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Review Detail of TheArcher7 in Villain Retirement

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TheArcher7
TheArcher7Lv122yrTheArcher7

Where do we draw the line between good and evil? When can a villain's violent nature and blood-soaked past be used for good? A lot of readers get hooked by the carnage or the humor. Indeed, the interactions can be humorous, but there are deep moral dilemmas too. The author isn't afraid to give us a pure evil MC. He's even added some coding for prejudices about race and mental health even though the main focus seems to be on the morality behind actions. The MC kills for fun, but loves his family, and probably will learn to love others too. Mega Girl has the outer appearance of doing good, but this might be due to her mysterious conditioning and not her own inner moral compass. There's an overarching moral question hidden outside the mechanics of their superpowers, and behind the curtains of the comedy. I never thought I would enjoy unpacking it, but I am! All the strong people in this book have a flaw with their morality that changes how we can perceive their actions. It's fascinating! I'm up to ch140 and I can't wait to see where this goes. Now, judging the writing itself, the gender pronouns he/she sometimes get switched, which breaks immersion. Also, the world building seems to dumb down political powers to make individual characters seem smarter, which is a little lazy. The high-class academy gets attacked by villains way too easily, imo, but that is mostly the oversaturated market and exposure. I still enjoy every bit, no matter how cheesy or "edgy" 9/10 would reccomend. It's just one step away from being as good as Super Minion on Royal Road.

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NobleKitty
NobleKittyLv2NobleKitty

I agree with a lot of what you've said here, but just to add, for anyone reading this review, the writing, at least in the earlier chapters, is a bit of a mess grammatically, and the main character's autism, at least in the earlier chapters that I've read, comes off as performative, which when paired with a pure evil mc, when done poorly, paints autism is an unhelpfully (incorrect and harmful) light. Now, keep in mind that I don't have a problem with autistic characters in general, or autistic villains specifically, but I do have a problem with these things being poorly written, since some people might not be able to figure out where the writing line ends and the actual condition begins. Just a caution to keep in mind if you plan to pick this one up.

skidmark
skidmarkLv4skidmark

chill out

MF_THE_BOTH
MF_THE_BOTHLv5MF_THE_BOTH

true sometimes i just though eh... she after passing the paragraph