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On The 10th Year, The Transferee Who Gave Up Returning Finally Becomes The Protagonist
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108 WN Chapters (Completed)
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On the 10th year after his transfer.

It was more than enough time to awaken from what at first, felt like an exciting fantasy dream world.

And on this 10th year, the protagonist, Tooru (Wasa Tooru), gives up searching for a way to return to Japan, after being unsuccessful for so long.

It was then that a job offer found its way to him—it was to be the bodyguard of twins who have knowledge of Earth.

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Juunenme, Kikan wo Akirameta Ten'i-sha wa Imasara Shujinkou ni Naru
十年目、帰還を諦めた転移者はいまさら主人公になる
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Latest Release

Date Group Release
11/09/23 Tiger Translations c56
11/03/23 Tiger Translations c55
10/17/23 Tiger Translations c54
09/24/23 Tiger Translations c53
09/10/23 Tiger Translations c52
09/04/23 Tiger Translations c51
09/01/23 Tiger Translations c50
08/24/23 Tiger Translations c49
08/23/23 Tiger Translations c48
08/22/23 Tiger Translations c47
08/06/23 Tiger Translations c46
07/29/23 Tiger Translations c45
07/24/23 Tiger Translations c44
07/23/23 Tiger Translations c43
05/20/23 Tiger Translations c42
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Nelanlan
Nelanlan rated it
June 2, 2021
Status: c39
I read ahead in the raws a bit, I got to the start of the third arc of the story before dropping it. It felt pretty mediocre at 3 stars but I will give it four for a promising start that did make excited for most of the first arc. I appreciate how the author tries not to fall in cliches but the developments aren't exactly exciting for me.

Character-wise: The MC is a traveling, veteran adventurer and I feel the author has done a good job with his character. He... more>> isn't one of those JP protag's who can't say no to women or people in authority. However, he also isn't very appealing besides his lack of offense. He has his moments but it is mostly mediocre. He has the depth of "man who has given up on getting himself home" but this, and the rest of his character, isnt developed beyond the first arc. His dynamic with other recurring characters isn't particularly appealing either.

Story-wise: The story arcs (that I read) are fairly unique and obviously have had thought put into them. Despite this I got bored and I feel this ended fairly mediocre as well. Perhaps it is the lack of an overarching objective, but the novel has some slow-life elements (
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chapters of "inventing" Earth technology, lack of a clear antagonist or ojbective, etc

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) that drag the novel down and kill my excitement.

All in all, not what I hoped for but not terrible either. I probably wont remember this for either good or bad reasons. Those who have different preferences may find themselves enjoying this much more than I did because there aren't any glaring issues. <<less
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enkiros
enkiros rated it
June 1, 2021
Status: --
This is a fairly interesting take on the over saturated isekai genre. It's not exactly an inversion like those revenge hero stories nor is it a carbon copy of another novel. It's mostly the usual Japanese fantasy isekai but there's an actual attempt at building a new world.

I sure hope it doesn't suck tho
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titor420
titor420 rated it
January 29, 2023
Status: c35
This is an excellent slice of life/adventure isekai. It's a bit slow, but the worldbuilding has real depth to it. There's very little of the filler or cringey prose that plagues this genre The seinen tag is well earned, as it feels like a mature work despite the fairly light tone and simple plot. The characters all are fleshed out and behave more like real people than 2d cutouts. The adults actually act like adults, and the MC is pretty damn OP. The conflicts are mainly interpersonal and they are... more>> resolved with more than just swinging swords. The setting feels like a real place and the actions they take have a real affect on the world around them. The author makes smart use of tropes, usually avoiding them outright or integrating them in a satisfying way. <<less
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ilLUMIAnated
ilLUMIAnated rated it
August 26, 2021
Status: c12
This is a unique take on isekai novels. Dare I say it's a.... Novelty.

