"Now you see?" she shouted in a mix of annoyance and disappointment. "You can't outsmart Scrients! They're the most intelligent beings across the two realms."
"You're right," I muttered, averting my gaze with a heavy sigh. "I made a mistake. I was too arrogant to think that a mere human like me could fool them."
—BOOM!!
"Heik! Wh-What was that?"
"Hmm? I'm not sure. Maybe you should go and ask the most intelligent beings across the two realms. Oh wait, you can't. I killed them all.”
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My name is Samael Kaizer Theosbane.
On the last day of high school, I got into a fight with a kid I used to bully.
It was a stupid, pointless scuffle, and in the middle of it, I tripped and hit my head on a rock.
That’s when the memories came flooding in - the memories of another life, of a different world.
Suddenly, everything made a twisted kind of sense. I realized two things.
First, I was in a game I used to play in my past life.
Second, I was a villain. A villain!
Not the cool and mysterious kind, either.
No, my destiny was to be manipulated and die a dog's death!
I was the worst type of cliché: an ungrateful, privileged, insufferable young master. The sort you'd find in those poorly written fantasy stories.
The kind everyone hates — a snobby brat from a powerful noble family who thinks he owns the world just because he was born with a silver spoon lodged in his mouth.
You know the type. The one the hero beats to a pulp to prove his worth.
Yeah, I was that guy.
And the hero? The hero was the kid I’d been bullying all this time. The same one I got into a fight with.
He was the supposed savior of this damned world.
A world teetering on the edge of destruction, beset by wars, calamities, and a grim future that only I knew.
And at the end of it all, the final antagonist of the game, the undefeatable boss… the Spirit King, was waiting.
But could I even make it to the end?
Could I conquer a game where defeat was the only certainty?
A game that was now my reality!
“Ah, fuck it.”
I had no idea if I could, but I sure as hell was going to try.
Extorting extras, manipulating main characters, twisting the story to my advantage, stealing the hero’s cheat items, killing villains before they could become threats - nothing was beneath me.
Would the main characters be affected? Who cares!
Would the story change? Even better!
All I cared about was me—my survival, my life, my choices.
“I will live this life with no regrets.”
…But as I soon discovered, fate was not easily changed.
And the price of altering one's destiny was steep.
Ahem! Writing this review to let people know what true peak fiction truly is. It's been so long that I actually carve for the novel chps every day that I can even remember. AND I am glad to say that it was one of my best decisions to follow this novel since it has like 10(?) chps Every second I spent reading this novel was worth it Initially I thought this was going to be one of the copies Of the famous novel IWKTA since I saw a review saying how 'he' likes this novel n wanted to finish it curious I found this novel And O' boy the author proved me wrong with the start. This novel seriously has potential to compete with the peak fictions like Advent and Hade's Son Ahem! anyways enough of my glazing n let's talk about what truly matters • Writing quality is peak. Proper dialogues ✅ correct grammar✅ simple writing n no over description ✅ lengthy chps ✅ Instant five stars no hesitation Not only that but the author also actually knows how to write the transition of internal monologues n quotes appropiriately and doesn't feel forced at all!! • World building is not truly exposed it but the author gives us hints about various family names n places of 'that' realm • Character design is great the backstories of how the character's behave and their relationship with each other. The author is definitely a fan of the Avatar: The last air bender n always drops several hints of that series. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) The introduction of the characters and the interaction that always leads to misunderstandings are hilarious n the mc is actually someone we can relate to and boy it's hilarious when we know it from the perspective of the other characters especially the og mc 😂 • Update stability is improving atleast since it has gone premium ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) good work author Being in the basement we will always support u on this crusade of urs!! The last and the main thing THE STORY OFC!! I really liked the story so far and the latest chps r peak ( goosebumps fr!) It's a shame tho atleast the mc should have punched 'her' face to get revenge on what 'he' did to the mc Anyways More face-slapping will always be welcomed ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Read as of chapter 95/111 A very pleasant surprise. I highly recommend this novel for anyone who enjoys the Academy genre and can tolerate a trash protagonist. To be honest, one of the best academy novels on this site if we are talking about writing quality. Especially the characters. The character dialogue quality in this novel is quite high. There's a clear difference in level when it comes to this point. They really resemble much closer to how real people talk. However, not everyone would enjoy this. This is due to the protagonist. And when I say trash, I do not mean