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Roan ran away 20 years ago from his rural village in the aim of becoming a Great General. However, all he got 20 years later was just a handful of money and the lowly position of squad commander of the First Legion’s.

In the end, he became a cold corpse in the battlefield… but somehow, he came back in the past.

“Alright. This time, I won’t become a Great General but a Monarch.”

His previous life’s aim was becoming a Great General, but, he only became a spearman squad commander.

This time, his life’s aim is becoming the Monarch.

“Then I guess I’d become at least a General, right?”

Roan, who remembers 20 years of his future, now starts his unstoppable march.

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Swarmyne
Swarmyne rated it
February 11, 2019
Status: c239
The series is great! If you are looking for a novel that is progressive with main character and surroundings develop and change over time whether it's good or bad. This is your novel.

Although due to translation, army building is kinda messed up in the beginning. (Terms are changing constantly) but after 30-40 or so chapters, you get used to it. The novel probably has the best army building I've read so far.

Our main character, Roan, went back in time to his first days as a regular spearman in the army... more>> and we follow him through his journeys on becoming "The Monarch." the story is spectacular, pacing is spectacular.

The only thing that irritates most people regarding this novel is I believe the translation. From what I know, Kobatochan is constantly trying his/her best but the actual translator of the novel loves constantly going AWOL. <<less
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TypicalTakesa
TypicalTakesa rated it
July 24, 2018
Status: c220
There's quite a lot of baggage being dumped on this story and a couple of people complaining that "it has no plot" or "the sound effects are disturbing and annoying", (which leads to even more people shitting on the novel because of mob psychology,) but hey, I like it.

You can pretty much tell the plot from the title. MC goes back to the past and rewrites all his wrongs and regrets, while making new ones he never expected. He makes an effort to make more connections and gain more... more>> military might to become a monarch and rule over as much as he can.

Some think that the MC just keeps on getting things his way to the point where the story's stale, and that his companions, (Brian, Pierce, Austin, etc.,) are his b*tches that do his biddings like loyal dogs. But obviously he's not perfect and has people close to him die, and one of his ex supporters ended up betraying him because he didn't like the way he was being treated...*cough* Clayouevilbastard

And there's a lot of sound effects, I admit, but it doesn't get on my nerves like the majority of people. It makes me imagine the actual swooshes of arrows, clanging of swords, etc.

I enjoy the MC's calm, likeable, and sharp personality, but some wish for him to be cold and work on his own... (making me ponder about their reasoning because,) honestly, is there anyone who can truly rule without the support of others?

The reverse-in-time concept is used a lot, but the story itself isn't close to being cliche, giving me a refreshed feeling. I find entertainment in reading about how the MC progresses and his thought processes, not thinking the story's getting bland at all.

Not bad, not bad at all. 4/5 mates. <<less
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Meloman
Meloman
May 16, 2018
Status: c213
If I ignore the "I'm a peasant but I'm smarter than a count of 60 yo" idea in this novel- it's quite an enjoyable kingdom building story with plenty of "mystery" type stuff.

However one point that really makes me annoyed (and I'm not sure whether it's the original author or the translator, honestly it would be really bad if it's the author's side) is the use of @@ "Ah..." XYZ person released a low exclamation. @@ This phrase really annoyed me. Not to the point where I would drop... more>> the novel but close to.

I mean there are synonyms for that. Errr/Mmmm/ he grunted/ he rolled his eyes/ he got surprised/ etc. so many ways to write instead of that "Ah...". Really something to improve upon.

ok, an edit, after reading ch 213

it does get better, after about ch 160. Translation is much better. Author still has inconsistencies, but it's ok.

this novel is like something smelly, like rotten fruits, autumn leaves, wet dog or smelly socks. We all know that smelly socks are not fun to smell, especially when they are not your own, but don't you just crave some smelly thing at times? That rotten, disgusting smell, but so intoxicating... well that's how I now see I am the Monarch novel. In some ways it's like smelly socks, you can hate it or love the smell, but it's there. Hard to resist. <<less
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CDTPPY
CDTPPY rated it
February 21, 2018
Status: c183
For a web novel is preatty good. I recently find that shorter novels tend to be better that ones that have thousands of chapters. It seems there are some good korean novels too. Judging but the quality of many other novels out there, and since it's not such a bad read, i'll just give it a 4.5 stars.

