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On the 15th of March 2164, the world mourns the passing of Darius Stone, billionaire broker, and philanthropist.
Yet while his family and friends put his body to rest, Darius wakes up to find himself reborn into a younger body in a different world.
A strange voice informs him that his soul has been transported into the magic-filled world of Faust on the behest of a mysterious Goddess called Vena, for the sole purpose of entertaining her through his struggles.
In this world where any dream can be achieved with enough effort, he sets out to become a Supreme, an existence above Mortals and even Gods!
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Warning: This novel features a villainous protagonist. If you have enjoyed Warlock of the Magus World, then you should be able to tolerate Darius Stone’s actions and choices throughout the novel in terms of Morality.
Note: This story is slow-paced in order to allow for better world-building and development. If you’re looking for a fast-paced action story, this might not be for you.
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I already wrote a critique on this, in a chapter comment, but now that I am a bit further in the story I will write this one. The first 30 chapters are weird. The writing quality is good. the world seems interresting, but the pace and MC are off. Its too clean, too many times you think "huh, but..." and the author is probably right in saying he has thought it over very thoroughly, but just thibking it amacka you out of the story. The pace is too slow and the progress not very interresting. This combined with the constant urge to tell the author that it he could have done something different (experienced by not only me) makes it hard to go through. Huh, but why the 5 stars then? Well the beginning makes it all the more obvious that the story after ch 30 really picks up, it finds its pace, its soul. The MC and side characters become more interresting, you just want to continue reading. Its fun. There is suspense. a bit of veil is uncovered. I stopped reading 4 different times reading the first 30 ch. And read the next 30 ch in 3 hours straight (I am a slow reader). Guild wars is my favorite novel on WN, and I was sad with the sudden hiatus, but now I am a bit less sad as this definitly is growing to the same heights. Excited to read the rest, and that means it deserves 5 stars.
Another beautiful work of art by the lord god himself, Kotario-sama! The development of the world around the main character is amazing. Every single thing that is mentioned has value to the story, as well as keeps the reader entertained. Most stories end up losing the interest of the readers when they have to explain a large quantity of things, but this story does it in a way that keeps the reader interested while not explaining literally every single thing. Instead, all that is needed to be known is able to be easily inferred by reading between the lines. The interactions between characters is also phenomenal. Every action or thought is in line with the person’s character/personality. The main character is not one of those stupid goodie-two-shoes heroes who are overly nice and naive to the point of insanity. The main character also isn’t a stupid edgelord only focused on being Mr. Meanie. The main character is simply the best of both worlds, and is logical and realistic, yet not utterly perfect (since that would be boring). The chapters themselves do two things at once: prepare for the following chapters, and continue upon the previous chapters. Everything in this story flows very well and contradictions are yet to be seen. 11/10 I have nothing but praise for this glorious masterpiece.
Warning for my fellow readers of dark/evil stories. The tag 'villainous MC' is misleading. The MC's moral hypocrisy is on par with the typical Chinese protagonist. Author comparing the protagonist of this novel, Darius, with Leylin from Warlock of the Magus World? The most inaccurate comparison I've ever seen. Leylon is pragmatic above all else. Darius however? He is anything but pragmatic. Author promises a villanous MC and fails to deliver. I would say at most this protagonist is an 'anti-hero'. Deceptive marketing is never nice.
I DON'T LIKE IT. It has good introduction it hook me up but later on it quit its boring and the author is a hot blooded DONUT! If someone point something in comment he got angry like Sh*t, dude really? is that how author should do? In the World of Faust There is no element -_- how does magic created 😂 What kind of mindset is that There's a guy in a comment section that says the MC's skill is too OP the 'Transmutation' he can literally make poison and even more and kill thousand of ppl and get exp. Do you know what the author said? "You can't make an item that doesn't exist in Faust " he even got angry.. so Magic world no poison 😂 no element its so hilarious 😂😂 I recommend not read it :) Before my Review got deleted Then better read it as fast as you can hahaha The HOT BLOODED AUTHOR
The novel is decent I guess? The author said the mc will be similar to Leylin however it is a lie. Mc commits quite a few silly blunders. Moreover, they're quite a few filler chapters in MY OPINION. Like the whole chapter about mc cooking and eating. Like bro why the whole chapter is dedicated to eating if the novel isn't even about cooking. Author delete my review if you want, I don't care. It'll just make me feel pity for you. Lastly....--PREDICTING AN ANGRY UNREASONABLE RESPONSE. Also, attack dogs :)
in light of the fact the author has informed many of his fans that this novel should be on a higher level than his first (which I thoroughly enjoy and hope he still works on) I shall follow Voids example and post a 5* review. if this should fail to meet expectations (I doubt it will) change I shall change the review to one more suited.
