for a novel with tags "Apathetic Protagonist" "Loner Protagonist" the MC sure doesnt act like it .. also there are other tags like evil/living alone..etc. So i thought that it would be interesting novel where finally it would stay away from the generic style ... but nope, the MC still is written towards that style (for example 'Gray White Tower' and people from it) anyway the novel is good (good enough i guess) the only positive thing that comes to mind is that its not female based .. (i mean novel where the MC has double standards(hypocritic) and is surrounded by females) Edit: when i was looking for new novels to read and saw this novel with those tags ... i thought the novel would be a good one where the MC would go around and be a free spirit (no attachments to people or forces/civilizations) .. trying to achieve his dreams while doesnt put much value in friendships/affiliation/affection..etc. (meaning that the MC doesnt mind having them but wont waste time on it either) for example if someone gets in his way.. the MC wont care about the history or affection they have with the target .. meaning that the author wont write stuff like "being touched" or "deeply moved" or nonsensical "debts" or some other crap .. for example the MC encounter something and is like " he received few drops and would return a whole spring" .. like Bruh the other person is doing it for his own benefit (be it job/advantage/value) why TF every author has to write like that ( i know why, i just find it annoying) anyway dont get me wrong .. i like this novel, im simply ranting about how authors write (because of their culture/mentality)

i saw these tags Cunning Protagonist, Loner Protagonist, Ruthless Protagonist.. and thought it would be a good novel where the MC wont be some saint but nope (affection/etiquette/ethics/responsibility..etc.) atlest its not up to my taste also the first chapter (strong independent woman.. )LMAO, either the author doesnt know how to write one or the their standards for one are delusional P.S. i dont see how the MC is cunning , most of the time i find stuff described stupid/delusional/retarded (i judge that based on values and interest and how the author writes the story to achieve them)

what can i say .. at the beginning it was fun and interesting but after 70+ chapters it got dull (because of generic stuff) and at that point i was just reading it out of dedication .. (meaning that idk if i could finish it)

at first i had a good impression while reading this but after a while it got dull/generic.. also when reading, it reminds me of stoicism (control of emotion and exploration/goals/dreams..etc) tho that might be my projection on the novel (which can be false).. also some descriptions/portraits/storytelling/writing arent that ... dont know how to say it.. it feels ridiculous/delusional at times.. it made me skip whole chapters because its filled with nonsense(even if that nonsense is needed for readers to get attached to characters or growth for the characters themselves).. anyway in the end its a okay novel, it could be better but hey nothing is perfect. i say nonsense because the MC has better choices but the author doesnt go that route.. because of loyalty/attachments/ethics the MC needs to go through extra detours also it gets on my nerve when the author writes like 'deskmate' 'classmete' ... bruh, had bad childhood ? (about authors school days) P.S. if i exclude academy/school parts from the novel then i would give it 4-5 stars. P.P.S. my most favorite parts of this novel is when the MC sacrifices items for talents. P.P.P.S. i dont like the simping (for example how 'Thetis' acts towards the MC) or how clueless/ignorant the MC is towards honey traps.. i mean when the MC deals with males.. he is guarded , looks for red flags, being careful not to suffer..etc. but when the MC deals with females.. he is this lucky go happy MC with Plot armor on top.. Like BRUH... (double standards much ??) Last Edit: the novel is naïve towards certain things, which make reading it kinda Meh.. for example when people go against/plot the MC again and again .. the MC should have killed so there are no future troubles (or less troubles)... every time i read novels like this, i end up thinking "if i was inside the novel and had to go against the MC.. how would i do things" (i mean like im the MC nemesis) which makes me see how childish the schemes are (because chinise culture ruins logical schemes and things end up delusional).

good novel .. i like all the system notifications :D the only thing i dont like is the generic stuff (face slapping, simping, gushing/adoration..etc.) like when its not MC related (meaning that the POV is not the MC) i skip all the nonsense (sometimes whole chapters are skipped) i quit .. too much patriotism ? like obligation , for humanity , piety..etc. at this point every chinese novel is the same because the authors never stray away from chinese morals/ethics .. and i dont mind it but after reading 200+ novels this kind of stuff is dull as heck .. i would want to blow up humanity just for novelty sake .. who cares if its not moral or evil .. there is like 1 million novels where MC is some hero or saint or patriot or some other crap that needs to protect/sacrifice for the greater good .. ofc there are novels that the MC is selfish and evil but even in those novels , the ending is something like the MC changed for the better and saved some world... sigh.. excuse my rant, i simply had enough in this novel i tried to focus on the good parts and ignore the stuff that gets on my nerve but i just cant.. chinese factory setting .. 90% of the novels are the same (including this one) P.S. reading what ive written .. it sound like im racist but thats not really the case, idc in general.. its just stuff like this get on my nerve where the characters have no individuality and they are allways written towards chinese custom/culture/ethics .. for example obligations, filial piety, respect, honor, boasting..etc. like every chinese novel ive read is exactly the same Edit: also the mentality towards females and harems .. like BRUH .. meaning how events are described when female are involved/introduced are simply ......... no comment

chūnibyō too much ??? like sure the MC is in school but not f**king eight grade ... and all the envy, hate, boasting ... soo childish ... like some characters mentality is that of an kindergarten.. also 5 females ware introduced by chapters 55 .. like bruh... before someone complains about my review .. if a game can make money then its no longer a game .. its an avenue where people can thrive ... meaning people need mature mindset while playing that game .. while this.... idk what im reading

i wanna smash something while reading this... all this filial piety, obligations, affections..etc. is just soo nonsensical (even delusional to a degree) tho i guess that is the norm in chinise society/ethics.. also i dont like how the MC is forced into things (and he tolerates it because of etiquette) P.S. chapter 93-97 is being dramatic for no reason (hype/atmosphere? bunch of nonsense imo) if i was the MC.. i would smack them.. sure the parents would be traumatized over the event but CMON who has the patience to deal with their antics.. it has already happened, no need to make it sound so serious.. lmao Edit: also the MC is too naive for being criminal police officer in his past life.. im talking about mentality and suspicion towards things (for example suspicions towards his parents) also i was thinking .. what would happen if a person didnt participate in that 'hair-tying ceremony' and was never marked. also i dont like the stuff about the debts and favors .. like some one is doing their job and the MC is soo touched/guilty that they feel indebted .. like BRUH

good start up to the end of the first book.. after that its the same old stuff .. steal females and opportunities and the protagonists in those books never use their brain (ignoring red flags) P.S. why do people allways focus on females soo much... at this point every time i read novel and the author writes (interduces/describes) about a female .. it feels like im reading about some object that has no other purpose that to be a vase to the MC

too much nonsense/long winded.. focused on family affection/feelings.. too vein aswell(superficial).. also the events described are too silly im my opinion (no suspense(generic) because it feels childish).. also at the beginning of the novel its funny how the author wrote the MC as this "detached mindset" and then acts the opposite.. in general the etiquette and ethics make reading this dull for me i give it a second chance (read extra 100 chapters) but i cant continue reading..

nice novel .. the only thing i can complain about is how the MC collects females from others .. at one point i was wondering if the author was writing about NTR :D but besides that, its a good novel (i can grumble about other stuff but thats because of my preference, for example the MC could have gotten more stuff from his system before he stop using it all together)