As far as the translated chapters go, the first arc isn't finished yet, and the tonality of the novel falls just a little short into tempting me to read the raws. If the other reviews are any substantial metric for judgment, it does seem that this lack of a "hook" to keep readers interested persists throughout the story. Either way, it is too early to give a decisive 5 star rating and thus, I'm giving it a... more>> 4 and see how the subsequent chapters play out. <<less
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Canon Law
Canon Law rated it
March 9, 2023
Status: c39
For a JP novel with a pretty long title and one with a HAREM genre, it just goes to show you there exist exceptions that go against my expectations.

For starters, the translation is great. The text reads naturally, and I don't think I had encountered any segment where I did not understand something. In terms of the novel's spacing, every chapter is actually written at a good length, so you won't complain about each being some kind of 30-second read. It's probably also a reason why translations won't be dropping... more>> frequently anytime soon, but I guess I can't complain.

Now onto the story, the real mashed potatoes and gravy, where the smackeroo dollarydoos are, the fundamental core, the literal reason why anyone would want to read it. The author actually put in the effort to develop the world and its magic system. I can't tell if it's only because my expectations for a webnovel (especially harem) legitimately fall below rock bottom, but holy heck the sheer amount of dopamine and neuron activation I felt when I read over a magic fact that was established three chapters ago... and that happened consistently. Todd Howard, you've done it again.

The story takes place in a classic JP isekai magic world + magic system, so it does have the stock tropes like dungeons and an Adventurer's Guild, but it's like the author kinda took a spin on them, y'know? Immediately within the first chapters, you find out the world really leans into magic-powered machinery and doesn't totally rely on explaining everything away with "Magic, it just works." It's a double plus too since it shows how the world developed magic's utility side; for some reason, a lot of authors like to put magic in a combat vacuum. Like, you have literal fire and thunder mages, and nobody thought of using them to power a city? Nobody is going to ask a contracted earth elemental to make emergency shelters for a disaster? Nobody thinks hiring an earth mage to find metal deposits is a legitimately good idea? :/ In short, I just really, really, really like how the author thought about magic's impact on and how it interacts with the world. The story also uses real-world sciences along with magic, but be warned that there's going to be a lot of chemistry though, reaction and all that. But hey, I'd take that over repeated group miso soup "oishii" tasting sessions thirty times over.

The genre lists harem but I'm placing my bets on because the twins are not a single person, so it can be considered a harem. I'm pretty happy about that since it's below an amount that would wreck story and character development, and I'd still be fine if they introduced one more love interest. I would only consider reading a harem novel with like, 3 harem members max, because anything else and the story takes a dive into a dumpster fire.

Honestly, take a moment to think about it. Fellas, if you were a Japanese highschool harem protagonist, do you really want an AKB48 harem? AKB48, an idol group of 80 current members?

Some other reviewer pointed out that the story lacks an overarching objective. There's technically a kind of end goal:

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the goal is for the twins to become competent adventurers, establish financial independency, find out as much as they want about Earth technologies and culture, find a way to escape the male protagonist's friendzone (lol)

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but the plot isn't really pressed for time, so I get it. The story is following a sort of arc by arc design. In other words, every arc would introduce new characters and a new conflict, and it would resolve itself before finishing. This might be disappointing to anyone looking for a stronger overarching storyline, but on the other hand, readers won't have to read about really annoying mosquito antagonists who get away scot-free for no good reason or the big bad final boss who is responsible for sending out the really annoying mosquito antagonists who get away scot-free for no good reason. Resolving each conflict never felt truly one-note either. It always took a mix of investigation and finesse alongside the usual combat mano-a-mano, which made the path from exposition to conclusion way less predictable had it instead always resolved by indiscriminate spell-slinging, sword-dangling violence.

So far, none of the antagonists in each arc felt like generic cannon fodder. The author didn't reach for the literally rotting, low-hanging fruit of making every antagonist a neurotic, lust-ridden, room-temperature IQ, Charisma -100, the pettiest "Do you even know who I am? I am the third son of Marquis Friedrich Nobodyasked" ig-nobility's arrogant young master. There's no Adventure Guild Registration hazing, and not every supporting cast is out for blood to get the main characters. These characters are literally 20 leagues above garbage, simply amazing.

