The one strength of this novel is that it's a somewhat unusual plot, but fails in execution and pretty much everything else.

My biggest gripe is that the MC is a pushover. It's not immediately clear, but as you read more and more, you realise that he is pathologically subservient. It's fine to not outwardly provoke figures of authority; if you do that without the strength to back up your words, you'll pay the price. However, that's not the problem with MC; he has no desire to stand up or disobey... more>> anyone who is slightly higher than him in authority. Several times, he pledges "absolute obedience" to the princess and even when he thinks about the sword given to him by his brother, he thinks to himself that if the people from the holy kingdom ask him for the sword, he will give it to them immediately. The thought of hiding or somehow keeping the sword never even crosses his mind.

The author tells you that the MC is calm and collected, eloquent and with a sharp gaze, but this is never reflected in the story. Here are some of the things this so-called "calm and collected" individual does:

• Blushes at the sight of a woman. There's no context to this. He just looks at her face and blushes because she is pretty.
• He was so scared of the princess at first that she had to reassure him upon noticing his fright (twice).
• He meets the other princess, and her "beautiful appearance" makes him feel dizzy and he stiffened as soon as he saw her.

I would continue, but I'm not exaggerating when I say that list would be huge. The number of times MC is "frozen stiff" or his whole body "trembled" is insane. Look, I have no problem with this, but don't claim he is some cold-blooded, stoic guy when he is obviously not. He also gets called "eloquent" but the moment his supposed "oratory skills" are needed, he does nothing. He lets some kid do the speaking for him because he doesn't have the guts—or, let's be honest, the skill to speak.

If that was my only problem, I would not rate this novel so poorly. Unfortunately, it fails to deliver pretty much everywhere else. The plot is fast-paced in the sense that a lot is going on, but unlike fast-paced novels, none of the plots are ever resolved, so it just keeps throwing mini-plot on the reader without any resolution. It's also unclear what the MC's goal is, and he's always just reacting to the plot, getting dragged along by the currents and the characters.

Last, but not least, what happened previous to chapter 1 is full of plot holes. An entire party is revered as heroes, but they left like 90% of their enemies alive and free. If you're willing to put up with all of this, you might enjoy it, but if you want to avoid wasting your time, I'd recommend passing on this one. <<less

Short description about MC seems to have a special thing about women where he blushes, stiffens, etc.... more>>

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Ahh that's a beautiful woman I looked at her she looked at me and I was embarrassed my face turned red, she was a woman and she was talking to me our MC was tense etc

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MC is given traits by writing but is not reflected in the story.I'm confused about what the author will make our MC into, it can't be blamed, there's also a comedy tag there

I want to give it 3.5 well anyway the story is good before it comes to the girl

1 is bad. 2 is meh. 3 is good. 4 is great or personal preference. 5 is masterpiece. <<less

This novel is a classic example of missed opportunities. The plot and setting are good, but the execution is awful, full of plot holes and inconsistencies that really takes away any enjoyment you could have.

Let's start with the premise of the novel, the hero party disappeared after saving the world, but part 2 of the novel started just right after, so our MC has to step in. Except he really should not have to do anything realistically, it seems that there are powerful people that can literally travel to another... more>> kingdom, defeat thousands of monsters and villains, and then return home in 1 day, wtf do you even need a hero party with monsters like that around? Also, it seems the hero party never really resolved anything in their journey, seeing as all the enemies that are appearing are people they supposedly defeated already.

The MC is a spineless coward that just goes along with whatever someone suggest, and he also has zero awareness of the girls around him, so you could take this as a classic JP MC, he is that much of a wuss.

The fights are a chore to read, every enemy so far reads like a video game fight, with most of them literally transforming 2 or 3 times in a fight just as they are almost defeated.

The novel is just not completely awful, just don't try to think too hard about what you are reading, and you could have a good time <<less