Moto Sekai Ichi’i no Sub-chara Ikusei Nikki

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He never performed well in either middle nor high school, and even after becoming an adult, he never worked. Be it morning, noon or night, he only played an online game. For him, being the world’s number one rank, playing that online game, was his very reason for living.

One day, his account was hacked and his character deleted. Restoration was impossible. Nothing that could be done. The number 1 rank that he literally spent his life to attain and to defend was now lost. Filled with despair, he turned to su*cide.

When he opened his eyes again, there was the online game. No, the world itself looked similar to the game. He had been reborn as the extra character of the premium avatar he created in the past, but left untouched.

The former world’s top, was reborn in a world that looked like that online game. That was the beginning of his extraordinary legend.

A knight, a cat, a dark elf, and so on. Together with several unique companions, his training to regain his “world’s first rank” now begins.

Associated Names
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Diary of the Former World’s #1 Raising a Minor Character ~A Former Player Conquering the Other World!~
元・世界1位のサブキャラ育成日記 ~廃プレイヤー、異世界を攻略中!~
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Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo Dorei Majutsu (2)
Kono Sekai ga Game da to, Ore dake ga Shitte Iru (LN) (2)
The Amber Sword (2)
The Trembling World (1)
Another World Transfer in Game Character (1)
Behemoth’s Pet (1)
Recommendation Lists
  1. Top Rated and Battle Academy Novels collection
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  3. Shousetsuka ni Narou TOP 100 (mostly isekai)
  4. "Just What I enjoy"
  5. I read the manga first

Latest Release

Date Group Release
04/29/21 Kari Translations c90
03/30/21 Kari Translations c89
02/11/21 Kari Translations c88
12/13/20 Kari Translations c87
11/13/20 Kari Translations c86
11/13/20 Kari Translations c85.8
09/03/20 Kari Translations v5 ilustrations
09/03/20 Kari Translations c85.6
08/16/20 Kari Translations c85.4
07/29/20 Kari Translations v4 illustrations
07/29/20 Kari Translations c85.2
07/16/20 Kari Translations c85
07/01/20 Kari Translations c84
06/07/20 Kari Translations c83
05/29/20 Kari Translations c82
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CreamPuffDelights
CreamPuffDelights rated it
March 29, 2019
Status: --
Didn't get past the first five chapters, and I admit this will be a biased review. One of my biggest problems with Japanese isekai novels is how.... OP they are.

I personally don't mind OP, its just that the logic behind it pisses me off something bad. Going to the root of the issue, these NEETs and tr*shes of society need that level of assurance before they even take a single step into a world fluffiness and healing.... because what? they got too scared in our world? So you're the only... more>> one who had a hard life? So hard that you had to run to another world, specifically one that bends over so hard, it can kiss your arse from a mile away just to make you happy? And even then, you had to pile on OP powers before you even considered living again?

This novel, in the first five chapters, basically exemplifies that though process, to the point where I thought it was a parody at first, but when no explanation or backstory was forthcoming, I realized the author was serious. He legitimately considered committing su*cide to be a good excuse to go to another world.

The author probably though it was comedy thing, that the MC is so hopeless IRL that just hacking and deleting his character was enough to drive him to su*cide, then wink wink nudge nudge, he goes to another world.

National treasure of a character aside. Probably not even much of a treasure if the company isn't even willing to do a simply roll back. <<less
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Sherrynity
Sherrynity rated it
October 13, 2019
Status: c57 part2
I like how people think they could be sure to gave bad rating when they only read like, what? 20 chapters at the most? Pfft.

First; the beginning was the worst. The first and second chapter were such a turn off people dropped this novel thanks to them. Even the situation won't improve that much after 10 chapters. The real deal only started at chapter 40-ish when they, finally, for real, started planning to achieve their goals. The world building barely started from there, so don't expect too much detail.

Second,... more>> expect knight in shining armor moment from him, especially to his harem candidates. I like how the author depicted him as someone who thought himself was a cunning guy, while in reality he was just being kind. It stems from his inferiority complex, inherited from his past life experience, that causes him to act dishonest and shielding his real feeling.

