Reincarnated as an Assassin’s Apprentice

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Deceive, Manipulate, Trample the Strongest.

When I came to, I had reincarnated as an apprentice assassin in a shadowy guild that handled only the dirtiest of jobs.

In a world where life holds no value, I resolve to survive—no matter the cost.

Thus begins the brutal assassin training, where “failure” means death. My rivals? A tiger beastman with overwhelming strength, an elf who wields the mysterious power of “Ki,” and a dragonkin—one of the most powerful races in existence. Each one a formidable foe, far from easy to overcome.

Death lurks at every turn.

And in this living hell, I will survive—by outwitting even the strongest rivals and seasoned assassins, by exploiting those in power when necessary, and by crushing any obstacle that stands in my way, even if it means embracing the name “villain.”

To live, I will trample everything beneath me!

Thus begins a ruthless dark fantasy—where morality holds no place!

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Reincarnated as a Prospective Assassin
暗殺者の卵に転生した
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gutorbit
gutorbit rated it
October 27, 2025
Status: c64 part2
Reborn as an Assassin's Apprentice is simultaneously exactly the title and also more. Many of the common tropes of the Japanese isekai are absent. The main character is not possessing of a special power or hyper competent, and the assassin cult he finds himself within is far beyond anything he can handle. Life is a constant battle, whether that be the constant driving of clinical teachers or other children with actual talent. Of course, if there was nothing but conflict the story would be pretty flat; relationships do form, with... more>> one in particular being especially important.

Overall, I've no real complaints. The translation is good, albeit slow and made more difficult to read by Story Seedling's "anti-piracy" measures. If you want either a good isekai or a good dark fantasy, this novel has both without falling into common traps in world setting or characterization. <<less
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rotating_fan
rotating_fan rated it
February 4, 2026
Status: c82
Really well written and absorbing. It actually does remind me a little bit of "Assassin's Apprentice" by Robin Hobb because the main character is somebody who doesn't have any particular special skill (other than the fact that here he's isekai'd so he's older than his body) and the world is punishingly cruel and indifferent. He is pretty much out for his own survival without any moral scruples; he's not unnecessarily cruel but he also doesn't really care about anybody except for....a very few people - I find him interesting and... more>> like him despite this.

The world building is not bad; the mechanism of the magic is pretty cool and the assassin cult is starting to get more fleshed out. I hope the main character eventually starts having some goals other than "survive" which would make things more interesting. I like the characters, especially the dragon girl, although they are all so expendable it's hard to get attached. The writing is pretty good. I really like this translation!

I'm really surprised! I feel like this is exactly the kind of protagonist that is popular. Maybe the lack of a system/easy power-ups or obvious romance/s*x makes it less appealing. Read this!! Apparently it's going to be published by Seven Seas Entertainment soon (vol 1) which should make it more available as well. <<less
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