I'll say this from the start. The story for me is interesting, and a lot of things are pretty fresh. The writing and grammar is fantastic also. You won't be upset at how it's written, or the translation.

some + and - but mostly just -

But first and foremost. The MC is crap. (He's constantly contradicting himself, also acting like a f*cking tool).
it's a bit confusing tbh. He is portrayed at the beginning as a loner type otaku. Even first 10 chapters he is (beforehand) and was a wimp. But out of nowhere he can suddenly be (kinda) a bad ass, or a delinquent? I mean guys... he died from reading a rude comment. How could he be anything other than a pansy???
but. It drives me crazy he will flip flop this character back and forth that he's a wimp. Or gets super nervous. Then he becomes a complete a**hole. I don't get it. Unless he has a personality disorder.

#2. I really wish there was a little more clarification on his whole situation and what I'm assuming is a reincarnation. You really can't tell. It's supposed to be a punishment and he's dead. But I mean. That might just be me right.

#3 constantly get will bring up that this is his novel treating it like maybe a dream? Instead of real you'll constantly hear "I never wrote it like this", but you'll see where it's all over that EVERYTHING CAN CHANGE! You'll see something about it every 5 chapters and it's kinda annoying. We get it. Really. I dislike how he treats it as just a novel and not like he's really living it. Wish it would just drop it at this point except where it's relevant.

#4. this is really my problem why is it when someone who's not in the new body's age range which is less than double here have to constantly turn it into such a big deal that the new "love interests" are children?? I mean okay most are 17. And he was 30. But he treats them as baby's and can't be seen as a woman. Why? (Also for the record he will constantly say he feels nothing, but will stare at them. Make super awkward f*cking comments towards anyone... let alone the "children" you claim them to be...)

#5. He likes to be a super d*ck for no reason and that's another "my own problem with it" kinda deal. I don't get it. If only we could have clarification of he's making himself into that kinda character. That's the old body's personality. He claims it's self defense but proceeds to just be a d*ck to everyone all the time. And exceedingly so sometimes. He makes the problems 10x worse for god knows the reason.

#6. I guess I'll give some plus. He is given a good ability or potential I suppose and doesn't start off super op which is refreshing, his potential is op I guess tho. And his growth and development is pretty good I like that a lot. And I'm sure anyone reading this has no qualms with it if they are pretty versed in these genres.

#7. I dislike (and can't argue because it's what this novel is) how it goes into such detail and even multiple chapters to progress even 5 minutes into the story due to the amount of useless information. It kills the dialogue just to talk about some excess info, or to repeat what we already know. I won't complain a ton because to many novels have a lack there of on information. But I want to complain just a little. Or you'll get 2 paragraphs just to explain a novel instance when you've already seen it and most likely don't even care about it in the first place. But eh. Oh 🐳.

#8. Who TF is the heroine at this point? I mean really. The first one after 4 or 6 chapters is like lost in the wind and shows up to have like zero screen time now. Second comes in maybe once every 20 chapters? Third is one of the most extreme kurrderes and literally doesn't give a sh*t about a thing that you just wonder.. why? I love kuderes and the fact you made that personality really un approachable is kinda sad tbh. Beyond that there's a lot of potential nominees but we don't really see it. I understand slow romance but.. 80 chapters in and I can't even see a thing.

#9. there's a ton of mystery and sometimes it's Troubling to figure anything out whatsoever because there is not alot of buildup it just appears and gets shelved it doesn't get built on. Tbh if you don't pay attention I'm afraid alot of the conclusions will be utterly missed because you forgot how it even started. I'm also sad his potentials are so unused he really just seems like a kinda more special that a beggar. His development as just a character is the only thing to note. His overall physical development that is. His abilities are pretty stale. His personality... I don't have to remind you do I? He's a dick. The opinion on him is typically pretty negative. I don't know. I wish there was a bit more fluctuation tbh...

so. All in all it's interesting yes. And has alot of different ways it could go and I'll still read if, but I'm a bit disappointed at this point. I hope that it really turns up the heat and progresses. I don't think it's a waste now but. If it doesn't turn around even within the next 70 chapters I'll be pretty sad. It has alot of good points and strays from the deviation to where it's good. Great structure. Imagination. Diversity. Possibility. Wide range of characters as well. But it's stayed pretty constant already. I'll update if something fantastic comes or by all means starts to progress in a favorable way to where my concerns are misplaced.

