Humanity's modern weapons are so overpowered that a plot like this has to pretend that they're useless -> in order for humans to gain superpowers.

This is the natural conclusion you arrive at once you want to give monsters a fighting chance AND also have smartphones exist. lol

I feel like it is appropriate to just reiterate how long it took for him to kill the Frost Queen. 3 days!

In the novel, it is stated clearly that 48 people died in the first night. Seo Jun-ho is level 24. Most of what he said to inform everyone is about the same - but a bit more elaboration in some ways.

Meanwhile, the "spoiler" ability was not broken up into two parts - first part -> "please share what you saw" -> second part with the ice. It was all one part and ended with a "don't tell anyone what you saw."

Yeah, they sent updates that "everything is fine" every 30 minutes -> when the conversation first starts, it's 1:58 am, so there are 2 minutes until the next wave of updates.

Seo Jun-ho directly calls out the number of elves and woldogs surrounding them -> 10 dark elves and 9 woldogs. He killed one of the Woldogs right there -> and proceeds to kill all the dark elves, including the one that fell into the fire.
There is nothing in the novel about not using his sword on these small fries -> but there is quite a bit on the topic of "ah, how nostalgic" based on the fact that when his stats were really high, he would never struggle with small fries -> and he's doing it again now.

The 9 woldogs were handled by the rest of his little party. The line "To Save Them" isn't in the novel; it's "To hunt."

There is more information given overall, especially when it comes to introductions. Fun fact: Mirae means "future." Her "penalty" is that she'll "get badly hurt" and her cooldown is 8 hours.

Seo Jun-ho's thoughts on the dark elves being prideful and refusing to follow commands -> include the conclusion that "because they seem to be following commands -> their leader must be incredibly strong."

In Korean, Wolfdog is three syllables, but their nickname Woldog is 2 syllables. There is a lot more yapping and looking down on dark elves from the campers.

And Seo Jun-ho didn't wake up randomly -> he set an alarm.

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Well, that was quite the plot twist. Also, for someone with no organs, she sure was eating a lot of food...

Wait, why would she remove all her organs? Is she demonstrating her immunity to... herself?

The sword saint chasing Kal Signer -> resulted in Kal not being able to sleep for more than 2 hours a day. The event with Nazad is also slower but overall the same. First of all, Kal and his minion pick up their weapons, prepare themselves, then upon noticing the old man - who was wearing a "wizard hat" (not wizard robe with a hoodie) - had demonic power that far exceeds their own, they put down their weapons and kneel. The old man asks if he is Kal Signer, then removes his hat, introduces himself -> asks some questions, then eventually does the violent thing.

There is some info given out about hunters who are around level 25. They "needed to clear at lest 20 Gates to reach that level." This also meant that they "had to have at least 10 near-death experiences."

Cha Min-woo explanation (as to why he was looking for Seo Jun-ho) was just part of the narration.

The manhwa proceeds to completely skip the details as to Seo Jun-ho's warm-up and results. In 4 days, he cleared 2 gates, got to level 23 and is now able to equip the sword Noya made for him. On top of that, he "got too excited" and "his armor was reduced to rags in the process."
The box Seo Jun-ho was looking at in the manhwa arrives after the greeting with the Cha Min-woo -> an express delivery with the new armor that you will see in the next chapter.
About the armor: it's made from dragon bones and it's just one piece -> Seo Jun-ho was a bit disappointed but put it on -> where "the armor expanded like a machine, covering him from head to toe."
Yes, people saw this happen, and someone read "Kwon" on the box and people were envious.
It's not stated, but this casually gave Seo Jun-ho some authority in the gate. "The president used his power" was the excuse. And then, finally the question of joining the party got asked.

Black Armor
Grade: Unique
Stamina +15
*Lightweight: Magic is attached to make this armor lightweight
*Disruption: This armor can block tracking skills rank C and lower aimed at the user.
Use Requirements: Level 23, 60 stamina, 60 strength.

There's also some info as to why Seo Jun-ho only ever wore leather armor: heavy armor is cumbersome and slows him down, regardless of what magic was put on it. (Reminder: it's been 25 years.)

To respond to the guy wondering why Seo Jun-ho would "babysit strangers" -> a line from the novel: "Of course, this wasn't because he saw himself as some hero. Saving as many Players as possible meant that clearing the Gate would be much easier. It was the conclusion he had arrived at after objectively weighing the factors."

Noya did not need a long explanation to understand Seo Jun-ho's reasoning.
Also, when trolling Seo Jun-ho, Noya said that he "wanted to see that stupid face of yours for once" -> "What stupid face? I'm very handsome." -> "Handsome my ass. You just look like a dandy. Palmo is the manly, handsome one." aaaaaand Seo Jun-ho cuts off Noya to ask about the sword.

Yes, the line about what Noya said being cringey is directly in the novel. lol.
Level requirements for the sword: level 23, 60 strength and 60 speed.
The tea apparently clears your head and eyes - as commented on by Noya - explaining Seo Jun-ho's shock when drinking it.