Third, as stated on my second point, he's actually a kind guy... albeit having serious screws loose in his head. You can say he's actually a man of focus only when he enters a certain state of mind. For the rest, he seems like an arrogant boy while actually feeling insecure inside.

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In conclusion,

This is actually a slice of life novel about MC that's trying to find a meaning in his existence (and new life). He feels humane in a really weird way, and maybe that's why I feel he's quite charming.

As a human being, of course. No homo. <<less
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Sinai
Sinai rated it
October 17, 2019
Status: c23
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Bland, mediocre wish-fulfillment with OP MC who is an "all-rounder" who is good at everything, therefore bad at nothing with no discernible personality despite supposedly having the drive to become the best at something in his past life. Side characters are harem candidates that fall into his party with essentially no effort. Of course, being Japanese, no matter how beautiful and willing, MC's s*xual desires are never realized or voiced beyond PG-13.

Even though he has transmigrated into the world through unknown means, it is 100% a game world. Things have stats, and hp, and everybody in the world is aware of them. Dungeons magically regenerate as soon as you exit them.

MC is particularly s*upid, in that he never tests anything in advance, just assuming everything will work exactly as it did in the game he played, despite it being obvious that having been upgraded into a living world that he inhabits, he can easily be surprised at the differences between a game and a game world, such as blacking out when hit in the head by a club. Of course, the novel never punishes him for it, and he just merrily keeps on doing it. He never stops to ponder why the very strange world is the way it is, or how he got there, and really, it's hard to fathom how he could have actually reached #1 in the "real world"

Fortunately for him, he starts with every advantage under the sun; just for starter's he's apparently the most beautiful man in the world because he's a cash shop character. Then he has his encyclopedic knowledge of the world while the game denizens are degraded to lacking basic knowledge or the intelligence to seek it. He has a cheat where he learns things instantly when denizens of the game world do not. And he starts off a billionaire, because he's an alt.

Let's be frank, if this was a game, he'd be a cash-shop smurf using cheats who plays straight from walkthroughs. Worse, it becomes quickly apparent that the only reason he has transmigrated is to make it easy for him, because actual other Players would represent competition which would require the MC to display some sort of talent that makes him beyond a self-insert blob.

All of this might be forgiveable if the writing was good, but this is what you're faced with reading this mess.

"For the first 2-3 laps, we proceeded in a relaxed manner while prioritizing the acquisition of Eko's 【Shieldmanship】 skills.

 From 【Shieldmanship】 I only want her to learn 6 skills. In addition to the basics 《Soldier Shieldmanship》 and 《Lance Shieldmanship》, there is 《Knight Shieldmanship》, 《Gold Shieldmanship》, 《Bishop Shieldmanship》and 《Dragon Horse Shieldmanship》.

 The other ones are attacking skills with shields, so these six skills are enough for defense.

 Eko easily acquired everything except the 《Bishop Shieldmanship》 and 《Dragon Horse Shieldmanship》. Each of their effects are: 《Soldier Shieldmanship》 normal defense, 《Lance Shieldmanship》 piercing deflection, 《Knight Shieldmanship》 defense + knockback, and 《Gold Shieldmanship》 range guided defense + knockback."

Don't forget the epic description of fights:

"Listen Eko. Activate your skills to match my voice as you defend. It should take roughly 15 minutes without breaks. But if you make a mistake, it's starting from the beginning again. Can you do it? "

 I give her some instructions before confronting the Rock Turtle.

"..... Yep. I can." 

 Eko nodded with an unusually serious expression and then closed her mouth.

"Let's go."

With my voice as the trigger, she rushed in front of the Rock Turtle.

So far, we've defeated the Rock Turtle around ten times. Up until now, Silvia and I have been attacking it with 【Archery】 from the back while Eko defends at the front, but this time is different."

That's right, there was no description of the fight itself, unless you count "rushed in front" as a battle description.

You might think that skillful character personalization is something that can redeem it, but...