ALSO just as I flip the next chapter why does he have to be so vulgar when he speaks to others. Of humans. He never curses or is a vulgar douche except when he talks condescending to others??? Like why is his disposition such a c*cksucker when he talks to others?? I don't understand it. Forreal tho the dense protagonist were all used to is a 180 degrees here. He plays coy like he doesn't understand why some people hate him or for instance "you're such a f*cking idiot". Person retaliates saying god knows what. In his head he will think "gosh what's their problem why do they act like that". While he's being a complete c*cksucker. I hate it.
SAYS CHARACTERS ARE CUTE AND f*ckING INTERESTING and f*cking continues to call them b*tch, idiots, and what not. Why.?? f*cking why. "I like your cute reactions" as he f*cking makes them cry. He's a sad*st when he speaks and acts oblivious to why people act the way they do when he's only patronizing and putting down others. Like I said his character confuses the utter sh*t out of me. Acts like he doesn't condone bullying and literally only does that. Says he's doing it to make sure not to be walked on. Clears that in literally 10 chapters and progresses to only get worse. In the end we best find out that he's only picking up what the old owner of the body used to be otherwise he's just literally a sh*t character for no reason. Says he doesn't want to be the second coming of the demon king but his personality is that of a pretentious c*ck sucking demon king. Like pick one or the other please. Be a good guy who your vampire subordinate wants you to be and not become an enemy of man kind or just become it and be done with it. Stop pretending.

ALSO IF YOURE SAYING YOURE NOT REALLY AN OLD MAN QUIT CALLING 17 YEAR OLDS CHILDREN, STOP MAIKING THEM CRY! AND STOP CALLING THEM f*ckING CUTE. PICK SOMETHING AND DO IT!

I was almost turned away by a dumb decision/thoughtless action the MC made near the start (to be fair, he was probably starving and exhausted when he did it), but I kept reading and it was worth it. It's one of my favorite Korean novels as of now!

I really like the side characters. The female characters are also really lovable! I usually get annoyed at them, but these girls are well-written. I like how the romance? is hinted at and not something shallow/immediate.

The MC also seems pretty useless/dumb at the... more>> start, but he's actually kinda street-smart for a random Korean guy. He gets better over time. It's also nice that he isn't some a**hole... more of an as*hole with a golden heart XD

Also, it's a bit slow, but you can really tell things are being set up right now. It's gonna get hype! <<less

Started strong but ended weak, I was almost 200ish chapters in but the author just kept dragging it that I got bored and just read the spoiler for my peace of mind before dropping it. And I'm kinda glad I did cause I will just waste my time finishing this.

First half was amazing with tons of world and character building but 2nd half is a sh*t show soap opera.

3/5, it's overall alright but still disappointing because of all the wasted potential. It could've been better.

Good story with amazing side characters that actually contribute to the plot.

I'm quite vexed however as you can see by the tags that there's polygamy. I'm not really a fan of a harem ending but the story and characters are just too good. Also, the translations are quiteslow compared to the amount of chapters there are. In fact, through a quick estimation, it would take at least 150 weeks until this is fully translated as there's 5 chapters per week which is quite annoying.

Overall, the story is objectively great with... more>> a mix of slice of life with dark undertones to it and plenty of action scenes.

