He's so... superficial. At the beginning (if I remember correctly) He went on some confusing rant about how he was so much better than these NEETs who play video games all day because he's joining the army. Then it was like oop, time skip now he's back home and not rich anymore.

And then he's all 'everyone hates me because I'm f*cking poor' I can't see anyone now because I'm not rich. Also, how did he not know his family was losing money? Maybe something was mentioned about this and I just forgot, but I don't believe joining the army completely cuts you off from society.

But that's beside the point. After he realizes that people don't hate him cuz he's poor, he's like "well now I need money to live, let's go back to that game." This would have been fine, and I probably would have kept reading, if it weren't for that rant. It feels like he looked down on everyone who played the game when he decided to stop, but then acts like nothing ever happened and goes back.

I wouldn't have been bothered by an arrogant main character, if his arrogance held up. If he stayed c*cky even when he was dirt poor and then was like, f*ck it get me my game back, I might've liked it more. But it felt like he totally collapsed like 'oh noooooo my money!'. It was pathetic to read, honestly.

Yeah, it was probably a more realistic depiction of the crushed pride of a formerly rich child, but I don't want to read that kind of realism in a gaming novel! He felt so pathetic it personally insulted my pathetic soul.

But I'd say the main reason I dropped it because I couldn't imagine anyone figuring out he was a previously a famous player satisfying in the slightest. How could he possibly explain how he left the game because he thought he was better than everyone, but then came back because he's poor, without lying by omission. And that was the deal breaker for me.

I read some reviews that the story itself was more satisfying, so if you make it longer than me, I hope you enjoy yourself. And, again, take this review with a grain of salt because I got sick of it before it got the chance to get better. And my memory is tr*sh.

I wish it would add more backstory and explain why the MC fighting power is so much better the others (according to his rw friend he's always been that way in other games as well). so did he do martial arts as a kid? or take lessons in a sword dojo? why is his basic technique and swordplay so much better than everyone else even at level 1? just claiming to be a 'game genius' only goes so far and doesn't explain his abilities.

his family and wealth