This is a great work written by a fairly experienced author. The grammar is great, hardly any mistakes at all. Definitely top quality. Despite the few chapters as of now, you can get some insight into characters and their personalities. The protagonist is pragmatic, benefit-oriented, probably evil which is great. There are too few chapters to rate Update Stability, Story Development and World building but from the quality of writing and the author, I'm rather optimistic. All in all, I highly recommend it.
So, it's the proverbial Author's review. Now, let me use this limited and much-visited space to clarify some things for those who are yet to read and those who have begun reading but are likely confused about some things. 1. In this novel, you are mostly spoonfed things, but a wealth of things are also left for you to read in between the lines. This novel was written with the intention of appealing to a thoughtful crowd, so erm... please make sure you fit that category. 2. Darius Stone, the MC, is not an edgelord as many expected from the synopsis. The comparison to Leylin Farlier from Warlock of the Magus world was not referring to their personalities or logical choices, but their moral choices. Unfortunately, some fellows came in hoping to see Leylin V2.0, not Darius Stone. 3. Darius is - as they say - isekai'd. Yes, but please - and absolutely keep this in mind as it is the whole point of the plot - he is not done so freely. He is brought to the world of Faust with a goal in mind, and majority of the actions he takes - whether you like it or not, or whether you feel its smart or not - are geared towards fulfilling that goal, which is to amuse the one who reincarnated him. 4, Please, for the love of God, hide your arrogance and ego. yes, the suggestions you made as to loopholes with the ability he acquires are grand, but you aren't the only one who can do 1+1. I, and the create/characters in the novel, can certainly think that far, and if it's not implemented, it means it likely would not work. This is in regard to the system mechanism as well as the ability. 5. If the above-mentioned things have bothered you, please use this as an official clarification for your doubts. If they haven't, please keep an eye out for them and when you encounter them, remember my words. It would make much more sense when you do. Thanks for reading so far. If you have read a bit and want to leave some praises, you can also make a review or let me know in the replies here or in comments (chapter and paragraph) in the novel. If you have criticisms, you can also leave those, and I will investigate and either give you an explanation, gratitude, or apology depending on the validity. If you are part of the typical crowd who like to insult first and think later, you are also free to leave whatever comments you have wherever. Just beware that, heh, I also insult back, and quite scathingly at that.
A great novel, with far better grammar than one should reasonably expect from this website. It is clear to see that the author is experienced has planned out this journey instead of writing whatever comes to mind. One thing I must point out that I found incredibly refreshing is that this author actually comprehends the value and benefits provided by life experience. The protagonist's thought processes and actions conform to his stated background as a highly intelligent, wily old man. I see it so often that these so-called "old monsters" when reincarnated, completely forget every single bit of logic, experience, and force of will that they must have gained through their struggles and immediately start acting the age of their body and make the most brainless and infuriating decisions that anyone with even a tenth of their experience could avoid effortlessly. To summarize, if you are looking for a reincarnation novel with a thoughtful, calculating, and actually intelligent character, this one is for you.
