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Amamiya Hiroto is unlucky. His life consisted of misfortune after misfortune, culminating in an unlucky death during an incident on a school boat trip, trying to save a girl he barely knew. After death, he met a god of reincarnation who requested that the hundred or so dead passengers—one of them being the girl he tried in vain to save—be reincarnated into another world.

Yet a series of unfortunate events forced Hiroto to reincarnate with even less luck than before, starting with nothing but a tremendous amount of Mana. His second life, far worse than his first, came to a cruel end.

However, upon meeting the god a second time, he was informed that there would be yet another reincarnation—one that had already been set in motion and could not be stopped. Not wanting Hiroto to live long, the god cursed him before he was reborn in the hopes that he would either die quickly or commit su*cide.

Hiroto was reborn once more as a half-Vampire, half-Dark Elf. A Dhampir. Not wanting a fourth life, he is determined to live this third life with the only things remaining from his previous lives—death-attribute magic and his enormous Mana pool.

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The Death Attribute Mage Doesn't Want A Fourth Time
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Yondome wa Iyana Shi Zokusei Majutsushi
四度目は嫌な死属性魔術師
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Scarfior
Scarfior rated it
April 17, 2021
Status: c244
Well, this is my first time writing a review, so read it with a grain of salt.

You know this novel or web novel or whatever was quite thrilling at first, like the psycho MC who just want to punch the god at first, and like kill everything within sight once he is reincarnated or so the first three chapter goes. Well, this much is clear to anyone who read like 3 or 4 chapters, so let's get to the main reason I gave it four stars.

Now, here are some spoilers... more>> that may or may not be spoilers. so, read it with your own interest.

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the starting was fu*king good, yes the starting was like the beginning of the slaughterhouse. But the author just gives me a flowery MC who is insane and is childish. It's like the MC doesn't mind killing everything within sight but has a great deal of self-control and everyone just want to stop the MC so he just doesn't go overboard but like he is insane so there is no healing it once he is out of control he is like a child who likes to throw a tantrum but thinks of himself as a rational being, and he has like a ton of complex. like mother complex, luxury complex, and blh I don't remember everything but he's has like 10+. I don't know to this chapter how many complexes he has gathered. but, one of the greatest good or bad complex or whatever is his ability to imagine the scenario to make the plan as full proof as possible, he likes to discuss everything with everyone for an opinion.

In short, he is like a................

But first, I know its kinda hard to read cause I am jumping left and right the whole time, but the next one is short

So in my opinion, he was going on the insane route without compassion and love for the weak cause you know he would not have survived without Vida's help. The main course for his happy life is mainly death attribute charm, for me that is the main cause, I don't know for everyone but without death attribute charm he couldn't have stopped Darcia from going and interacting with everyone who he met and created without causing any conversation problem, because he is a loner. So, from the author point of view or the character described in the WN, or I can't say for anyone, he is where he's because of his compassion for the weak and helping them a little (but for the character his help is like stopping an avalanche with a single punch so everyone sees him as a deity for every little help he gives them) and cause he helps them a little (from his point of view) everyone is indebted to him and walks his path of darkness (Dark Dream Deamon Creation Path).

A little off-topic but to me or for me to describe the MC as to how I see him read this far without dropping this insane Slice of life kinda novel is..........

  • The MC is insane but doesn't want to admit it, but he knows he is insane.
  • The MC is childish but he doesn't know it himself.
  • The MC thinks of himself as a rational being or tries to be, but his 1st, 2nd, and 3rd priority is emotion.
  • The MC is a super protective kind and goes insane if anything happens to his companions.
  • The MC has a grotesque creature kinda feel and is super repulsive but he simply doesn't mind.
  • He has many complex but leave that to those who read till here.
  • He is lucky many times and unlucky sometimes, I don't know how much luck he has left but the lives is good to him, as lives full of sh*t.
  • The main reason for his compassion for the weak is to maintain his sanity or let's say his humanity, cause he is far from a normal human.
  • He is far from normal cause even evil gods or even normal gods fear him.