Just read it and you won't regret it. <<less

I dropped at chapter 39. This is like ["Isekai Hero vs Demon King world" story, but the author tried his best to make it actually good]... but failed miserably. It's like a messing mixture of every single idea from the isekai, the novel's extra, etc.. to be executed in the most rush-up way possible. The characters definitely have some unique personalities... well, at first... but it soon turns 2D and behaves forcefully contradicting their beliefs (to try to make some romance, or try to make MC look cool it... more>> is not). MC seems like a different person after the first few chapters, getting more and more childish as each chapter passes (from slightly childish to unbelievably childish). The slice of life writing style is dry with an I-am-trying-hard-to-make-this-hilarious undertone, which is lengthy and... mmm, tiresome to read. Most of the time, it is a rant or knowledge dump. Cuz the main point of the story lies in the academy arc, patience is required to read till there... just to realize that the best part is the one you have just read in the speed of light.
Seem like the author is darn lost after the first few chapters with no idea whatsoever to continue. All in all, this story becomes mediocre just like the original story of MC, and a waste of potential consider its interesting start. Maybe it is better if the author knows to prioritize what information should be delivered first, what later, or be hidden in the background. Cuz the order of info of the story is a mess, I think this is the reason why this feels so much like a draft after a while. Re-write, or pick up the core to convert it to manhwa may be worth considering another read, but at the state of it now: 3/10 not recommend. <<less

the First 20~ chapters are boring as hell but If you get pass that then everything will be fun and interesting.

I liked the MC a lot and the side characters are also good that I want to see more of them, the character I'm most interested in is Bertus who was the villain of the original novel, he seems fun and dynamic even though we don't get to see him much.

It's basically "The Novel's Extra" but way more dynamic and has an MC that isn't annoying.

Rather mediocre overall as far as I read it.

It's just a generic transmigration story from Korea. Author wrote a book, he got sent into it, he replaced one of the characters... blah, blah, blah. The premise is a total cliche, and the only interesting thing is that the author put a small spin on it, and it is that the author (in the story, not this novel's author) wrote meh novels, and is being punished for it by having to confront his creation. However, we have seen it in an... more>> earlier story, The Novel's Extra, and the latter did a much better job. Actually, I think this novel (which came out this year anyway) was inspired by TNE, or maybe even copied parts of it. The protagonist being an author, the school setting, the replacement of an important character, the ability to edit the setting, it's all in TNE.

The protagonist is pretty boring and mediocre. He's pretty cynical, and has various personality issues, so at least the novel isn't trying to go for a perfect gary stu, but it doesn't really help much when the protagonist is still fairly boring. Compared to TNE, the protagonist also has a system, but doesn't really know what he's doing, and is swayed by other characters much more. The only slightly innovative part was the protagonist coming into contact with characters and events he created, and feeling remorse when seeing those directly involved suffer.

Other characters also fall behind those in TNE. We have slight drama, but TNE did it much better by going into the characters' psychology in detail. The Demon Prince doesn't really do that. The author knows other characters (and what was nice and realistic was that he doesn't remember a lot of details about them, while in many transmigration novels the one entering a novel/game world has too much of a photographic memory) somewhat, but that's about all the insight we get into other characters. Perhaps we should consider this an "unreliable narrator" case.

So, to sum up, the other characters aren't really fleshed out. They are either mysteries that you don't know anything about, or they're pretty much boring stereotypes (eg. utterly loyal retainer, someone who can't fight the instincts of their body, smiling villain, and so on).

Also, by chapter 72, I have no idea why this is considered romance/harem. Honestly, all (potential) love interests are rather dull, and there's no real development so far between them and the protagonist. In fact, I'm not surprised, because not only are those love interests boring (or unexplored enigmas that we don't know shiet about), the protagonist is just as lacking in attractive or interesting features, so it's hard to blame girls for not falling for him (lmao).

Overall, I'm not really thrilled. The plot was pretty boring. Developments and setting are both far from interesting, and reading the last 20-30 chapters I did read was a chore. The protagonist doesn't really know what he wants to do, and he's being carried by the flow. He kind of trains, but doesn't really make any big progress. He kind of uses system, but actually doesn't, and isn't even trying to rack his brains to find ways to abuse the advantages the system provides him.

