This novel is godlike. The story, the characters, the settings, everything about this novel is really well done and its so emotional and a joy to read. The author develops several characters and we actually get to know what many of them are thinking which makes the whole thing more engaging and interesting when you watch these characters interact with each other. It's really good and I 100% recommend this novel to everyone.

October 11, 2021: 130 chapters read.

So far the novel is great, it uses elements used in 'The novel's extra' but does it better. The author got more experience and thus is writing a better story. The main character is interesting and the audience is waiting to see how he will continue to develop relationships with other character and how he will continue to get stronger.

Edit: after finishing the novel

... more>> September 28, 2022

I loved it. Ending was different than expected, and there was really no romance at the end but it was great. <<less

This novel is very well written, the chapters are long and the flow is pretty good.

Translation is very good as well.

Some people think there's too much fillers but I disagree, every side story and character POV add to the world building, each chapter adds something to look forward to in the future of the story, and the author don't seem to forget about things so far, leaving annoying plot holes behind, he even gives some proper ending to sub stories ... more>>

Spoiler

That future Epherene arc was great and and properly finished.

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Every important character besides the MC seems to be a female that ends up falling for him, but that's expected from this kind of novel, the good part is that the MC doesn't go around collecting pokemons for his harem, he only feels affection for one character and that's complicated so he can't be with her, he doesn't show romantic interest in anyone else, at least not so far at c104. <<less

I think in terms of just satisfaction, I'd rate this a 10/10, but keep in mind a lot of this is just carried by the MC himself, who is, inside and out, the cold and elegant character he's playing. He's not nice and friendly to everybody—or anybody, really—and doesn't panic and flail when it comes to tough or unexpected situations. Basically the 'jerk with a heart of gold' trope, with a very cold, refined character. Things might change, but thus far, I like that it's not all about romance and... more>> harems. Misunderstandings aren't needlessly dragged out forever and characters are, for the most part, at least willing to take some time and think things through before deciding to hate him forever, and because of his character settings, we don't have him constantly sweating bullets or agonizing over this and that. I honestly love that they're like 'did you do it?! How could you! Why!' and he never even considers trying to make excuses, because Deculein's just not that kind of person.

The other strength is that the world building and plot progression aren't as heavily cliched as some. The magic system is unique, if a bit convoluted, but story-wise, it makes sense. If it was super simple, people wouldn't be struggling over it and he successfully makes it very obfuscated and veiled. Similarly, the game system isn't really a traditional one, and really just has a few perks (mostly appraisal and such) while largely staying in the background. The game setting itself isn't really the most important in the grand scheme of things, but it would've been nice if some things were explained more clearly. I think the author tries to take 'show don't tell' a little too far; some things you should just tell the reader instead of forcing them to puzzle through it every time.

There's a massive cast for this (almost entirely made up of women, as has been pointed out), which means there's a lot happening and new people and events constantly pop out left and right. Personally, I liked how busy it was and how many things were going on at once, while keeping a large focus on his job as a teacher. The world is one of the better crafted ones in that it doesn't follow a cliched plot line of the MC just showing off his powers over and over in battles, instead overcoming actual events with his limited abilities. It just feels a little more satisfying and thought-out than 'MC uses new punch or spell he's been learning and dominates his enemies, ' though the lead up could be better developed, which I think goes back to not enough 'telling'. The novel also does drag a bit during the long school arcs. Some of the side characters get a lot of screen time, which isn't bad in and of itself, but their side is significantly less appealing than our MC, and they just don't seem to be engaging enough as characters. I just don't think they're enough to carry their own story lines. It's not even that they're flat, necessarily, at least not any more so than other web novels, and their choices reflect their personalities and show thinking. If I had to say it, I think it might be that everything revolves too much around the MC, to the point where the characters just build off of him rather than one another. They largely serve as the stage for our MC to shine, while adding some funny or cute moments in between.

Addressing the all-female cast: it's unnecessary but seems to be a preference of the author, and I haven't minded it so far because romance hasn't been the main focus (again, quite possibly subject to change) so they're not taking everything over with love triangles and squares and octagons. I didn't feel like they were overly damsels-in-distress who got in the way and needed saving, and quite often are stronger or more talented than the MC, but as the villain he played a key role in messing things up for them, so he plays a key role in changing or addressing that. They definitely don't save him, though.