So, he thinks of himself as normal and does everything he considers as normal (like helping a little), and does everything for his companions or new residents (like resurrecting the dead as undead). And helped everyone he sees in trouble.

So, the MC is normal (not normal at all), thinks of himself as normal (but everything he does is abnormal), and lives a normal life (that is far from normal as everything is...... [well think of it yourself])

It is not in the tag but think of the genre as an abnormally fu*ked up Slice of life and you will be able to read it till here.

The last thing is that it's not like I am criticizing the author, it's just so contradictory (at least for me). Well, not everyone thought's like me so, not understanding what I mean by this review is totally normal (cause I have just written my thought as it is), it's not like I am a writer or anything like that.

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How I read this far while keeping my sanity. The to this is to consider the MC as a three-year-old child who is insane, considers himself as normal (but not normal at all), likes to listen to everyone (but everyone is influenced by him in the end. So the final decision is his), likes everything (even grotesque creature), is loved by everyone (because of death attribute charm), is compassionate to everyone but not to his enemy, and lives a very simple life (not simple at all). You just have to keep a contradictory thought and everything will be fine.

OR

It is not in the tag but think of the genre as an abnormally fu*ked up Slice of life and you will be able to read it till here.

The last thing is that it's not like I am criticizing the author, it's just so contradictory (at least for me). <<less
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Sinfulamss
Sinfulamss
November 19, 2020
Status: --255
So much good stuff and the translation is great. However the translator has a full time job and that can be seen easily in the fact it took half a year to do one arc. The story itself lacks tension, home boy Van is just to OP. Plus the harem building is a bit off putting because you know he's still in a child's body. Also I wouldn't be surprised if his mom ends up in there. She has a new body so the aren't blood related anymore add that... more>> to his previous lives and you can already feel the bullsh*t reasoning. Just caught up again and it has only gotten worse. Dropped, anyone reading this don't waste your time many better stories are out there. <<less
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Paupa
Paupa rated it
July 25, 2020
Status: c200
This is a really good story, one of my favorite light novels even, but I'm rating this 4 stars instead of 5 because of the job-choosing skills of the MC and other r*tarded things he does that dont make sense. If he (van) was mentally disabled and had an IQ of 20 or less then it would make sense that he did some of these things, but he's portrayed as someone smart, even if a bit insane. Him choosing ... more>>
Spoiler

spirit warrior as a job instead of demon king or demiurge straight up doesnt make sense

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Every time he chooses a job a part of my soul dies. Whenever he's going to choose a job I'm like he's finally going to choose this very cool sounding job, and then he chooses
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tree caster

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. All of these have excuses but they just sound very poor to me. Again, if he was really s*upid this would make sense, but he isnt. If we ignore this, everything else in the novel is fantastic. The world building, the development of the plot, etc. Ignore the reviews of people that havent read more than 10 chapters and say they thought this was a revenge isekai but the MC is a goodie two shoes. They're clearly talking without knowing nothing at all <<less
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Jofausto
Jofausto rated it
June 21, 2020
Status: c228
That's a very average novel in the genre

The MC don't really have motivation or anything, all the side characters are attached too easily.

Spoiler

there is literally a skill that let anyone dead instantly view the MC as a god

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No depth at all, enemies easily forgiven or turned into friends

All in all, I don't really recommend ir, Just read it if you have a lot of time, the chapters are hugee and exhausting. You are new? Don't waste your time
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akacs
akacs rated it
April 25, 2020
Status: c50
For now, I shall rate it 4.