Can't say that I enjoyed this novel as much as I did guild wars, but let's begin the analysis. 1- I feel disconected to this novel mostly because the protagonist's emotions don't make sense. He pratically "owned" the world before his death and transmigation to Faust, I won't say he should be a stuck up prick, but there should be at least some pride hidden in there, he should have some negative emotions towards the Goddes who sent him to this world to entertrain her and the goddes's 'dog' (forgot his name, but the system dude), I mean, I understad that it's useless to be angry at the goddes for her emotions, but there should be some anger hidden behind his demeanor, he's basically a toy for her afterall... (I feel like no ammount of being a cold-hearted MC would make that anger dissapear, hiding it would be possible, but making it inexistent is kinda weird...) 2- The story progression kinda sucks, ngl... I feel like things go his way too easily, if the goddes really created this world just for him, she could probably make his life harder, instead he goes to speak with a random bandit leader, he has 10 god level treasures, cuz why not (none of them were duds btw, that situation was unreal af...) and to top all that off when he goes to see the slaves there's a dude with Royal giant blood in his veins, won't even say how absurd that is... 3-The world is interesting at least, there's a few continents that have different settings, for some reason the technology advanced continents haven't enslaved the other continents (wich doesn't make sense, since they have a really advanced techonology level, but hey, magic.) 4-No romance during the free chapters (till c70), for those who were reading for the romance tag. 5-I feel like his system limits him a bit too much, but there's probably gonna be some changes in the future, with system upgrades and shit. 6-Transmutation was done in a bad way... (would say shitty, but that might be offensive so, bad). a) No reason for him not to make better potions... If the supreme version doesn't exist (as the author said in a comment) he could at least go for the highest quality possible, but due to balancing issues we had a protagonist that made a potion just slightly better and didn't give any explanation as to why only went that far. (aka we need more rules for the transmutation skill instead of plotholes) b)A rule that he can only transmute itens that are considered to be of his level would be nice. Ex: Journeyman can only make potions of medium quality and can only transmute things to idk orichalcum ore. The ownership system is weird af too, but sure. 7)I feel like his first scheme, kinda sucks afterall you don't really need to go for the "light" path in a kindgom said to be small af, he could just focus in creating his party and staying low while controlling the market from behind the scenes, but idk politics might help him in the future. Btw forgot to say that using the first scheme to create a 'identity' was total bullshit, no1 knew ppl from other towns in the medieval age, so it would be very easy to create a better indentity he could have gone with the tycon from a different kindgom identity, we all know that the spy network of a small kindgom won't be able to investigate his background that way.
Haven't read yet but in light of the authors other novel that I like quite a lot I will give it a good review and will definitely read later
This will be my review after going through first 60 chapters. It is written specifically for those who have come here after seeing the villainous MC tag. There might be a few spoilers, so please proceed with caution. Pros: 1) Author has done a good job weaving the world and MC's system. It states that since MC has adopted the system that'll grant him quick growth with it's OP features, he'll have to give up the organic growth in exchange for it. Basically, he'll have to raise his stats and skills through system and not by practicing his skills or working out. That leaves little room for plot holes and makes it easy for readers to keep track of MC's growth. 2) So far, the pace with which story progresses is solid and steady. And till now there are no young master troupes. The side characters bare not shown to be overly dense and synthetic. Their reactions are well within how a sane and able person would react to if placed in that situation. 3) The storyline is compressed and has a huge potential to have an amazing growth spurt. Meaning, there are no plots within plots as of now. Nor are there over abundance of characters that makes it difficult for readers to keep track of. But since there's plenty of foreshadowing introduced at the right time, it doesn't feel like the storyline is one dimensional. 4) The language part is good and there are no glaring grammatical errors. Cons: 1) Author shouldn't have compared this MC with Leylin. It puts this MC on a pedestal he can't easily walk out of. He has a character flaw that makes him a hypocrite. (Spoiler example: anything related to miner girls is totally off the table for MC because he had two daughters in the past. But he orders the bandits to perform raid on homestead he is staying in at the time that has such miner girls along with other innocent villagers to achieve his goals.) Although he admits his flaw and is aware of it's existence, it doesn't help him since he had been compared to Leylin from WMW, who didn't have such issue. Leylin wasn't a pedo either, but he was down with anything that'd gain him the most profits. But the good thing is, this flaw can be ignored for most times. 