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- Main story: 177 chapters
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Getting abandoned after a revolution is this game’s ending, so why should I do it?

Do your own revolution. I’ll live my own life.

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BlueAmethyst
New BlueAmethyst rated it
July 28, 2025
Status: c202
I stumbled on this novel because of the pragmatic protagonist tag. Honestly, this is not my cup of tea (I'm more of a slice of life and/or infrastructure building reader), but I can't deny that this is a well-made novel.

I enjoyed everything - the MC's process of changing the status quo, the relationship, contradictions, and dilemma of the characters... thank you for the great read.
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sheru
sheru rated it
November 29, 2024
Status: c78
The start was strong and the translation quality is great, so that hooked me in. This review is pretty lengthy and in-depth about the things I want to yap on about for this novel. But I think I might've covered a bit too much on the negatives as part of the warning, since I think they're pretty big aspects that some readers won't be able to look past/prefer not to be in their novels. By all means however, I think this novel is well-written and you should give it a... more>> try if you feel like you don't mind the things in the warning.

The story follows a guy who gets isekai'd into the body of Eugene Lorentz, the hero of the revolutionary army who is eventually betrayed after his use is up. Although the story doesn't initially expand on the full context, the information is given at the perfect rate, so it's easy to digest while gradually forming a greater understanding of the full picture. The details and specifics of how this came to be is told immaculately through the spread of the chapters, and slowly we're able to understand how the protagonist fell into that position in the first place.

Another thing this story does well is that the characters other than Eugene don't feel that NPC, where something happens to them and they're unable to respond and still stubbornly stick to their original plan in the first timeline. Smart characters are smart, and that applies to the side-characters/villains who are able to decipher Eugene's plans, consistently creating an atmosphere filled with tension as we don't know if Eugene can make it out safely.
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an early example for this would be the response of the count in the early arc who didn't just welcome Eugene back after he fell into enemy territory but instead doubted him and locked him up even after he felt like he had sufficient reason to believe him.

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Warning: this probably isn't for everyone. The protagonist, Eugene, is most certainly not a "good guy" if you couldn't already tell from the synopsis and chapter 0 prologue. It's not that he's bad (? debatable) but he's just someone who prioritizes survival over anything else, and is willing to do anything in order to survive. If you're expecting a MC with morals, this isn't for you.

I think that the author willing to go through with making Eugene do bad actions is refreshing in its own way, though — oftentimes webnovels will advertise their characters as being "evil" but lack the will to go through with it to portray them in a negative light for fear of the audience disliking them. Like doing bad things but only to bad people sort of way, and ending up forgiving them or the like.

But tangent aside, Eugene is not like that. He's cruel, and he really is someone who would stop at nothing to survive. He doesn't trust anyone, and this initially worried me in the first 20ish chapters or so (about 2 short arcs) because although it had a strong start, I wasn't sure where the novel could go from there on out.
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he seemed to be constantly switching sides, not that I minded that but I was worried the entire novel would just be him going back and forth, thankfully that wasn't the case

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After reading the raws past the initial first 20 chapters, I can safely say his direction becomes clear soon after and it's been an interesting journey.

Is Eugene a likeable protagonist?...I don't know. That's subjective, but I don't particularly like the guy I think. I sympathize with him and I think his logic is sound and he's definitely he lesser of the evils within the Empire and will have the most realistic plan to bringing a more equal state to the social balance of the Empire. On the other hand I sometimes feel conflicted because sometimes I disagree with his actions / they made me sad but to be fair it's within his character that's been clearly built up from the beginning. I don't think his character has made it a problem for me to continue reading though — I don't think it's necessary to have a likeable protagonist for a good story, and this one is an example of that. If anything it makes it more interesting to see.

This story is dabbles in politics but is still written in a way that isn't too convoluted to understand what's happening, so I don't think understanding the political plot will be too difficult. It can be easily simplified into
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there's 3 political powers in the Empire, the magic-wielding nobles, the imperialists, and the revolutionary army. the imperialists have been greatly weakened because of the magic nobles' activities and have become their puppets in the original timeline, but thanks to Eugene, they are able to emerge as the third power once again and has the best chance of actual reform for the empire since they hold power but also care about the people.

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I think a missed opportunity with this novel is the side-characters. This novel heavily focuses on Eugene and that I'm fine with, I'm just a bit worried for his mental state in the long-run because eventually I hope he can find a place he feels safe in. There are lots of side-characters with plenty of potential that don't get a lot of screentime sadly, such as
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Keiran, his adoptive father T_T

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I understand Eugene has a very businesslike relationship with everyone but I wish he could learn to trust people. Seeing the original ending makes sense as to why he doesn't, but if he's going to live his whole life in the Empire, it'll be really tiring to keep his guard up all the time and ultimately he can never feel at ease.

