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My review as of chapter 131(I think, I don't remember the chapter number)
World building: 9.5/10 absolutely perfect due to its uniqueness and overall execution. Only reason why it's not a 10/10 is cus I want to save the 10/10 for a manga that has perfect world building and is completed so once it's completed if the world building is still perfect imma give it a 10/10
Art: 8.5/10 really damn good
Character development: 9/10 pretty good development and realistic. Doesn't force random awakenings onto side characters to keep them relevant as shown by the spearman who was kicked out of party 1(he will probably return later on in the series)
Execution: 9/10 really really good. It is consistent and always interesting.
Overall: 9.5/10 close to the perfect manga. Would recommend even if people enjoy other genres more.
 
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Eh, trash. The art is peak, but that’s where the good part ends. Aside from the main character, it’s the same tired formula---every man is either a horrible person, disposable, or completely unimportant. Meanwhile, the unique female characters are always important, indispensable, and oh-so-awesome.

At this point, it’s painfully obvious. A whole group of people gets summoned, and of course, they’re all evil---despicable, bandit-scum-of-the-Earth types. But oh? What’s this? The one female in the group just so happens to have a functioning moral compass and is, naturally, deemed worthy of redemption by the MC. Same thing happened at the start of the story---dozens of men tossed aside like trash as 'cowards deserving of death', but wait… The one cute female? Turns out she’s the only one with talent, the only one who deserves to be saved and cared for. He gives her a chance, but no one else.

And this is where it gets even dumber. The MC literally goes on about how they shouldn't waste one-star heroes because they could have hidden potential, yet he’s the one throwing them away the moment they don’t immediately impress him. If he actually believed what he was saying, he wouldn't be so quick to write off every single male character that gets summoned. But nope, instead of actually giving them a chance like he claims the player should, he just dumps them like garbage. Meanwhile, any unique female? Instantly gets a spot under his wing, no questions asked. The hypocrisy is diabolical.

They try to hide it, but it’s way too obvious. The author tries to justify this favoritism by making it seem like the MC values “spirit” or determination, but the way it’s written makes it obvious asf that it's not what he actually looks for. Especially the example above. Whole band of heroes, all 3 stars and from the same 'mercenary' group. Just for all of them to be evil except the one female in the group. Couldn't be less obvious if they tried. And honestly? Probably more annoying than an outright harem. This kind of thing plagues so many mainstream manhwa. SSS Class Suicide Hunter did the same thing---every man was either bad or irrelevant, while every unique female deserved respect. Even Solo Leveling had shades of this, though to a lesser degree.

And I guess the spear guy too, another example of this. He could be good, but nope. They basically make him a coward who shits himself the second something bad happens. Cringe shit.

And the main character is an asshole, this relates to what I said earlier. I see people trying to defend him by saying that he's cold and calculative, but he really isn't. He's just a dickhead who was given special privileges and cheat powers who tosses away people like they're cannon fodder, only really giving any unique female a chance to thrive in the world he's now in. "Weak!" "Coward!" "Useless!" Those words are specifically only ever directed towards the male characters that get summoned, even the spear fella is basically getting shit on by the main character every few chapters while the ginger gets glazed by the main character at the start of nearly every chapter. I'm dropping so I don't know what happens in future chapters (obviously), but I have a very strong feeling that this aspect of the story won't change---instead, it'll only get worse---as more female characters are added.
 

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