Regressor Instruction Manual

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One day, I was summoned to this world.

Beasts poured out, and an incredible crisis came.

My talents couldn’t have been worse.

[The player’s talent level is at rock bottom.] [Almost all the numbers are hopeless.]

Whether you have to become a warrior or a wizard.

Whether you’ve gone back in time.

You have to take advantage of everything in order to survive.

“What about it?”

“I’ll use everything I have to survive!”

Associated Names
One entry per line
How to Use a Returner
HSS
HtUR
RIM
回帰者の取扱説明書 (kaikisha no toriatsukai setsumeisho)
회귀자 사용설명서 (hwegwija sayongsolmyongso)
Related Series
Green Skin (Shared Universe)
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Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint (15)
I’m Not a Regressor (12)
Trash of the Count’s Family (11)
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The S-Classes That I Raised (5)
Isaac (4)
Recommendation Lists
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  2. Um Actually, I Read the Manhwa
  3. Probably read when im bored (some of it)
  4. binge read
  5. Good novels adapted to webtoon

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AstNaru
AstNaru rated it
October 7, 2021
Status: c522
HAHAHA This novel is really hilarious especially the arc where he turns into... ahem, this could be a spoiler and this was also my first time going to write a review in NU so please, just ignore this...

Anyways, I really recommend this novel for those who likes twists among twists. The MC is not some generic black haired Isekai MC's out there and the characters aside from his was well written. That goes for the world building and components of the story as well.

Some may say that this is just... more>> one among the piles of cliche novels out there but I can assure those who haven't read it that their statements are wrong.

Overall, this novel itself and (as well the translator and editors😄😄) deserves a 5 star in my opinion. <<less
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KDj.1863
KDj.1863 rated it
August 18, 2021
Status: c669
Where do I even begin? I'm a very picky person when it comes to reading and I easily get tired of overused tropes. But this? It's a MASTERPIECE. All the characters are very fleshed out and the later stages of the story work out to a unique plot. The MC is what someone would call "clever tr*sh" This man is a political genius and his morality is not the best. However, he isn't completely brutal. I do find the trope of "dark moral compass brutal guy who enjoys mu*der" boring... more>> because it's predictable. It's basically the opposite of the "white moral compass guy who wants to save everyone" Both are predictable because we already know how the MC will choose to behave

In this though, while the MC is tr*sh, he does have people he cares about. It makes him a selfish person, but someone who isn't completely unlikable. His wants and cares make people root for him even though hes the bad guy in some situations. His goals are also not bad (most of the time), but his methods are dirty. It does make things interesting though because his moral compass allows for more diverse methods to be used. Would definitely recommend <<less
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Coke.Shiro
Coke.Shiro
April 15, 2021
Status: c495
MC is tr*shy, manipulative, weak but not too weak. He's worst than the villains they will encounter. I absolutely love it!

It's funny how his plans never go right, instead produces more chaos that adds a misunderstanding that all is going according to his plans. If you're tired of OP MCs, then read this.

You'll probably get annoyed at the yandere at the start but it gets better, trust me.

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Spoiler

You'll love it when he scams the goddess into giving him semi-mythic grade class, then get another semi mythic grade class from Belial

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fedaso
fedaso rated it
April 14, 2021
Status: c401
The story progress is very great, not too rushed and not too slow. I like how the character of LKY progress through the story. I also like Jung Hayan attitude, though sometimes it's too much; It's because of the attitude of LYK to her who neglect her sometimes that she felt too depressed. Also I suggest putting Yaoi tag on the novel based on the action between LKY and Kim Hyunsung lol. I felt that many co-readers will agree on me with this one.
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wytersxe
wytersxe rated it
April 5, 2021
Status: c318
The beginning of the novel was good, the main character used his brain to escaped life threatening situation and is even smart enough to gather some trusted allies to help him. Unfortunately the premise where the MC's harem is actively bringing him more trouble than its worth is starting to make this story boring. Especially when the MC knows about this and though about handling it but was forced to delay this because he is too busy, resulting in his psychotic harem decided to f*ck things up.
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ImperialNero
ImperialNero rated it
March 29, 2021
Status: c119
Barely any world building. The monster, building, and characters are barely given any sort of description. I don't even know what kind of monster MC fought in the tutorial.
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Pretender
Pretender rated it
February 5, 2021
Status: c314
Good, but I recommend to hire an editor to revise the chapters (all of them, if possible, some people may drop before getting to know the novel better cause of this) as the meaning of things get twisted cause words are forgotten or not well ordered in the sentence. Not meaning harm, I thank the translators, it's just an advice.

About the novel per se, like others already said, albeit not a masterpiece you can enjoy it. You have game elements, classes/jobs, dungeons (one in the beginning as a tutorial, others... more>> in that new world they are transferred later), guilds. This new world has some nations and for which of them people of different nations of earth are taken, all coming out of dungeon tutorials (until now a remember Europe, Russia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China being mentioned), and there's some political references like about democracy, power of press, nobles, religion, although nothing too profound. One "funny" reference I remember is that one korean guild throwing long distance magic bombs above a Japanese city/guild (funny too how the author euphemizes the guild act through the MC words too, don't know what he thinks about what north korea does in real life).