weak. Rather his personality is as the title says, is that of a Young Master. So the actions of the protagonist may seriously trigger some readers. He's narcissistic, acts trash, treats people like tools, very arrogant, manipulative, whiny and all. Why would you read this then? Because despite his flaws, he is a very compelling character. He has his reasons of why he became like that, tragic backstory, intelligent, will always aim to win at the end, isn't the most heartless garbage, hilarious young master shenanigans, and at the end of the day he embraces the image of a young master. A character that is obviously the stepping stone for the protagonist. There is also a nice, simple card (power) system, and the author has demonstrated that he can write some intense fight scenes. Ones that span many chapters if the author wishes to do so. Other characters aren't much inferior to our protagonist either. Because of the quality of the work, I'm forced to look at the novel with a bit more critical lens than the usual leniency I give. ------------------------------- SPOILERS for the Author. Some things I felt were inadequate. The whole set up of Noah honestly feels more like a way to justify a self-insertion of a person from reality becoming a game character. While it did do it's job, it feels more on the redundant side. It could've been done much better. Rather you can just remove the idea of something like a past life, and just make him a straight up regressor. But of course, this would mean losing the commercial value of a self-insertion, so it may be fine as it is. Still, it can be executed much better. Regarding Juliana, I just can't seem to fathom how the original Samael was able to tolerate Juliana. Juliana is depicted to be basically Playing the pig, eating the tiger. Awaiting a day so she can have her revenge. Seemingly able to tolerate much abuse in order to have that perfect moment. That's fine. However, she seems to quip and give a lot of snide remarks to Samael, to quite a large extent. How did a "cold, calculating, demoness" girl like her not get killed for such actions. After all, the original Samael was someone who did not tolerate anyone looking down on him and would go after them relentlessly. All she's doing is asking for a beating and it feels out of character. Sure it can be seen as a stress-reliever, but that doesn't mean Samael himself would tolerate it. If she is a calculating crouching tiger with such tolerance, then I would feel that she wouldn't do anything that would jeopardize her position, Don't get me wrong, Juliana is great as a character and enjoyable to read, but this point really bugs me to the point that I even mentioned it as a comment on one of the chapters. That's my only issue with her and her relationship with Samael. They have great banter. Another issue is being careful with Samael of his portayal. He is still trash, so be mindful not to make him seem appear so good if written in a omniscient perspective. I hope the author understand what I mean by this. Those are the only 3 issues I remember that I was compelled to speak about. Since I read it months ago and only recently picked it up again. -------------------------------- Suggestions/Hope to see Samael and Michael one day becoming actual friends with one another. It would honestly be beautiful. Perhaps even a great genuine relationship. Regarding romance... I am shipping best girl Alexia with Samael. That girl is amazing. She has great energy, and honestly I think someone like her would be able to charm and make Samael happy. They are both ridiculous. The combination between the two when they stir up something can be amazingly comedic and crazy. Just imagining it is exciting! It would also be really cool if there is a moment in the story where she regains her sight, maybe its a temporary thing but it could be very special if done correctly. Even perhaps a future goal to make her character even more compelling. Juliana is also the other best option. Great banter, but personally I would prefer Alexia. Juliana is not much inferior to Alexia, and the complex relationship between Samael and her can make a very compelling love story. However, it would be hard to pull off, especially when it comes to the relationship being believable or not. I would suggest contemplating seriously whether to make her the one who wins. Since I enjoy drama, I would like a love triangle. Harem is a no though. Difficult to pull off to make it believable, especially with your characters. Alexia aside, I can't see it with Juliana. As for Samael, I think he can be open to either single lead or polygamy depending on the direction. Would be more meaningful if it's single lead, considering his tragic life. Perhaps leaning into the direction of someone who wants a genuine relationship, despite being a person who adorns a mask of trickery. And because love is war! Final thoughts: It's a very good academy novel and I highly suggest reading it. It might be my favorite on this site if we are strictly speaking about character dialogue. It is definitely up there with something like Advent of the Three Calamities or Bastard Instructor. Love the work, please keep it up! You honestly deserve more readers, so it's a little surprising you don't have more, but I suppose the young master being too flawed may be the turn off. But conversely, this makes him much more human and a compelling read.