2) Although author won't admit it, the system grants him the most OP and broken abilities which he doesn't make use of for the most time in the beginning. And when he does, he does it in a non efficient way. 3) The base plot makes the readers question MC's smartness, as he was dubbed as the most successful businessman in the past life with 70 years of experience dealing with all sorts of people and situations. Since he was portrayed to be someone with cunning and coldness to not shy away from partaking in the most heinous tasks, and someone who caused wars to gain profits from them on earth; readers expect a certain mindset from the MC. He should be thinking first before performing any tasks with absolute certainty. And the story also tells the readers in the beginning that the goddess has summoned him because of his black heart and cunningness, to entertain her through his various actions while trying to achieve the Supreme level. But right afterward his entry into the new world, instead of displaying the cunning he possesses to swiftly tackle all the problems lying in front of him, we find that he is hurrying himself to find a human settlement coz he thinks the goddess that summoned him wants him to be doing just that lest she gets bored. We can ignore this after considering it to be the device to make the storyline progress forward, but there should have been a better way to retain MC' cunning. Till now he hasn't done anything too profiting for himself even with all those cheat abilities. 4) There's a subtle miscommunication that takes place in the storyline which makes the readers think that the story has a plot hole when there isn't. Author explains a few things in an ambiguous way that leaves room for valid questions to arise. Even when we give the author some liberty and consider that he did that to construct certain suspence and foreshadowing while leaving room to future developments, this too could have been avoided if only author chose to do it in a way that would leave less room for unneeded questions. 5) For a character that managed to retain his image of the most philanthropic man who did everything to help the needy and poor despite him causing wars to profit from them in the shadows; MC surprisingly becomes somewhat careless as soon as he finds human settlement. Although it doesn't look too apparant as of now, I can see some of his decisions coming to bite him back in the a**, coz he already has left some loose ends. This too could have been ignored. The problem is that author made a comparison between the MC and Leylin from the get go, who didn't let anyone see his true nature untill it was too late for anyone to do anything. So the readers expect same kind of perfection from this MC if not something better. But foreshadowing made by author breaks this very expectation even before it takes shape. 6) MC's evilness seems to be just for the sake of being evil with minimum amount of gains and maximum repercussions coming his way. Again, I have to say this at the cost of coming across as a broken record; but this too could have been chucked under the carpet had author not compared the MC with Leylin. Since Leylin did what he did to make the most out of every situations and only when he was certain there's no alternative way to do things in a subtle way, he doesn't come across as purely evil. But the MC here orders bandits to wipe out the homestead coz he wanted to gain two seemingly disposable pawns which was something that can be deemed unnecessary. 7) When he should have prioritised laying low before gaining an identity like what Leylin would have done, he has chosen to attract unwanted attention by sanctioning a mass wipeout. 8) There are no chapter titles. Although it seems trivial, most readers would prefer to have chapter titles to get the prelude of what's going to happen in them.
I just love his work Guild Wars, which I really recommend to you guys, and the story about Darius is as amazing as the other story. So you guys should give it a read because you can't use your time better than reading this story.
I havent even read this story yet but im genuinely excited to because Guild Wars, the authors other novel, is my all time favorite novel and the amount of time I spent reading that one novel is just ridiculous. I know this story will be amazing mainly because the Author now has even more experience.
Current Chapter at 394. I binge read this for 3 days I must say it feels so short wishing it already has 800+ chapters. Anyway, It's interesting to see how he abuse his main class like any gamer we also come up with way's to cheat the system such as double dipping/stacking/ailment affect abuse/most common infinite mana and etc we all have our preferences but this novel hit's the mark for me like supreme magus . 5/5 nothing more
Even with the few amount chapters right now it already seems to be shaping a very good novel with amazing character and world building and very innovative ideas in terms of skill usage. As a big fan of Guild Wars, I eagerly await more chapters of this
The author’s previous book has lead me to rate 5 stars on anything this author does it is called guild wars and it’s my favorite on sll of webnovel
I got hooked because of the villian mc but all i got in the end was virtue signalling and a hypocrite who is at most a selfish antihero, no where near a villian.Well typical billionaire i suppose. well not for me anyway but i liked the transmutation ability.
men why r u wasting ur telent like this author.....u have writing skills nd still whts up with this 30+ chps with just info dumps.... and that slow progress....your describing is very nice but dude u just post 30 chaps just to for this .... --} mc is in fantasy word cause of goddess which gave him system yeah ok..than he goes through forest to town nd he met some noble retired soldier family in which there's two brats...men u just use 30 just for this nd wht abt lasts 3 chaps it's like u just describe only the one skill or ablilty how points are used or wht is mc class lol we knew that already... well even with low IQ level can think of restrictions of the skills so pls don't decribe it like for 3 chaps... it's like when I open my library nd see tht whoaa there's 3 chaps updated nd when read through it wht I got is just description of the ability that I already know nd understand...man I don't know laguh or cry... pls stp wasting describing everything...u could have just surmise this 30 chaps into 5 or 6 but don't drag it...u have skills so don't waste it to draging it will drp the quality of the novel...
The author is fairly experienced person,a good story line.although the story is slow paced but i think it is neccesary for a good backgroundand story building for the story. The problems that i think this novel have for me ( these problems are probably only for me) : Too diffcult grammar,well in a way it is good since i am learning new grammar but it is really time consuming to go to google and then come to read the remaining novel. Overall i really love this novel.