Some "new/fresh" things this MC has:
Spoiler

1) the MC is not the returnee but someone that discovers it and, to guarantee his survival, sticks to him; 2) the MC is weak, at least until now, albeit having a skill that allows him to see stats and that certainly will be a cheat in the future (Mind's eye) ; 3) he deals with things with his wits and mostly using other people. He is not a genius, though, he knows it and the novel shows it to us too. (OBS: he is an alchemist, but we really don't see this being explored as the variety of his moves are too little, and recently with a 4y time skip in chap 295 and the author simply forgot to show us his stats, lol, frustrating, kind of like he is saying "his strength is not important, have no hope until the end where he will get some cheats (something) ".)

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Harem/romance:
Spoiler

Not really developed, there's more development in his bromance that in his romance. There's no chemistry with the dragon or with the priest, the first one can't be called a harem member at all and appears just to give the MC a new job/class, and the second kind of disappears to the point you think she's there just to complement the squad (the first doesn't even like him, the second likes but not that much, and he doesn't have feelings for them). Yuno, the japanese that can see the future and the alternative world where the returnee comes from, at least seem to really like him, but he doesn't, and she's there more as an utility than a romantic interest. Cha Hee-ra (or something like that), the guild master of the Red Mercenaries, is genuinely interested in him (at least sexually, lol, mostly cause of his unique status of attracting crazy women) but he, as always, doesn't seem to like her. Lee Jihye, later acquired the class commander, helps him with his schemes and is what the system calls soulmate but there's no relevant romantic development (seems to like him a little, and he seems to like that she is useful, lol).

Lastly Jung Hayan, the genius (and ret*rded) future archmage and the only one the MC seems to like, is an obsessed crazy yandere that falls for him in the tutorial dungeon. It's almost like the other women exist just so she becomes crazier and do more shit. She is the cause I think the MC is tr*sh: she killed a woman (Park something) in the tutorial just cause of a handshake, and we see the MC struggle to fake believing her lie while watching the girl die (to preserve his life, in this situation I understand), and she does/tries to do similar things from time to time, but the MC still seems to have fallen for her and that makes me want to puke.

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Thats it, good read. <<less
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Ginko
Ginko
February 1, 2021
Status: c300
☆☆☆☆ - 4.3

I was expecting the MC to have a Regressor Instruction Manuel, but 300 that's actually yet to be the case!

MC is extremely crafty and has a mini Lelouch vibe. However, later in the novel his natural talents become a little unrealistic. Decent plot/world building with often rushed and forced ideas. The women in this novel are mostly all talented and capable, but ultimately not the MC.

The last 100 chapters are in dire need of an editor... it's a challenge to understand who is talking. But, I am at... more>> least appreciative of ActiveTranslations for picking it up in the first place. So thanks yall. <<less
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nzz
nzz rated it
January 24, 2021
Status: c250
Popcorn-level adventures of a sociopath MC that seeks power after being transported to fantasy world.

The MC has a cheat-like ability to grade the talents of other people, and he uses it to make up for his own low graded talents by surrounding himself with the most talented people (including the world's protagonist) and shamelessly manipulating them. How long can the MC keep the reader amused while still being an a$$h@1e is whether you will read this novel after 30-40 chapters. Unfortunately the novel suffers from from the usual rehashed tropes... more>> and plot armor that makes it difficult to believe anything really bad will ever happen to the MC. Further, the author's writing style that makes it difficult to distinguish early on who is speaking or from what character's POV the story is from; this is difficult to pass through in the beginning but you get used to it after the first 30-40 or so chapters (For those who have read Reincarnator it's not as difficult to read as that).

I find it entertaining enough reading it to pass the time to be bribed (by a translator who is as shameless as the MC) encouraged to write this review. <<less
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illumi
illumi rated it
January 24, 2021
Status: c251
I found this novel while reading other korean novel. I mostly read chinese but I have read some korean novels. So far I have a few korean novel that I really like. As for RIM as I was reading this I rated it as my #3 fav korean novel.

The story is interesting, the MC is not your typical MC, yes some may said he has bad personally but I think its still ok, and the author manage to make him likeable.

i actually found RIM abit like most korean novel, where... more>> the MC tends to OP but good thing is the story keep getting more and more intresting.

That us the only bad thing I have with RIM. Ah, and I also want to mention about the quality of the translation. There are some old chapters that has not so great quality but after the new team takeover, that isn't a problem anymore. <<less
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Shiroi
Shiroi rated it
January 23, 2021
Status: c261
If you like your usual isekai/transmigration novels, than you would probably also like this novel.