On the comment about the orcs, the reply is "Orcs are a race with a lot of tribes. There's not a lot of them that we can communicate with."
"I get it, so keep talking" -> in the novel, it's "You know I'm tight-lipped. Tell me more."
Noya straight up tells Seo Jun-ho to go to a dark elves' forest - instead of trying to find normal elves on the first floor. Seo Jun-ho looks up the article he saw on his flight -> recruiting for a gate that features dark elves right there.

Seo Jun-ho's conversation with Cha Si-Eun starts when she's organizing documents, so like... it probably happens in an office. Also, she looks up the info about the dark elves on her vita.

Level restrictions isn't 20 - 30, but 20 - 35.

I feel like since I started this up again, I'm being very picky on the details all over again. I should ease off.

A line from the novel: "The two down their drinks immediately after pouring."
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So, he's not drinking alone.

Palmo is 191 cm tall = 6' 3". Meanwhile, Noya himself didn't just make gear for Spectre, but his mask too.

The conversation with Noya is whack (due to the translation probably). You can kinda get the gist of it but some details are bothering me enough to point them out:
- The novel says "That precious tea?" - explaining why Palmo even questioned it in the first place.
- The manhwa says: "Don't pretend you don't know. When he doesn't listen, he gets stupidly stubborn." This makes no sense as Seo Jun-ho can't pretend he doesn't know; he cannot know. The novel just says "That's because you don't know."
- The manhwa just features some vague praise to Palmo, but in the novel, when praising Palmo, Seo Jun-ho picks up a sword that was on the anvil, "It's a great sword. The balance of weight is perfect."
- - In the manhwa, the line "He's still awkward about being praised too" can sound like it's aimed at Palmo, but in the novel it's just "As always, you're still terrible with compliments" -> clearly directed at Noya.
- They sit down before Noya asks for the reason as to why he came back.

On the topic of the delivery that happens at the end of the chapter: the scene is fine in the manhwa, but I want to add two important details:
1) Arthur Green is introduced (name, that he's Gilberto's son, and he is treated as the 5 Heroes' nephew)
and, more importantly 2) he looks at the package, thinks "I didn't order this... is it a trap?" and starts taking precautions just in case (like bringing up magic to defend himself).

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NOT the lesson! Using mana should not be painful and almost lethal!

An added thing to note: back when he was on the actual stage 1, he was able to run back to heal. That doesn't seem to be an option..?

Cute concept followed by some clever applications of magic -> but it fails the execution thoroughly. Basic common sense fails at every angle after a few chapters.

Listen, it doesn't matter if you've got the memories of your previous life because as a baby, you will not be able to stay awake all day. The whole "babies sleep all day" isn't a result of boredom and lack of knowledge/stupidity (because babies know nothing).

Follow this with more whacky stuff, like a dude who attacks her verbally, gets embarrassed because "bruh, she's a baby" -> and proceeds to DEMAND A DUEL -> and which forces her to join the army... dude, she's a baby. She isn't even a full year old at this time. She could literally just start crying and what're they gonna do? She's a baby.

Then enter: stage left, someone who is blatantly manipulating her -> and she falls for it. So much for all your past life's experiences.

And finally, the last chapter is an 80-ish page extrrrrrrrrravaganza showing off one more fight that was probably planned out to happen like 100 chapters later or some something -> but the manga met the ax.

2/10.
It's mildly amusing at the start but when common sense leaves, it falls apart. Just read "The Baby Saint Wants To Destroy The World!" instead. I don't think it's available here on mangakatana though.

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You're a 1 year old. What public image?
She's a 1 year old. Quit trying to manipulate her. Jeez.

Baby... just say "no" to joining the army. You're literally not even a year old. Announce in front of everyone that they're being completely insane - starting even before the stupid duel.

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Common sense has completely exited the building.

Last chapter be like:
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I gotta say, calling out the entire genre that you're a part of on the literal final chapter of your axed manga is... just stupid.
No, not bold. Bold requires courage or bravery <- which have their own requirements and this manga doesn't do either of them.

This isekai manga is extra generic and not good. Read the first two chapters, nod a little and just move on.

With just 26 short chapters, the manga starts off on a breakneck speed of throwing something out there -> and doing a 5-year time skip -> so Mr. Main Character can reach the grand old age of... 12 years old? Man, why am I randomly reading completed manga when I've got plenty of completed manhwa still waiting for me to read? I don't get you weebs and your praise for garbage like this. Back when you were 12, you were eating dirt, not doing forbidden black magic to kill big, ugly chimera monsters.

