I looked through chapter 1 again, and no, I don't think there's an issue. He realized that moment was the bit of plot where him and his party dies, it wasn't explicitly stated that this was when he realized he was a reincarnator or that his memories were flooding back. I also got the impression that's what the first chapter meant when he said that, but again, it wasn't explicit and didn't exclude him remembering he's a reincarnator in an earlier point in the past.

it took him 17 years of living his 2nd life to reach that point so he likely lost his sense of caution towards the plot and probably more or less thought the fact he was a reincarnator was enough to diverge from this dungeon circumstance.

You're right! But I have to agree with the other commenter that the story's being more dramatic than it could be, for a different reason. MC could be hoisted up by a harness to keep himself upright while he practices swinging his sword again. It wouldn't be the same, it would be stationary, but he could continue doing something he loves, and his companions won't be dying of guilt every moment in his presence either.

I just find it strange that that many people are around him but nobody thought "what if we hoist you up with some ropes and a tree? that way you won't fall and you can swing your sword!" Oh well, I hope it won't be an oversight forever.

Although that wouldn't work: you know what would? Having him hoisted up by a harness. I get that leg work is involved in his full technique, but he could get into practicing while stationary and without his missing leg..

That oversight I mentioned indeed makes it feel like contrived drama to me, it still sucks but it's not so bad he can't swing his sword like usual (relatively).

I see no reason he can't be held up by a harness to allow him to practice the sword again. Sure, it'd be stationary, might feel wonky, but at least he's not falling to the ground and making himself and everyone else cry again.

Hotheaded glasses girl would be kinda attractive if she didn't say gender supremacy related things all the time :P

I'm thinking the blonde boy could've been leveraged by another contestant easily if they were kind and affectionate to him before he had his mental spiral. Honestly I was kinda hoping for that but he just did the common berserker thing instead, which is fiiine, but I had a preference for the former.

Yeahh, I suppose being a massive red flag would scare away people who might try to use her, in that way it makes sense. Still a highly unlikeable character in my eyes though.

My suspension of disbelief kind of died here, I know MC had some bullies, but I highly doubt a group of that size would be filled with that many people idiotic enough to ride up to a rich school to start trouble, they would KNOW it won't go well for them. I'd have expected them to jump MC on his way home, or when he's alone at his house.

That said it's not my only gripe with this, MC is pretty dense. I get falling back into old habits that came with being mistreated and perceived by the world horribly, but he should be aware how attractive people are treated whether from media or even just witnessing it, it shouldn't lead to some perpetual misunderstanding that girls are just inexplicably friendly or that he shouldn't be there.

Lmfao

I think I'd piss myself if I mistreated someone only to see them be revealed as the chosen one honestly, hope to see that woman experience it too.

I'm really hating the abusive woman who just beats MC around, what an unlikeable garbage.

Orrr even the ungrateful robot who just tried to kill the human who defended her, that's discomforting too.

Wrong :P

Yep!!!! Someday someone's gonna look at me the way Yuno looks at Yukki. :3
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Imagine how pathetic someone would come off if they blatantly couldn't get any hits in while a handicap system was increasingly reducing damage as they near 0.

Actually there was a similar system in the ranked mode to that One Punch Man fighting game, if you played better you'd get debuffed while worse players would deal more damage to you, it was really stupid and unfun so I've been told.

I think he'd have looked better if he kept the unkempt look. It's less ordinary and better reflects the character's efforts, why exactly would he become less sleep deprived after the transfer? Maybe he'd shave and look his best for the waifus but he certainly wouldn't put less effort in, he'd put in MORE now that there's actual stakes. Again, he looked better unkempt and the eyebags at least should've stayed.

Media is so wonderfully enlightening in some ways. For instance: Mirai Nikki taught me what true love is whereas the Fate series introduced me to the cute feminine expressing male (and the freedom of knowing of such a concept). Had it not been for such revelations I would probably have started stress eating junk food starting from a young age.

Except when it's their really beautiful female peer in which case they'll still have fantasies about protecting her despite getting their asses beaten by her (as seen in the previous chapters).

I love her already <3

Spend several lifetimes as an intelligent weapon and you too might jump to crippling others horrifically over an insult

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