Monogatari no Kuromaku ni Tensei Shite - Vol. 1 Ch. 5

[MangaDex]

 

[Techno97]

I can't help but ask, is it Ren or Len Ashton?
Because novel translation show Ren but this manga show Len.

Is it due to author's language having 2 different kanji letters in the manga and novel work or something else?

 

[plasma0cannon]

A fateful encounter
A Fateful Adventureᵀᴹ

Spoiler

 

[_idiot]

I can't help but ask, is it Ren or Len Ashton?
Because novel translation show Ren but this manga show Len.

Is it due to author's language having 2 different kanji letters in the manga and novel work or something else?

Peeking at the raws, his name is "レン", so it could be either.

The first character, "レ", is read as "Re" (rhymes with "meh") but can be translated to English as "Re" or "Le" depending on context.

For example:
"レンタル" -> "Re-n-ta-ru" -> "Rental"
"レモン" -> "Re-mo-n" -> "Lemon"

 

[k40235]

thats a pretty tree on last page

 

[Yamchrod]

Lets go

 

[Dwarfy2k]

I'll still never understand in series like this, how can you be worried about turning evil if you oh I dunno simply choose to not be evil. There saved you the trouble of not being seens as eeeevil.

Other then that though it still seems to be somewhat interesting so I'm hoping to see some deviation.

 

[BananowyJE]

IMO this is the moment that the series starts going down with the stupid

Spoiler

stolen panties

gag and every noble/higher ranking people treating Ren as a messiah.
Welp, at least the fights stay alright for the most part.

 

[Oeconomist]

how can you be worried about turning evil if you oh I dunno simply choose to not be evil

Well, yes, but perhaps more is there than you realize.

Few if any people make choices that they recognize as evil; instead, they do and become evil by making choices not to think much about whether other choices are evil. Of course, that choice not to think about the possibility of evil is itself evil, but almost no one ever makes that point, and almost no one ever sees that point independently.

The MC finds himself set-up to be lured into become evil, and probably doesn't have a clear idea of just how that luring works.

Of course, I don't expect this series to provide an insightful exploration of the genesis of evil; such a series would be commercially unappealing.

 

[InsaneAwesomeTony]

Thanks for the chapter 👍🏼

 

[cryum]

This is close to the part where I dropped this LN. I really hope they execute it better.

 

[Grikath]

I'll still never understand in series like this, how can you be worried about turning evil if you oh I dunno simply choose to not be evil. There saved you the trouble of not being seens as eeeevil.

Yeeess... Then again.. Our MC, by being reincarnated into a story he knows the Plot of, is Predestined to become "Evil".

"Evil" being a relative here. Especially given the black/white positions in the Plot as being Telegraphed thus far.
Good Intentions have a notorious tendency of backfiring. There may be different routes to key points, so the MC may still unwittingly be walking one of them. Maybe the "World's Will" may force our MC to make choices necessary for advancement of the Plot. That wolf appearing where it normally isn't, with all the Goodies that handily drop is a hint "The World" isn't taking the MC's lack of cooperation in the Story with much grace..

This is a world where "Narrative Imperative" plays a big role, and that principle has the nasty tendency to have its way, regardless of the route chosen.
It could well be our MC ultimately will have to kill the Heroine, with the best of intentions even, thus becoming "Evil" in the eyes of the rest of humanity.
The basic premise of the story is the old-and-tried: "Can you escape Fate?", after all. Which can be a source of Lazy Writing, or a bloody good yarn, depending on the author. I have hopes for this one.

 

[ciera]

Thanks so much

 

[Wildtale]

Finally! A realistic portrayal of how cuts on the face bleed. XD

 

[Thynkus]

Deja vu?

 

[Techno97]

This is a world where "Narrative Imperative" plays a big role, and that principle has the nasty tendency to have its way, regardless of the route chosen.

You made me recall about the game that the "narrator" or plot forced you to follow the route or else.

 

[CraniumAmbiguity]

I'll still never understand in series like this, how can you be worried about turning evil if you oh I dunno simply choose to not be evil. There saved you the trouble of not being seens as eeeevil.

Other then that though it still seems to be somewhat interesting so I'm hoping to see some deviation.

The devil is in the details. Like what led to the evil act, was it actualy evil, and was he framed?
I see 2 possibilities. He either stumbles upon a sceen and is misunderstood/framed as the culprit (an unavoidable scripted event). Or the victim wasn't actuality innocent/good and he stopped them, but doesn't get a chance to explain/defend himself.

 

[RanmaChaos]

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[Wataterp]

IMO this is the moment that the series starts going down with the stupid

Spoiler

stolen panties

gag and every noble/higher ranking people treating Ren as a messiah.
Welp, at least the fights stay alright for the most part.

istg if the stolen panties/accidental peeking gag happens I'm going to kms

 

[BozMagic]

World building not that bad so far, just the leveling system and the "oh I guess I can do this" is a bit overdone but that's what I signed up for I guess.