Tokyo: The Player Behind the Scenes

If you're coming in expecting a traditional behind-the-scenes story, you'll likely be disappointed. My understanding of a traditional behind-the-scenes story is that the protagonist grants others extraordinary abilities, then chooses characters with deep-seated grievances and gives them the power to seek revenge. But I don't know how to describe this one.

The protagonist's main role in this novel is to obtain this game cheat and then act as a backup henchman. The rest of the time, he quietly remains a background character, much like Pangu in prehistoric fantasy novels—usually practically dead, only occasionally appearing as a reminder of his existence by the Twelve Ancestral Witches or the Three Pure Ones.

The second episode, to be honest, was incredibly boring. It was a supernatural version of a subway gas attack, a subject I had absolutely no interest in, written in a nonsensical and drawn-out way. It was a stark contrast to the concise, novel-like summary of the first episode.

While constantly bringing the countries from the story into reality feels a bit jarring, the game's story itself is quite captivating. In fact, I think the characters in the dungeons are perhaps even more fleshed out than the protagonist or the player. Also, who is Higashiyama Shin? I really don't know. 🙂

Currently, this site boasts the best writing among the ongoing "Behind the Scenes of Spiritual Qi Revival" series, with reasonable plot development and creative ideas in the later stages. However, it still hasn't learned from the lessons of the previous book. The disjointed writing style might be due to the poor order of the first subway arc, which dragged on for too long.

A group of players fought for days, and not one of them died. So what's the point?! A bunch of self-righteous players rushed to other countries, organizing revenge or ganging up on them, and ended up all seriously injured. It's all because Park is too weak and easy to bully, so they just suppressed him and claimed to be upholding justice. These players are like clowns.

If you're going to stick to behind-the-scenes stuff, then stick to behind-the-scenes stuff. Don't be like last time when you were sewing Cthulhu.

The family setup is a bit problematic. Bringing a younger brother would probably deter many people. These days, many people can't even accept having a younger sister, let alone a younger brother.

A true ensemble piece... Nobody wants to see a supporting Japanese character showing off, right? Self-indulgent behavior only leads to failure.

The presence of a female lead in this type of novel is a flaw.