Supreme Magus (Web Novel)

He isn't really a "villain" But you have a fair good point. Author keep using trauma card just to rollback any character development the mc has after every arc (~). Read upto 1.2k chaps b4 dropping of predictable boredom The story is good but the use of 1 predictable technique (what i said above) left me bored But it was fun. I give it a solud 5/10. Right in the middle lf the scale

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Bruhh i thought he would be white by then

I would say the plot and arcs are well done with a good amount of foreshadowing. There is no moments for me that feel like filler or non essential

I drop at 1.2k cuz authors use same formula and just walk back any mc character development using the trauma card Bu twas fun

There could be several reasons for this, for example the author could have let himself put so much effort into the novel, he could have run out of good ideas, his decisions were not the right ones.

Wow……my friend you should continue reading

The mc us just edgy and author destroyes any character development buildup he have and rolls him back to edgy at end of arcs. Read upto 1.2k chapters But it was fun

Yes

Some more spoiler-y stuff: A lot of people hate on the eventual wife (Kamila) because she’s neither the first girl (Solus, arguably) nor the second girl (Phloria), but rather the third girl who came a little out of leftfield and initially seemed like she would just be an in-between girlfriend. Unlike 1 & 2, she possesses very little combat power or magical utility – for large parts of the novel, she’s fairly brave & competent, but essentially powerless. What she does help a lot with, however, is the MC’s emotional growth, which neither the first girl (since she’s too close to him, literally living in his head and sharing his feelings all the time) nor the second girl (who rejected him when he opened up) were able to. I actually liked that he didn’t end up with the one who seemed like the “destined” one (both to the readers and him), even though she ran away, but rather the one who faced their own insecurities and stuck around / came back when it got tough.

Some stuff without hard spoilers: The author has tried to do some more adult and messy relationships – where trust, hurt, break-ups, and trauma play a big role. Your mileage may vary as to whether he succeeded. I personally appreciated the author at least trying for some more nuanced relationship stuff, even if the execution/resolution didn’t always stick the landing for me. TL;DR: Aimed high, had some misses, still much better than a lot of what passes for romance in action / weak-to-strong / isekai / reincarnation novels.