The Villain Wants to Live

I finally finished reading this. It would have been a good read had the laters chapters didn't change translations. The author focuses more on character relationships and the author really does a good job at portraying emotions. Ending felt a bit rushed but nonetheless it is a good read.

The ending although I already knew from the comments it's still made feel bitter. I was always looking forward what the author would make ELEGANT for our MC. Honestly, this sh*t made me laugh and cry at the same time because it was kinda ridiculous if think about it but 🤡 its very enjoyable.

Honestly, I wish I could give it a 3. 25 - 3. 75 rating. Since I'm not able to, i gave it a 4 instead. I do want to give it a 3 because of this one issue, but I'm not going to. Novel deserves better. It's a good read. Nothing too crazy, but overall good. You got your likeable characters, intriguing setups, fun misunderstandings. You end up wishing to see Deculein and the people around him grow. It's spoiled however by its translation. Really messed it up. First quarter is decent. The typical decent translations you get for a light novel, not good, not bad, just decent. Then, it becomes annoying. Not that the translations are terrible, there's soooo many light novels in this and other sites that have the worst translations I've ever read. It's not unreadable trash is what I'm trying to say. What makes this one annoying though is that because you tend to enjoy this story's premise, the translations is due to infuriate you more. What used to be a fun read to pass the time becomes a jarring mess. You find yourself thinking about how much better it would've been had the translations been more precise. If the team behind it actually proof read and understood basic vocabulary and sentence structures. I'll give a small tidbit of an example. When referring to a monarch, a King or Queen, in the third person, you say 'His/Her Majesty'. When speaking directly to one, you refer to them as 'Your Majesty'. The translation team did not understand that. They used 'Your Majesty' in every single setting. Whether the Queen was there or not. So if they got something as easy as that wrong, think of how much other sh*t they got wrong. Keep in mind, the characters in this novel are supposed to be intelligent. Deculein is the epitome of class, of etiquette and how nobility should act. He should know the ins and outs of everything really. Its part of his character. So when the translation falls apart, so too does the immersion. Those little tidbit mistakes add up again and again, and keep repeating, over and over. Never being corrected to the point where you start to think if it's actually being translated by real people or by Google translate or another type of AI. There's run off sentences, missing sentences, and shoddy dialogue too because of the translation team. I'll give you another example, every time the term 'death variable' is mentioned, somehow 3 or 4 sentences after the term 'death' goes missing. So you end up losing a ton context. Death variables are really important to the story so you miss a chunk of context. With dialogue, the translation team are so unbothered they turn it simple as time goes by. "What is that?" "That is my thing, " "Your thing?" "Yes my thing, " "I knew that was your thing, " "How?" "Do you even need to ask? I know. " This an exaggeration^ but it sure as hell close to that. They simplify everything. Makes you want to smack your head into a wall.

It was a bittersweet read. I really loved the initial premise of the story and the entire world building. Though there were some hiccups here and there with the plot, I'd say it's still a good read. The initial bad translation of a few chapters and the final few MTL chapters kinda ruined the overall impact the story would have left on anyone reading it. Regarding the ending I got mixed feelings about it. Let's say I'm not really satisfied with how it ended but I don't hate the ending either. Thank you for such a wonderful story.

This novel was like every other novel from this author, masterpiece but the ending always seems rushed and just doesn't hit the spot you hoped it would. Nonethless good novel that I recommend.

I would like to start the review with this: I left the novel in the middle because it was too boring. It went on for like a year or more than I suddenly remembered that this novel existed. So I reluctantly came back because it doesn't sit well with me to left it unfinished. So I finished it. And d*mn I am glad that I did. The power system in it came off really detailed and a little unique. Like you know why and what happens with magic. And I also like that the mc wasn't op at the start. The misunderstandings was enjoyable at the start and funny too tbh. But it got repetitive after a while. I am angry at author for what they did to my boy Keiron tho. The ending felt a bit rushed. A bit incomplete. I didn't expect for it to end like that. It focuses on characters more than the plot. You can tell that pretty quickly in the story. I also quite like the main villain. I did not like the way he ended personally. I have read many novels and among them he and his goals and the motives behind them felt the most innocent and and reasonable. I am trying not to spoil anything but something's might have slip up. So I apologize for them. Had to rant about it a bit. Favorite characters are: Keiron Epherene and Yeriel. The names might be wrong because the transition at the end messed up my name memory. Oh and towards the end the translation gets so flipping bad. But it's a pretty small part of it so don't worry about it too much. Overall a pretty good novel. Go ahead and read it. I recommend! Btw it feels like a harem but it's not. And yes there is romance. But he doesn't end up with anyone I guess. And and and I really liked the mc. It got really long huh. So that it. If you read up to here thank you btw. Don't get scared by the bad sides I wrote. As you can see I gave it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Read it to find out why 😉

It is a very well written novel. You can see that the author had clear goal in mind about how the story needs to progress. The characters are very beautifully designed but I feel author concentrated more on character development rather plot at few instances. There are few arc which have complicated storytelling but it is worth reading as it was handled well. Other than the translation of last few chapters which leaves a bad taste it is a good read.

this is a novel that brought me so much joy while reading it. the authors writing style is just perfection in my eyes, and when i got to the last chapter i was sad knowing its the end of the novel but happy that it was a good read.

Really good! Probably my favorite magic/power system in a novel as it isn’t very linear following “tiers” as most seem to do. The novel does a very good job describing the system and how it works by its “scientific” approach to it. Overall very satisfying story and 10/10 main character with only about 3 “points” and characters throughout. ( last 2 chapters being auto translated really sucked but it still gets the intent across and a satisfying ending.

hmmm I think think that it is a nice fantasy novel with a touch thriller, suspense, romance, harem, and secret identities although the the story is somewhat complicated but it's good the devlopment of mc is good from weak to strong and how the ml tries to act like an op character even though he's weak. . overall it's a nice novel to read