Recommendations politic, scheming involved novel

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  1. haweii

    haweii [mad scientist in-training] Fujoshi

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    I am looking for a novel where the main plot is not just killing people to get stronger and etc, but one where there are more realistic reasons for the characters why the fight.

    What I want to read:
    - smart MC (male and female)
    - no harem
    - no gender stereotypes (like male strong and smart, female naive and dumb)
    - plot involving politics, strategies and or science related things
    - no mecha please except it's really good, like on code geass level
    - likeable side characters
    - romance would be a nice bonus if it's good (I don't have problems with BL and Yuri, but I dislike those really unnecessary perverted parts (e.g. A Step into the Past, I just skipped the sex scenes after a while)
    Novels I've already read which are a bit like this:
    - altina
    - To Be A Virtuous Wife
    - can't recall the rest at this moment
     
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    Scarecrow > dev/null

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    Asf 《《The aria of souls》》

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    Jaded Majoring in Erology

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    That's like the complete opposite of what he wanted...
     
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    NekoMK2 Lazy cat, [self proclaimed GM_Rusaku Disciples]

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    haweii [mad scientist in-training] Fujoshi

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    Thanks, these two look good ^-^
    Are there anymore recommendations ~?
     
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    tact the master mind AND The Communicator #1

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    whosays25 ^_^

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    tact the master mind AND The Communicator #1

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    tact the master mind AND The Communicator #1

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    - Risou no Himo (Japanese salaryman summoned to another world to become Prince Consort to Ruling Queen)
    - Mei Gongqing (forsaken concubine of famous general reincarnated into her younger self with foreknowledge of future events that led to her demise)
    - A Mistaken Marriage Match: A Generation of Military Counsellor (modern-day female police SWAT officer gets incarnated as prisoner of war due to be married off to high-ranking general)
     
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    Asf 《《The aria of souls》》

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    haweii [mad scientist in-training] Fujoshi

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    The Lazy King...I stopped after the "rape" incident, the chapters were so long that after bingereading till there, I needed a break
    Read mahouka till the childhood Ark, will wait till summer break to binge read everything
    Log Horizon, I need to catch up with the anime first and them continue the novel
     
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