Irene I feel like is another missed opportunity, she has a background with a level of trauma similar to Eugene
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knifehead (assassin training) for Eugene while Irene was experimented on

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azuron
azuron rated it
November 25, 2024
Status: c18
A strong start and a very promising novel. The characters are really interesting, there is plenty of action scenes which are neither too edgy nor too soft. The protagonist's struggles and limitations are pretty well established. The isekai is not too much of a deus ex machina. The plot progresses at a good pace. Excited to see where it goes. 9.5/10

Update c18:

Wheezed through the first arc in 3 hours while working. Translation quality and writing are peak. The twists and turns are amazing and the chapters are super generous... more>> sized. 9.9/10 <<less
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Chopatibai
Chopatibai rated it
June 7, 2025
Status: c202
Overall (5/5) -Everything is just right! 100% Recommended

Story (5/5)

I think this novel is one of the best in terms of action and wars. The story length and the pacing is just right. The novel has about 200 chapters, each chapter length is not short, but I finished the novel in 3 days, it's so engaging. The action part is intense and packed. The war part is also done right. Each arc and its climax are also well written. I think most people who likes action novel won't be disappointed... more>> reading this. The author also mixed in a bit of sci-fi, fantasy magic, and intrigue. The mix turned into a great world settings/lore. I don't feel any irritation with the settings or the plot. The transmigration/possession part was blended well into the story.

Characters (5/5)

I don't feel irritated with any characters. The personalities and motives are done right. I also like that the protagonist is unique, not wimpy, not actually cruel, not endlessly selfless. The protagonist is mainly just trying to survive. There are lots of character development in the novel, many characters had their moments. While I think a bit more interactions between some characters would be better
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Eugene, Irene and Mari

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Translation (4.5/5)

I read the novel on Readhive. It seems the translation might have used some AI to help translate, but the translator also seems to manually check and fix AI's mistakes. There are few overlooked mistakes that AI usually makes like pronouns, changed character name, etc. Good translation. <<less
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Novirp13
Novirp13 rated it
March 31, 2025
Status: Completed
Real Score: 8/10

Note: I've read this RAW on Booktoki468 dot com

Okay. I kinda liked this novel. Even tho the side story somewhat ruined the ending of the main story.

This novel tells the story of a gamer who was extremely frustrated when the game he had been waiting for ended with a bad ending (not because he made the wrong choice, but because the canon ending was just bad). He was so mad, in fact, that YuJin suffered a heart attack. And when he woke up, he found himself transmigrated into... more>> the body of the main character of the game itself. Knowing that this is a war game—meaning as a normal human without power, he's fcked—he decided to survive by any means necessary and find a way to finally get a happy ending this time.

The story was tense from start to finish. Because the setting of this game is a world stuck in a never-ending war, Eugene never took a break; he was always fighting, fighting, and fighting. Eugene had to fight the enemies from the outside, he had to stop the sabotage coming from the inside. It was very hard to find someone trustworthy because most of the people around him were corrupt. The atmosphere was oppressive, and they maintained this feeling throughout 176 chapters. There were no filler chapters at all.

Well, there were a few scenes that made me laugh. For example, when Eugene attacked his own men because he was tired of eating the bad rations he got from the enemy territory. That was so funny, ahahah. Their base was just a 5-minute walk away, but nope, "I'm too hungry right now, and I will plunder my own men if I have to!!!" These funny scenes occasionally popped up like an oasis in the middle of a desert; a brief break from the tension of the war, but never to the point of ruining the pacing of the story.

The novel might have magical elements in it, as some selected soldiers can use magic to help with their fight. Yet it still felt grounded because the battles they have fought weren't always one-on-one but were more focused on army-to-army conflicts. I preferred these kinds of battles, honestly, rather than seeing OP characters nuke a bunch of people with just one spell. Because battles that involved hundreds of people like this will show the intelligence of each character; how they manage large groups of people to achieve optimal results, what strategies they will use to break through the enemy's defences, and what movements they will make to protect the fort they've obtained. It was like playing chess. It made the characters look smart. 😌

I also loved the main character's personality. He was ruthless and merciless, but at the same time, he wouldn't just discard anyone like a mere pawn. He wanted to survive, but he also wouldn't forget his subordinates' contributions. In fact, one of his subordinates' evaluations of Eugene portrayed him very well: "He punished without exception, thorough and cruel. But equally merciful to those who follow and comply." That's why he would bring them along with him, paving the safe road even if it would be stained with blood. Eugene was very human and I liked that.

