So I am catching up with Rakuin no Monshou and running out of what I want to read. So could someone recommend me something based on these thoughts: I prefer male MCs who are not idiots aka most of Japanese MCs. I don't mind typical OP MC cliche as long it is not terrible written. This one is optional. I prefer MCs who belong to the dark side and/or uses some sort of dark powers. For example, WotMW, all demonic cultivators, asuras, necromancers or people who use demon abilities/powers. Sadly, I have finished all good novels I could find which fit those requirements. Another type of novels I am interested in is something more similar to Rakuin no Monshou. I don't mean it that it as simply kingdom building novel, but rather the way that author develops characters and their relationship. I mean instead of all pretty girls joining harem, it focuses on building relationship between main couple. Closest thing from Chinese novels that I can give is Stellar Transformation
http://www.novelupdates.com/series/dungeon-defense/ it's pretty good http://www.novelupdates.com/series/mushoku-tensei/ http://www.novelupdates.com/series/ze-tian-ji/
Finished DD and MT a long time ago. Was thinking about ZTJ, but heard a lot of negative stuff about main heroine Finished a long time ago. Haven't read this one yet...
OP, not an idiot, some degree of dark flavor. That describes... a LOT of fics. Well, here's a few that seem well written to me: Forgotten Conqueror Everybody Loves Large Chests (actually, MC is an idiot at first... he gets a LOT smarter as he evolves) Warlock Of The Magus World
Ouroboros Record ~Circus of Oubeniel~ Akuyaku Tensei Dakedo Doushite Kou Natta. -although it's a female protagonist, she is much more handsome and cooler than many male protagonists - not a fluffy story
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Worm (western web novel, Google it) probably has the female character you never knew you needed. 1. Female character. Rather smart but like real people makes mistakes. And learns from them. And tries to correct them (even at great costs). 2. Terribly well written. The battle scenes are exceptionally good (they're team battles between super heroes with different unique abilities). MC is strong, but has to face some of the most unfairly op antagonists ever (like having the power of "always knowing how to win"). 3. She wants to be a hero... But she's much better at being a villain. She's got the power of controlling bugs after all, and she's not going to save the day with butterflies! (Sort of the ends justify the means type of villain)
Akuyaku Reijo Ni Koi Wo Shite Altina the Sword Princess Katahane no Riku FMC though she's ruthless My Death Flags Show No Sign of Ending Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii desu ka? The Reunion With Twelve Fascinating Goddesses Only 2 Volume so far, MC is yandere Im comparing your reading list and mine~ and that's it~
Reject Hero, an originally-in-English webnovel that has been completed fulfils your requirements. The MC isn't an idiot, though his stubbornness get's him into trouble sometimes, particularly at the beginning of the story, but he also quickly shows that he's not an idiot. It's set in a Super Hero World, where the MC is OP... but he's also most certainly not the typical "I can do anything" type of OP, but more of a specialised form of OP. And his powers are DARK. The MC himself isn't dark, but his powers are most certainly dark. There are 57 chapters in total, including epilogue.