This story is hilarious. Ok, so maybe it's got a "witty AI cliché." But this is not a "system," alright? It doesn't level up, it doesn't give missions, it doesn't analyze any components or anything. It doesn't make reality into a game. So it doesn't really match the cliché.
Ok, so other than the AI cliché, there's the "Church vs Mage" cliché. Well... that's true. Not sure what to say about that for now, it's still too soon to see. So I've given World Background three stars. (As of Chapter 20.)
And there's the "reincarnation" cliché. Also true. And to make it worse, he reincarnates into a useless young master! But... firstly, most of those novels have the young master die in peace, usually with allies around or in their bedroom. Secondly, it's usually either some hidden plot or an accident. Finally, they have their former identity's memories to aid them. Not so here. He's still in the middle of danger, no memories whatsoever, and had to use his wits to escape.
In my humble opinion, this novel has been done really well. So far, the aspects that have made the most impact on me have been the humor and the relationships. The MC is the perfect example of the average guy, which is actually the most impactful type of MC. He even reads webnovels, just like us! So relatable! To quote an Honest Trailer video, "he steals the show just by reacting to stuff."
On the more serious side, though, are the relationships. First, the interactions between the MC and the mages and Church. This is a game of outwitting one another. MC's unreliable narrator side comes in here to draw the reader into the plot and then trick them. It's quite effective. Being drawn into one of MC's delusions and thinking that it's actually happening, until something so unbelievable happens that you're like, "Wait, what? That's too eas— ohhhh."
Second, the deeper relationships. So far I'd say I've seen only a few of these. However, while both may be clichés (whore/savior, mother/son), both were lovingly written. Annie's character, especially, was just tragic.
Finally, I would like to address the two extremes of reviews that have shown up on this novel. One person has left a one star review due to his dissatisfaction with QI. Several others have tried to offset this by rating five stars meaninglessly. I think both of these reviews are harmful and should be edited or removed. Neither are subjective ratings of the quality of the novel itself.
Okay, I've said my piece. Now you should go read this.
