apopoi's manga / #Game-like(7)

May continue at a later date..

This gets on my nerves. I want to give this a one star but I have to give two stars objectively. The MC is an asshole, his personality is rotten to the core. He reminds me of a novel I read that was blatantly racist and makes no sense. It is all over the place. The gap between Ch 1 and 2 is humongous, although it is fiction there is no amount of relatability and is just absurd. The world is his oyster basically. It seems like everything and everyone serve him. I don't like that at all. How did I manage to read until Ch17?

It follows the game-esque point alloting system where points are gained for their every accomplishments in the dungeon. The MC is OP because he time-travelled to the past as a last resort to gain an upper hand towards their enemies - the outer gods. What are these outer gods? Not much info is known about them but they are essentially gods outside the tower, thereby the term 'outer'. Their powers are strange and mysterious, seemingly unlimited and upto this point of time where the MC time-travelled to, their existence is unknown. There are numbers to the floor, the higher it is, the harder it is to clear it. But past the last floor exists the ceiling where the true difficulties lie. The difficulties faced in the mentioned floors is basically nothing compared to this, a simple wave of hand. The MC is a human, a Korean male who had gods as his allies whom he fought alongside with and whom he treasures. So he doesn't feel the need to make friends this time around with the exception of a certain son of Zeus. He doesn't think the lives of the mass as priority and hates Olympus. They seem like a bunch of asses with their heads way up in the clouds. The egg in itself is a mystery tho I'm sure it will be the greatest key to achieve their goal. We are always hit with the fact that the MC is powerful with him smashing new records everywhere and teaching everyone a lesson. But that doesn't seem to be enough and he is always looking to gain more strength. It can technically be a four star but I'mma give it a three cuz I don't particularly enjoy it tho I can objectively say that it is a good read.

I enjoyed this. It was engaging although it feels flimsy at times with the MC falling into the 'I only care about money' mindset. All those faces he makes pisses me off too. The character development is non-existent as of now but hope is there for improvement. His first pupil is a puppy..so adorable. He misunderstands him to be some type of saint that only serves the people without caring for himself. Though the MC isn't a complete douchebag, I wish the author would just make him out to be a good guy instead of doing in a round about way of him acting this way for his selfish reasons yet a bit of consciousness prickle him when he makes an error in judgment. Also despite being an illegitimate prince, there seems to be some type of secret to his birthname 'Penin'; his mother's surname. That shady character mentioned something about his emerald eyes that some family possess so...it has to be him. This is a cliche I can get behind. I hate that the 'Iron steel' skill deprives him of development when he's anxious or loses his composure. He has been in situations like that so often now, you would wonder how he manages to be so all over the place till now.

This is sub par. It had a lot of potential but it was ruined because of the MC. She's so damn annoying, if u are going to do an OP protagonist, you should learn from One Punch Man. Saitama is such an amazing MC despite his unparalleled power. The anime is so engaging and the side characters were so engaging. Genos and his master and disciple relationship was top tier honestly. And in Season 2 we barely got to see Saitama because there would be no suspense, rather we spent more time on the 'villain'. What I'm saying is the plot isn't progressing, the comedy is a miss, the characters are one dimensional and the MC is a bore and annoying to read. I thought she would get a character development after she got her memories back but she still remains the same. Her star constantly 'shielding' her probably plays a part but she is still so annoying. Flawed characters are interesting to read and so much more engaging but this girl has no depth to her. She's like a shell of what the author thinks is a numb character who is traumatized from her dad's passing. Her younger brother and sister, I wish were explored more. Her youngest sister is the only one who isn't special and she doesn't want to use her brother's fame, plus her reaction when they mentioned it would be too much if the eldest child was also special had something... It had potential! Explore! The other two were raised by Beom essentially and because they are both 'awakeners' they are a lot closer.. Expand on that. Rather than making it a comedy of the younger brother chasing and looking after his irresponsible immature elder sister. Maybe it's cause the translation is off but the way Beom asked her to take off the clothes she wore cuz it was another man's had jealousy written all over it... I don't want it. Their age gap plus he raised her... Also cause of the character design Beom looks like he's in his early thirties and the MC a middle schooler although she is still only twenty. She confessed to him 10 years ago she said...so when she was 10!! Seriously and she thinks only if I were older then.. Like noooo!! Please no... I like the regressor.. Please pair him up with MC!! I know she ends up with the star in the novel but please let this be different!. Couple things I'm curious about... The one who calls her Kiddo who corrupted her in the previous world. His alias is the '13th month' and he is the leader of a terrorist group? And his cover up is being the Vice Leader of a group founded by the 1st ranker in the US... The second thing is the star, he said 'Be mine again'... Again! And some words are always omitted so I wonder about their history.. Is he Beom incarnate or something!! I'm grasping at straws at this point.. I love how the regressor is trying to save the world and in turn save MC and kill the one who said Kiddo. He said for someone so indifferent but not heartless, to do something like that.. And it pans to the man who said Kiddo sooo...

I like the MC. He's cute but he would be even cuter with his old hair. Long hair suits him to a T, especially when he ties it or keep it in a bun.. The other healer was trash.. E class. The power level is a bit bizarre but I would assume the MC's master (the first one) is at the top. Also they allude to the incident that caused poisoners to be hated several times but what is that? The MC took a liking (respect) to her immediately.. He even says the two most important persons to him was her and his noona.. Like damn that quick!? I like the scientist as well and he too overshadowed the mad scientist working for the Glory group. Speaking of the Glory group, the CEO is supposed to be this looming figure who sees people as a puppet but he feels like a novice to me, he doesn't think things through, he's rash and he lacks experience.. I would think he'd be this person who gaslights people to follow him left and right and knows when to push and pull.. Nah this man's stupid. Maria.. That dumb blonde, the thing with her self harm felt so unnecessary.. It just feels added on. How did this dumb bitch come to be under that man's thumb? The MC is very rash, and shows people he's a poisoner in plain sight and just expects them to keep it a secret out of the goodness in their heart or out of gratitude. Like what? Even when he down right doesn't display his power.. It gives room for people to suspect him. What the fuck! His second teacher I really like.. I wonder what the deal between him and Father is. The little girl is so imouto-dongsaeng little sister coded.. Saur cute. The dragon thingy that sticks to the MC reminds me of Raon from TCF.

I like this. If I could give it a 4.5, I would. I like Junho and his sense of justice. Whenever I hear the word justice, Ii immediately get a bad feeling since I'm a One Piece fan. I love love loove the Frost Queen, she's such a mood. I love her dynamic with Specter as well, her being a director and editor was chef's kiss. I was worried that the archmage was gonna be a love interest ngl but I'm glad it didn't go in that direction. I like that the five heroes are revered but that they are also falling behind since they were stuck for 25 years. I don't know about the other two, but the girl seems to have one shady family. I like that the Dokkaebi Guildmaster holds the MC in such high regards but ultimately he got fooled by the MC. I like the Sword Saint, he's a kind person. What else? I like the Dokkaebi princess, she's cute. She's such a huge fan of Specter as well. The fiends are nasty, but I don't find them intimidating.. I'm just reading this for the characters at this point. Currently at Ch140. The sharp shooter Gilbert and his son was also very touching. I love how much Arthur admires and looks upto Specter as well. Side tangent- I love how Specter sneaks in the ice rocks in the snacks he gives the frost queen. I love their bond. When he spoke up for her when Gilberto was giving her mad heat (rightfully so tbh).. My heart swelled.