Reading a novel because it's mediocre

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  1. Nefasdetestasti

    Nefasdetestasti ❄️Wɪɴᴛᴇʀ's Sᴏɴɢ❄️ ||| [Schrödinger Pantsu]

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    But it's actually making me patient.
     
  2. Wujigege

    Wujigege *Christian*SIMP*Comedian

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    Lol. I discovered Soohoo is still ongoing at 137 chapters. I am not going back to the novel lol
     
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  3. Nefasdetestasti

    Nefasdetestasti ❄️Wɪɴᴛᴇʀ's Sᴏɴɢ❄️ ||| [Schrödinger Pantsu]

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    lol it's not giving you enlightenment anymore, it's dementia now.
     
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  4. book sage

    book sage [Lazy sage] [Gamer] [Reader] [a wanna-be author]

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    I wanna get back to it because of how dumb the transition from one arc to another.
     
  5. Kazuel_Hellscythe

    Kazuel_Hellscythe Well-Known Member

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    Seems like u want some tranquil and peaceful story
    Try
    The monk that wanted to renounce asceticism in box novel
    Which is upto date
     
  6. Nefasdetestasti

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    Everything is already dumb xD
     
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    so-chintzy One of the editors for Yukkuri Translation Service

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    ......I read over 1000 chapters of "Reincarnation of the Strongest Sword God" despite finding it mediocre.

    Mostly, I just read it because it's pretty....stable? Conflicts are fairly mild & almost always confined to the game world (even if it leaks out to real life, it still doesn't affect the MC much - it's still mostly just in-game. They don't threaten his friends, destroy his business or hold his family hostage.) Lots of generically strong & pretty waifus everywhere, but they're not described in a lewd dudebro manner & they seem to have zero romantic feelings for the MC to the point where they don't even fawn/blush over him. MC never really grows or changes & while I do find his stubbornness frustrating at times, it's never bad enough that it'll make me quit (besides, he'll just resolve it in like 20 chapters). MC only moves solo like 1/2 the time in the game, so it's not saturated with "loner angsty badass, so much edge" nonsense. The rest of the time, he's with over a hundred or even thousands of players.

    It's just mostly mindless grinding, boss hunting & stat raising. It reminds me of when I used to spend hours on Maplestory with my brother & I like it even if nothing happens in the novel. Feels oddly nostalgic & relaxing, like listening to vaporwave music or lofi radio.