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44 (s1end) - 4.5- a lot of potential so far absolutely great - Is that another dungeon stout with rebirth on top? Yes, again ! But in fact, it’s also very different in many good ways So : a super selfish super hero with bad temper and no respect for no one ends up sent back in time with heavy karma :he now has to work as a cleaner he so despised, and raise their condition to regain his powers The idea is genius The fact that rotten hierarchy produce a bunch of toxic people with rotten behaviors is pretty well shown , even more compare to he true team spirit of the bottom cleaners who do not consider their comrades to be potent « Lizard tail » to sacrifice, or tool to use all the evil of office within that typical hierarchy are again nicely shown and ridiculed, and that give a nice revenge feeling leaving you wanting more The first arc is highly political, it’s a very strong portrayal of corruption of an entire system - hierarchy is not based on any natural order, cooperation is relegated to a myth or a bottom ladder precarious thing, selfish individuals with only their own benefit or survival in mind struggle in a perpetual fight were everyone needs to watch his back It’s very well written, the quadi evil MC and his unwanted good deeds brings a lot of comic relief and strangely profess other ways and greater values with the greater good in mind. The karma setting goal drives that very mean and selfish guy to do good things, nearly against his will, there’s no miracle, he’s definitely not so nice, but he does grow a bit and it’s truly nice to see him slowly starting yo care (a bit ? Maybe ? Probably …) I wonder if it can keep the right balance, as he has to go against new big challenges and meet true vile enemies So far, one of the great thing is that it’s not another fight and grow story : growth is conditioned by meaningful action and care for others. The MC grows fast, soon to become probably OP but it doesn’t show, and he’s still a tiny weak piece in the corrupted hierarchy It’s not his supernatural hunter powers that gives him a way to survive, at least, it’s only a part of it,future knowledge, but also new relationships, all contribute to his growth It’s also lovely that he tries to achieve his goal through lots of bad means : and fail ! In the end, it’s the genuine care of his co worker and the coincidence born out of his good deeds that free his karma and let him get his powers back Having recovered his power, can the karma system push him into doing somegood things without interest ? That remains to be seen; In an out the first season is absolutely worth the read !

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67 - 4.5 - excellent variation of the dungeon thing, despite regular pacing (getting better) flaws (probably the same old lack of trimming in webtoon at first (also getting pretty good) the over all is good, but there could have been more tension in many places (there are still lots of « slice of life-ish moment, it’s hard to imagine you’d make an action movie with so many scenes sitting around a dinning table or doing nothing. The added plot elements compensate a bit as the story progresses ), it’s very nice, but weaker than it could be - truly sad to miss being one of the best by little around ( I’m nitpicking the MC is an unusual weak girl, with a ghostly sidekick. She’s a well balance character as she can use her brain. She has an OP skill, nut she’s not OP herself so far. Combats against bosses are lacking in epic and dramatic vibe but it’s not what it is about It.s nicely growing in deeper , both with the addition of a powerful corporate plot to take over dungeons control, and the dungeon reality being quite a bit richer than the usual fight and conquer device The character’s dynamic are pleasant (good girl friends and family, interesting ghost, some nice encounter - the vilains are disgusting but the big bad plans are not idiotic at least… It’s certainly entertaining with a good dose of humor and an ever growing bit of plot I‘m never fond of king , queen or pyramids of power, but the MC does have good leadership qualities