I’m Not the Mastermind

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“It’s true… So why does no one believe me?”

Sometimes, I play small pranks, but they’re really just small ones.

I’m not the mastermind at all.

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저는 흑막이 아니에요
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5 Reviews


Deathly_Voaltic
Deathly_Voal
Mar 24, 2025
Status: c61
It was pretty interesting in the early chapters but as of now it's just disappointing, the author fails to employ a laid out foundation for the Main Character, specifically in the Main Character's personality, it seems like the author was trying to make the Main Character the 'Mysterious' type, but then switches to a generically incomprehensible type (?)

Like the misunderstanding that are constructed are simply just meaningless, it seems like the author is trying to shape some sort of plot from the misunderstandings but the misunderstandings themselves are unnecessarily... more>> resolvable.

However, the approach the Main Character takes towards the misunderstandings are just braindead and to add onto insult, instills even more incomprehensible misunderstandings!? I seriously don't get the point of the misunderstandings.

Spoiler

Simple summary of the chapters between 1-30, In the beginning of the novel the Main Character, Yujin, is suddenly transported into an entirely different world, he then becomes a transcendent being called a dragon with the help of Tiamat, the mother of dragons, and would later escape a labyrinth. To adjust to society in the new world he was transported to, he creates a revolutionary thesis about space-time then swiftly gets hired as a professor at an academy. This is where the unnecessary misunderstandings take place, the Head Mistress of the academy, Ines, and another professor, Reina, think he's some sort of dark mage, this was later resolved when Ines confronted him, which he reveals to her that he is a dragon, but then the Main Character for no reason says he is a dark mage to Reina, this creates a misunderstanding between them, however this isn't the unnecessary part, AFTER he does that he states that maybe that 'prank' was unnecessary and he should resolve it, but he instead does the opposite of resolving it but instead bumps up the misunderstanding tenfold by intentionally creating a scenario where he and Ines seem to be in cahoots which makes Reina further suspect them. <- This is just one part of the novel that I found unnecessary, another part that is also if not worse is relating to the second princess Elicia, Elicia is a character that was introduced in the early chapters but later connects with the Main Character when he became a professor. In the introductory of Elicia, it is stated that she was slowing turning into a demon due to a demonic power that was put into her, the Main Character helps her by sealing the demonic power, she then begins to gain feelings for the Main Character, this is the part that I found unnecessary, the Main Characters approach to draw a line between them was very unclear, additionally his lack of resolve is just frustrating, he states again and again in the novel that he would 'fix' the misunderstandings, but does the opposite, the contradictions are just s*upid, furthermore all of these problems could've easily been resolved if he had just revealed that he was a dragon, but instead makes an excuse that he shouldn't reveal it (?) like there was no clear reason why he shouldn't, he simply stated that less people knowing he was a dragon was better, but for what reason was it better? He legit is near omnipotent... he could've erased the very problems by memory erasure or smth...

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The overall problem of this novel is the way the Main Character is structured, the author fails to implement a clear personality of the Main Character, giving him both a sort of mysterious persona as well as a overly honor inclined type which doesn't really mix well, think of it like a justice type of personality, but replacing it with something along the lines of reverence, then mixing it with a deadbeat overarching enigmatic personality, added by a sprinkle of insufferableness. This is basically what the Main Character is right now. Maybe the author will change things up abit furthering into the future? Hopefully so since the premise of this novel is definitely above mediocre. <<less
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v3ris
v3ris
Jan 18, 2025
Status: c27
Really great so far.

Seems to be shaping up to be a professor at the academy novel?

MC (Yujin) becomes a dragon and carries the mother of dragon's soul within him in order to escape the labyrinth in the game world he transmigrated into.

His demeanor and slit eyes cause several misunderstandings which I always feel are quite fun. No harem tag but 2 or 3 possible love interests have shown up? Really not sure what direction that'll go in. We shall see!
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Ironman96
Ironman96
Feb 06, 2025
Status: c43
Quite an enjoyable read so far. 4.5/5

We start off with our MC getting isekaid and becoming a dragon. Seems like a pretty cliche start to a tr*shy OP fantasy novel, right?

Wrong, the novel instead focus more on the world building, character interaction, and dialogue instead of action. These are what make this novel shine for me and enjoyable to read. It may seem like a slow pace which may turn off some readers but it takes time to build a world and characters. The world is fascinating, the characters, although... more>> only being introduced to them shortly (43 chs so far) are fun and believable. The MC is not bland either, it may seem like that, but he has a personality that is a little mischievous and overall a good main character so far.

Its similar in style to Onepunch-man where we have an OP MC but instead spends more time on other characters, world, and dialogue which make it entertaining to see what happens next.

So far its good, hope it stays that way because the issue with a lot of these OP MC novels is the start is good, but authors don't know how to proceed the novel and it becomes slop. <<less
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Novel Casanova
Novel Casano
Feb 24, 2025
Status: --
The author gives the MC reasonable cause for acting mysterious. The MC having a ‘polite’ smile and narrowed eyes is 100% intentional on his part. Unfortunately, that’s where the seemingly thoughtful part stops. The story/overarching narrative is weak, lacking much intention or direction.

There isn’t any greater narrative, nor is the world in any sort of danger. Large parts of the story are wasted establishing how characters misunderstand the MC’s intentions, till it finally boils over and the MC handles it with his invincible strength. This pointlessly forced misunderstanding achieves nothing.

The... more>> MC is invincible from the start as soon as he transforms into a dragon, but the story doesn’t try to build the proper setting for such a thing. The novel is readable if bland, made worse by the meandering and aimless plot. Neither the writing nor characters are interesting enough to redeem it. A 6 out of 10 novel, skip it. <<less
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Abaddon_the_abyss
Abaddon_the_
Jan 21, 2025
Status: c30
Promising novel so far though of course nothing revolutionary. My only complaint is that it can have some meandering exposition that is just not super interesting and slows the pacing. An upside is the occasional art that while probably AI generated is still nice to look at, wish there was more.
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