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Reviewed by Kana
Who it's for, and whether it holds up.
The title is not subtle, and neither is the premise. Boy gets expelled, boy gets strong, boy becomes the best. The familiar shape of the banishment genre is all here, but the non-linear storytelling is genuinely the more interesting choice the author makes. Jumping between the present and flashbacks to piece together what actually happened between Haise and his former party, especially Sasha, creates real momentum in the early going. You want to know the full story, and the slow reveal works.
The former party members being written as misguided rather than purely villainous is a fair creative call. Their concern for Haise, however badly executed, makes them more readable than the standard expulsion-story antagonists.
Then Sasha becomes the central problem. The frustration from readers is specific: she avoids accountability, a significant incident where her actions nearly cost Haise his eye gets glossed over without any real reckoning, and her reconciliation with Haise is rushed in a way that feels like the story wants you to forgive her faster than the actual events justify. Her behavior in various arcs has consequences for everyone except her, which is hard to ignore.
The harem element is tacked on and doesn't serve the story. The power scaling wobbles. Haise's emotional reactions to his betrayal are inconsistent in ways that suggest the narrative wasn't sure what it wanted from him.
At 3.2, this is a middling entry in the genre. The setup shows genuine potential, and the structure is more thoughtful than most. The execution just doesn't follow through.