"Eko looked happy, as if she was having fun every day. She often asked "What will we do today?" or "What will we do tomorrow?" and when I answered with something she'd go "Kyaaa!" and cheerfully jump around. She's supposed to be a cat demihuman, but from the way she acts she seems more like a dog."

This could easily be a parody where nobody has a name. MC could be called "Generic Harem Protagonist Cheat", first girl could be "Female Knight", second girl could be "Catgirl", and so on and so forth. People's personalities are defined by NPC tropes.

You've read this before, and it's particularly sparsely written this time around.

But honestly, this was my tipping point where I stopped:

"This is my wrath. A warning not to look down on PvP games. If you don't wear down your nerves and put your life on the line, there's no way to be the top in PvP. If you're not that serious, it just looks like you're trolling. And even if the surroundings allow it, I will not."

The author is an idiot. He has his MC, a gamer, telling people in the game world that they're not taking a fight seriously because they're not putting their lives on the line in a magic school tourney and that's the reason they won't win and all they're doing is playing "a s*upid game". I don't think it's possible to be more hypocritical than this. I get that he *thinks* he was putting his life on the line in his past life, but obviously he wasn't. That was just self-delusion, and there's no sign the author gets it.

At it's very best, it's passable at what it does. But considering the genre as a whole, it does not do a single thing well enough to be noteworthy, and the only thing that keeps it from being total tr*sh is that it can't be taken seriously at any point.

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Silver Celeste
Silver Celeste rated it
April 8, 2019
Status: c11
Pretty good.

I've always been a sucker for second chance sort of stories, and this one's great. The MC starts off pretty weak but knows how to get strong, and uses his knowledge of farming and training and stuff in an effective manner to get stronger. The process is methodical and reasonable, which makes it a joy to read and is somewhat relatable as well since his strength doesn't come immediately through a cheat but through a long process of detailed and lengthy grinding, which makes his character more tolerable and... more>> his growth easy to accept.

Speaking of the MC, he isn't bad either. He isn't the sort of Mary Sue self insert character you see in many isekai's and he isn't the ruthless merciless emo edgy mu*derer you see in many Chinese novels either. He's somewhere in the middle, having an interesting and somewhat charming personality while also not being a completely immoral and ruthless prick. It's honestly somewhat refreshing, as you get tired of seeing the type of hypocritical characters who claim to be on the side of the innocent while slaughtering whole clans of random baddies indiscriminately. His motivations are clear and easy to understand, and his personality is likeable and somewhat complex.

We haven't been able to see many side characters so far as there's only one person following him at the time of writing, but from what I've seen she's also pretty good and scores similar points to the MC in terms of character growth and development.

The writing so far is somewhat generic, but the biggest gripe I have with this novel is the style of writing. I'm not sure if I should blame the translators or the author for this, but the writing style (paragraphs, sentence structure e.t.c.) is sometimes awkward to read and needs some getting used to. Perhaps this won't be so strange to a native Japanese reader but this style certainly nearly turned me off to reading it.

World building is strong so far. The world is gradually developed as new chapters come out, and the explanation for the world and the skill and magic system is also pretty fun and intriguing to read and wrap your mind around. A small pet peeve of mine is the integration of video game elements into what is supposed to be a real world, where characters would literally refer to video game things like stats, levels, skills and drops as if they're actual things in the real world. I don't know, some part of me just doesn't like that sort of system where things like power levels are integrated into the real world as it makes conflicts and fights a bout of who's numbers are bigger rather than pure skill, but with skilful weaving this could potentially work out just fine.

Overall this is great. Certainly much better than a lot of the other novels up on this site. <<less
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ocureader
ocureader rated it
July 18, 2019
Status: c42
First and foremost I recommend reading the manga before starting reading the novel. The MC looks so much cooler in the manga compared to the novel, I like to imagine the "manga mc" when I read this novel.

This novel is bound to not be everyone's cup of tea, in many ways this is a typical isekai story with the MC surrounded by a harem, but when you compare it to other isekai stories this is a lot better. Currently there are so many translated isekai stories that have a story... more>> that heavily relies on the isekai genre to carry and the MC got no personality at all. Also I'm sick and tired of reading isekai stories where the chapters are really short. This story have a MC with a decent personality and the chapters have decent length (actually it has become longer the latter chapters), in addition the world building is not bad.

