The Young Master in the Shadows by Akaichi

2 new chaps available but not updated here

For me it was one of the best novel so far. And read it till ch 330 so u can understand all the idiotic things he did and what the author has in mind 😁.
I will give 10/10 for the comedy
Some jokes are way too hilarious 🤣🤣.

So in conclusion a must read novel but everyone has different opinions so it's upto you

Okay, this novel is a good 7.5/10. It's really nice with the intelligent MC and everything. The wedding arc was really thrilling too.
Now to the main stuff, WTF? This author simply seems incapable to write a coherent plot. His plot jumps from place to place and he brings in stuff from nowhere. What I hate most is how he just changed lily's personality. I know he likes her a lot, but her personality change was just too glaring. I'm talking about even before she did the time stuff. He just felt like changing something and didn't bring any healthy development to enforce that change. All of a sudden Lily changed from a maid who could die for victor to some sort of dominatrix.
There's so many plot holes. At first I decided to read this as junk food, so I didn't really care, but the author is really good at writing and this book can be sooo much better if he writes and plans his plots better.

Currently, at chap 410 something he's trying to juggle so many POVs at the same time it's just tiring. It feels like I'm different short stories that never end.
There's also the fact that we don't even understand the movement of time since he regressed. It's important in this novel, cause it could be used to know when certain things are meant to happen and when the reckoning comes, but author conveniently never tells us about that. Prolly so as to make the plot more malleable.

Well, this book is really good. I wish I had come later so I could have more chaps to read.

A great novel ruined by just the author's not thinking about the system carefully.
I won't mention the things already mentioned below since that's all true and I'm currently at chapter 265 something but I'm frustrated enough that I'm writing this review. I'll only list the shit I don't like and so before I start I'll give it a 8/10 rating and tell you that you should definitely read it and that it's very enjoyable. Now to the rant.

Mc is a fuking idiot. Now imagine being a regressor and not like accidental one but someone who planned it like a true fuking genius, mc is dumb as fk. He don't care about his strength at all. Like honestly if it weren't for that one demon coming for mc and him killing it he would still be around lvl 15-20 I believe. When he lvled up to lvl 119 I thought he will be strong, even if not op but at least strong to the lvl of elders in faction but he isn't -_- he just spam his disguise with poison to get rid of lal which is great I'm not bothered about it but ta least try to grow stronger bro. He knows about many C rank dungeons and shit but don't wanna go there ? Why ? He knew lily was a von krone but still brought her to the most public places ? Why ? All this will change after 300 chapters since looking at title the marriage happens at that point. So let's be fine with it.


Then why da fk would author make system such shit ? Skill tiers ,stats , and rankings all are fuking useless. Not even a joke. People are using S rank or above items like they are cabbages . There are no lvls to items so a s rank spear can be used by a dude at lvl 10 to someone at lvl 500 or above which is just mental. This people spam high rank items like they are some roadside candies. Somewhere around chapter 250 mc got attacked by this A rank monster that exploded and mc at this instant was using a S rank defence talisman yet the damage destroyed that shield and residual energy seriously injured mc .like how da fk ? That thing had 1/3 of MCs stats then how is that shit even able to harm mc ? Mc met some woman who was lvl 70~ and at this point is lvl 119 and was like "Oh shit this is insane". His brother had 3 times that woman's stats and was still scared of her ? . People use S rank and above items like they are so common which is just sad . Cos if they are so common what are you even fighting for ? An E rank dungeon gave S and SS reward -_- .

Mc has a SS or SSS tier shop access which is useless unles author just decide he can't bs where mc got some pill from.
Everytime you think mc is strong now you will see people with insane shit stats like this one
"ISPHIGAR THE GREAT <BOSS>
STR: 1
AGI: 1
INT: 5484188451110
LCK: 14
CHM: UNAVAILABLE
SKILLS:
DEVOUR, S
ETHERIAL BODY, S
BODY OF THE SMOKE, S
DEATH TOUCH, S"

Fu#king 5.48 trillion inteligence
Basically anything with stats and tier in this novel is just bs

I love the novel. Great story and characters.my issue is that it isn't R-18. I just find that alluding to the s*x etc that goes on with the harem instead of writing about it breaks the immersion while reading. Just my opinion i know there are many books written like that as the author doesn't want to write smut but if your mc is perverted and has a harem I mean
It's a given that they'll have sex etc.

At one time I quit after chapter 270 and didn’t return for a long time. At the time the novel seemed good to me, but I lost interest in it.
Now I'm back to read all the new chapters that have been released, and I must say that my opinion has changed. There were some parts that I didn't like because of the point of view from which I read it. And some I simply considered to be disadvantages, and they affected my enjoyment of reading.
After 270+ chapters, the plot begins to rapidly increase in quality! It becomes much more interesting to read. As the story goes on, the author makes the story much better.
Among the advantages for me personally
1) Well, he finally got rid of the blue balls, I was really very annoyed by such a harem, but untouched by the MC himself!
2) The wedding finally took place, and he improved and awakened his free bloodline! This is a big plus, since the MC has become much stronger, and now he will not be beaten by every second piece of trash. And he himself can now do more than just rely on poison and other external things.
3) The plot is more developed, it begins to live up to its title, and I like the direction in which it is moving.

Of the minuses.
1) The power system is still poorly thought out, it’s quite annoying, the author really needs to work on this point.
2) Still a poorly developed world. There is no complete picture of the world in which the MS is located, this does not spoil the story too much, but I would still like to understand how the world is divided, and where what factions are located, and what territories they are responsible for.
3) All the same idiotic descendants! There are too many of them to kill. An unkillable enemy, and in such numbers, it’s terrible!

In principle, the pros of reading far outweigh the cons of this story. Of course, you need to take into account that I did not list all the advantages above. These are only those that appeared after chapter 270. Pluses are added to the story, while the author's minuses gradually disappear.
I think the author did a good job, I will continue to read and hope for further improvement of the story.

Nice novel. It is getting much better as you can feel the author getting better in every chapter. Good read

Quite an alright novel. Although there are some parts that I'm not fond of, the humor and story are making this quite enjoyable. Also there's plenty of dark sides of the world and nature in here, but at the very least the censorship isn't that harsh compared to most other novels.
This novel's name is edgy IMO and I was doubting whether to read it. But other than the lustful part and some excessively dark sh*t, it felt okay and pretty plausible. MC is quite clever too (scamming others a lot as well - he has quite some cheats for that).
(the huge status windows aren't that cool though)

This novel is pure junk-food type. If you are willing to stomach stupid decisions like acting arrogant on purpose while simultaniously wanting to be low-key, you can pass time with this novel, I guess.

This novel is just pure joy and satisfaction.

Currently in chapter 354 and finally we have a clear path and plans for Victor to become the young master in the shadows... And it was an incredible effort from the author.