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4 Volumes (Ongoing)
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Mars, the first prince of the Farun Kingdom, spent his days fearing assassination even at the age of 12. Due to the high probability of poison in his meals, he hunted monsters in the forest outside the castle, eating their meat to stave off hunger.

One night, a red-haired beauty wielding a greatsword appeared before Mars and declared, “You have potential. Become my disciple.”

From a single misunderstanding, the boy (who had no desire for it at all) rose to become the strongest king. The astonishing newcomer who swiftly decided to publish all of their posted novels, debuting with two shocking works simultaneously!

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How I Became King by Eating Monsters [Official Title]
Monster no Niku wo Kutteitara Oui ni Tsuita Ken
The Case of Eating Monster Flesh and Ascending to the Throne
モンスターの肉を食っていたら王位に就いた件
Related Series
I Became King After Eating Monster Meat (Web Novel)
Recommendations
To Be a Power in the Shadows! (WN) (1)
Recommendation Lists
  1. Kingdom/army/force/alliance building
  2. Overlooked Jewels
  3. Action - Adventure - Fantasy (JP On-Going)
  4. japan

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06/12/25 gadgetized panda... v3c12 part1
06/05/25 gadgetized panda... v3c11 part2
05/29/25 gadgetized panda... v3c11 part1
05/22/25 gadgetized panda... v3c10 part3
05/15/25 gadgetized panda... v3c10 part2
05/08/25 gadgetized panda... v3c10 part1
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04/24/25 gadgetized panda... v3c8
04/17/25 gadgetized panda... v3c7
04/10/25 gadgetized panda... v3c6
04/03/25 gadgetized panda... v3c5
03/23/25 gadgetized panda... v3c4
03/16/25 gadgetized panda... v3c3 part3
03/09/25 gadgetized panda... v3c3 part2
03/02/25 gadgetized panda... v3c3 part1
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Sareza
Sareza rated it
July 13, 2024
Status: Completed
Before diving into the review, let's summarize the story. Our MC is the eldest prince of a small country near the Forest of Monsters. His ancestors were ancient heroes, but that's not really important. There's some political drama, and he gets poisoned and almost dies. So, he starts eating monster meat, meets his Master while hunting, and they train together for three years. He then decides to flee the country after getting strong enough, but things don't go as planned. He gets tangled up in misunderstandings, ends up leading a... more>> rebellion, and expanding his territory, even though he just wants a peaceful life. His subordinates and wives are all incredibly competent, and now he's one of the most powerful people on the continent, praised for his greatness and intellect. It's a wild ride, and he's probably the only normal person in his entire country, just really strong. (This isn't really a spoiler, everything I just described happened in like the first 4 chapters)

Now, onto the review. The story is straightforward but doesn't feel forced. As the author mentioned in their afterthoughts, you don't need to make the plot overly complex or take it in various directions. Making it entertaining and interesting is enough. The comedy is solid, and the story doesn't take itself too seriously. The narrative style is reminiscent of The Eminence in Shadow but with kingdom-building elements similar to Tensura.

The protagonist has above-average intellect, not outstanding, but not bad either. He's essentially a normal person but still one of the strongest characters in the series. And he's the only sane person in his kingdom, which is pretty funny. His words are always misinterpreted causing a lot of misunderstandings. He's a bit like Cid Kagenou, though their personalities differ.

Overall, the story isn't deep or thought-provoking, and the world-building is simple. The narrative isn't serious, but it's quite entertaining. It's worth a read.

I also recommend checking out the author's other series, Who Killed The Hero. It's unrelated to this story but good in its own right. Plus, it's short, only 10 chapters, so you might want to give it a try.

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PS. I don't think the story is finished yet. The author mentioned a third volume to wrap things up, but the ending felt too rushed. The final chapter just glossed over a lot of stuff, and honestly, that single chapter could've easily been stretched into two more volumes. I'm really hoping for that third volume, though.

Another thing, there's no romance at all. The MC's wives are just weird, and it's kind of funny watching him try to tolerate their eccentricities. They're more like quirky side characters than romantic interests.

Also Gadgetized Panda should really fix their "next" button, it doesn't work as intended. <<less
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SecondKing
SecondKing rated it
November 15, 2024
Status: v1c15
Unlike other novel with weird misunderstanding, this novel is level of misunderstanding is basic. No bullsh*t coincidence or overtly complicated theory behind MC's action. MC just halfway given up on explaining things because of his surbodinate loyalty. Not to mention that he was feed up with their desire for violence. The bonus is MC is not the strongest character in the world, the only reason MC training to become strong was to avoid being killed by his master. Although he's pretty timid, he will kill anyone if necessary.
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azuron
azuron rated it
March 25, 2024
Status: v1c6
A very good start to a "eat monster meat and get stronger" trope. The plot progression, characterization and world building are on point.