The beginning is nice, it kind of pulled me into reading more because of his unfortunate events, but as soon as the tension is gone, the story quickly became a chore to read. if you like world building with extra steps, then you will like this novel.

for me it's like this:

... more>> 3/4 = slice of life, the every little bit of information, small talk, narration of events

1/4 = the exciting part, which is you know, showing off his OP-ness, his interaction with the enemies.

overall, this is like the marketing scheme where they will show you awesome stuff at first so that you will read and at some point you will wonder, when will the exciting part happen? why did the exciting part end so fast?

i like world building novels, but im just a bit disappointed because at first I thought the MC will be this power hungry beast and so he will have his revenge to this god and will be using his 3rd life to the fullest so that no one can kill him, but his goal changed to town building and foods... why? I like it how he's getting a good life now and will do everything to protect it, but it still bugs me why he's so carefree. it's like his years in origin didnt even exist. <<less
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M.A.T.R.
M.A.T.R. rated it
March 25, 2020
Status: c214
It is great and all the arc are fleshed out and nice, even the one I see as the worst which is the [Name] Duchy arc is still pretty decent. Although I have to say that the MC spoils his mom too much which didn't allow a tasty revenge to happen, we still get the later chapters that give us a nice and fleshed out story with an enjoyable and insane protagonist (?).
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Pretender
Pretender rated it
March 18, 2020
Status: c51
Well, it’s kind of boring, but the thing about the “harem” is quite clear to me from the start, the fact that the author drags the MC in as an infant with no significant time skips makes it clear that (at least with the ones from the beginning) there wouldn’t be romance (so nothing too absurd about the situation with his supposed love interests, he’s just solving the problem of birth rate of that race helping the women to have kids (just not his kids, as he is a kid... more>> himself, lol)).

It gives me the vibes of slice of life, with the tipical isekai OP MC, but edgy and forcing itself to try (and I say that cause I felt nothing) to be a little dramatic and bizarre. So... an edgy Death March + an Mushoku Tensei without romance? Lol.

PS: no hard feelings, as you can see I only read 51 chapter and I see the world through my own lenses, so feel free to get your taste of it, it’s not really bad. <<less
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Tornadokick
Tornadokick rated it
February 22, 2020
Status: c132
This novel would be perfect if not for a single problem, the protagonist in theory should be a 45-year-old person who has suffered the most cruel tortures of his 2 previous lives, so he should have at least a general idea of ​​what happens through a minimum of logical thinking. But apparently he cannot realize that he is tremendously strong and that he can literally do what he wants to whoever he wants. It may be that he did not realize it at the beginning of the story because he... more>> has yet to understand its limits, but having reached chapter 132 it is completely unacceptable that he considers a level 7 ogre a fearsome enemy when there are 100 chapters that he kills gods as if nothing had happened. And all his concerns stem from the fact that he doesn't realize he's op. It is an interesting thing for the first part but in the long run it becomes really unnerving. And the funny thing is that everyone knows how op it is except him, so I think the author does it on purpose, but I really hope that going forward this thing changes because it doesn't really make any sense. <<less
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Darkmaster72
Darkmaster72 rated it
December 3, 2019
Status: c7
It started so good, that I was easily hooked up I thought after searching for so long I finally found what I was looking for, but there is just something so wrong when MC is 1 years old (he started from 0.5 though) and their is no time skip, yes there no time skip, after completing chapter 7 I thought let's check if there is Time skip in the story but after reading comments and tags I came to hard realisation that there is none.

Hell ya 10, 12 or 16... more>> years were not enough we got this master here, it would be so good if he was little old, even harem would look good, I can't imagine a child creating harem, thus all expectations I had, has been lost somewhere. <<less
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maciekgracz
maciekgracz
October 31, 2019
Status: c40
I abandoned after 40 chapter

Story is good, but MC is scum.

MC forgive everything everyone. For example He was tortured for 20 years and swore revange on everyone, but when gets new life and humans kill his new mother, MC only destroy their houses and escape.

And he and allows everyone around sleep with his lovers

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Spoiler

*** Two conversations between MC and his women ***

chapter 36

And above all, men needed to be strong.