PROS:

    1. good and fluent writing style
    1. nice pace
    1. no useless japanese or chinese elements (fooling around teasing/ face slapping)
CONS:

    1. power system seems off : There are mana users but wars are fought mostly with regular folks. Until now even important people dont seem to have really strong mana user forces. I mean they have, but that does not really make any difference to the story, their importance so far has been lacking.
      Spoiler

      Only once in the story (funny thing is that it happens very early) do we see a troop of a few hundred strong mana users. But they don't f*cking participate in the war and leave their regular people + few tens of novice mana users to fight a conquering war that is crucial for their kingdom survival. Even the defending side (MC's side) don't really use any proeminent mana user in the war, beside the MC.

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    1. shy attempt of a fantasy: There are monsters and it seems even other races, but the focus of the story is not on them as much as one would like. Several times I had the feeling that the story would be better without all these "fantasy game elements" since they are forced and they're so poorly inserted here and there.
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MrBrightGamer
MrBrightGamer rated it
August 3, 2017
Status: c164
This isn't necessarily a review, but rather just my opinion of the novel. I believe this is a very fun read. The chapters are quite long, and it is paced really nicely, but at times it does drag on for a long time. This is an army/kingdom building story. That is its main focus. There are quite a lot of side/supporting characters that get screen time which is quite nice. You get to see their different strengths that aid in the MC's army/kingdom building. The MC isn't necessarily op. There... more>> are many other characters that are much stronger than him, and he works his ass off training to get stronger. This story does involve a lot of politics and schemes from many different players across the board. We also tend to learn more about the nobility and royalty with each chapter, and you can really never see it coming. There are hints of romance, but only hints... but I'm sure it will develop further down the story, but most likely it will be late romance.

The one thing that definitely turns me off from this story is the terrible translation quality. Many times there are just broken phrases that don't make sense, especially the sound effects, they are just disturbing. If there was a better translator like Rainbow Turtle picking up this series, I know I would have an even better time reading it. No offence to the current translation team. I highly respect you guys taking your time to translate. It's just very frustrating at times while reading especially when I really enjoy this story. The release rate is also very random, and at times it might be on schedule.

Other than that, I highly recommend this novel. If you have a lot of patience, then this story will definitely be right up your alley. <<less
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Immortal Skeleton
Immortal Skeleton rated it
May 23, 2017
Status: c83
There are bad points and good points on this good novel.

For now let's start with the bad parts.

Bad points: so many unnecessary parts and scene, some parts also doesn't fit the situation and the antagonist are a bit s*upid and so much like those people who "bites more than they can chew"..

Good points: the way MC execute the things that happened in his past life are good (IMO) and author also didn't forgot to put the butterfly effect which will happen every time MC changes the part where things should... more>> happen.. And most of all, MC is morally virtuous person with too emotion, he defines a person who is naive but also not naive, he's also a bundle of emotion which is also good for the story so people would feel the story more with feelings.

All and all, this novel is good but not perfect which is not bad.

Though I wish this novel would turn into a perfect novel so I can enjoy it more.

And, the translators and editors also did a good job on it. They made me read it with satisfaction with their perfect (?) Translation.

Btw, I'm sorry if grammars are bad. I'm not really proficient with English. <<less
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Ocyra
Ocyra rated it
January 6, 2017
Status: c101
This is one of my favorite stories that I check daily for updates. It's an inside view in to military and the way politics has a play with it. The structure of the military is well explained as well as all the innovations that happen in the story. It has a really good story and a smart lead character that seems to always think 20 moves ahead.
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Narutolvr
Narutolvr
January 6, 2017
Status: c101
Accidentally stumbled across my previous review and want to know what the hell I was thinking. I love this novel! Especially after seeing what was out there..... But I digress. This novel is great! The MC is likeable and a fairly interesting guy. The plot is also pretty damn interesting as well and flows smoothly from one battle to the next.