If you like the novel "world teacher - other world style education & Agent" or "My Death flag show no signs of ending" you should try this novel. The problem with "world teacher" novel was that it became kinda repetitive in the long run so it remains to see if moto sekai can keep up being interesting. Currently I will give this novel 4.5 star. <<less
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Tykos
Tykos rated it
May 30, 2019
Status: --
Well, that escalated quickly.

To be honest, when I read the manga and started the novel, I thought this was a parody, but no. Apperently, grinding for lost stats is worse then death. The begining of the novel is something I can forgive, but it still frustrating as f*ck, it doesnt make any sense. Firstly, if you are a number one in a vrmmo in the whole f*cking world, I am pretty sure you can call that a job. You can sell items on internet, post videos of high difficulty quests... more>> or just make commentary. Whichever suits your fancy. Secondly, the games, especially high difficulty ones (like vrmmos, I presume), usually put more emphasis on player skill rather then avatar level, the only thing you need is to grind again and if the game is your life, you wouldnt be that hard pressed, especially since other high level players lost their avatars too. The writing is incredibly minimalistic. World building is basicly non existant. And the most cringy factor is when the MC is looking at girls with pity (like, I know how it feels like, or this reminds me of how I used to be). B*tch, girls are awesome in this novel (the only reason I gave it 2 stars), they all acted towards a higher goal to help others. You played video games and then killed yourself because you were too lazy to grind.

Message for the author

  • More world building
  • Start writing yuri novels because girls were awesome
  • Learn to write male characters
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AndyDarren
AndyDarren rated it
August 3, 2019
Status: c6
One of the laziest forms of isekai writing imo is the type with interactive game elements. The type where all the MC has to do is tap on an interface and dump a bunch of 'skill points' into a skill to instantly learn/master that skill with little to no effort whatsoever. I really don't see how people find enjoyment from reading this type of uninspired, lazy wish fulfillment garbage.

And somehow this novel takes it one step worse by not even describing what the MC gains from killing monster, whether it... more>> be xp or skill points, completely glossing over the process and going straight into the result. The MC will just literally raise a skill from 16th rank to 3rd rank without the reader ever knowing how much skill points was needed, how much he has, how much xp he's accumulated or even what level the MC is even at. There's a status window yet the reader is never told any of the information displayed on it. Wtf is the point then.

This novel is literally just "I did this, I did that, useless info dump, 2D heroines"

Garbage <<less
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KawaiiKatsuu
KawaiiKatsuu rated it
August 1, 2020
Status: c64
Spoiler

this is probably one of the most bland, boring, derivative, and unoriginal stories I've ever read. This was honestly a waste of time and I don't know how I managed to get through 3 volumes of this.


i picked this up after reading the manga because I'm a sucker for isekais, and I thought that the power system was interesting. Also the MC using his game knowledge to abuse bugs and a bunch of other features in the game to his advantage was cool, and seeing him rushing through dungeons and bosses with well thought out strategies was nice, and I thought that the novel was actually pretty interesting.
and then I read like 50 more chapters of it and then all of my expectations were thrown out of the window because this just gradually devolved into the typical female harem male power fantasy isekai story.
dont get me wrong, I dont mind predictable or generic stories, but when you bring absolutely nothing new to the table and have every single cliche in the book, thats when a story becomes really unsatisfying and unenjoyable. Oh yeah, and with shallow ass characters and an unlikable protagonist

first of all, lets start with second, the protagonist. He's one of the most intelligent, perceptive, and charismatic people in the entire novel who's able to solve everyone's problems despite being a shut in neet? And most of his thoughts and decisions just made me roll my eyes

