I didn't really get this impression at all, because it was clear from the start that he wasn't a villain, he's just the typical "works in the shadows" type of rogue-ish hero. A bunch of people in the story think he's a villain (because he never bothers explaining himself), but it's pretty clear to the reader from the start that he's not a bad guy beyond the fact that he has no scruples with killing bad guys.I hate plots where they pretend the protagonist is a villain or morally dubious but then refuse to let them do anything evil, or even worse, make them actually always a good guy due to stupid contrivances.
Unfortunately this has that in spades, especially with the recent Casey Selmoy arc.
Exactly how I feel, well said. I feel quite betrayed seeing as how I read only s1 and some of s2, put it on hold for s3 to finish, extolled it's virtues here, and reread everything when I came back to finish it ....the first season was really good. the way the mc explains his magic is interesting and the writing was well done and the characters were realistic. the art was good. i’d give the 1st season by itself an 8/10.
the rest of the story is kind of dogwater. starting with the second season the writing, art, story, characters, translation, everything just starts to get worse and worse. i dropped at chapter 151 and by that point all of the intrigue and detailed worldbuilding the first season had was no where to be seen in favor of the same shlocky Light Show Fight Scenes, lame ass dialogue, and goofy situations. why can’t one of these stories just stay good?
4/10