If I do have one complaint, it would be that the other characters don't get as much personality as I'd like. Aside from a very selective few (more like... more>> 2), they all pretty much serve as fodder to show how amazing the MC is. And I don't think this story needs that. We can already see he's great. <<less
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Calanar
Calanar rated it
December 7, 2016
Status: c153
Favourite novel. I love "MC building up things"- type of novels, so this is perfect for me. I mean... he is building an army now and will propably build a Kingdom later on. Oh and he is pretty strong himself. Read it^^

The translation is reeeally slow though, unfortunately... wish the translator would release one chapter a day.
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Adastria Lillith
elhessan rated it
November 3, 2016
Status: c70
The idea is not original, but the story is good. I like MCs who use their brain instead relying on their OP-ness. MC uses the knowledge from his future while the timeline change, he use his brain to adapt to the situation, brilliant. The romance, well let's say it's gonna be put on hold, I think, but the hope for ship to sail is very favorable and so far no sign of harem.
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KevinJessica
KevinJessica
July 6, 2024
Status: c267
This was horrendously written. It's not written like a novel, its sounds like some story one of ur buddies tell ya.

The descriptions of everything whether people or the area are almost nonexistent the author either describes somethin very vaguely or dont at all

The way the author describes sounds as well or garbage e.g; "dududududu" wtf is dududu and thats just one exaample

... more>> 99% of the characters beside the MC have only 2 iq

Everyone freely talks while fighting and whether they get tr*shed or not they all say the exact same cringy lines

Everything is explained this author knows nothing abt 'show dont tell' he just info dumps whenever and wherever

Reading this just feels

The only reason I read this is because I had nothing else

Do not read this even if u have nothing else (unless u dont care abt quality and have really low standards) the progression is only slightly satisfying and the kingdom building is nonexistent

Yes he builds up his territory but the details are not shown its not much of a focus the focus is mostly on his army

I only read this because I had nothing else if even after readin this u think its not so bad then good luck lmao I hope ur standards are lower than the bottom of the ocean <<less
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TheGivingWrath
TheGivingWrath
April 30, 2024
Status: Completed
PROS:

  • Good character relationships
  • Great camaraderie
  • Characters are quite fleshed-out
  • Strategic battles
  • Supporting characters actually play significant roles in defeating enemies and not only rely entirely on the MC (at least at the beginning to middle of the story)
  • There are quite a few moral lessons you can learn from the story which at first is quite obvious or just a common moral lesson but can be easily forgotten/disregarded in daily life. Particularly, the lesson Roan gave during his lecture at the academy.
  • From enemies to friends trope (not really a fan of this but some do like it)
  • Strong FL (tho sadly not given enough spotlight)
  • Good kingdom building (not perfect ofc but it's fairly good)
  • Quite good plot twist towards the end of the story (around c290)
CONS:

  • Cringey romantic scenes (sometimes tho they're quite short so I guess it's ok)
  • Lacking descriptives of characters
  • Repetitious descriptives of objects, powers, actions, characters' personalities, etc.
  • Repetitive narration of previous events/scenes that were already narrated
  • Rushed ending - Author seemed to had lost motivation to continue writing the story that's why he brought out all the hidden plot points one after another then jumbled it all together in one arc. New characters, who seemed to originally have important roles, were belatedly added yet didn't even get to shine cause they were just introduced then literally forgotten.
  • Narrative is more on tell than show
  • Plot armor is often blatantly used to save the MC from peril on the later chapters.
  • Nonstop battles from arc to arc without a break in between (this is especially evident on the later chapters which makes it repetitive & quite boring)
  • Last battle with the Demon Lord was anticlimactic.
  • Roan, the MC, became too OP at the end of the story
    Spoiler

    Yes, he came a god that's why he's the OP of the OP but giving too much power on 1 character, especially the MC, makes the character boring instead cause he defeats the enemies without a sweat at all. There's no struggle. There's no thrill.

