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    How many chapters u think this novel will go ? Should I wait now or read?
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      Wait till next update brah cliffhanger of death and it was the first chapter that didint have the [>>>] button since i started reading too
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        Is the story close to end ?
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          Dosent seem like it i feel like hes gna be an adult atleast by the time it ends and aithour kun seems to be stacking up time skips and lore rn so i assume theres more in yhe works i think were maybe halfway tnrough currently
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    @ch145
    Very trashy. The plot can get as convoluted as it is dumb. If you pay attention to and digest what you are reading it's extremely painful to experience this.
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    • 4.5
    4.5
    Really good right up my alley. Got a soft spot for these types of Korean novels so B+ tier for me. All I gotta say acinema
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    To be honest, I can't come to a consensus about this book.
    Can I say it's bad? No, because the book has its strengths and an interestingly presented magic with great potential.
    But I can't say the book is flawless either.
    Mainly because I find it a bit boring. The world is too small and not fully explored. In the 40+ chapters I read, I saw all the events taking place in one city, and only then did another city begin to appear. Nevertheless, the world is just too small, and reading about events taking place in one city is quite boring. In particular, I don't see any potential for an interesting exploration of the world. Judging by the plot, the main character is simply destined to spend almost all his time with his teacher or someone else in search of a solution to his very difficult situation.

    In short, the book is definitely not bad, but so far I find it boring.
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      Definitely should've kept going, these issues are mostly washed away in later chapters
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    4.5
    Hmm I don't know if i should say this is a hidden gem becouse its like still too early, but i can say this good for me and need author to grind for more Lore and world building know
    Power system in this is really interesting welldone
    MC who got really OP talent but not without price not like some nonsense, well you can imagine how human to survive in bottom of (Mariana Trench) with a lot of Jurrasic monster, 7
    And for Romance its still too early he still 11 old but he got at least 3 or 5 FL imbest
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      Now that i remember i think battle in this novel like JJK where MC domain expansion is deep sea that make his enemy got Crushet, yeah something like that
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    All I can say is that this novel is deep
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    Will read once MTL translation is added
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      Tmb tô esperando essa bomba
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    Can someone please help me find which does the mc become a adult ( a teenager) as i don't like novels where mc is a child
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      even after 130+ chapters, he is still a kid.. and it's really ridiculous
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      i never liked child mcs, it's so ridiculous when a kid likes to "show off" and expect other people to take him seriously, thanks to the other comment i know that i won't be reading this
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        I think this one actually manages child trope surprisingly well. It's very cringe at the beginning, but the more mc reveals his character, the more it fits. Frankly, he is closer to some sort of unnatural monster than a "fake child genius", and there aren't really any face slapping at all. Well, there are, technically, but it's never about "wow, mc is so cool!" and isn't really portrayed that way.
        Honestly, he doesn't try to show off at all, and more often tries to take advantage of being a child, than demands being treated seriously.

        On the other hand, I categorically refuse to read any story where mc is a swordsman or has a harem. So, while I believe this novel quickly moves past the trappings of the trope (maybe 40 something chapters?), I really don't judge.
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          No swordsman? A bit overboard
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            I don't mind mc's who use swords sometimes. I just really dislike those who dedicate themselves to it. Like, Shadow Slave is one of my favourites despite Sunny using sword because it's really not "his thing". There isn't a single major conflict that was resolved by him being skilled swordsman, that's not what his character about, and it's really more of a vehicle for his other abilities to shine anyways.

            "The way of the sword" people is what I have issue with. Other pure warrior types to a lesser extent as well. I prefer wizards, non-combatants, crafters and the like.

            Harems I hate uncompromisingly though. Mc has romantic relationships with two peope at once - I'm out.
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              I see, I guess that does make sense. Do you think it's because it's not really a logical power system? Like, wizards learn spells, increase their rank to learn higher tier spells and get more mana. While swordsmen just somehow get more powerful by "becoming one with the sword", whatever that means.
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    Daoist Inkdrunk Review — Wizard of the Deep Sea

    The world is submerged.

    That is not just a setting detail....it is the story’s thesis.

    Wizard of the Deep Sea begins simply enough: a reincarnated child, an orphanage, a delayed awakening. Familiar Korean webnovel soil. But once magic enters the picture, the novel reveals its real hook....Inner Worlds, the personal realities through which mages impose their will onto existence.

    Jern’s Inner World is the Deep Sea.

    And that choice carries weight.

