Meridian's manga / #Rebirth(34)

Fun, overpowered MC that finally gets the life he deserves after he died unfairly the first time. You can't even be upset at how lucky he is because there is so much effort he puts in behind the scenes. Plus, this life was literally made by a god so that he wouldn't have to suffer anymore. All that and there was still well-written conflict where the stakes were still life-threatening and would've been worse for others who didn't have MC's tenacity and kindness. One of the best things in the story was the villain. I love me a deep, three-dimensional antagonist. Every step of the way you want him to overcome his trauma so he can be friends with the MC. As much as I understood him and felt sympathetic, I'm also glad that the author didn't redeem him. Sometimes simple separation and acceptance is a more fitting ending than redemption or damnation.

Honestly, the fact that the kid was the ML threw me off for a long time. I still don't feel that comfortable with it. Once they were both adults and had memories of their previous lives it got a lot better, and the background of the story was super interesting. I'm always a sucker for any sort of time paradox/escaping a preset fate trope. Also the butler Edmund dying had me ugly crying so you know he was an amazingly well-written side character.

I... There are no words for how absolutely unhinged this entire story is.

The. Art. Gets. Better. It gets unimaginably better even if it takes a bit. Also, it was just super interesting all around, it was great to see all the surgeries and medical things happening. There's nothing better than a story that actually implements the advantages of previous lives instead of tossing them aside and forgetting about them. It really dragged after the war arc, but mostly redeemed itself by the end. Perfect finale and overall really satisfying read.