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Reincarnation of a Worthless Man
Reincarnation of a Worthless Man
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"Argh, how did my life end up like this?!"

There was once a boy who's well-loved and popular with his peers. His smile could melt an adult's heart and his easygoing and sweet nature attracted a lot of girls who became his admirers.

Little did he know that such a blessed life wouldn't last forever.

Now, he is an ugly, overweight adult, working a job he doesn't like, and leading a life he doesn't want. No women want to be near him, let alone be his girlfriend, or even his wife. He is an oversized gear in a machine that doesn't even welcome him.

When he gets fired from his job, it is the last straw from him. He remembers his life as a kid, and now good and beautiful it was.

"I don't want this. I don't want this anymore!"

"I would be better off dead than having to live like this for a second longer!"

Suicidal, he passes by a flooding river, as there is a storm that day. He immediately thinks of throwing himself there, ending it once and for all.

And he does. But not because he actually has the balls to kill himself via drowning, but because he sees a little girl being carried down the river by the strong current.

In a split second, he decides that it would be better if she lives, even if he has to die in the process.

And he does. He saves her, throwing her into the side of the river. But then his legs, rarely ever used, suddenly cramp. He can do nothing as he is swallowed by the waves.

"Aah, it would be nice if I could be reincarnated into a fantasy world, like in those stories... I can do it all over, and do it better this time around..."

His wish is granted. When he wakes up, he's no longer his old, adult self. He's a baby, living in an entirely new world.

This is his story.

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This story would have both happiness and hardships, heartwarming and sad moments, as well as romance that doesn't just end in a kiss. This is a harem story that will end up in a genuine polygamous relationship. It's also an adventure story, though it would stay as a slice-of-life for a good while as MC grows up.

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Cover made by Nyancreates. (https://twitter.com/nyancreates?s=09)

https://discord.gg/EvJhQQTyn2 if you want to hear my infrequent ramblings regarding the story.

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ActionAdventureDramaEcchiFantasyHaremIsekaiRomanceTragedy
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Adventurers Age Progression Brother Complex Caring Protagonist Character Growth Child Protagonist Death of Loved Ones Devoted Love Interests Doting Love Interests Doting Older Siblings Doting Parents Emotionally Weak Protagonist Hard-Working Protagonist Loli Love Interest Falls in Love First Multiple POV Necromancer Older Love Interests Perverted Protagonist Polygamy Protagonist Loyal to Love Interest Romantic Subplot Slow Romance Strong to Stronger Tsundere
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    QuakeMidaro
    Status: vol 1 chapter 1: how it all...

    Ignore this like the plague if you don’t want a spineless, childish MC and a slew of arranging entitled bitches constantly harassing and bullying the MC not worth the read it’s just sh*t writing was good for the first 40ish chapters then it just plummets to absolute garbage 

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    rerako
    Status: chapter 134

    I may be a bit skewed on views but I like the interactions between characters the most here. I really don't like using a rating systems honestly.

    To me what matters at times is not how well written the story is but rather how flawed can you write your characters while also understanding the context of the world they are in and thereby nurturing their growth, it doesn't matter if they make perfect decisions but rather how true to themselves they are. 

    How I view the story:

    You have a depressed man who is given a second chance, but at the same time is going through his childhood again. He was once a shut-in with social-trust issues, but given a family that was curing those symptoms. You then have that relatively innocent man thrusted against the grim realities of the world, where all his thoughts are pure alien in some ways and where he had a extremely lucky start. Yes the boy is a man mentally, but I feel many of us don't live through certain tragedies that prepare us for such worlds. I want to see how the boy grows through the story, see what he sees value in, learns from others and his influence on others.

    I will say I wish the author did a bit more for world building like how outside people view these events through their eyes without the main cast knowing. Its also a wee bit hard to differentiate the gaps between skill/spells levels, cuz it feels like certain spells can just suddenly nuke a town, when in reality its more like destroying only a mansion with a lot of side casualties to other buildings. And how that power leads the world by its nose and influences its user. Author does a decent job at flipping certain tropes on their head, but the consequences of doing such is what I want to see woven into the stories aftermath.

    Other than that I guess I must say I like walking along side the story not knowing the potential outcome, the funny/sour/sweet experiences as well. And its fun to lay so silly jokes about the situation in the comment sections. At times it even gives me the urge to write my own stories. And I love those thoughts bouncing in my head.

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    LordPocky
    Status: vol 5 chapter 14: sherry vs the...

    I am both going to recommend and not recommend people to read this novel.

