Review Detail of LightningCatThief in I Have A Super USB Drive

MC has a certain ideology that's built upon. His parents are mentioned. He definitely faces opposition, but I don't remember much law wise though. The Super USB drive is greatly detailed in terms of its functionality. The detail he put into explaining it is amazing.(He can't grab anything from Marvel Universe or DC Universe btw) I personally loved it bc he's a greatly different type of character and is no way plain.

As a (noob) author, it is easy to answer this question. Many writers don't have a solid plot developed beforehand and yet they start writing a novel. It doesn't affect much in the early chapters, but obviously later they're left scratching their heads as they don't know how to proceed the plot, hence the poor writing. There's also the pressure from the novel rankings, and/or Editors/Publishers (if any) for particularly popular novels.

You should read more then, because there will be a severe backslash because of the usd Spoiler: Virus, statues, internet virus evolved and more

1st off, what could the police have done? convict him because he was near a dude who died? Mc wasnt even in the room when the dude jumped out the window. Plus the reasoning for him jumping is logical, mc exposed the dude killing his wife so he jumped. Also he did not make that dude get run over because he didn't invest, he made him get run over because he threatened his parents. Although i do agree that he doesn't seem to have a close connection with his parents it is still logical that he would want people to talk to when he achieves immortality. Also about the iron man point? iron man is in the same universe as all those other things so it makes sense that it wouldn't work. Iron man would have to be separated from the Mcu for it to work.

Also (maybe its because you haven't read enough chapters) but mc does not have a heavy sense of nationalism. He repeatedly states how other country's are good and in ways better than china.

The pikachu detective stuff? is pretty explainable, the Pokémon are just creatures.

Why would pointing out good from other countries make u think he does not have a sense of nationalism lol u r so funny

I would like to disagree with your review. Ive finished the story and i think the things you’ve mentioned are not really that big of a deal. In the suicide the MC clearly proved his “innocence” to the police and anyone in the real world would not be able to find fault with him if it actually came to be. You only feel weirded out by it because you have the benefit of knowing he actually did it. Also he was sponsored because of his research and obvious genius to the school administrators. They can’t just let this obvious asset go to waste. Now the hackers, the MC had also become a hacker himself and needed them to invest in his company but one of them threatened his family so he had him killed, and that scared the others into donating the money. They aren’t important characters to begin with but simple stepping stones for the MC to start his business. Your point point about the wish fulfillment. The MC is a billionaire that is bribing the government in a poor third world country that is relying on him for not only power but tourism. Do you think laws would actually affect him? Specially when he develops an AI that helps him? But despite that he still faces challenges from other companies and governments that wants his tech. The author makes good work showing this, dedicating full arcs on how the world reacts to him. Secondly, I think you may have missed some lines because the MCs reasoning for his actions were clearly explained, and just because the USB isn’t perfectly explained at the beginning spent mean it isn’t later on.

As I have not finished this story I can not comment on a lot of things you replied with. Would you answer a few questions to get me up to speed? What are the rules for the USB? Why do some things work and others don't? How is the MC relationship with his parents, with examples please? Which 3rd world country and how does he solve the inherent problems with investing there? I would like to engage in a discussion, but without more background knowledge I feel that I can not give a good argument.

No problem, I’m happy to do so. So on your first question. The USB rules are this, 1. It takes energy (often electrical) to charge, 2. This energy is used when the MC takes things out of movies or goes into the movies, 3. Every time a movie is used he has to delete it and redownload the movie (this is later somewhat expanded along) 4. Movies that don’t adhere to possible scientific rules aren’t usable (I.e. Marvel/DC, fantasy movies with lose magic rules), ghost movies are an exception due to later being explained that ghost are technically real, 5. The USB is bound to the MC and only he can use it. Those are the main rules I remember of the top of my head. Somethings work because they can be somewhat explained by science but I will admit that the distinction between what can work and what doesn’t is often just what the author decides on, but it’s acceptable at face value. The relationship of the MC with his parents is established as pretty solid. He loves his parents and he knows that he can become immortal with the power of the USB but he does not wish to see his parents die so he works on trying to make human lifespan increase, which later becomes his bigger plan of elevating humanity. The first people he thinks of when he finally makes the technology to increase lifespan were his parents, he convinces them to move to his city to better protect them, and the moment he hears his parents got into an accident he drops everything to make sure they are okay. He is a cold person towards everyone but the author makes sure to show that he still values his immediate family, such as his parents and his two cousins that he grew up with. He is often seen making sure his parents are protected from spies and how they may react to the changes in human society that he causes. He does not want his parents to see him badly. The country in Africa he moves to is called Namibia. He uses the money he has to bribe government officials and invests in the infrastructure for this town. However, he makes sure the government designates as falling under his jurisdiction. The reason the government is willing to do so is due to the bribes, obvious benefit that come with creating a modern health-focused city, and under the table dealings the MC initially does, like getting them weapons and damaging their rival country, and later allowing them access to nuclear fusion technology. However, he still faces opposition from part of the country’s government. They know they can’t really accuse him of doing illegal things but they try and ally with other countries/companies to steal his tech. Throughout the story the MC is seen facing off against other countries and companies that want his technology.

