that read only the first chapters and thought that this was a harem romance novel, how wrong have you been, this novel doesn't have them or need them for where it goes is beyond that.

This is a political storm and a crazy bastard that just wanted to relax fishing in a calm beach, having to ride on it with a surfboard and throwing sh*t left and right, be it enemies or allies alike (if you can call that allies)

i like Isaac's personality, his all out personality was hilarious and fun to read. The plot and political tricks was okay and I expect more in the future.

the reason I gave it only 2 stars because the closest people isaac had is mostly women (the bear, elf, scientist, and that stiff noble woman), I repeatedly checked if this novel has harem tag. Look, im not against women empowering/supremacy, its great to see this 4 women have a high status and power on their own, I just dont see the necessity... more>> for the plot progress. What should I expect? Romance? Friendship? Partners? <<less

If you don't like the protagonist of this story then you will not have a great time reading this one. This webnovel falls into the category of you either hate it or love it. Very polarizing webnovel. This is the most frustratingly great piece of media I discovered on this site. I hate every. Single. Person. In. This. Story. Except for Isaac-- the character with the most shittest personality there! I find the writing of this so great that it bypasses my hatred for the cast so much.

This book shows... more>> the most pessimistic view of human nature through the eyes of Issac which can get quite uncomfortable and/or hilarious to read (depending on the type of person you are). <<less

The closest thing to this would be Regressor Instruction Manual and some vibe of Summoned Slaughterer

The MC has a f*cked up past, he wants to live in peace but he was forced to fight to survive, and of course, as an MC of a tragic novel, he has to.

Pro

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• It is actually hilarious, very rarely you can find good comedy of such quality
• Clever and competent MC that is shown through his action and not his or anyone else word
• Will take the initiative if he have to but not overbearingly bother anyone he doesn't have to. Chaotic neutral or Chaotic good.
• Relatable and realistic characters (with few exceptions). Everyone have a life of their own and will move according to their benefit or believe
• Interesting World and lore, with hint of giant conspiracy and grand scheme so you have both long and short term goal to look forward to

Con

Many time skips, somewhat questionable pacing.

Lot of lost opportunity to give more depth into the characters and world-building, and lack of balance between the tension as MC rarely able to take a break as problem after problem arrive. Though it is mostly because author glaze over his peaceful time which is actually the majority of the time if you take a note of the time skip. Which is not a bad thing especially if you don't binge it as I do but it feels like you are always stressed and under pressure especially on later chapters.

I would give it 4 but bonus point for originality and comedy

Anyway I'm surprised by the low rating, maybe because it is more on the extreme side so you either love it or hate it, just like NTR (not that there is any, heck there is no romance but the genre is a good extreme example) seeing the top comment is either 1 star or 5 star. Most bad novels will have a lot of 2-4 star with some 5 and 1 star, just to show that it is heavily dependent on your taste as I disagree with how some review stated that it was poorly written or dumb, I got it that it is no masterpiece but especially compared to 90% of CN novel and most JP WN/LN it is clearly above average (not saying much since most WN don't even have any originality but a bunch of cliche put together into a "story") <<less

A-a-amazing! Amazing! This novel truly left me shocked and exhilarated at so many occasions I lost count. To make it short, if you liked the tr*sh of the count's family you will love this and vice versa.

the MC is cold, unfeeling and bold (also suicidal and doesnt fear death) but he's also cunning and resourceful and extremely scheming. This story made me shed tears but also laugh out loud and just jump excited at mc's ingenious schemes that truly go beyond the reader's imagination.

what I stared as one after read... more>> turned out into an all nighter through 60 chapters and I simply cannot put my phone down. Simply put, I AM HOOKED!!! <<less

Just cuz some ppl dont want to read all the settings for the character to finally act, they start voting 1 star... at chpt 70 or so, he finally starts showing his insane side as a soldier. Not like the others MC that tries to hide their abilities and in less than 10 chp the cat is out of the bag... so much for trying to hide themselves.

After reading this far I can almost guess how our MC will end, and the best part is that u want to know... more>> how is he gonna screw everyone before that. So far so good, the only bad side is the slow translations. <<less

One of the few underrated one by far, story may give u some hint/plot hole anywhere in the early chapter but the answers were given piece by piece so that reader can connect the dots to get the whole picture. MC is realist and cunning by leap and bound only when being provoked. May this novel keeps going and the translator in good health all the time 😉. TQ for the effort

Love this novel so far, especially with chapter 121. I can see a lot of similarities to Code Geass, with lelouch being a villain then sacrificing himself, but with Isaac, hes teaching strong people the humanities darker side, especially with those whos at the top. I know isaac have been wishing to destroy those whos using him, but will this people who follows his order kill him when they unravel centrals, queen and the other sides plan? Im more of a rivelia the MC and isaac the male lead but... more>> has to kill villain character. <<less

I won't and am not capable of writing good reviews therefore I will make this short.

First, be warned that this is not a novel for the light-hearted since this touches upon some really questionable aspects of life, or in short: things that may make one uncomfortable.

But that out of the way, I really like this book for the simple reason of our MC being who he is, (for better info, Nirvaq did a better take on it) and our cute honey-bear.

... more>> Seriously you will melt when you see their interactions.

TL:DR, just try it <<less

Read the novel, notice that there are more 5 stars than those lousy low reviews, sh*t I'm glad that I continued reading it, cuz the first chapters are really not that fun to read but I persisted and was amazed on how sh*t was getting connected one way or another and how the MC is such a badass that he is more like of a villian instead of a protagonist. Hahaha id name my son f*cker or Backstabber, Smartass is goood choice too. XD

its really good, I mean why would someone rate it with 1? I mean its free, had a long chapter that you can enjoy, helps you understand a bit about strategy even if is not perfect at least you can understand the gist of it, and its really true that its going to be same which ever world its going to be ''greed is in any form'.

And im entertained, like what H people? I've run out of novels to read and im thanful thats this good and you lots... more>> complaining thats its not worth it? Just shut it, cuz isaac havent even discover what is really it like I mean the confirmation of what really is IT and at this time I'm really waiting for the pins. Weather it be THE f*ckER or the BACKSTABBER 😉im waiting for him to pull the pins and whos going to be the receiving end so enjoy current while waiting fot a tsunami to unfold <<less

Amazing!

Simply Amazing!

Wicked Protagonist, Doesn't care, Funny, On-Point, no redundancy.