2016-06-20, 19:24 | Link #64 | |
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The two of them don't mind the enslavement of elves, therefore the're evil. And thats basically all we know to care about her... Personally, I think the "plot" is still winding up because next up we will have the assassins present "proof" of her death when she is still walking around. It will be interesting to see what kind of reactions that will provoke. Especially since whoever has the amulet in their possession can now be implicated as the person responsible for her assassination. Cue game of "hot potato"... I agree that it is kinda "meh", but it is a pleasant kind of "meh". At least for me. Personally, I don't really care about who Arc was before the story started, because that almost never has any influence on the story except to make it easier for "generic japanese person" to literally insert themselves into Arc's shoes. Would Arc be more sympathetic to you if you knew about his job? Or his age? Arc is "bland", but it is also because of that that he doesn't start going around heavily forcing his own values/morals/desires on everyone around him (something a lot of badly written Mary Sues tend to do). I don't know why, but in this story, the "boring" and "bland" MC works for me. If the story was different in some way I can't describe or determine, I would probably think the same as you and drop the story. |
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2016-06-20, 22:08 | Link #65 |
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Because she's "good" or because the brother's are "evil" does not make them interesting characters, at this point. I don't care that she died and her death is quite meaningless. Death shouldn't be use lightly ever in stories, and it just becomes silly when the inevitable resurrection by Arc passes. Relying on resurrection, especially when there is no consequences to using it, makes every scene lack tension. It cheapens everything that will happen, unless the author somehow conjures up a reason to prevent Arc from using the power.
His background helps us fill in the blanks about what kind of person he is. I'm not asking for an autobiography of his entire life, but it could be interesting to learn what kind of a player he was. it would help the reader relate to him and open up many avenues to approach to writing his character. How he acts or how his actions unfold can give us a bit of insight to who he is. If I don't really know him, I can't really empathize with him. He's a "nice" guy, or he is a bit of a "pervert" doesn't really help all that much.
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2016-06-20, 22:49 | Link #66 |
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Well, it is also just the 2nd volume. There is still time to reveal more about Arc... but personally, I expect those reveals to be more about "What kind of food he likes", "What does he think about Ariane('s boobs)" and other stuff that is typical "slice of life".
Reading between the lines, I imagine that Arc is some random guy you can find everywhere on the internet... but apparently he has maxed levels in just about every class he can get/need and he still decided to wear a set of equipment that screams "I am a Holy Paladin/Good Guy". He could've been dressed like a thief, a ninja or a mage, but instead he went for the White Knight. That also says something about him. Oh, and he isn't someone who doesn't lend a helping hand because it is "annoying" or because there is no profit for him. |
2016-07-29, 20:42 | Link #70 |
Love Miku x Rin <3
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just saw vol.3 pic in uselessno4, who's that in the pic that elf and human?, is that the captured elf and her buyer?, did he fell in love with elf?, or just make look appear like that so arc dont mess-up his place
can someone spoil the real story?
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2016-10-23, 04:06 | Link #73 | |
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2016-11-09, 22:53 | Link #77 | |
RAW manga/LN provider?
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Sulawesi
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I don't have a backup to those files since my cloud server died. And I'm too lazy to scour the novel pages to get those illustrations again |
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clumsy protagonist, cursed protagonist, not harem, skeleton paladin |
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