Maybe the story picks up later, but I can't really see it as anything more than a clumsy The Novel's Extra copycat. The novel is dated for 2021, but there are already 500 or so chapters by now, which implies a pace of 2-3 chapters daily from the author. Can he really write a good story like that? I can't really work up any expectations. I mean, even TNE had a lot of crappy elements, but its good elements were good enough to compensate for them, yet this novel neither excels where TNE didn't nor has the excellent elements TNE shone with.

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This novel is really good, I have no idea why I didn't hear of it before! It definitely gives The Novel's Extra vibes, but I feel the characters have more depth. It doesn't feel very harem-ish to me either, so maybe it depends on perspective lol. I feel it has a lot of original elements to it too, like the way the MC solves problems. It's quite refreshing to read a novel with a smart MC for once :D Also, the translation is amazing, I only saw a few minor... more>> spelling mistakes through 80 chaps! Definitely recommend! (It might feel slow to take off, but I do agree it's just laying the foundation so I don't mind it much 😄) <<less

the story is good and reinhardt and his classmates/schoolmates interactions is quite fun to read, MC ain't OP in fact he's a bottom feeder pathetic but have balls made of adamantium

if only the author reduces the unnesessary info/repeating things he just said a while ago and MC whinning and try to atleast progress with the plot.

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i kinda want to see the Gates appearing in this world, since MC said he messed with the story halfway and decided to put Gates that summon monster all over the world. Also the time where MC identity will be revealed I'm anticipating about how his hard earned friends will react to it, will they save him despite being a demon? Or they'll turn their backs on him? Thats the things I look forward to,

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update to 5 stars I really enjoying this right now. MC is a lowkey chad <<less

This novel was quite a surprise for, I expected to drop this after a few chapters but ended up liking it a lot.

I could see how people would not like it as after the prologue is over, most of the succeeding chapters feel more like a slice of life. In addition, the MC is rather pathetic, hot-headed and petty. However this personality of his just makes his interactions with the other characters entertaining which is the strong point of slice of lifes for me. His personality might be that way... more>> but he isn't overpowered, in fact he is considered the weakest in his class, but he isn't a pushover either. This feels rather refreshing for me since such an MC is rather in such similar settings as this novel. Most of the side characters that get a significant amount of screen time are also rather entertaining as well despite being character tropes. The tsundere character is rather cute and adorable despite being quite annoying during the early chapters. Also bonus points for this novel not having scenes where she beats up the MC unreasonably. The kuudere slowly opening up to the MC was entertaining and they honestly look perfect together.

This novel has several problems (such as the needless iteration of statements at times) but it had enough good things going for it for me to enjoy. Hopefully it stays good as Korean novels have a reputation to become stale after a certain period of time. <<less

I'm really loving this WN. The MC is truly a crazy bastard.

It's one of the few novels where -

• The MC is not a ret*rded 80y old virg*n isekai (ed) teen gary-sue.
• The academy is actually interesting.
• The world building is not a info-dump and a lot is explained only when it's relevant.
• Don't have 300 chapters explaining how to cook or how rice is amazing (It's not).
• All characters with personality! So far no waves of faceless harem girls frowning over the MC for no reason.

But... There's some flaws you will need to get... more>> over, like his rambling and some info being relevant only to people that knows a little about Korea. Or how the Cheat Shop is kinda unbalanced. Or how the plot slow a little before the academy. <<less

I feel disappointed. The translated chapters at the time of writing this review were 64. I went through the raws myself since I was so interested in the early premise of the novel.

I was looking forward to interesting developments, but it was a letdown.

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The basic premise is that the MC transmigrated into one of his novels in order to atone for his sins during life. The novel of choice is "The Demon King is Dead" which is a slice of life novel after the defeat of the Demon King that transforms itself into a weird gate diving history. Everything is great until chapter 25 where the MC decides to go to the academy in order to become stronger and stop the future crisis that he made while he was alive.

Then everything goes wrong. The Author gives the MC the most broken ability that there is: "Self-Suggestion", which transcribes into "if the MC strongly believes in something, that thing will happen", which is basically "reality manipulation". The problem is that the MC starts going around playing the hero instead of focusing on getting stronger. He forgets that he is now the new Demon King and that makes him the enemy of the Empire and humanity. He takes too many unnecessary risks that would not help him in the long run for mere self-satisfaction, and that he will be killed if his status is discovered.

