The Villain Wants to Live악당은 살고 싶다

Finally there is a manhwa adaptation. You can check it out on asura scans or reaper scans. LETSGOOOO

I read till chapter 87.
There are many okay points in this novel but there are also some points that are not.
I like the fact that mc is not a horny dog. He is lot steady. I think that's how most harem male mc should be! Steady and it should be women who should fall in love with mc before mc accepts (not like charity but well, you know) them. Yes in some harem novel horny male are fine. But I personally prefer this short of mc in harem novels.
Also...hm... I don't know what else positive to say about the novel, lol.
I guess the romance build up is not bad, infact quite good compared to other romance novels & as a harem it's brilliant, sadly if only there were more fights and actions..
Overall I again don't see how the f#ck this novel has such a high rating. It can be given 2.5-3 out of 5. Or rather less.
In short the novel is simply too boring but not suddenly disappointing like many other novels I have dropped.

Beginning part was interesting as mc started training and becoming strong, not too strong but progress was there. But later on author no longer make any progress for mc for too long. Barely sometimes. Months went by I have no idea what's MC's current strength is. And more over is he even progressing in anything? Most of the time, NO!
MC's badass moments are all or rather most of them are people's misunderstanding of MC's strength. Basically plot armour. Sometimes it can be funny but too many times? NO!
Even his life is barely holding together after every fights is plot armour. Why? Because of freaking too little mana he has! What if suddenly someone ambush mc after his fight? No such things happen only because of plot armours, ofcourse! 🙄
That reminds me, author said it's a game world. But I or anyone will seriously never play such a shitty game. What kind of freaking game is this if there are no mana potions?
That's not all the reasons of me saying it's a rubbish game. No there are more! For example, if a certain NPC dies then it's game over? Again what kind of shitty game is that? Can you imagine playing a game hours on end and in the just because a NPC died all your hard work is gone? According to my understanding it was an MMORPG!
Forget that even if it's just RPG. No motherf#ckers will play such a shitty game. This novel can only barely fit to be a Dating Sim but then again players don't play MC's role (because he is a villain NPC). And this was not a Dating sim game.
Another reason to hate the game is that mc basically knows the game so why the Fu#k he doesn't go get some unique , hidden items or artifacts or things like that? No, the main point is what kind of Shitty fantasy world game is that don't have any hidden collectibles or treasures that can boost a player's strength?
Another point there is too few enemies in the game! 🙄 (Even if I skip the point that MC's standpoint is higher than new players but it's still doesn't have much enemies infact the world is quite peaceful! Lmao )

Background aside. The way author wrote is sooo boring, almost mostly filled with fillers. Tbh, I do want in harem novels to insert and write from girls perspectives. Like- their adventures, fights and stuff like that but here it's barely anything like that, it's just pure nonsensical talks and actions.
80% of the novel I read it's about University magical studies and it's 2 students (possibly harem members). It's fine but it's simply too much!
Mc taking magical classes is fine but each one why bother explaining every f#cking things? Do you think reader's will come here to study all magical knowledge? 🙄

I tried giving it a shot for a long time, otherwise I was at verge of dropping the novel long ago because of boredom but eventually couldn't hold back and dropped it!
I seriously don't understand how the f#ck is the novel so high rated?
I honestly think, rating 2-3 out of 5 is good enough, not because of my hate but this novel's world settings can only get that much rating.

tldr: Noped @ ~ ch160. Mid TL & Very different at the start from what it later on becomes.
Doesn't really lean in on the setting too much or even respect it. Stats, skills, abilities, character traits - phase in and out at convenience. Telekinesis gets some love at the start... and almost nothing else after.
The initial character drama is really great, but then it leads to nothing of substance and then later - milked and ruined.
Overcoming villain's destiny becomes an afterthought later on too. MC goes from wanting to survive and live to going straight up suicidal and rushing into dangerous situations without thinking much.

Why do I feel empty after rereading this 💔

Very beautiful ending

This is a top-notch work in the genre of novels. The quality of the storytelling and writing of the characters, the attention to detail, the dynamics of the relationships, and a new take on the trope of a hero falling into a game. There was also a lot of meaning in this work, meaning that encompasses Reality and I learned a lot of important things that will affect my life.

Even I, a person who is extremely negative about introducing such a genre as Harem and such things as games with time into a work, can say that the Author did an impeccable job.

From start to finish, I was involved in the story. To be honest, I think the work is best revealed at the end. This work is like the Sun, with a perfect Rising that completely captivates the reader's gaze and makes it clear what to expect from this work. The Sun, which is at its Zenith, completely embraces the reader and shows its magnificence. The Sun that at Sunset turns into its most beautiful state, when it collects all the beautiful things accumulated during the whole day in one wonderful moment, slowly but surely finishing its journey.
I was incredibly satisfied with the ending. The author was able to perfectly cope with such a difficult thing as the ending.

This is undoubtedly a top-level work and you don’t have to be a person interested in genres or events related to this book to say after reading: “It was a Good Time”

Loved the drama. It was a nice read. But for goodness sake can someone please fix the spacing problem on some of the dialogues on the early chapters

The book sucked............ Just Kidding The book was amazing I want to read it again I hated the ending but the ending was also really goood. The only problem I have with the book is that it was too short. I literally read this in a week and now need to find a new book to read. Also the translation was really bad in the last 2-3 chapters

You novels are great! You should consider posting them on RoyalRoad! It would be a great boon for expanding your audience!

Beautiful story, although the progression can be a bit muddled and chaotic at times.

Each character are given a personality and background, where goals and foreshadowing comes together nicely.