「I heard from Kachia that wives raise not only their children, but their husbands as well. Rest assured, Van. I'm going to raise you well~♪」 (Basdia)

「... Y-yay... 」 (Vandalieu)

chapter 38

「It seems that this is how Ghoul Amazonesses are. Maybe because of these patterns, I've gained resistance to magic. I don't know if they have any other effect, but magic, huh... I'll think about it after I have a child.」 (Basdia)

「Ah, that reminds me, how is the Magic Item? It should increase the chance of a successful pregnancy when worn.」 (Vandalieu)

The three-year-old boy casually changed the topic of conversation to baby-making. It seemed that the problem of Ghoul fertility would be solved with the distribution of these Magic Items, but it was true that they couldn't become careless yet... If things went too well and too many children were born, they might face problems as there were no nurseries here, unlike on Earth.

Vandalieu asked the question with this in mind, but Basdia turned pale.

「It isn't going well. Both my partner and I have been wearing the Magic Items, but... 」 (Basdia)

It seemed that they were simply not having an effect.

The Magic Items only made the egg cells and s*erm survive about as long as those of humans, giving Ghouls the same chance of becoming pregnant as humans, but that didn't mean that they guaranteed pregnancy.

Considering that, it wasn't strange for her to still not be pregnant yet. Even healthy human couples sometimes took some time to conceive.

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Gogot
Gogot
April 17, 2019
Status: c170
First off I'll say the MC is bullied and never really gets justice from the ones who wrong him unless it's someone that immediately wrongs him. He's a little too nice but I still hate him for how forgiving he is and almost all the woman who are with him (or will be by chapter 500-600's he might grow up to be capable of having relations with him) have been r*ped or have tons of partners. The fake hero who stole everything from him lives a pretty good life... more>> or life's, and this is just speculation but I think he hooks up with the fake hero's daughter and the girl the fake hero keeps lying too even though he knows she is only with him because of the misunderstanding that he saved her but at this point she would stay with him regardless of the lies in the beginning because she is seriously just plain s*upid and just follows his lead unless shes mentally controlled by the other Bravers. In which she stands against his opinions.

A lot of it doesn't make sense and you just feel more frustrated then fell good. Not only that, the gods there act just as human as our gods do which is also frustrating. I wouldn't recommend it but it's not a terrible read but just plan to be unsatisfied. Not only that but you can't feel justified in thinking this because he can just resurrect and create new body's for anyone close to him that dies. I mean his mother dies but she never leaves him so how can he really feel anger if they aren't dead? But I would regardless of this fact, because if he didn't have this power they would have died

What I would do differently would be to kill all cheat characters because they don't belong there in the first place with super powers and you know they will be reincarnated in the end so there is not harm in killing anyone even if they only slightly wronged you.... It's pointless to point out the flaws, I would have to write a few pages which I don't care to but if you want to feel unfulfilled this is perfect for you. It confuses your emotions unless you're are just for justice or just for revenge. This type of story I went with some revenge at least the fake hero should have some hardship but it's perfect for him which is frustrating with how much hardship the MC had to go through. A little poetic justice is nice. <<less
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Tsathoggua
Tsathoggua rated it
January 12, 2019
Status: c178
Great start and great story from the beginning. Interesting characters and MC. But in one moment I don't know what happened. I just get lost in so many characters (especially in harem), foods, level ups, gods and names for new species..... is boring and difficult to follow what's going on.
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Kenoza
Kenoza rated it
January 3, 2019
Status: --
If only this is novel doesn't have the typical jp harem plot that I don't like. The illustrations for the females character is a typical jp novel or manga which has an abnormal big b**bs that I don't like (totaly put an almost instant halt to my desire to read it). If the novel don't have the above thing I mentioned I will probably give a five star because it's has a unique plot that I want to read. (I don't know if I will read it again)
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Dragonskyt
Dragonskyt rated it
October 24, 2018
Status: v4
While the story definitely has an underlying plot, it doesn't travel at the same speed as the main character.

And that's a bad thing.

Because unlike in most stories, the MC is always one step ahead of the antagonists. Sometimes this is on purpose, and other times on accident. Even 'God' doesn't know what to do anymore, except for sending pawns to do his bidding.

... more>> And it completely ruins the suspense.

There isn't really a reason to enjoy a story like this, not unless you love stories about dominating your enemies. Don't ever expect the MC to be in real trouble, except for the very start, because after he and his gang has settled down, there is no more need to worry about the struggle of survival anymore.