he runs through a dungeon and gets 30 billion CL from a bunch of mithril. What does he do with his newly amassed riches? He spends it on a bunch of mansions that he doesnt need, instead of, say, helping other people like eko's beastman village which is literally stuck in poverty? Or helping out the bunch of homeless people and thieves riddled across the land (which are literally like half of his servants). Or maybe freeing a bunch of s*aves with his money instead of just a hundred? Oh, but of course none of that coincides with his ideals and so he doesnt do any of that. After all, hes only focused on becoming the toP iN tHE wOrlD!1!!!11111

speaking of which, he travels to isoreus, a place in another country, and fights a demon wolf girl named anko for four months, essentially leaving everyone he knows behind, just to get her. I didn't have any issue with that, and honestly leaving his teammates to train their skills by themselves was pretty cool, and so was getting a new powerful ally, but risking his life unnecessarily was honestly not it. He nearly gets killed by anko because "rUnNnINg aWAy iS FoR pUSSiES" (which makes the goblin thing he brought along to be basically useless?), even though him dying would have caused everyone he left behind at the seven mansions he purchased to wonder what the hell happened to him. His death would also make the duchess's efforts completely futile, and his absence would have also led to the empire taking over the kingdom, which would eventually cause Maine's death, but of course he doesn't care about any of that because why should he. And when he finally gets her through pure complete chance and a gamble on his life, he begins commenting on her MASSIVE b**bS numerous times because hes a straight male harem protagonist

speaking of harems, literally everyone around is either flat out in love with him, or sees him as a god (coughcough the one hundred s*aves yukari indoctrinated coughcough), which honestly gets annoying.


even after all that, I still decided to read it. Why? Maybe because somewhere in my heart there was the small, minuscule hope that the story would become better. Maybe I thought that this typical, generic isekai story would give me something new. Maybe I was thinking that it would somehow subvert and exceed my expectations. Maybe I wanted it so badly to prove to me that I wasn't underestimating it.
it did none of that, and when he decides to make love to yukari (who he barely talks to after four months and honestly doesnt even have that strong of a relationship with) for an entire night in, you guessed it, chapter 64a, I just couldnt take it anymore

oh, and dont get me started on the gay macho man trope they used as a disgusting, pathetic attempt at humour (it's not cool)

im mad and disappointed that a story I thought had so much potential at first halfway became such a massive waste of time.


i feel cheated. Give me back my time please
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DimaShishandra
DimaShishandra rated it
April 5, 2019
Status: v1 illustrations
It's quite standard Japanese novel but with a bit more logical MC.

MC is OP. But it's not like he gets some best equip or skills at the beginning so it's fine
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BakaBlue
BakaBlue rated it
July 5, 2019
Status: --
An uninspired generic isekai story with little outstanding features.

The female leads just happen to have problems which can be solved which concerns leaving their place in the world and joining the MC's harem. Any little personality they might have had is removed once their problem is solved and reduced to singing the MC's praises whenever he so much as takes a step. They even have POV chapters where the MC does some mundane thing and they gush on how amazing it is.

The MC does not have the traits one would... more>> expect from his backstory. Someone who has no life outside of his game to the extent he would kill himself when something went wrong, then being so self-important while he gives you life advice, which in meta rings hollow since he wouldn't have anything to call back on for it.

Background characters are bland one note, who just so misunderstand the MC enough to give him exactly what he wants, just because of trivial reasons such as "he's wearing nice clothes today." <<less
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Custardmouse
Custardmouse rated it
May 17, 2019
Status: c25
A very likable story from very skilled translators. Don't let the harem tag and R-15 tag fool you, at this point, there is no romance or echiness. The story is still in the early stages, so hopefully, that will change. The MC did not have an admirable first life or death, but like all good isekai stories, is making the most of his second chance. The "harem" ladies are distinct and fun, though no one's character is particularly deep so far. For the LitRPG folks out there, a pretty unique... more>> game system involving Oriental Chess (sorry I don't know the Japanese word for it). <<less
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LittleFox21
LittleFox21 rated it
May 11, 2021
Status: c95
I don't remember up to which chapter was the world building. Those who reviewed this title might have not passed the world building chapters which are to be fair very long.

But author properly built the world. Well, can't be helped if some find it's quite tedious given how long those were.