One of the best things about this novel are the generous chapters that masterfully drips information without long, unnecessary expositions. It follows a "show, don't tell" mechanism. The chapter progressions also feel natural without the MC being a colossal ass-hat killing machine.

Another great thing are the alternate PoV chapters. Unlike most novels where thy are used to shed light on people's feelings and thoughts, the alternate PoV chapters... more>> in this novel clarify background information and off-stage events which are very much plot relevant.

But honestly, the early 6 chapters reveal so much information and so well crafted that it makes a reader feel satisfied without feeling rushed. I am pretty sure, a modern CN novel would have taken 60 chapters to do the same with short cliffhanger-y chapters and masive info-dump walls of text.

My only gripe is that this translator translates so well and has sucha great collection of other novels, but their site doesn't have a working "Next Chapter" button.

Long story short, this is a well crafted novel worth reading. 10/10 <<less
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MyRAMEN
MyRAMEN rated it
April 12, 2024
Status: v1c19
It's been a while since I had a novel I genuinely enjoyed. The only caviat is it is a bit fast paced which makes for a lack of content to consume (chapters).

The novel is funny. For once the comedic tag truly served its justice. The plot often resolves around misunderstandings and misinterpretations. Of course plot armor is there too. But due to the fast paced plot, these aspects only serve to enhance the story rather than how it would normally bog it down.

Occassional different perspective povs were also nice addition
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CarbyTommy
CarbyTommy rated it
January 20, 2025
Status: v3
Read volume 1 today.

Wanted to leave a review because this story is so close to being great, but suffers from pacing issues.

Overall plot is good, I like the characters, but the whole thing is just very fast. I feel like volume 1 could have been expanded out to 4 volumes at the least. Some people may like it, but for me it feels a bit too quick, personally I want to see the characters interact more, and how that leads to them to change.

Example

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MC and the first female love interest only interact twice on screen, once in her introduction and once in a flashback that takes place 10 years prior, before the two get married. Their wedding is also only mentioned in a single sentence, like a 'oh yeah that happened too'. Reason this bothers me so much is because Frau the first girl is super fun and interesting character, that I feel the author did her dirty. She does get a nice side story at the end of the volume, but I really wish they just incorporated it into the main story.

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The first volume of this story feels more like the first half of a long running series. I think some people might really like this pacing, but personally I like things to go a little slower.

Still it is a fun read, though I must warn people who don't like misconception plots, this story is one of those despite that plot thread not being introduced until half way through volume 1. Still it's not as bad as other stories, the MC isn't s*upid, he acknowledges problems caused by the misconceptions, but is mostly apathetic towards correcting them.

Edit: Read volume 2. Volume is 2 is better than the first in terms of pacing, but still suffers from the same issues, just to a lesser degree <<less
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MegaGarchomp
MegaGarchomp rated it
December 15, 2024
Status: Completed
It was a great read. Interesting throughout would have been 5 stars if not for the rushed ending.

Synopsis - It starts off as per the description, with our MC string to swallow monster meat to survive and one thing leads to another as the misunderstandings continue.

Romance -

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Spoiler

Its nearly non-existent. He does have multiple wives and the entire 'conclusion ' of this story is related to his wives. But the marriage feels more political rather than, "Oh I love her and want to spend the rest of my life with her" or " Now that we are married I want to make this work". It feels more like, " I will have your child and we will build a strong kingdom and have our child inherit that kingdom".

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Honestly would have been 5, if not for the ending.

Spoiler

I didn't even see the ending coming. It was akin to 'How I met your mother'.

Apparently his master, who eventually becomes his third wife, was a princess of the northern kingdom and the story ends 5 lines after that revelation. Honestly near the end story was rushed and kingdoms were introduced just to have a place for his wives to rule.

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Etchetchen
Etchetchen rated it
May 18, 2025
Status: Completed
It's really good. While I don't usually enjoy meek protagonists who just get with the flow this time it just works, it avoids the double trap : MC is meek but not annoyingly, and he's overpowered but not cringy. Sometimes the story goes a bit too fast but you get a pretty enjoyable ride with no artificial spreading of the intrigue. Really one of the best one I had the pleasure de read recently
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Rice
Rice rated it
April 30, 2025
Status: Completed
Good 👍 no sudden power down etc. MC and his followers keep getting stronger by eating monster meat and training to limit every day.

Although there's misunderstandings it is not to the point that it's absurd, he gives orders with broad meaning and his muscle brained and warlike followers understood it as they ideally wanted.

He responds to provocation /war neatly

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Spoiler

when pope banned eating meat, controlling monsters etc. As an excuse to gather the public anger and excommunicate his country He goes to the church head quarters and 'resolve' the issue about penalties impose on those banned things. As for war, well no mercy

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The ending feels rush. <<less
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