I Reincarnated For Nothing환생은 괜히 해가지고

I love this novel but I can't write a good review
So I copy one

A very entertaining adventure story with surprisingly few flaws.

The premise: The protagonist, Artpe, was the weakest of the four generals of the demon king, more of an intelligence officer than an actual fighter, as his unique Innate Ability allowed him to read stats, decipher magic, auto-scout dungeons and all sorts of other perception-related stuff.

Unfortunately for him, the Hero showed up at the gates of the demon king's castle, and in line with the sorting algorithm of evil, he sent Artpe out to fight her.

However, as he was dying, his innate ability evolved and instead of reading reality, it rewrote it so that he is reborn as the childhood friend of the hero, Maetel.

Even though at this point all he wanted was to retire and become a dairy farmer, he realizes that the demon king wants to eradicate all humans, he is a human, and therefore it is in his best interest to get rid of the demon king first.

Because of this he sets out to use his innate ability and knowledge of the future to guide Maetel's path... except it soon turns out that he has received the Hero class as well, so the two of them set out on a journey to gather party members, grind levels and acquire artifacts while foiling the plans of the demons, even if by accident.


Pros:

• Decent comedy.

• Maetel is adorable in a dumb puppy kind of way.

• The protagonist is very proactive and he is not entirely dense either.

• The writing plays with the tropes of the genre in a tongue-in-cheek manner, but it's never so overt it would disappear up its own anus.

• The pacing is pretty good.

Neutrals:

• There is a harem forming around the MC, and while all the girls are likable, they kinda pale in comparison to the absolute love of Maetel and thus feel unnecessary.

• Related to the previous point, the heroines seem to come out of nowhere and they are immediately smitten with the protagonist at first glance.

• There is a lot of cool power-fantasy themes here, but if you have read a lot of that genre, it becomes a little samey after a while.

Cons:

• The Heroes' plot armor and the Demon Kind using the sorting algorithm of evil are actually plot-points in the story, but it still doesn't help with the lack of tension.

• The many small time-skips help with the pacing, but they also emphasize how the characters stay mostly static over time.

• Way too much focus on looting and the MC scamming people just because he can.
Overall this is a really good, entertaining light read. It follows a similar power-up cycle as Toika's previous work, Everyone Else is a Returnee, and it has most of the same strengths as that story, but with its flaws greatly lessened.

All things considered, I would recommend it to anyone not allergic to smug OP MCs and unnecessary harems


Ok I don't agree with all his point but here a fair review