Tl;dr it's carried by the MC and has some cool world building, so it'll be a hit or miss. I might just like it because it's relatively new and refreshing? Weirdly enough, it suffers from too much show, not enough tell. The author is more thoughtful than many in terms of what happens, but I think there's definitely room for improvement. It at least avoids dragging the misunderstanding conflicts out for too long, and and overall avoids things that personally irritate me about misunderstanding stories. Overall, I enjoyed it a lot, but I'm not sure how long that'll last. <<less

Hey, remember one of those villainess webtoons you occasionally read with that super perfect looking guy with black hair, and it turns out he is actually perfect in the story no less than 3 panels in? Well, this is a villainess story in disguise, because the only thing unique it's doing is giving you the main perspective of the ML of a villainess story.

It feels like it's a wish fulfillment story thinly disguised, with the demographic being people who like edgy emo MCs who are "fighting themselves" and the "2... more>> people in 1 bod" sh*t is getting on my nerves since I have seen how this author handled it before and though it wasn't perfect, it wasn't as bad as this.

Kind of an irony, I started reading this story without knowing the author was the same one as TNE, and I found myself similarly dropping it. <<less

Honesty and Bravery.

The author deftly shows how to deal with a bad situation. It feels almost like a callback to his previous work and it's reception.

It's incredibly well-written. The tone and even sentence structure are distinct enough that you can almost tell who's speaking by that alone.

... more>> This also speaks volumes of the translator's work. The nuance of even the smallest words are clearly translated all while remembering that the translation is primarily for the reader and not just the translator. I appreciate that. Highly recommended.

EDIT: I love the fantastical names. They sell the world. <<less

I like how it tackles reincarnates into a villain, especially an established villaim with villainous past.

He didnt just say "hey everyone, im a good guy now."

People still wants to kill him. But his new deeds recontextualize his past action.

However, I hate how he becomes a bit suicidal in the latter half. Also hate how he keeps insisting he is past korean self, but acts like deculien. Dude just admit you are mixture of both, not insisting you are pure korean dude. Forgot the name.

It's a good novel with a neat setting, main character, and premise. In fact, the MC is probably one of my favorites in all the ones I've read on this site so far and is quite unique in many aspects. There are some cliched elements, but that's inevitable for nearly all novels in the transmigration/transportation into story genre.

The biggest problem for me, though, is that nearly every important character other than the MC is a possible love interest. It kind of breaks my suspension of disbelief sometimes. Yeah, that harem... more>> tag really lives up to its name.

I'll probably update this review sometime in the future~ :P <<less

Awesome writing, I feel like the author has gotten even better since his last novel and this one is once again a transmigration novel. Though I have to say I like the MC much better this time, the very reason why I read this story to be honest. Others might think he is the typical coldblooded korean-novel MC that knows how "the plot" will unfold and because he has "a change of character" all the pretty females start to like him but even with those clichés the story either grabs... more>> you from the beginning or you're one of those that do not like this kind of story.

And I feel like the misunderstandings between the characers in this story are not as bad as in "The Novel's extra"

(I might be wrong so don't take this as a fact lol).

I say, give this novel a try, you might start to love it like me :) <<less

I think one of the strong points in this novel is its world building and explaining the events and characters and the reasons behind their action. The author give us info really good, its not too soon or late or don't give you the feeling of being forced to accept the facts in novel. You don't need to use all your patience for enduring facts that doesn't fit in the story. The characters change, something that recently authors ignore and don't give much attention to maybe because they have a... more>> great attachment with them but all we readers can see is a very cool and strong MC and a very evil and continually losing villain (let alone the side characters). Characters in this novel change. The MC is cold and can't show his affection properly (mostly because of Deculein's characteristics) but we see how he feels and the warm side of him in situations when he is not bounded by Deculein's characteristics. Side characters really are good in this novel. They are active and have their share in the flow of novel, really great for us readers.I think the introduction of villains (powerful ones not those who just annoy the MC) which is not completed yet can be a sign of great ones or really powerful ones. Well if we see closely MC was a middle grade villain in the start so it took time for slowly (not really slow, just it wasn't fast^^) turning him to the MC he is, now the author can process with the main villains of novel. <<less

I love it. Action scenes, emotional scenes, schemes and conspiracies. This novel has it all and it's wrapped up and polished much nicer than the author's last novel "The Novel's Extra" which was a masterpiece itself. Could not recommend more.

A top of the line work by, the one and only Jee Gab Song. Fantastic writing. Improvements are a very much apparent along his journey, from his first work "A monster who levels up" (mediocre) , to "the novel's extra" (a great read) , till now in "Villian wants to live".

The overall premise was fresh even though it falls under common tag <of isekai into a novel or game>. Jee did a great job differentiating his works from others, giving a fresh outlook to the overused genre. The... more>> main character Deuclein is powerful, yet not. His personality is greatly fleshed out having multiple sides to it, similarly the side characters are also paid a large amount of attention towards.