    Why I would recommend this to people: Characters are great the main character does have his issues with being disenfranchised in his previous life but he seems to make progress in the beginning. The story is well flushed out the world is expansive and makes sense.

    Now why I'm not going to recommend this to people: this novel starts like every other novel where the characters reincarnated and he gets new family and he starts learning magic. And you get to the point about 30-40 chapters in and the main character sister gets abducted tortured drugged and nearly raped leading to the parent's death and the main character becoming suicidal. Everything after this point can be described as torture p***. It keeps going from 5 or 10 chapters of Happy and then like 5 or 10 chapters of depravity back and forth.

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    Brie
    Status: c49

    Was on board with this story and liked it until c49. Immediately dropped it. The previous story does not mesh with this drastic change at least in my opinion. I just can't even this story anymore.

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    Supremeorb2
    Status: c147

    Hidden gem, trust me, I've read 1000s of novels (literally).

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    zamu
    Status: vol 1 chapter 37: vera marjoram

    "Reincarnation of a Worthless Man"? Nah, more like "Reincarnation of a Worthless Story". 

    Summary, title, and the first 60k+ words set up a story where the protagonist is set up to be someone who was 'worthless' and now isn't given this second chance. Instead of following that, the story derails into what clearly is going to be the death of his family and physical abuse by a "love interest".  

    I understand the desire to want the character to not be a grown man in a child's body, but if he's literally going to act like a child why even have him reincarnate? Even discounting that, why would someone above the age of 21 let themselves getting into these situations?

    Don't waste your time. The story will lure you in with the idea of a certain type of story, then flip it on you. You'll have sunk enough time that you'll want to give it the benefit of the doubt, but it's not worth the effort (or more importantly the time).

    The way it's going I wouldn't be surprised if the author didn't throw NTR in there just for sh*ts and giggles. 

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    kvothe
    Status: 240 chapters read

    This story is sublime. I hate her as much as I love her. It's a tragedy more often than not but that only makes the wins even better. The author has thought at his work. It's coherent and accomplished. The characters are well built. It's unlike any other story I've read on this site. This story will undoubtedly appeal to anyone who can appreciate the complexity of the work developed.

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    Khaos321999
    Status: vol 4 chapter 18: bathhouse visit

    It went peaceful to Grimdark very quickly

    Tragedy overdone and characters get abused a lot and pitiful MC,

    There is no satisfaction, no fulfilment, nothing feels gained, only more to lose,

    unless you enjoy abused characters I advise you not to read this novel.

    Edit : My previous 1 star rating was due to me being personally about certain fate of certain character

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    ojamayellow
    Status: vol 1 chapter 1: how it all...

    I dropped the story. Why? Because its too childish thats why. Everything about it is childish. The logic behind the plot, the characters, even the supposedly adults behaves like a child. In a world like that you'd expect a bit more violence and ruthlessness but no no no. The MC along with the others seem to be completely weak minded. Not to mention an 11 year old teasing a 6 ear old with panties? So ridiculous. Had they been 11 to 15 I could have accepted that but a 6 year old? The story along with everything else lacks maturity especially since the MC is already in his 2nd life. You'd he would have balls this time but no. 

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    mjrkenneth
    Status: chapter 163: sherry’s tale — meeting...

    This story is giving me mixed feelings. I found this story on the ao3 site a week or so ago and I was pleasantly surprised. I'm not usually a fan of these types of "isekai" tropes (or anime/manga in general), but something about this made me want to keep reading. Maybe it was the correct grammar, well-structured sentences, the side-characters or the descriptions of events and characters, frankly, I have no clue - all I know is that the above mentioned aspects of the story are good. Now the trickiest part is the protagonist. A lot has already been said about him, the good, the bad and the ugly parts - but mostly the bad and ugly parts. Frankly, there's not much that can be done about that. I get why readers would be surprised, so to speak, about the protag being... well... different. Usually in your everyday isekai mangas the MC is usually pretty hollow, with the side-characters filling out that hollowness to make the story whole- maybe that's the magic of manga? Who knows. There's a few things that truly boggle my mind that the author makes the MC do/think. However, the thing I'm holding onto, is that he continues to grow, as a person. There were a couple of times where Hugo would progress/grow as a person and then immediately go back to being a dumbass. Alas, that's what makes me keep reading and wanting more - to see him become a better person and friend. A little advice (more like a plea) to the author - if you're going to make him grow and give him some character development - then make it last ;) , no one wants to see a character develop then regress back to the way they were. All in all - a decent story with fun, developing side-characters set in a  good, albeit typical, world. Will definitely keep reading and waiting for more.

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