Only base building. Lots and lots of base building, increasing the harem and creating a perfect utopia of multiculturalism of lots of races. Each with their own female harem token character, or two.

I do admit, the antagonists are more varied and interesting compared to other novels I've read. Its just that as long as they pose no threat, they cannot be take seriously. <<less
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whitenight2013
whitenight2013 rated it
October 18, 2018
Status: c174
I always get annoyed by Isekai's that do a lot with food, but then I think to myself what I'd do if I was transported to a world where there were no cheeseburgers and realize that I have no room to talk. It's a good anti-hero isekai with a likeable main character although I do think he gets too strong too fast. It has a detailed description of abilities and strength progression though which I always like. The big thing is that it's just hard for me to imagine what... more>> the end game is. He keeps getting more undead and reversing the aging of people who are still alive, so you're left imaging an ending where it's just a world where everybody lives forever. It'd be a weird ending but one that would be weirdly refreshing. <<less
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huizizek
huizizek rated it
August 6, 2018
Status: c105
Really good writing and translating. Theres a reason this guy gets donations on hundreds of dollars. HE IS VERY GOOD.

But why is this 4 stars? Its freaking long. Its as long as some other ones but it feels longer because it feels full of filler. Are we really going to have each chapter for each little piece of land he conquers? Cant we like speed up a lil bit and focus on the more important part of the plot?

just dont focus read this, read a lil bit and then some... more>> others <<less
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Vayodk9
Vayodk9
May 5, 2018
Status: prologue
Spoiler

This author has some weird fetishes. Practically all women/heroines in the novel have either been r*ped, sold as a prostitute or live in a tribal society where orgy's and sharing s*x partners with the entire village is normal.

The reason the MC is having a hard time now is because he told the god he was gonna kill the 100 otherworlders, but after coming to that world, he starts by not wanting to kill innocents in case the otherworlders found out, which in the reasons he gave was reasonable, but then it suddenly escalates to even helping complete strangers far away that has nothing to do with him or any connection, just because "if the otherworlders found out later it would be bad". Thats some sh*t part of the story he's acting like this toward the people who killed him, and also because he himself was the one who swore revenge on them and so on, but suddenly change out of the blue more and more.

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Otherwise it's definitely a good novel with very interesting idea, setting, magic and skills of MC. I can recommend this one.
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grenfunkel
grenfunkel rated it
April 21, 2018
Status: c133
This novel got me hooked at the start but it seems that the author is aiming to add lots of filler just to extend the series. It is starting to get really tiresome to read. And harem is already to saturated. MC goes to this place, helps this race, gets another woman, repeat. Where is the killing? Revenge? Why is Rodcorte mean towards MC? It just feel so forced that I am starting to get dissapointed. 3 star rating due to the good start.
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TrueLiesLost
TrueLiesLost rated it
April 1, 2018
Status: c130
I really do like this novel. I find Van really interesting and am enjoying his adventure but I hate his harem. Some of their conversations are fun to read but others it's just them arguing about who will be the better wife and about having his baby and I find it really unsettling. Not to mention it has already reached a size that lowers my enjoyment even more. If your up for that go for it. I'll keep reading because I really am interested in where Van's adventure will go... more>> and skim over the harem arguments since they all are basically the same. <<less
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Enutas maph
Enutas maph
March 17, 2018
Status: c126
This novel is great. The world building is fantastic, though some things just don't make sense. The character building seems half assed at first, but proves to be very complex. And The plot leaves so many possibilities. There are time skips, but not many, and not big. Truly a great read. A big focus of this story is that gods are not omnipotent.

... more>>
Spoiler

just know that although Rodcorte seems to be a pitiable god who just makes some s*upid mistakes due to his inexperience in doing things outside his profession, he really is just an as*hole due to s*upidity, and irresponsibility.

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Also, know that side story' are important. Especialy for world building. Unless you only want to see things from MC perspective 99% of the time.

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like how van didn't get truly cursed, and how he got so many jobs and gods supporting him.

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