Just another story of a 30 year old man whoās more terrified of being romantically involved with a woman than man eating creatures. Its so beyond old at this point.. these type mcās literally spend 95% of their lives embarrassed and trying to avoid ANYTHING ātroublesomeā ā¦
Well he IS a pushover. This is simply just a normal thing in Japanese manga.. Stuff like the protagonist getting betrayed then overly helping the group that tried to ruin his life. This story is right along those lines. For me the bottom line is you donāt have to have super powers to have self respect and self worth. Regardless how powerful the mcās are most of these stories they rarely have either one.. Itās sad because it brings stories that could have been great down to being mediocre.This manga has the most entitled "slaves" I have ever seen...not only do they snark on a higher up, they force their ideals and awkward behaviors towards the MC.
By far, the only one that fit the "slave" character, was Glen (human vice captain who stashed Liz into the tower with MC).
Who the hell hits, berates, mocks, name-calls, and questions your superior? Even in a non-servitude setting, would you do that to a commanding officer?
The story is nice, but this trope makes it hard to take the plot seriously. The initial bond between Liz and MC seems too forced.
Like, why did the fat Earl have the right to kill Liz for a blunder? Isn't the slave unit under the prince? Too much plot holes and inconsistent behavior.
Everyone is impertinent. Those who aren't get no screen time or are killed off. Even Tama has a better attitude than the characters who can speak...
And finally, there was no compelling reason for the MC to agree with anything this freaking empire is pushing onto him. This just makes the MC feel like a defiant pushover.
This marks the end of my hot take...
I really liked this until it reaches the Hydra issue. Iāll try not to spoil anything the best I can while complaining. The story takes a massive nose dive at this point. Hereās Shingo.. a person who wields as much power as any noble or king but flat out REFUSES to help Liz. Been reading manga for going on 40 years now and even in all that time I will never get over or used to the Japanese way of āHonor over Logicā. Shingo could help Liz at the drop of a hat but because of this āHarmonyā above all else mindset it would just be too troublesome to do so. Because of this she will continue to be beaten, hurt, and humiliated. Considering just how many younger Japanese people dislike the āwe are all the sameā mentality youād figure since Shingo is now in another world he wouldnāt follow that line of thinking as much. But just like with what happened to Nora he just quickly sweeps Lizās problems under the rug as āit has nothing to do with me so why would I involve myself with anything troublesome?ā Itās both frustrating and infuriating and has brought my reading here to an end. Shingo is a perfect representation of the horrible trend that has been plaguing LNās and Manga main characters for about the last 15-16 years. Plus Ultra weak mcās who refuse to kill the enemy that just raped and killed their own sister, refuse to sleep with (or in most cases these days even sit next to without being forced to do so) female heroine whoās worked hard, been brave, and honestly DESERVES his affection, and even after being given extraordinary powers and purpose continuously whine about going back home where they have nothing and no one. In this story the farther along it got the weaker and wimpier he became. And hey, he might pull it all together by chapter 51 but Iāll never know. Iāll be out there continuing my search for stories where actual MEN suffer and persevere to get the job done.. Those who kill the bad guys, kiss the girl, and are grateful for the wonderful gifts theyāve been given. Happy reading gang!