Story wise nothing new, I agree, but the way it's written is detailed but never redundant. It gives vivid imagination to the readers where it counts and cuts corners where it needs be. The harem (if this one counts, personally... more>> I don't feel like it's a harem since each members/followers have their own stories) doesn't feel forced at all and the admiration of MC's surrounding feels just right. All thanks to lengthy world building.

The actual story begins moving slowly but surely. Still nothing new but certainly enjoyable thanks to great writing and superb translation. MC is OP but there are real struggles to obtain glories. He's not your typical wimpy JPMC as well, he has attitude befitting the strongest and doesn't shy away from things like meta, be it cheating his way to grind levels or simply no-life his way for months to get a "pet" because there's no better meta.

All in all I enjoy this novel very much.

Edit:

If someone said to guarantee you a loss of interest after 100 chaps, ignore them. They clearly have faulty memory and difficulty in their reading abilities while sharing their brainfart moment. MC's desire is and has been clear from the very first chapter: to be the best of the very top individual, by way of having all combat titles in the game (world, since isekai) so any and all and everything about very lengthy and repeated tournament arcs are justified from the very beginning. <<less
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Kuro Alicia
Kuro Alicia rated it
October 24, 2021
Status: c299
I really recommended this

Romance? Yes

Dense? Nope!

Character? Every person have distinct personality!!

... more>>
Spoiler

i really like Harem, MC can easily get many good waifus with great character (not flat character), but on late chapter, he just have 4 lover. Don't worry, he already do the deed, first started at chapter 70+

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That's the great point I really like (+Harem)

About Gender Bender? You can ignore it

Spoiler

there just 1 character on it, I even glad if she join MC Harem because before reincarnate she already life like a girl, her mother the one who made it, that's one of the sad story but now she can life like a real girl. Spirit is different cuz they can choose their gender, but after they choose it, they can't switch it anymore

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There is a twist and turn, but at the end of the day, MC solve it greatly. EPIC

MC is overpower, but it's not about firepower (because everyone can upgrade their skill), it's about technique to use the skill itself. As he is the former top 1 rank on every battle job class

World building is not that great, but it's not that bad either. There is just 5 nation,
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but on late chapter, author just mention 4 nation and I never know what country is that small nation, I just know its name

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It's a pleasant 2 weeks reading <<less
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RDProduction
RDProduction rated it
January 21, 2021
Status: c87
Well this may seem biased, but I just like the main character. He's a little awkward and can be crude sometimes, but he treats his people well.

I know there is a slow paced progression, but it will get better around 40 chapters or so.

Give it a try, but I am going to warn you. This is your typical dense MC. Some people might not like it, but it's a great read if you like slice-of-life and rom-com.
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Jakeel94
Jakeel94 rated it
October 31, 2019
Status: --
I'll never understand why people who do not like Isekai novels with OP main characters read books that are tagged as Isekai with overpowered main characters. 3

Most Isekai novels will have this same concept that is what they are.

This novel isn't a Pulitzer prize winner, but it's a stable read. The only thing I really dislike is that he speaks plenty of stats and experience as well as levels, but the author hasn't included it.

Any novel that is based on a video game should have a character skill sheet, that... more>> is my personal belief.

The thing I like about the MC is he seems logical.

overall good read not great. <<less
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Aho555
Aho555 rated it
October 6, 2019
Status: c208
(4.5/5)

Pros:

-This is more towards a slice of life story at a moderate pace. Comedy and especially characters and dialogue is well crafted and written, and it makes me anticipate the interaction when MC encounters new characters.

... more>> -MC though overpowered, became so through hard work. Intelligent and deals with situations accordingly, so it's not frustrating to read.

-Harem relationships progress naturally, and when it gets 'there', it gets there. No artificially dragging things out. An instance that makes me give this story high points is at a much later point in the story, MC and a haremette travel to an old place and reminisce about when they just met.

-Sometimes viewpoints shift to other characters and provide more character development.

