This is a difficult review to write. After 30 or so chapters, I loved this novel - easily 5/5 stars for me. Main character with some progression and an interesting story But in the 40s, things start falling apart. The novel falls prey to the awful trope "turn the MC s*upid to create dramatic tension." The MCs actions and logic behind them became completely inconsistent. But chapter 84 is the capper for me - the author turns the MC into a pathetic simp.