(That part where he announced the traitors' deaths in a monotone voice and articulate words really gave me chills. That was soooo cold 🥶🥶🥶)

Actually, now that I think about it, all of the characters in this story truly felt like real humans. Tbh with you, every time I see a main character in a story who powered-up in the nick of time just to save his friends, I think... it's kind of too idealistic. If it's for your family's sake or for someone you really reaaaalllyy love, maybe. But for strangers? Co-workers? You become stronger just to protect them? I don't know. It sounds kinda fake.

The reason why I say the characters in this novel felt more human is that they could get angry. They could feel depressed. If their family or loved ones were killed, they wouldn't just forgive the perpetrators. "Forget the past and face the future? Well, fck that. I want revenge. I want the killer to die. I want them to suffer. I want them to feel what my family/loved one felt when they killed them mercilessly." This kind of thinking is not the typical mindset of heroes in mainstream stories because this ISN'T a hero's mindset. THIS is the mindset of an ordinary human being—someone with emotions, who can hate and rage for the injustice they faced in life. They were very relatable and that's what I liked about this novel.

But that doesn't mean I didn't have some complaints, tho. First: The school arc had too many time skips. They skipped the first two months of their learning, then skipped to the first-year exams, and then suddenly in the next chapter, they were already in their fourth year? I get that school arcs are usually the most boring part of an action story (there were already a bunch of manga/manhwa that I dropped because of the school arc), but that doesn't mean the pacing should be rushed like this 🫠.

Second: Leopold, who was supposed to be an important character from the original game, had very little screentime. In fact, it seemed like the author forgot about this character because after the middle of the novel, he completely disappeared! Even the three original characters (a.k.a background characters who used to be 'nameless characters' in the game) appeared more often than Leopold. They were appointed as leaders of each platoon too! If it ended like this, what was the point of Eugene insisting on making Leopold one of his subordinates? It wouldn't have affected the story if he wasn't there. Dude, where the freak is he? Did he die and I just didn't notice? Don't create a character just to check off a box in a checklist. That's not good :/

Third:

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There was one mission that I felt like they were a bit TOO ruthless. Why did Eugene and co. decide to massacre all of the citizens from the enemies camp even though they knew the bloodshed and misery coming from it would summon dangerous monsters? He said it was because they were kinda stuck in a deadlock. If they killed the civilians, monsters would appear. If they didn't kill the civilians, the true antagonist would sacrifice them in a forbidden ritual and the monsters would appear anyway. But there was actually one way to stop the antagonist's evil plan, you know.

Evacuate the civilians.

Maybe they didn't want to evacuate them because they were afraid the civilians would betray them in the future? Eugene and co. kinda started a war in their turf, after all. So even though they saved them and gave them a place to live, at the end of the day, it was the protagonists who destroyed their city and their country. There might be a possibility that the people would betray them later? Something like that???

It still felt a little reckless, however, intentionally walking into the antagonist's trap like that. You're just going to drain your energy then, too busy trying to defeat the summoned monsters and ignoring the true culprit.

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And lastly:

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I didn't fully understand how Eugene managed to achieve Awakening magic level 8. Apparently, it was because he unintentionally entered the enemy's ritual, where they were trying to combine the power of a boss monster (not a regular monster) and two pieces of level 7 magic that they got from two different people into one vessel. How do I explain this? Oh, it's kinda like Kurosaki Ichigo from Bleach, where he has the bloodline of a Shinigami, Quincy, and Hollow. Like combining 3 different powers into one. Because of this ritual, Eugene was able to break through the limit and became the first magician to manage to reach level 8 magic. What I'm questioning is... does it always have to be like this? Does everyone who wants to reach level 8 have to sacrifice one monster and two humans?

Well, you wouldn't need to sacrifice any humans if you wanna get a couple of level 7 magics cuz you could just create it yourself (magic in this novel is man-made, rather than something that was born. They can even take the magic off of their bodies and be given to others). But you'd still need to fuse with a boss monster. Can't they reach level 8 as humans? Do they always have to turn into half-human, half-monster?

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Anyway, complaint aside, I liked this novel. 8/10. I couldn't give it a higher score because, as I said, the side story ending somewhat ruined the main story's ending for me. Other readers might like it, but I didn't care for it that much. Maybe because Eugene became too soft there? I preferred him acting menacing, like a true king instead of... a boyfriend. LOL.

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Seriously. I felt like I would've loved the side story's ending a bit more if Eugene had successfully found a new world for the monsters to live in so they wouldn't rise again in the human world. But noooo. Instead, Eugene and Irene were JUST about to start searching for that new world. I know you were too busy acting as a leader, but how could you not spend a little bit of your time to at least gather some information? You have 100 years to live anyway! Instead of the ending where Eugene and Irene walked off into the future searching for a new world, it would have been better if it ended with Eugene and Irene peacefully passing away in their old age AFTER successfully finding that new world. ><

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cpzombie
cpzombie rated it
May 28, 2025
Status: Completed
I disagree with the evil protagonist tag, but he's definitely ruthless and some moral systems would consider him evil. This is basically a story of an orphan doing whatever it takes to survive, with everybody having their own motivations and morals.