-This story does one thing unique which these 'cheat character' stories have not: (mild spoiler)

Spoiler

MC buys a huge land and builds multiple mansions on it, fills it with many servants (many of whom later appear as interesting background characters). I agree with this. Why use the cliche of making the MC OP and rich but then just buy ONE mansion?

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Cons:

-Extremely game-like system of gaining skills and stats requires the reader to already have common knowledge of the setting of these "isekai" novels and accept them beforehand

-Though there are tense battles, you might get annoyed that MC is overpowered

-Pretty high focus on fights and tournaments, and although there's variety and creativity there, it's in the techniques and skills used in the fights. Might get tiring.

Overall I would recommend this based on the colourful cast of characters and interacti0ns. The places and situations the MC encounters in becoming strong is also interesting. Other than that there's not much to the plot/story. <<less
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berdanka
berdanka rated it
August 7, 2019
Status: c41
This is the novel that you will forget about just in a few months after reading, it's that bland.

Pros:
- Attempt to keep the harem fleshed out; at least, the author is trying. The catgirl feels like a mascot, but every other girl has some personality and character development.
- The POV of narration sometimes changes, that I like. It helps you to understand the side characters; the harem participants especially benefit from this.
- The author has omitted boring parts like grinding, dungeon fights, stats, etc. Cons:

- The first-person... more>> narration is the bane of JP novels. Unnecessary thoughts of the main character are irritating. It feels like Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi; just not as bad.
- Though boring parts like dungeon fights and grinding were compressed, now the novel is both LitRPG and not, somewhere in-between. The author can't decide what he wants.
- Harem is too slow at jumping on the main character's D. It's kind of a waste to make a harem and not use it. What is the R-15 tag doing there? We all know the first thing you do will be to buy a s*ave and
- MC is not the brightest kid. Kind of inconsistent and delusional. Also, not a role model, since he committed su*cide because of a s*upid reason.
- The story is aimless, forgettable, and side characters are dull.

All in all, it's a mediocre story for those who want to relax and maybe read about OP MC reincarnated into the game. Don't expect him to be realistic though, he was described as asocial human garbage, yet MC magically acts like alpha after reincarnating. The main problem of the novel is that it's very featureless and aimless. I can recommend it for those who need something relaxing but hate slow life novels, otherwise, go search for something else. <<less
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unseen_hz
unseen_hz rated it
October 12, 2019
Status: c57 part2
A well done generic isekai with game elements. MC is smart and competent, can communicate well and knows his limits. Characters are decently developed with distinct personalities. Enjoyable.
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scribbledoutname
scribbledoutname rated it
August 7, 2019
Status: --
The world's system could be a little deeper, but the MC is relatable and the story itself is quite enjoyable. In particular, there's one touching moment where the MC relates to a character who is enduring the same thing he did in the past, and it's what got me invested in him as a character.

If you like LitRPGs / stories with game elements, this is definitely worth a look.

In response to AndyDarren's opinion of stories with interactive game elements, I'll have to disagree. It's wish-fulfilment. There's nothing lazy about it.... more>> Calling it garbage is a bit like claiming that the romance or thriller genres are garbage because you don't derive any pleasure from the feelings they're meant to elicit. Each to their own. <<less
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Liya
Liya rated it
May 28, 2020
Status: 82
This one comes as a surprise. I didn't have any expectation when I picked it up. I read the manga first before reading the novel. The beginning is boring and I almost dropped it. But I kept reading it and got interested with the protagonist's characters. It made me want to leave a review for this series.

MC has ambition, emotion, and consideration. It's rare for a Japanese isekai character who is not beta or dull. Better yet, he knows he is OP and he's not humble about it.

The other... more>> characters are pretty well made as they are not there to be simply forgotten.

As for the drawbacks... The fights are anticlimactic, lacking in excitement. The author has potential, but he/she doesn't seem to be honestly interested in writing a game fantasy story. Leveling, skills acquisition, boss battle are treated like embellishments. Instead, up to the currently released chapters, it leans toward schemes, politics, and wars which is... more interesting. It's not bad, just unexpected progression.

I've read worse ones, this is actually pretty decent. Plus, the translation is nice. Hence, the 4 stars. <<less
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