DeeJack

This novel is a mess, with a cool premise, but powers for the MC that don't make ANY sense, and a stupid main character. Here are some notes I took while reading: The problem is the concept of Curses. It's cool at the start, but as he starts copying curses, you realize it doesn't make much sense. I'll give a few examples later. Furthermore, his body being unaffected by mana works in a very convenient way. For example, a guy is able to turn back time, but everyone aside from him forgets about it. Based on the author, the amnesia doesn't work on him because it's done with mana… but so is the time travel, so it shouldn't work for him. In a comment, the author said it's because the time-travel is world level. Leaving aside the fact that this is broken, being able to turn back time for the entire universe, the amnesia should also be world level, since everyone IN THE UNIVERSE forgets about it. Additionally, isn't his curse that he can't FEEL mana? It's not that he's immune to mana, otherwise only physical attacks would work on him. But every time, there is some advantage to him because of his curse. And let's not forget that he can't feel/control mana, so how do the curses work? Because I don't see any way for him to use a shield, fire, frost etc. without using mana, even the curses should use it! I checked just to be sure, and: [Curse – Null Body - A body devoid of any mana, a body that can't feel any form of mana.] Yep, it's just that he doesn't have mana, and can't feel it, not that he's immune. Finally, what made me stop reading is the MC being able to stop the Apocalypse level Kraken. I don't even know what an Apocalypse level is, but just know it's a monster that one shotted a gold-rank individual, and the MC is able to keep it busy for minutes while AT IRON RANK. Sure, he used “Burst mode”, but giving Burst mode the ability to transcend at least 3 full ranks is insane. As for the MC being dumb, there are several instances of this, like when he saw his friends aging for decades due to the mirror trap AND DIDN'T TELL THEM, causing them to lose half their lifespan. Obviously this was resolved, but them forgiving him this quickly is stupid. Example 1: attraction [Electrostatic Disruption – It's a curse designed for those with lightning affinity. Using lightning continuously would make their bodies filled with electrostatic energy, causing chaos and disturbance within them.] Please explain to me how this curse turns into him being able to control swords, flying, having an incredibly powerful shield and a good attack. This just says that if you use lightning continuously, your body gets filled with electrostatic energy, not that you can control the energy, or that you can transfer it to other objects and control them! Also, even if we suppose this curse really mean attraction, the level of control he has is insane! He can create armors, flying sword, control the swords as if he has telekinesis, create a shuriken out of two swords... like wtf? With just attraction/repulsion, can you imagine how difficult it is to control even just the direction of something, much less 3 flying swords at the same time? Giving him telekinesis directly would've been better. Example 2: dimension [Curse – Dimensional Dissonance - This curse intermittently phases the individual's body in and out of dimensions or spatial planes, causing moments of intangibility and disorientation. This instability makes it challenging to interact with the environment and control powers effectively.] What do you get from this curse? That you have trouble interacting with the environment because of space issues. What the MC can do? Become invisible, intangible, going into another dimension, having an inventory. Yep, checks out. Example 3: Hot [Velocity Burst – It afflicts you with an accelerated metabolism that cannot keep up with your speed. Each burst of super speed causes your body to rapidly overheat, leading to severe exhaustion, dehydration, and tissue damage. The more you push your limits, the greater the risk of internal combustion, turning your incredible speed into a deadly curse.] This is crazy. This curse means that if you use a speed the body is not adjusted to, you get all these issues. But in the hand of the MC he can SUMMON AND CONTROL FIRE?! That doesn't make ANY sense. And the reason the author gives for these debuffs not working is that “his body can't feel mana”. So his curses can use mana to do all these effects, but as soon as there is something negative towards him all of a sudden, he can't feel it.

Wait, is he Sherlock Holmes in disguise?

This novel is insanely good. I think the start is the weakest part, and later, it becomes amazing. Basically, this is a re-imagination of Greek mythology using concepts from modern novels like transmigration and reincarnation. Maybe saying it like this doesn't sound like much, but it's actually so original and well done... I don't know how to describe it. I can't say much without spoiling, but the world is developed really well, giving a lot of importance to the past (the era of the Gods), which is probably my favorite part. I don't like how the author used the FL, as she basically is important at the very beginning, then you forget about her, she becomes relevant again for a couple of chapters, and then again irrelevant... Anyway, I hope it continues being original and that the author gives more importance to side characters, as they are becoming too weak for the main character.

Yeah, sure. 1. Which novel would ever describe the path the MC is taking in such a great detail that you'd be able to follow it? 2. Even if it did, how many time did he re-read the novel to be able to remember such a useless detail?