It's a 4 because of the romance and pacing... MC is basically constantly going from one fight to another, with the only potentially peaceful parts being time-skipped away. It also does occasionally go for drama over consistency and logic, but it's not nearly the worst offender I've seen for that.

While... more>> it isn't absolute top tier, it's really good and I highly recommend reading it. <<less
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rcpsycho
rcpsycho rated it
May 22, 2025
Status: c176
A possession story that ticks a lot of boxes just right.

From surviving a hellish prologue through political scheming to the typical power fantasy (and I don't think it's a spoiler to say this much - it was obvious very quickly that it would end up that way).

And throughout, the novel manages to maintain the dark fantasy tone of the "original" game story.

... more>> Aside from the main plot in the foreground, a focal point of this novel are morals, motivations, and consequences.

Most characters are either motivated by greed, or revenge due to the losses they suffered in this brutal world (both in terms of fantasy aspects and socially), and the intentions and consequences of their actions often misalign. There are villains who catalyse improvements and heroes with great intentions bringing about downfall.

In the end, all characters only move based on their limited perspectives, and the sum of everyone's actions can overturn anyone's intent, good or bad.

I still have some side chapters left to read, but as I've finished the main story I wanted to take a break and write this review while it's still fresh. This has probably become one of my favourite novels of all time, and I enjoyed it a lot.

For the purpose of the review, I should also include my criticisms however.

While other characters exist, it's pretty much a one-man-show. Other characters are not deep, and while their bonds are occasionally described in words, they're rarely depicted as part of the plot. Most characters that the protagonist interacts with are used like tools, and he is ready to use and discard even his friends if it should be necessary.

The main character isn't a particularly complex person either, although part of that seems deliberate in the author's intent to show that simple motivations can have tremendous consequences.

The worldbuilding isn't particularly fleshed out, and while the supernatural powers do seem to follow some sort of system and hierarchy, the way it functions and interacts with another is never fully elucidated. Sometimes something is strong enough to break through defences, other times the opponent is strong enough to defend. Sometimes people run out of power, sometimes they have some left over. Types of powers seem to be completely arbitrary and follow no overall system Basically whatever fits the plot, not necessarily in an inconsistent way, but to provide the exact fights needed for development, without readers being able to gauge the fight until it happens.

Types of powers seem to be completely arbitrary and follow no overall system. There's a fitting explanation for it saying that those are simply what people managed to research or recover archeologically, but there's nothing the reader learns about what magic really can do and what it cannot do.

So there are certainly ways in which it could have been better, although I think that at least some of these omitted aspects were deliberate to create a tighter focus on what is important to the story the author wanted to write. <<less
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booklover997
booklover997 rated it
February 11, 2025
Status: c80
I would go as far as to say this novel is a masterpiece. I'll list out why below.

Morality

This novel really delves into morality and kinda makes you think about it. For example, is revolution at the cost of crime wrong? Such as causing a massacre even if it causes great change for a much larger number of people? What about targeting someone part of the noble class who they themselves are evil. Where this really shines is in the fact that the MC is a psycho. His master is by... more>> all accounts a good person.
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But he straight up mercs him which I haven't seen since I am a psychopath

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World Building

The magic system is interesting with "imprints" being needed to perform magic. The tension between the factions of the Imperial Throne, the nobles, the rebels, and the republic is also very well developed and deep throughout the story. Overall would definetly recommend <<less
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Sosuke158
Sosuke158 rated it
January 30, 2025
Status: c70
So far I'm enjoying it the MC is rational, cold, and very tactical in his plans. He's thought of his goals and how he can achieve them using anyone and anything. What I love the most is the pacing of the series the arcs are neither too long or too short imo, it keeps the readers attention while other series would have hundreds of chapters just in the academy arcs. I'm also enjoying the battles and the MCs personality along with the side characters that have been introduced so far.
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Leayayay
Leayayay rated it
January 22, 2025
Status: c74
i love it!! MC whos not a pushover, thinking about himself first, but not unnecessarily cruel to people around him.

Basically MC transmigrated into main character of a game whos destinied to get betrayed after being used as revolutionary hero, so he decided to not join the revolutionary army and searching for ways to survive.

MC is pretty selfish, he'll put his survival first and foremost and wont hesitate to be cruel, but hes not unnecessarily cruel. The worldbuilding also pretty intriguing. Im liking it this far, hoping the future chapter would... more>> be as good <<less
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