The pacing is one that would satisfy both the action junkies and the slow paced slice of life readers, an ample amount of action, plot movement, and downtime. Misunderstanding I find to be hilarious, and teasing amount of tension, a read suitable for the picky readers. <<less

This is the most anticipating novels I've ever read! For my whole life this is 5he best of the best! Every character is unique. Explanation about magic thesis it's really incredible!

Please translate this! Please! So I can read it normally. Please keep the translation further!!!

I gotta say, this is good stuff. Most people can probably tell from the high ratings so far (4.7).

Now I don't do objective, technical analyses of novels, so I'll just get on with what I enjoy about the novel.

Other's have mentioned already, but it bears a lot of resemblance to "My Death Flags Show No Sign Of Ending" and "The Novel's Extra" (From the same author). And, that's something I agree with. And that's is a big plus for me since those are both novels I very much enjoyed. Specifically,... more>> The whole concept of only being able to act "in character" throughout the story is the part that is most similar to Death Flags. It leads to very interesting situations and misunderstandings, and to be honest, those kinds of interesting situations are just so fun to read.

Or rather, the interactions between the MC and the other characters are almost exclusively what I read for, just most other novels I like. I'm probably going on like a broken record here, but it's so entertaining to read about the interactions, and then see the other characters go off and speculate on the true nature of our MC and the reasons behind his actions. And it's even more fun when because of the fact that they can't possibly guess his real reasons because the truth, is something they would never be able to imagine, resulting in them cooking up some rather... melodramatic backstories. And in that sense, it's similar to The Novel's Extra. Well, it's similar to both in that sense, actually.

But anywho, the main point is, I'm a real sucker for this sort of thing. The MC knowing secrets of the world and other characters. A personality and attitude that hides his real intentions from others while at the same time nudging them into speculating about his real nature, the true extent of his powers and his story. Yeah, it's just fun to see other characters speculate and see how their perspectives on him change over time, haha. And the fact that he's the villain (Not some "Potential future villain", like some other novels of the kind), just adds that bit of extra spice and an extra layer for the other character's delusions to work with. Well, I say villain, but he himself isn't the villain, but by the time he's taken over the body, the original owner had already done some dirty things behind the scenes already that make him worthy of being called a villain. So it's also interesting to see how the MC himself handles these past crimes, and what others will think of him as he proceeds with such a drastically different mindset from what they were used to in the past.

I mean, it's fun, isn't it? Seeing people form their own (completely wrong) hypotheses on him, and seeing how it shapes their interactions with him in future. Of course, you could argue that there are a boat load of novels out there that do this sort of thing, but the key, is how it's written. Now, as I've mentioned at the start I don't know the technicalities and nuances of writing, but what I do know, is that however it's written, it's written well. How do I know that? Well, it's simple. I'm enjoying it. Perhaps it's execution, or something else. But the point is, I'm reading this expecting things, and I'm getting it. I'm getting exactly what I'm looking for, and I like it. A lot. What more can I say? <<less

Despite being very predictable and cliche, it's still kinda fun to read. There being harem and some characters' nonsensical/dumb actions (Sylvia and Epherene especially, at least that's how I see it) made it sometimes annoying though. I can't stop reading but at the same time there's a lot of things I'd rather were different.

One of the best novels, it is similar to "my death flag shows no signs of ending" but better. MC is a fraud originally but after memory transplanting he decides to change bcz he knows his future.

I shouldn’t really complain since I read this knowing there is a harem tag. I’m just interested in the magic explanation and everything else aside from romance, which isn’t that interesting at the moment. 😔

Excellent, as always with this author, the characters feel "more" alive and complex than the typical cardboard ones you can find in the genre.

If you're like me and like romance/harem where the characters aren't one dimensional, and where MC isn't some lecher or breeding machine, and the idea of transmigrating into a villain and try to change him, I highly recommend it.

I've read other works from this author and they have a tendency to write really good novels but with half-assed endings. They're 1st novel is pretty ok but overall tr*sh but the 2nd one is pretty good until you reach the 200+ chapters.

So far, this story is going smooth and I hope they keep the momentum like that since I don't want to end up with wasted potential.

I'll rate it 4 star for now since we are just at the start of the novel but so far so good and... more>> it has a lot of potential to be a solid 5 star novel. <<less

I must say that this is really a promising novel. It is taking a good shape. If you like TNE, you will also like this too.

Recommended to those who like to pluck out death flag left, right and center.