I am giving this four stars out of five because the author really needs to put some tags on this story, because it looks like a hero story, when it is about a villain.

I don't want to spoil it, but this is a story about a functional narcissistic sociopath who is too lazy to form a criminal empire as a supervillain, but instead works just enough to fuel his personal growth. Stronger Powers, Stronger Body, Stronger Mind.

Yet, he recognizes that society exists for a reason, so he does not overtly break the rules, he just selectively breaks the rules here and there for his own personal growth. Fortunately he has not decided to do anything truly disgusting as a villain. He has a complete and total disregard for human life and sees love as a disease. He's just obsessed with personal power, and that's it.

A bit refreshing. I was expecting him to pick up mind control powers and build a harem of mind slaves, but no. The author, so far, as avoided anything that would make you want to murder the MC. Yes, he's evil right down to his black little heart that does not pump blood like you or I, but a thin, oily, viscous fluid that if ever spilt would dissolve both flesh, bone, metal and stone, but he limits his evil to people who have it coming, and any incidental damage to innocent bystanders is caused by his inaction, not because he actively hurts innocents.

So, while he is evil, he doesn't revel in the suffering of others, and I can respect that.

Do not read this expecting some guy who will some day turn into a hero, because after what happened in chapter 38, and his follow up in chapter 39, WOW. Uh... Not gonna spoil it, but, for me. Ain't no WAY he's coming back from THAT. I explain my position in chapter 39, if you want details, but don't skip there. You really need to read the whole story to understand.

Would I recommend it? Well, not my cup of tea. But if you like villains as the protagonist, it's well done. He's a monster, but not a monster I want to MURDER. He has inched past the Moral event horizon, but did not dive over it. He has the potential to become a truly wonderful magnificent bastard, but hero? NEVER. If he was going to walk back what he did in 38, he needed to do it in 39, and he didn't. Far too late.

But that doesn't mean he's not a fun read. I just like stories about heroes, not villains. I wish the Author had put the right tags on the story, so I wouldn't have wasted my time reading it. I'm not likely to continue reading, but that's not because of the quality of the story, but the content.

TL/DR: If Villain protagonists are your thing, this is the story for you.

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madeJustToRateSpider-ManMCU

Status: chapter 8

Jan 9, 2023

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Jadednursingstudent

Status: chapter 29

Feb 13, 2023

Not bad, it's actually quite refreshing.

Hope it continues.

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Eugenio

Status: chapter 23

Apr 14, 2023

3.5 Stars

the level of theory behind his powers and various modern details make it deserve more than 3 stars.

The reason why this story deserve only 3 starts is mainly the awkward sentence's structures. While small errors in the grammars do not turn me off, the amount here is enough to take you out of the immersion several times in each chapters. The style is not bad, it feels like the author has some experience in writing. Another flaw is the cringe behavior at times, he is showing-off but in a manner that try to depict it as his normal behavior while is not. It's really not.

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Ricicl

Status: chapter 135

Aug 17, 2023

I like the story, with the MC being the kind of guy he is, it's new for me and the overall writing is done quite well. I appreciate the story and hope more comes of it.

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