I forgot to mention one thing: it's crazy that in 100 chapters he didn't make any research about his family! They apparently are crazy rich, so a quick research on the internet should reveal some information, as Claire mentioned the Locke company. Also, I didn't understand why he pretended to be the same instead of pretending to have lost his memory. That would make sense if he was in a dangerous situation, but sis family seems super friendly. They would've helped him for sure.

This review contains spoilers for the first 80 chapters of the novel. I had high expectations coming into this novel, as the "extra" narrative is something I enjoy, sadly I was disappointed. My complaints started when he first fought against the assassin in the Deus Company. He received his powers the day before, didn't train with them, and casually decided to fight against a TRAINED ASSASSIN?! How stupid is he? [He could have tried to escape, the assassin didn't seem to be interested in him. And with the system, he can have as much money as he wants, the CEO wasn't that important] The only reason he won was because he completed the quest, and that's another weird thing. For the quest he had to survive for 15 minutes, and you are telling me that they took that long to exchange a few words and a couple of blows? What an incompetent assassin! Also the way he wins is ridiculous. He uses a skill that I still fail to understand: the neutralize magic skill. The description of the skill is simple, but that leaves behind a lot of questions that are left unanswered: what is the range of the skill, and how much area does it cover? It only says a location, but does that mean that he needs to locate the precise point where the magic will be created, or is there a margin of error? Is it like a 1m sphere? 1 cubic meter? Who knows. And then the MC trusting the assassin was completely moronic. Leaving aside what happened later, did he really think that he could keep up pretenses for a long time? Did he really think Alpha wouldn't suspect a thing after seeing how weak the first seat was? I won't detract points from the novel for this, but something that annoys me are the girls in the novel. When I see the no-harem tag, what I think is a romantic subplot with just two people. Instead, I am 80 chapters in and we already have Rachel, Sarah, and even some weird moments with the teacher. There isn't anything concrete for now, but in 80 chapters flirty moments with 3 people is not to my liking. Seeing that there were other people with a system was quite interesting. Moving to the school trip arc, more problems arise. Firstly, did no one really notice that two classes of students (the two best ones, by the way) were sent in the middle of nowhere? And why didn't the professor try to resolve the issue on his own? Why does he need a bunch of kids? I don't know if I missed the explanation but I didn't get it. I also didn't like how the MC is behaving. When he's at the guild, and he finds out about the missing girl, he lashes out on the people there because they didn't help, but that's stupid. He's in completely different circumstances from them. They don't have a system. They can't buy potions, they can't create skills, they don't have multiple elements or the ability to nullify magic! They are vulnerable people who just want to provide to their family. They don't have an obligation to help others. Sure, maybe that means that they are not good people, but so what? Additionally, it's not like he's a saint. He also killed humans back at the hotel. Did he check that all of them were evil people without families? He also probably killed someone that was loved, it seems something so out of character.... Another issue is the power scaling of this world. There are ranks, but they don't seem to matter much. What is the difference between an S level and an F one? It's never shown (aside from the fight with Jin, but he's probably the strongest human in the world). Also ranks doesn't really matter because he can just nullify other people's power. In conclusion, I had some issues with the first part of the novel. Nevertheless, I will continue reading a bit more, and will maybe upload the review if it gets better.

I don't agree with him at all. Who do you think you are to tell someone to risk their life for someone else? You are in completely different circumstances. They don't have a system, they can't buy potions, they don't have 5 elements affinities. Also, you are just being a hypocrite. You already killed lots of people (back at the hotel), it's not like you are a good person. To summarize, if you want to save her, do it. But do not blame someone if they don't want to.

No, in this case he's right. If you have an appraisal skill in a world full of dangers, you should always use it on everyone.

If Ayanokoji was transmigrated to a fantasy novel. If I had to recap the novel in one line, I would use that one. Obviously, there is more to it, as this novel is excellent. There are mysteries, fights, excitement.  Writing: flawless. Plot: extremely interesting. I can't say too much to avoid spoiling, but there are a lot of mysteries on what's actually going on in this world, and you are forced to continue reading. MC: he's great. He's all for equality, in the sense that to survive he'll kill men, women and children alike. Yup, I'm not joking. Sadly, the novel is not being updated anymore, but it's still a great novel if you have nothing to read. Regarding romance, it's not really present in the released chapters. There is a girl, and they kinda like each other, but they are not together yet. Also, she's kinda sus for something she did, but surely it's nothing. Surely... To summarize, if you have nothing to read, then pick up this novel. Just be aware that it's been dropped for 7 months, and will likely never be updated again.

I hope the author notes stop being in the middle of a chapter. I understand wanting to explain something, but they break the immersion if you read them in the middle.