    Magic here is not a tool you wield lightly. To acknowledge one’s Inner World is to accept it....and some Inner Worlds reject their creators. Fallen mages, Abyssal mages, are not merely stronger; they are overlapping realities, slowly drowning the physical world around them. In Jern’s case, that means constant pressure, cold, suffocation, and pain. His body bruises, purples, adapts. He replaces breathing with artifacts. He survives not because it is easy....but because stopping means death.

    This gives the story its strongest spine: power as an existential threat. Strength is not optional. Growth is not ambition...it is survival. In that sense, the motivation is clean and convincing.

    Where the novel stumbles is not in concept, but in how loosely it binds consequence.

    The power system is imagination-based, soft, and largely unquantified. Costs exist....but they are vague, elastic, and ultimately decided by authorial need. Can Jern win this fight? How much will it hurt him? Will it permanently scar him? The answer often feels less like a rule and more like a mood. Characters admire his endurance, his willpower, his refusal to give up....but the long-term price of that suffering remains perpetually “coming soon.

    Character-wise, the cast is serviceable but uninspired. You will recognize them immediately: the peerless elf mentor, the brutal dwarf trainer, the worshipful childhood friend, the gifted noble girl, the ominous villain organization of half-mad elites. None of them are incompetent, which is a mercy....but few are memorable beyond their roles. This is a character-driven story, yet the characters themselves are mostly vessels for the MC’s journey.

    The worldbuilding, despite claims to the contrary, is intentionally sparse. Lore exists in suggestion rather than substance. Powerful figures are mentioned but not explored. Cities are destroyed offscreen. History is implied, not constructed. This gives the author great flexibility....but also leaves the world feeling hollow, expanding only when Jern steps into the room.

    And yet....despite all this....it works.


    Not because it is original.
    Not because it is deep literature.
    But because the execution is competent, controlled, and patient.

    The pacing is good. The logic mostly holds. Characters behave rationally within their limits. There are no glaring plot holes....partly because the author reveals information slowly and keeps many cards hidden. It is a mass-market Korean webnovel, yes...but one written by someone who knows exactly how to avoid common pitfalls.

    Where the story quietly surprises is in the questions it raises, even if it never fully answers them.

    What happens when a child is given catastrophic power?
    Can sanity survive when existence bends around perception?
    Is madness a failure....or an adaptation?
    When Inner Worlds bleed into reality, whose reality was “normal” to begin with?

    The novel brushes against these ideas without committing to them. Whether that restraint is intentional or missed opportunity will depend on the reader.


    In the end, Wizard of the Deep Sea is not a masterpiece submerged beneath the waves. It is a solid vessel, well-built, carrying a dangerous cargo of ideas it only half-unpacks.

    Worth reading.
    Worth thinking about.
    Just don’t expect it to dive as deep as its premise suggests.

    — Daoist Inkdrunkwanderer,
    The sea is vast. The pressure is real. The depth is uneven.
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      thanks chatgpt

      thanks chat gpt

      thanks chat gpt

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      thanks chatgpt

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        LOL kek kek kek

        you made my day
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        InkDrunk's reviews almost feel like trolling, since 1) I'm probably going to compulsively read Ink's reviews whenever there's one present, 2) I'm (kinda sorta) pretty sure they aren't using chat gpt, yet 3) Every review of his seems to strictly follow a checklist, ticking off each and every little quirk representative of chatgpt T-T

        -Totally unnecessary bolding
        -emphasis on "survival"/"willpower", i.e.
        And that choice carries weight.

        -W is not X, it's Y (or worse, "W ± X. W ± Y. W ∓ Z.") i.e.
        Not because it is original. Not because it is deep literature. But because the execution is competent, controlled, and patient.
        Worth reading. Worth thinking about. Just don’t expect it to dive as deep as its premise suggests.

        -Serious tone and consistent diction, until there's suddenly a phrase that breaks sunders immersiveness, and ChatGPT/Gemini/etc have the gall to put in in quotes as if that ameliorates anything (sorry for the minor crashout) i.e.
        Characters admire his endurance, his willpower, his refusal to give up....but the long-term price of that suffering remains perpetually “coming soon.”

        -Totally unnecessary quotation i.e.
        When Inner Worlds bleed into reality, whose reality was “normal” to begin with?

        -Em dashes (Ink uses "...." instead)

        TL;DR Don't think InkDrunk's using ChatGPT bc of some comment I read a while back about how they don't wanna have to change their style to sound un-ChatGPT, but they really sound like ChatGPT, can't deny that
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    waiting for another comment on how short the summary is. U dumb rats be more original about your comments. it is pathetic
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      Sigh another one of these guys. Kindly leave the site you obviously don’t belong old
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        Kill me first
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          Send an adress junior
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      Damn… this novel has such a short description goddamn!
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