I like how you write your novel keep up a good work and continue update the story.
I see you are contracted now, author. Don't drop this. I think I will like this story. Though I don't comment or review much, I think this novel deserves some attention.
I hope MC interact with his sister... Sweet Home Alabama !!😎😎😎😎 This would spice up the novel more and I know many would want to read it... Other things are good Author.....keep it up👍👍👍
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I have read 100 chapters. [Here's short and concise review] Solid Power system with no inconsistencies Solid writing quality Good pacing Solid Character design World background good Interaction between characters is peak. Author is very good in answering questions if you have some doubts regarding anything in a chapter. After reading chapter 96, MC became the MC of this novel for me. He is smart , cunning and his solid personality is top tier. What I Didn't like:- Yeah the most common thing you can find in most novels like Top authority of world makes Questionable decisions. Example how King of Anvil in SS
i started reading this novel because the cover was similar to i will kill the author novel and turns out the author is also the fan of the book and wrote in one of his comments that he wishes to complete the novel on his own and i couldn't have asked for a better author to do it this novel is simply one of the most hilarious novels i have read and there are so many gag character that love and i want them to return for example they guy who has a sister with chronic illness MCS northern friends even jake writing quality is great and pace can get sometime slow during fights (not that i hate it) even the World building is some what unique with power system being game cards i don't have anything negative to say but i did have few complains / worries 1. the protagonist (Michael) is some what a downgrade from nero he is just a goody too shoes without much of a intresting backstory 2. the main villain of story whatever and whoever they might be i doubt they will match the dragon god(sam) and background of villains rising both are just my worries and no fault of author and author has only published 90 some chapters so things may change and protagonist (micheal) might become intresting because he is supposedly 2nd most important character in the novel so i hope he has some depth otherwise this is perfect for me atleast
Goated novel, Juli the best girl. I hope she ends up as the fml. The build up points to that way, hope that is the case. That aside, this book is a gem. Gets you hooked instantly.
The novel is good. I would have continued reading if it wasn't for its snail like pace. I praise the author for their ability to drag out every little thing they can. Imagine, walking up to a podium—took an entire chapter. I witnessed the author writing on things so irrelevant, it left me dumbfounded, thinking, "why am I reading this right now? And when is he going to reach the podium?" The main character didn't until the next chapter. He/She continuous to write on the irrelevance such that if you should look back 5 chapters, especially 5 that you spend fast passes or coins on, you would be so disappointed with how little you saw, it will leave you frustrated. The writing quality is good, it can or will make you want to see more. That's only going to make you more frustrated, as that "more" is inadequate. Btw, did you know that the entrance exam took around 16 chapters? Now imagine events more intense than the entrance exam. How long will those take? Well, I'll leave you all to see. I still believe the novel is good, and I enjoyed everything else apart from the pacing. So give it a try and decide if you want to continue despite the pace
[Review after 100 chapters in] {Good Points} Writing 9/10 Character interactions 11/10 World building 8/10 Power Scaling 10/10 Pacing 10/10 (perfect, situation dependent) Chapter Updates and Doubts 10/10 No-Harem , Well developed characters. Now About {Bad points} Not really (minor npc characteristics of NPC characters & anti-Hero MC)
I just read 5 chapters and...... Writing is Solid World Building is Smooth Likable MC Intersting story. This is just so good. Better than 99% of this type novels
We need more chapters of this masterpiece 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Why are you writing the story like this in third person it’s irritating and annoying and it’s only a huge monologue
Hello Mr. Author, your novel is great, as are the three calamitys. I think it has great potential too. My overall rating for the novel is 4.8 (to sound experienced). The main character is a 5. The side characters like Michael and Lily, I don't like them, but Alexia is a completely different story. In my opinion, she is the best female. Julie is also good. If you choose to make for Sam a love interest, I hope Alexia is the chosen one. The comedy between her and Sam is very great and funny. She is the only character who can make Sam fall in love. In the end, I wish you the best 👍