The main character is like a pretty laid-back emotionally jaded type, so if that's something you would be interested in reading, give it a try. I don't know how much character development there really will be, but

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He does start from being a loner character who considers the twins as clients to considering the twins as friends, though.

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But what's really cool about the main character is that he makes good use of his abilities in different ways, kind of like how a character with a strong build has synergies capable of doing different things and clever things. He's pretty strong, but it doesn't come off as a self-insert protagonist. He uses his head and has good combat ability and knowledge from being a seasoned adventurer, but he doesn't have a system or a "cheat automatically wins plz nerf, " he's not a 1-in-10, 000 year genius, nor is he remotely an expert on everything. He has his own strengths and weaknesses, which brings me to the female leads.

The twins work have a developed character, and they work like a complement to the main character as a whole, because their strengths compensate for each other's weak points. Due to their special characteristic, the twins are pretty intelligent and they also have knowledge needed for business and negotiation from their merchant upbringing. And it's not the strongest, but they also have their fair share of combat ability so they aren't a complete liability when engaging battle.

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They take advantage of their shared mental connection which allows them to perfect teamwork capabilities between them, have an extended range of vision, technically run 24-hour study sessions every day, etc. And funny enough, the twins actually know more in depth about Earth sciences than the dude who literally came from Earth. 10/10

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Basically, the main character can see the world from an adventurer's perspective, and the twins can see the world from a merchant's perspective, so they can cover each other's shortcomings well. It's a real breath of fresh air to see a female lead that isn't only there because she is pretty, that she actually brings real utility value to the party that cannot be overstated.

Honestly, my only real gripe with them is

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how they didn't ask for any rights or set up any company for the new carbonated potions since they totally could have and seemed pretty gung ho about becoming financially independent at the beginning of the arc. I get that suddenly obtaining income from a fast-selling product might throw a wrench in the story by giving the twins a disgusting amount of gold fast, but I'm still :/ about it.

For in-story reasons, I rationalized it as asking for a stake might tie them down in Flaretalia, which means they won't be able to explore or probably the more convincing reason that given how much money they could earn, the twins would no longer have a justifiable reason to keep loner MC around any longer and so he would just leave at some point.

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Nonetheless, the author succeeded in giving what could havebeen a generic isekai webnovel some real identity, highly recommended. And so for the reasons stated above:

As of Chapter 39, I rate this 5 stars. My Word is Canon. <<less
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yokz
yokz rated it
September 17, 2022
Status: c12
I actually quite like the protagonist and the start of the story, but It feels like the author thinks too highly of himself.

He puts one liners that are supposed to be deep too often and reveals plot twists out of nowhere, while making his characters understand clues that were not even hinted at
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lettersandmoreletters
lettersandmoreletters rated it
August 3, 2022
Status: c23
So far so good, don't see many light novels with twins and their psychic powers while not one-of-a-kind I've not seen any other than these two sleep in turns to get some alone time in which seems so logical.

The story as a whole is unique enough starting off with a protagonist that gave up returning to Earth after a decade trying isn't something I'd seen before either, and the plots have been interesting enough.

My only gripe's that mess of a weapon. Everyone knows the point of chakrams is... more>> to throw them and bounce them off walls to make for awesome fighting scenes and putting them on a chain negates that. What kind of discount warrior princess is MC to not know that simple fact? <<less
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Mr.slowly
Mr.slowly rated it
May 31, 2023
Status: c27
Pretty enjoyable so far. Has a more polished feel, and translation is quite good though I feel some subtlety is missed in some statements. Getting to be a pretty well fleshed-out world already in just these first chapers and the characters are given some time and depth, even the side ones. No real complaints about mains interactions, MC is pretty aware but just chooses to be left alone so far, his psychology is slowly changing and it is paced well enough to enjoy the process. Not enough chapters to go... more>> really deep but would recommend giving it a read for sure. <<less
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