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  • At the end of the story, basically everyone even the dragons are relying on Roan to defeat all the demons.
Anyway, no matter where I searched online, there are only 334 fully translated chapters. Fortunately, I was able to find a mtl site. It's complete till c348. Though it's mtl, it's still comprehensible & not that headache-inducing.
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Ahsirt
Ahsirt rated it
August 3, 2023
Status: c268
One of the greatest reads for me I say. It's fun, inspiring, and a highly recommended novel. The type where u can get amazed, excited, and keep wanting for more (well atleast for me). Although I was quite put off in the romance part since I don't prefer it being squeezed through in the middle of the 'action hype' vibes or something. That was just personal preference tho, the romance was good and totally makes sense. Excellent character and plot development.
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Feenix
Feenix rated it
December 30, 2021
Status: c310
This is one of the very first novel I read. I don't know whether it was because I was new to reading novels but this Novel pulled my interest completely. Right now I've read quite a few novels and still this one tops my chart. There are many reincarnation Novel I did try because of this one but not many came closer to this. Actually I was recommended by Google after looking for similar novels to slime datta ken. Need to say other than the reincarnation things nothing is similar... more>> also the hero he just time travels backs he doesn't transmigrate. But I loved each and every moment while reading the novel. To be Frank it's not the best one out here and it has its own plot holes and flaws with bad writing but what makes it unique is the journey of the hero. It doesn't deviate. He has one goal and he plans and executes everything to near perfection. He is not a genius like other novels MC where they takes on Every roles to themselves and shines in every damn thing like from farming to inventing a machine by themselves. No he knows he is not a genius so he forms a nation with many genius as it's backbone. He knows where and when to listen. He is not arrogant MC who slays every enemies. He is wise and honourable. And he doesn't have a f*cking harem. He loves only one woman and he is true to her. Even though the romance is not the main focus I did enjoy the moment. In whole I read and continued to read only because of the character journey of the main character. He is caring, doesn't hurt the innocent and always gives a choice for the enemies to surrender but also he is completely ruthless. Ho ho... The moment when he drags one of the idiot noble for not following his orders which leads to many deaths of the innocent, the punishment he gives will definitely give chills to readers.. one of most badass moment... The novel does gets slow after half but it's bearable and again it's takes its pace after few chapters. I recommend this to all if you're looking for a good novel with kingdom building attributes, good schems and wars with not over the top magical elements and mainly a likable non psychotic but a badass MC. <<less
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Master10K
Master10K rated it
December 23, 2021
Status: c334
A Korean WN set in a fantasy world, where the MC inexplicably gets a 2nd Chance in life. Not my first rodeo and it comes right out the gate with the usual issues. The MC Roan acts like he's smarter than everyone else, since he can just spoil upcoming events with his advantage. Using it to speedrun through personal developments and gain enough merits to rapidly promote through the army ranks, to inevitably become a monarch.

Yet even with how fast paced the story is, with an endless supply of conflict,... more>> the author takes his sweet time to introduce any sort of Kingdom Building. By the time it is introduced, Roan has built up such a solid intelligence network and military advantage that most tension is lost. Especially when all his adversaries seem to run the same /Script. Exe. Then the true final conflict of the Middle World occurs and I gradually lose the desire to continue, as it becomes near impossible to find any sort of translated ending. <<less
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Autumn tattoo
Autumn tattoo rated it
October 26, 2021
Status: c332
This was a very satisfying experience. It’s so nice to see how he went from a lowly spearman from a remote countryside to a monarch loved by his people with the strongest army base filled with loyal subordinates.

What I liked the most about this novel is that each arcs don’t drag out for chapters on end. We see the MC Roan slowly but surely getting closer and closer to being a monarch with each victories. The same goes for his character development. It’s satisfying to see how much he has... more>> grown both physically and mentally compared to his starting days.

Roan wasn’t born talented but he used the knowledge he gained during his 20 years of battle experiences wisely. He used these to both improve himself and save those he could not in his first life. Aware of himself, he never slacked off on his trainings and never became conceited. And although he took the “fated encounters” that others were supposed to have found in the future, he gave back equal rewards to them later on. He’s also not afraid to admit his lacking points and fills them by gathering the corresponding geniuses around him.

