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LightningAsura
LightningAsuraAuthor1yr
2023-06-12 01:31

Now that I have finished the Second Volume with over 400 chaps out, it's time to write a review once again. light spoilers might be included so only read this review if you wanna get a glimpse of what this book is about, otherwise jump into it and try to give it a chance for 5~10 chapters. You might enjoy it if you like novels such as Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Novel's Extra, Author's POV, TCF, Fantasy Simulator, Astral Apostle, 48 Hours a Day, The Protagonists Are Murdered By Me, or Murim novels like Nano Machine or Chronicles of the Heavenly Demon. (specifically the second volume) Anyway, this book tells the story of Leo whose already special reading capacity breaks through reality to place him inside various books that he read, all while hints of mystery are ongoing back on reality. In short words, this is a world hopping novel, also known as an infinity novel, something that I personally enjoy, and would recommend to those who get bored of the same setting in novels after reading a couple hundred chapters. Hope you enjoy this if you decide to read it and feel free to ask any(spoiler free) questions in the comments. - P.S: attached pic is an imagination of one of MC's variations.

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AzazelGrim
AzazelGrimLv4

harem or romance ? you have yandere # but is there really a yandere ?

AzazelGrim
AzazelGrimLv4

i really love world hopping novels and i love all those novels you have mentioned there. so I'll give this a read i have high hopes for this

LightningAsura
LightningAsuraAuthor

There is some light romance in Vol.2, not too overbearing and not too faint. Also, yes. There is a Yandere and she has a proper reason for becoming one. ;)

AzazelGrim:harem or romance ? you have yandere # but is there really a yandere ?
AzazelGrim
AzazelGrimLv4

thanks for answering

LightningAsura:There is some light romance in Vol.2, not too overbearing and not too faint. Also, yes. There is a Yandere and she has a proper reason for becoming one. ;)
Ashborn1609
Ashborn1609Lv4

is it gonna be only one fl or are you gonna add more? i hope it's single female lead 🙏

LightningAsura:There is some light romance in Vol.2, not too overbearing and not too faint. Also, yes. There is a Yandere and she has a proper reason for becoming one. ;)
LightningAsura
LightningAsuraAuthor

Currently only one fl has appeared, but whether she is the only one in the future is still unknown. Here is an excerpt from a future chapter to explain mc's personality, 'He wasn't a purist that despised harem, but he also did not have a harem-seeking disposition'.

Ashborn1609:is it gonna be only one fl or are you gonna add more? i hope it's single female lead 🙏
KSATRIA
KSATRIALv11

bro?

LightningAsura:Currently only one fl has appeared, but whether she is the only one in the future is still unknown. Here is an excerpt from a future chapter to explain mc's personality, 'He wasn't a purist that despised harem, but he also did not have a harem-seeking disposition'.
LightningAsura
LightningAsuraAuthor

?

KSATRIA:bro?
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onlyou_9082
onlyou_9082Lv3

i hope the mc will only end up with 1 wife

LightningAsura:Currently only one fl has appeared, but whether she is the only one in the future is still unknown. Here is an excerpt from a future chapter to explain mc's personality, 'He wasn't a purist that despised harem, but he also did not have a harem-seeking disposition'.
DefyingDemon
DefyingDemonLv12

I hope it’s sticks to one fml.

LightningAsura:Currently only one fl has appeared, but whether she is the only one in the future is still unknown. Here is an excerpt from a future chapter to explain mc's personality, 'He wasn't a purist that despised harem, but he also did not have a harem-seeking disposition'.
Javon_Nixon
Javon_NixonLv14

What’s the Mc’s moral alignment?

LightningAsura
LightningAsuraAuthor

I'm not too good at judging these though, but I would say he is wandering within this triangle. (I know this is not how this works, but mc's thought process and morality isn't that stagnant.)

Javon_Nixon:What’s the Mc’s moral alignment?
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hizer0778
hizer0778Lv14

if you make it clear if it is harem or not it will attract like-minded reader who prefer to read non harem and when there is no tag saying that it is harem or non-harem, one will automatically not read it as they are sure if future of the novel will turned out to be harem and will not waste time reading it.

Polygamy
PolygamyLv4

is this polygamy ?

LightningAsura:I'm not too good at judging these though, but I would say he is wandering within this triangle. (I know this is not how this works, but mc's thought process and morality isn't that stagnant.)
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Fable_Monster
Fable_MonsterLv4

Author please just say its harem or not this way instead of attracting either the ones who hate harem or love harem your pushing away both of them by not confirming so please just confirm so you can atleast hook in one of them

LightningAsura:Currently only one fl has appeared, but whether she is the only one in the future is still unknown. Here is an excerpt from a future chapter to explain mc's personality, 'He wasn't a purist that despised harem, but he also did not have a harem-seeking disposition'.
LightningAsura
LightningAsuraAuthor

The reason I can't say what would happen in the future is simple, I have yet to complete this novel. I may have written the world and its characters, but I don't know where they would end up. Depending on how far each character goes, things could end up differently. That's why the only thing I could do was summarize the current romance status without confirming anything. It's up to Leo to decide.

Fable_Monster:Author please just say its harem or not this way instead of attracting either the ones who hate harem or love harem your pushing away both of them by not confirming so please just confirm so you can atleast hook in one of them
Fable_Monster
Fable_MonsterLv4

Alright… though I find the answer unsat isfactory what you said is indeed convincing however if “Leo” decides to have multiple lovers in the future then could you perhaps confirm?

LightningAsura:The reason I can't say what would happen in the future is simple, I have yet to complete this novel. I may have written the world and its characters, but I don't know where they would end up. Depending on how far each character goes, things could end up differently. That's why the only thing I could do was summarize the current romance status without confirming anything. It's up to Leo to decide.
Rionn
RionnLv15

No NTR, right?

LightningAsura:The reason I can't say what would happen in the future is simple, I have yet to complete this novel. I may have written the world and its characters, but I don't know where they would end up. Depending on how far each character goes, things could end up differently. That's why the only thing I could do was summarize the current romance status without confirming anything. It's up to Leo to decide.
LightningAsura
LightningAsuraAuthor

Yes, if there is one thing I can confirm, it's that there is no ntr.

Rionn:No NTR, right?
Rionn
RionnLv15

Great, thank you.

LightningAsura:Yes, if there is one thing I can confirm, it's that there is no ntr.
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