Thank you for such a long and detailed answer. I admit that I might have judged the relationship with his parents to early. I am used to vital motivations like strong relationships being introduced a lot earlier, like phone calls and real interaction after moving, murder investigations etc. But I must have misjudged the cultural context in this case. Cold and distant relationships are not always a sing of a lack of love after all. On the other hand what you told me about the USB has only affirmed my impression that the author uses it as a convinient deus ex machina, but fails at keeping it nebolous enough to make for a convincing cheat item. No Mather what you or anyone says Pokémon Detektive will never be, even in a very far future. Pocket sized, mind manipulating, time and space warping machines that can withstand attacks by creatures that can cause earthquakes just aren't a thing. As I haven't finished the book and even your extensive answers wasn't enough to truely judge the setup in the 3rd world country, I will simply pose a few questions. 1. In a country without a functioning infrastructure and no stable trade agreements, how did the MC get all the resources in a time sensitive manner? 2. Most 3rd world countries have trouble with internet connections, in most the phone network is stronger and more modern than any other. Which can actually be very convinient for individuals but is a massive problem for companies. Not saying creating a cable connection is difficult, just a matter of a lot of time and money. How did the MC deal with this? 3. What kind of trade deals did the MC make with other countries to export his technology? 4. Africa and South America, the continents in which most 3rd world countries exist are plagued by heavily armed rebbel groups that would do anything for the right price, even attack governments and their military, how did the MC deal with that? 5. I don't remember which country the MC was from, but he didn't hide his actions very much so I assume he came from a country strongly supporting human rights and the personal freedom of individuals. Which is why they allowed him, his parents and employees to simply leave uncontested. Is that right?

No problem, I can respect your view on the USB, specially since I’ve finished the book and I already know the explanation for it. Pokémon does sound implausible from a scientific aspect, but with later explanation on what those powers are in this story’s universe it does sound plausible. Without heavy spoilers, there is an alternate energy dimension from which certain creatures and beings can draw powers from that affect the main reality. You can harness this energy via either tools or biological means. So in the story’s universe Pokémon are just creatures that are able to harness this energy that result in those attacks you see them do. But I’ll be honest, you only get this explanation super late into the story after you get more information, and the rest of the movies he goes into are more in line with scientific explanations. I think the author wrote in Pokémon detective before he fully made the rules of the USB. Now onto the rest of your questions: 1. The MC was able to obtain the necessary resources by aligning himself with various consortiums and conglomerates to get access to these resources. He also invested in the construction of various roads, airports, and ports to be built in this town. I’ll point out that this story does not happen at a fast pace, years take place in between events and even the whole story takes 70-80 years give or take. 2. Internet and telecommunication infrastructure was not explained in the story. I would assume that the MC again used the connections he developed with the consortiums to gain access to this, plus at this time the MC is a billionaire with a trillion dollar company but still have access to secret wealth and technology. 3. The MC’s company first focused on biotechnology. He first came onto the world stage by developing a cure for this Ebola like pandemic that was ravaging Africa and was expanding into the rest of the world. From this they secured the prestige and social trust to introduce age reversal technology for people. They were able to amass wealth from the rich that wanted this treatment. However, what they truly started to export were cures for major diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and some cancers. They traded the ability to create company branches in different “countries” and certain tax exemptions.Eventually different tech was exported in exchange for different trade deals, such as the ability to launch satellites in space, or not be subject to monopoly laws. 4. The MC dealt with armed forces by developing his own. He obtained cloning tech from different movies along with weapons. Then he obtained a device to control these clones like robots through his AI. These clones have stronger capabilities than special forces and when combined with advanced weaponry they are able to crush almost any contemporary force. He also has his own regular mercenary force to show to the public when the clones aren’t appropriate. The AI can control almost any computer system so it keeps surveillance of the city the MC is building and can even intrude on secret communications so the MC can be aware of others are planning to attack him. 5. In this world the various countries banded together and created a federation with zones instead of nations. The zones are based on the continents, such as North American continent, the Oceania (Australia/New Zealand) continent, European continent, Central (Greater China) continent, and I blank on what they called the Russian part. These continent still have similar characteristics from their real life counterparts but travel between nations isn’t as restricted, think of European Union. The MC actually wasn’t able to simply leave his area (central continent) easily, he was only able to leave near the beginning since his company wasn’t that big or suspicious. At the time he had just made the translation application and some minor things. But he still had to use the loophole of saying the company HQ was based in China and that the African part was just a company branch. This is kept up until he gains significant power to ignore that restriction and change it. His parents were left behind until he was able to properly move them to his city. But yeah, a lot of the things you are concerned about are touched upon, and while somewhat unrealistic things can be pointed out, there is some logic to them and there’s no super obvious plot holes in them. Like it takes the MC actual years to build his own nuclear power plant and aspects from getting approval from countries, to resources and manpower to construct it are explained.

This really sounds like the book got a lot better later on, a bit of a pity that it is a webnovel, because a good editor would have caught this easily. Thank you for such great comments, I have decided to give this novel another try.

Yes i understand what you are saying. Im so used to webnovels awful trial reads that I try to give stories 20 chapters or so after their trial chapters to get a better picture. that’s when stories will get an actual translator and you can see if the quality persists or goes down the drain.

I agree 👍