The plot is brief and ends without doing much. Characters are paper thin and uninteresting - to the point that I was annoyed by one for a moment -> and then thought "why am I annoyed? She is literally pushing the plot forward since this manga got axed." Also, introducing a character to have them exist for the sheer purpose of "look how sad they are" is trying to tug at heart strings without earning it. Congratz on trying the cheapest trick in the book but still failing to avoid the ax. The world also kinda sorta makes no sense - imagine that, a religion based on primary and secondary colors plus 1. I wonder what they think of tertiary colors - that they can clearly see (like, canonically - as this is black and white manga with bad art) but somehow don't acknowledge?

Speaking of ugly chimeras, that's the plot btw: evil people are evil for stupid, contradictory reasons and they're using chimeras to do their bidding. Also because it was axed, the author was like "but but but... I have an awesome dragon to show off! And a unique never-before-seen-solution to handling it!" -> so that gets shoved into the plot with the elegance and grace of... well, a 12 year old. What's this grand oh-so unique solution? "Living with the dragon so it isn't lonely." That's it. It's not unique but it is kinda rare as I've only come across about 60 or 70 times sooooooooooooooooooooooo

ooooooooooooooo... 2/10.

Plot progresses (and by that, I mean shuffles about half a zeptometer forward) and now it's about anti-slavery. Okay, this is good. How are you gonna handle it? Go the political path and get people to agree with you? Use a literal iron fist to force your rules? Or instead of going that route, Maybe research magic to get rid of the slavery marks? Or do nothing but whine about it?
Oh, you're just gonna whine about it? I mean... I guess.

Wait, where did you get all this money from? You bought the slaves, land for them, built a facility for them to live (last I checked, you have a huge 90% empty castle, but okay) and surprise! The pro-slavery people are attacking! Who would've thought!? If only there was some unreachable place you could've put them where they could not physically reach to attack! Oh no!

Then the plot proceeds to pull a different plot point out of its butt -> which empowers the enemy and also gives him the convenient answer to free all slaves. The empowered enemies proceed to lose to a singular iron golem... is it laziness? The author doesn't wanna draw an army of iron golems nuking all enemies without trying - also the art is "fine," "serviceable" or whatever.
I may be biased because I've been enjoying awesome art from manhwa but this manga's art isn't very good on its own merits.

Then the whole plot point ends - because the author thinks that the solution to ending racism is literally removing slavery magic. Sure, all those racist people that were literally saying "they're not humans, they're objects" are gonna behave now!
Sarcasm? Me? Never.

Then the manga ends. Axed? Probably? I don't think so, tbh. The boring misadventures of Mr. Main Character traveling the world to right wrongs is boring and the most interesting part - the castle itself - is mishandled and also ends up being boring. What was there to axe? First thing that happens is a dragon attacks the castle and dies immediately, so with no danger - other than incurable stupidity -> there is nothing left for this manga to do. It just ends on an unsatisfying note, but the entire thing is unsatisfying so it technically just ends normally.

tl;dr: It's bad.
The plot is meandering; the dialogue is rambling; the world is pathetic; and the characters are flat - except in a literal sense because this is also full of inhuman-sex-doll-proportion fanservice - reminder that some of these girls are minors.

2/10. Just give it a pass.

Well, this was a short read. In theory, it was axed but in practice, it didn't have much going on in the first place, so there wasn't much to axe. More on this later.

The home boy Mr. Main Character watched "Howl's Moving Castle" as a kid -> and upon getting isekai'd, he requested one and got far more than what he asked for: a self-sufficient, self-sustaining flying fortress with impenetrable defenses and the most powerful army in the world, made of Iron Golems, that comes with the added bonus of tech that the world cannot imagine (let alone learn to copy to use).

With this basic premise established, there are no "teeth" to this plot. Nothing exists that could possibly threaten him in any meaningful way. In fact, it is established immediately that there are iron golems in every single room, just standing there, ready just in case anything happens -> and on top of that, he has a humongous hanger with a ton of them. If he were to unleash maybe half the hanger -> he could crush the entire planet. That's too smart for him though because he only ever uses one. Yeah, just one. One Iron Golem is used for the entire plot and maybe things go badly for it once -> technology upgrade -> that threat is never seen again.

So... what's left? Well, Mr. Main Character is lonely. He finds the first damsel in distress, rescues her, falls in love with her -> but does that anime thing where he is like 12 years old instead of in his 30s - also the love interest is 16 so like, good thing this isn't happening on Earth or I'd be calling the police -> so it takes 90% of the runtime for their love to finally get established. Obviously, she falls for him "because he's nice." Someone left a comment that the author has a fetish for the whole "feeling sorry for yourself" and the "comfort of being forgiven" -> "getting in the way of the plot." What plot?

Oh right, the plot: there's a greedy king who wants the castle. What does Mr. Main Character do?
1) Push the button called "kill him" and be done with it?
or
2) Nothing. Then nothing some more. Dangerous stuff happen -> respond with more "nothing" -> get half-tricked by two dudes who are acknowledged as that king's loyal henchmen -> do what they want -> get betrayed -> do nothing -> then finally, barely clutch out a win due to a King's loyal minion betraying the King over stupid reasons? (like, really stupid reasons)