character- A college outcast due to farming the game since the start of semester (2 months), has low self-esteem, poor, and overly self conscious. He also lacks experience in challenging content. I'd say that has excellent character traits for a growth potential set up.
What novel can you clearly see the plot by chapter 4. Most novels are working on world building in ch 10's. However, what we can see towards plot is a guy who plays a VR game, gets lucky with a Rare (legendary at this point) and attempts to start having an adventure rather than mindless grinding easy targets

With this comment your criticism shows a true inability to judge

If you can feel "growing pains" you'll feel damage pain no? Even if it has a reduction, it's still going to hurt like a bitch

talking about the first life and the reason for the downfall of humanity

So if you are the goddess' tool for mankind's survival, couldn't you take anything you please with no limit? Wouldn't anyone who refuses to support him be a heretic. This politic shit is just dumb

EAT CROW
He now has foot in mouth syndrome

or he killed her and couldnt bring himself to say it

Why the need. Shadow disciple is unknown to all and sparring would only be allowed in this order to maximize legitimacy
Cult heir > shadow
Cult heir > technique partner
With this method, only the heir to the cult becomes most familiar with the technique. It's even better if the shadow is a woman to who the heir can produce the next child with because then legitimacy won't have to be worried about.

Now if you also twist who was the real killer of brother after "spending so much time looking" you could get a perfect vengeful pawn again.

high ranking worshippers practice pedophilia... You think it wasn't happening on the DL? They just got with the times and came out in the open

When you realize half the 12 apostles of devil worshippers are all high-ranking church members but you're calling the church
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HEY!!!! I WILL HAVE YOU KNOW.... 🤔🤔🤔 wait no... Nope... No... 🤔🤔🤔 dammit

When going for a speed run always expect the sub-boss to buff the main boss

the slave crest probably enforces mana freeze at will thus the collapse. Meaning the order isn't necessary but a command to look priestly
Edit: Ok was wrong. However it still probably can't force you to speak as its closer to a puppeteer skill than mind control

its not the infamous nope rope but its brother the rope producing nope

did he really get fooled or does he only care about being in power. With 2:27 odds, it sounds more like he's trying to kill off anyone who can threaten his power monopoly and coincidentally found someone 2x.

not really. It sounds very realistic if fantasy was real. We've only seen the worst scum ie gods, demon worshippers, and corrupt people

The people rely on the gods too much, and the gods find it pleasing to watch a species hand up their lives so willingly to the double edged swords they provide. When you consider it that way, its no wonder they stop providing assistance once demon god tartaros is close to his descent. They already know how it will end.

The demon worshippers believe the sweet lies the demon god tells, so obviously the weak minority will turn on humanity who already exploits them

Meanwhile, corrupt people gather in the name of gods to exploit the gods will to do nefarious deeds

this depends on what's in the world walkthrough.
Like a sword that can slice through anything is better than a skill for low swordsmanship. You can learn swordsmanship at low level easily, however "sword aura takes years to develop" (general truth in fantasy).
Exp increase % of any amount will almost always trump any knowledge
Like in this novel, if he received these skills, he could make money just by selling monster by-products and then buy the stuff out in the world he doesn't know about. But unfortunately he's a slave right now.
• reduced wages
• heightened expenses
• healing cost is outrageous
Just between the first 2 factors keeps most people, so if you hunt monsters on the churches dime (only way to break the cycle [assumption]) the 3rd will keep you

Do you accept... You're a fucking god. Even if MC denies, you'll still send him back. And MC is stupid. If he cant summon his weapon, he thinks he can hurt another god when hhe couldn't even damage Tartaros? (using self destruct doesn't count bc its not his power)

Everyone is awakened but only MC has powers. Does no one find this weird. I'd accept it if no one had more than 1 but NO ONE has powers even though they have a status window

are you suggesting that I give up on MY Lumi Noona‽‽‽

wrong. She'd have to be a feature character in his game