The pacing of the storyline is good, as nothing in the story is rushed, nor is there a lot of filler. The main character is fun to read about too, as he is not the kind that whines too much. This is mostly because he is kind of self centered though.

Usually main characters and such in these kind of novels would go stale as time goes on, but the character development and story progression of this... more>> novel is quite well written. While not fast, it should keep you interested with the many details throughout the story.

I would recommend this novel, or at least give it a try, the beginning starts off interesting, the translation is well done (at least the translation past 28 done by active translations) and the release rate is quite rapid <<less
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ryannow
ryannow rated it
January 23, 2021
Status: c261
This is the story about how an almost talent-less nobody uses the people around him to survive and climb to the top. I say almost talent-less because while his skill lets him know full well he's utter tr*sh, he still manages to do well at alchemy (sure there were huge investments, but true tr*sh would fail even with investments!!!). His skill lets him see into the potential of other people and their disposition. Using this, he figures out how to manipulate them. Unfortunately the battles are usually just "rely on... more>> the regressor, " but the last few fights were actually close fought and more than that. <<less
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TheOmnipotenceQ
TheOmnipotenceQ rated it
January 22, 2021
Status: c261
The novel is a slight twist on the typical regressor genre in that the main character is not the regressor himself but is the ally of one. This is what makes it interesting as unlike the typical main character regressor troupe with overpower abilities and knowledge, the MC actually has to use his brain to solve problems or use the actual OP characters to his advantage.

The writing is quite excellent with great translation (among the top I have read) and there are extensive character developments (usually cause by MC's manipulation).... more>> Of course, there are flaws in the plot, such as some explanation for the MC's personality and intelligence, but overall they can be overlook. <<less
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Dymiann
Dymiann rated it
January 22, 2021
Status: c155
The story are well written and have nice plot.. I really love this kind of plot and for the first time I read on mtl side. I guarantee you will enjoy this novel duh.. I like MC characters instead of hero syndrome, he's more cunning and despicable that will do anything for his sake but at the same time he care about his friends..
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hk
hk
January 21, 2021
Status: c163
How to put this? It's an amazing novel. I hate it.

An unscrupulous MC who attracts tons of Yanderes. A very good depiction of insanity obsession, psychological manipulation, sophistry etc.

It is thoroughly entertaining. The MC is annoying because of his disposition. He is manipulative and crazy and does everything he can to survive and ends up doing more. It shows very accurately how playing dirty wins and this is what I find irritating. It is miles away from the edgy MCs who do random bloodsheds.
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JohnPa
JohnPa rated it
January 21, 2021
Status: c258
Best way to put it that the guy is a degenerate. Read it, it's hilarious. It feels like it could be slow at times but things don't really drag on.
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DunkeyDunk
DunkeyDunk rated it
January 21, 2021
Status: c261
An amazing novel due to the MC's characteristics. The MC is someone who is ruthless and manipulative while having tr*sh potential. His specialties is in conspiracies and communication make him win over people he views as vital for his backing and can get into good political fights. There are plenty of scenarios of him manipulating scenes and people that'll make you go, "Man, that is so evil"

Personally, there have been moments in the novel that have been too "edgy" which have made me cringe, as well as how it feels... more>> ridiculous at the amount of women falling over each other for him. But if you've been on novelupdates, you know that these features are far from rare. At the very least,
Spoiler

they tend to be pretty psycho so its not just regurgitated tropes

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ShinoSuki
ShinoSuki rated it
January 21, 2021
Status: c256
Pretty good, MC is actually not braindead for once, rewarded for his efforts, and is not overpowered. This can be compared to Reverend Insanity if Reverend Insanity didn't have filler and bloated chapters. This shows that 99% of all other authors are just children or unfortunately on the spectrum. The translation team is pretty good. There were a few mistakes that I can spot but overall, great product since the translators were rushed to reach an extra 200 chapters over a few weeks.
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7465318
7465318 rated it
January 21, 2021
Status: c258
This series is one of the funniest that I read already. It is in the same level that the second coming of gluttony and Everyone Else is a Returnee, but with a main character as villain, something that I really like. It's a Villain but in the same time I can see the character as person and human. The story is very well building with funny moments mix with nice and excite parts.

The scan grope is very diligent and very high quality, something hard to find. I never found a... more>> grave mistake in the translation and the story flow the dialogues are very clean and easy to understand, making the reading flow easy and nice.

I recommend this novel 100%, not jut because the story is nice, but translation is high quality. <<less
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ProfYes
ProfYes rated it
January 21, 2021
Status: c255
At first, I only took a look at this story because the initial premise made me think of Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint. The comparisons don't go much further than that. I think this story is turning out better than ORV as well too.

It's a dark story with a pretty evil good guy as the MC. There is some plot armor but most of the conflicts are handled in smart ways. Not everything has to be solved with the strong character just throwing big spells or slashing stuff with a sword, having... more>> a smart person manipulating everything behind the scenes can have an even better result, at least so long as you aren't standing against that person. <<less
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