The side characters can sometimes be a bit one dimensional. I sometimes don’t understand why they reacted the way they did. But this isn’t always the case and it improved as the novel goes on. And the romance
Spoiler

I’m so glad this isn’t a harem. He ended up with the shadow princess/ elf queen Aily. Although it’s love at first sight, they have good chemistry between each other. Very cute interactions

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I also like how the author gave some side characters their own love stories.

All in all, a very good read. 10/10 recommended <<less
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Kawaii Panda
Kawaii Panda rated it
August 10, 2021
Status: Completed
Its been a year since I last saw this. Tbh at first I really thought this would be boring but then I find myself get interesting to it until I reach the end. It was fun and really worth of your time. The plot is interesting too, it also focused on its goal. The character development is also good, as for the schemes and plot twist, it makes the plot even more fascinating.
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TundraDweller
TundraDweller rated it
July 9, 2021
Status: c55
I'm trying, I really am, but there are two things that just keep annoying the heck out of me. First is just the way Korean web novels are usually written. It's like the author is transferring his actual thought train onto paper. It's not all how you would expect a written story to be like. What would normally be one sentence gets broken up into at least three awkward lines. It's not as bad as the Japanese transcript style, but it's close. Secondly, the translation is at most 7/10. The... more>> translator is probably not fluent in English. If the editor/proofreader did some work afterwards, it could easily be 8/10. Not to scorn the work done, as it's free to read, but I find it difficult to read it as it is, let alone enjoy. I realize I'm in the minority of people who get bothered by issues with spelling/grammar, sentence structure, word choice, etc.

Edit: made it to ch78 and dropped. It's not just the translation and the writing style that's bad, the story itself is greatly lacking. When the author needed MC to suddenly make a breakthrough in his mana technique, which has been given minimal focus until now and has seen minor progress, author just arranged a completely out of the blue new enemy who causes a military setback resulting in the deaths of some officers, causing the MC to "go super saiyan"... that's what did it for me. Completely random. The people who died aren't even close to MC, they're just acquaintances or colleagues. Heck, I don't think there are more than a couple of people actually close to the MC even now. I mean, the author hasn't exactly developed any relationships like that. Overall, I don't think it's going to get any better. Only worse. <<less
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sasai
sasai rated it
April 13, 2021
Status: c334
Recommended to lovers of LoTR-ish light-hearted reads. It is not perfect but is good. The MC is your typical reincarnated good hero that is always at the right time and right place to get the powerups and save his allies. I am even a bit disappointed how things go well with him, not that I want a lot of deaths for major characters, but just.. Like everyone got plot armors together with the MC. Lols.

... more>>
Spoiler

Like how Semi was about to die during the war for the throne. Roan was still able to save him. Same case with Aily during the battle starting the great warring era, Roan teleported at the perfect timing. I would love the drama like when Gale and the rest of the Rose Troop got burned in front of Roan but yeah, plot armor is contagious in this novel.

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The novel started out good specially on the war tactics and when he is still starting as low-class spearman, and I am all for a higher up defending subordinates. Roan is good and hardworking and smart enough to make use of his knowledge about the future, but I also love the other characters like Harrison, Pierce, specially Austin.

Spoiler

And Clay, the guy is such a waste, would have loved him as main villain.

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There is a teeny tiny bit of romance, for those like me who don't like adventure novels mixed with romance, but it is super negligible so it did not bother me at all. Roan is a bit battle-freak, goal-focused and a one-woman man so yay, no harem!

It just gets boring and rushed nearing the end, the subordinates are getting forgotten and all but the world-building and mysteries unraveled all make up for it. So yeah, read it! <<less
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eylos
eylos
January 25, 2021
Status: --
I liked this novel until a certain point
Spoiler

when the dragons appear and he starts to Teleport everywhere

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Idk after that I lost interest, this plot direction was kinda boring cliched to me, the politic intrigue is gone and It becomes a boring regular shounen.
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