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Well the novel is slow and steady

The slow pace is in this novel is what makes it unique and interesting

Author might go bit overboard with alot of added descriptions though but well it's necessary itself

An amazing novel so far! It gives a good base for weak to strong, characters with depth and interesting plot. 100% recommended

Veey good. Different from those cliche isekai novels that i've read so far. The MC is a total badass and doesn't give a f*ck about their standings, uses shameful but funny actions to defend his beliefs. Liking it so far and hope it becomes better.

Great story

the later chapters have more politics in them so if you find that unbearable then it may not be as good for you. But I loved the whole thing

The story was amazing until it shifted to completely different genre in the middle. It started being about adventure, overcoming challenges, creative problem solving, etc. Then it became a complete romance. All of the events became meaningless as everything became dependent on people’s feelings for each other. The change was not for me.

I dont really read novels as much anymore but when I picked this one up through the manhwa I was shocked at the quality of the work. The character development and interactions throughout the story are insanely good. I think that there was maybe one mini arc that I skimmed through towards the end but after reading the conclusion of that plot point, I went back and reread it. There is honestly nothing about the plot that doesnt make sense or was overdone. A truly brilliant work of fiction.

The reason... more>> Im writing this review is mainly concerned around the 2nd half of the story. I wont say that it is not right to hate the second part of the story as it is at the end of the day your own personal opinion. Around 430ish chapters into the novel, the tone and plot shift from a romantic and slice of life-y story into a full blown tragedy. A lot of the innocence and comfort that readers of the first half get used to are ripped apart forcefully. As you might expect, this mirrors the events of the story. I was worried myself if the author would ruin the novel or half ass the writing in the 2nd half due to some reviews. After having completed the story, I wish to say that in my opinion, those reviews are nonsense. The quality has never dipped once in the second half, all plot points flow together seamlessly, and all character developments that occur make full and complete sense within the confines of the story. Rather the scope and detail of the second half were truly amazing to me, I really appreciated the direction the author took and how convincing it was. The world that the author made, destroyed and remade are beautifully whole. I loved each and every single character in this work from the villains to the heroes. Not one felt out of place or extraneous to me in the slightest.

I dont know if this work is for everyone, but it is definitely among the best works translated here. <<less

Bleh. Another Japanese beta author but who tries to make MC tough but keeping beta ideals. It doesn't work.

Loop/plot holes peppered everywhere.

One of the worst possible characters is a pacifist vampire who defends humans

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the humans started the war for a dumb reason. Yet she was happy that the demons lost the war to be ens*aved, tortured, multilated and r*ped. She is unwilling to kill the humans who commit these crimes, yet was willing to kill the MC if he decided to stand up to defend the other demons.

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And I'm not even going to go into how much the author lacks common sense, even though it bleeds through the story. I thought it would get better. It only got worse. A waste and disappointment. <<less

4.5/5 (Rounded up to 5).
I agree with most other reviews. The first 400 chapters of academy life are great. The author does a great job of making relationships between most classmates feel genuine. Personally I still really liked the latter half of the story. The huge shift in tone was really jarring, but it was still enjoyable because the author wrote pretty likable characters that you care about.

Cons : I have 2 major issues with the story.

1. The ratio of girls to guys is really awkward. There's about 10 important women, while there are about 2-3 important guys. Which naturally means most of them are into the MC. It tries to be a harem, but 90% of all romantic moments happen with 1 girl. There's almost no romance (that doesn't involve the MC) happening in a high school setting which makes it feel really unrealistic.

2. The 'cheat' system is poorly written and utilized. It's just a plot device for the author to write the MC into unwinnable situations, then suddenly the MC remembers he has a cheat power. The MC is also really dumb with the use of his powers. He starts with a weak body, demons are naturally good with mana/magic, and magic has been mentioned to be outrageously OP multiple times. So lets choose sword fighting.... like really?