41. God of Crime

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by BrazenLittleThing

by BrazenLittleThing

Translator: Wuxiaworld

Chapters: 164

Tags: game elements, criminal MC, hidden identity

Synopsis:

Seo Tae Hyuk, jailed after being falsely accused.

He will be executed without being able to prove his innocence.

When he opens his eyes, it's 15 years in the past?

Impressions: I was in a place without internet for 3 days so I had to make do with completed epubs that I have on my phone~

So our MC was framed and imprisoned for 10 years. On the day of his execution, he finds out that his Big Sis and Lil Bro outside were both dead. Then he noticed that the a**hole guard that kept taunting him wasn't just a simple guard at all. Then he rebirths to 15 years ago when he was still a highschool student.

First of all, our MC ISN'T mature at all. Rather than rebirth, it was more like our highschool MC getting future knowledge~~ Otherwise, I can't explain why after living inside with hardened criminals for 10 years, he can still keep his sunny personality. MC gets a game-like System where he can view his stats (Intelligence, Agility etc.) like in most KR novels. He also gets Crime skills and a ranking which he can upgrade from Commoner --> Noble --> King --> God of Crime.

So our MC earns money by going after criminals and their bounty/reward money. He also gets involved when female acquaintances asked him for help. *cough* harem *cough*. Soon, he has another identity, Phantom, which he uses when fighting against criminals. Anyway, from serial killers, to avengers to crime syndicates~ MC fights them all to earn money, help girls and upgrade his ranking. Near the end, MC became more and more like a criminal/serial killer until he finally noticed that he was being possessed. #spoiler. He decides to become a police investigator in the epilogue.

Hmm.. this is much better than I Alone Level Up! (that was painful to read), and MC's Crime Skills where pretty cool at first until they became super OP after his rank upgrade. lol. It also made me think of Detective Conan since he encounters crime wherever he goes XD XD XD I suppose it was pretty short (?) for a shonen novel (only 100+ chaps), but its better than dragging it on until I completely hate the protagonist. At the end, the MC was becoming more and more of a psychopathic jerk but his Big Sis gave him a wake up call! (Was just getting started on hating him too! XD). Overall, this is good, I didn't end up hating the protagonist XD Although it's supposed to be a crime novel, it isn't exactly thought provoking (think PsychoPass) and more like a game where the MC shows off his skills and wit. Read this if you like OP MCs fighting crimes. It isn't that deep/heavy.