Resurrection of Duke Werstein ~ I Didn’t Hear Anything About Being A Middle-aged Man ~
By Fujiwara Toto
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⭐4.42
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The protagonist, who was striving towards becoming an actress, died one day without even knowing the reason.
Technically, it was due to a certain God’s honest mistake, but the problem came after that.
For some reason, MC ended up possessing an ”ice beauty”-looking middle-aged noble with the face of a villain.
“Huh? I died and came back to life, so now I’m a sage? What the hell is that? A fantasy?”
A puppet King, the prime minister who operates behind the scenes and friends who are akin to strangers.
To make things worse, the body that MC took over belongs to the infamous “pig duke”.
In the end, she has no other choice but to use all her acting skills, wit, and knowledge left in the body to survive.
tldr: this is a story about a slightly dumb girl who has to live in RPG-like world as an OP middle-aged man even though she doesn’t understand jack sh*t about anything
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Chapter 14
This story is fine. I've gotten several chuckles out of it especially when the story switches perspectives from our MC to whoever they were talking to to get their perspective of the conversation. I really enjoy those moments but outside of that I ended up getting really bored. The translation really pulled me out as well. Translator can't keep to a single translating style and is continuing to make more and more things romanized Japanese instead of just translating them which is frustrating and pulls me out of the story. Translation is ok otherwise. I think i'll drop the story as of now but might come back if I get bored enough and need something to read.
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2023-07-17
Chapter 9
This story is really great! An actress reincarnates as a middle aged man who seems like a stereotypical villain.
I love all the characters. None of them are what they seem on the surface. They are fleshed out and done well.
The actress in a old man's body, her inner voice sort of reminds me of anime Overlord. Desire how insecure they feel, they continue to press on.
7
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2023-07-17
Chapter 17
I actually made an account just to write up a review for this, because I noticed that there are only two reviews currently, and I feel like there should be more attention brought to this story. I read ahead using machine translation, but it's wonderful to see that this is finally being picked up properly by a translator! My thanks, especially since the quality seems to be very good so far, and now I can pick out the nuances that the machine translation missed before.
I really love this novel since it happens to have a very unique and interesting premise, and goes more in depth on managing territory and other duties instead of going in headfirst on the traditional action-fantasy isekai approach. The characters are very enjoyable as well, especially the main character, whose struggles and concerns about her/his identity are really striking. Moreover, while the protagonist definitely has OP powers, it can't solve everything, especially on the administrative side. The original Duke Werstein's past and the world itself continues to be expanded upon and has its mysteries, especially regarding the existence who brought her there in the first place.
As another reviewer pointed out, her situation I can only think of as somewhat being similar to Lord Ainz from Overlord--placed in a unfamiliar body of high authority with strange powers, and having to act calm in front of others while internally panicking. Overall, I think there is a lot of promise, and as long as the author continues to intrigue me with wondering what the characters will do next, and the nature of the world, I'll be an avid reader. A 5 is a bit presumptuous seeing as to how I've only read up to Ch. 17 translated and most of the rest machine translated, but it's been deserving of at least a 4.5 from what I've managed to read so far. I can only hope it'll get even better, especially now that I can read it properly translated.
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2023-07-17
Chapter 11
I am so excited to continue reading this, if there are more chapters coming out. The constant "flying by the seat of my pants" reaction the MC has are so funny to read. I really love stories that have main characters who only have partial knowledge and its up to their skill to make it through, and this is a prime example of that. And they have a pretty honest reaction to the fact that they died once and their reincarnation circumstances which I appreciate.
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2023-07-17
Chapter 11
I am so excited to continue reading this, if there are more chapters coming out. The constant "flying by the seat of my pants" reaction the MC has are so funny to read. I really love stories that have main characters who only have partial knowledge and its up to their skill to make it through, and this is a prime example of that. And they have a pretty honest reaction to the fact that they died once and their reincarnation circumstances which I appreciate.
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2023-08-05
Chapter 36
I am really enjoying this story...
First of all, let me tell you about the construction of the premise.
In most noble "Reincarnator" stories, there is always this disconnect from the MC and the body she is inside... but it's glossed over because people begin to accept the changes as they come.
Now... what makes this novel unique? the story could work entirely as a normal revindication story of a man that was broken given his circumstances and found his will to live again...
It would be an entirely competent story albeit a bit bland if played straight, just a guy that became OP and began to rebuild his life in tatters.
And then comes the Reincarnator.
Since this isn't a "woman to woman" reincarnation, she haves to be VERY CAREFUL of what she's doing and saying.
Which breathes a whole different feel and tone into the story, something that I loved after watching all this stories.
The worldbuilding is excellent! it doesn't leave anything to the side, some things are part of the mystery, others are unimportant and really don't need an overly verbose explanation of why they happen (like magic for example), but what matters is expanded upon and given a good reasoning.
The humor for me is top notch, but humor is subjective so you may want to dive in to see for yourself.
It's just that the construction of the story and the devices are great for a normal story, and the reincarnator and her train of thought makes everything hilarious to me.
LateNightReincarnate said it best, the fact that she's constantly "flying by the seat of my pants" makes everything shine, it gives everything a new life and a great perspective, and I feel if something like this happened to me I would be the same haha.
But it doesn't just end with that, because the story also seems to have an over arching plot that is teased sometimes via the POV of the one that brought her here...
Oh! sometimes the POV shifts so that we see what is in the head of the people around our MC, and even if it's sometimes a bit repetitive, it solidifies the whole premise of the story, so I didn't find them annoying.
Definitely one of my favourites stories, it works so good because if you take away the humor it's still a very competent story, but the humor elevates it to another level.
5
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2023-07-17
Chapter 51
So, I'm really liking this story. The main character, while OP, holds him/herself back with her own personality, giving balance somewhat. I feel like, were I put in her situation, I'd end up becoming a terrible villain, given the situation she was forcibly placed into.
Another point of admiration I have for the MC is her/his struggle with their identity, as well as their sense of loss. In nearly all isekais and transmigrations where the MC dies in their world and forcibly placed in an incarnation, the most we'll get is one chapter describing their grief, sense of unfairness, and sorrow for those left behind. In fact, one chapter is rare, as we'll usually only get a paragraph with no more than four sentences, then the story continues on without mentioning it again. The paragraph may mention how they sulked for days and such, but isn't that a terrible way of getting their pain across to the reader? The character's heart has to be hurting terribly, but we never get a sense of that at all.
Not in this story. I'm on chapter 51, and she's still somewhat struggling with missing her parents, feeling guilty over tricking the people around her, separating her identity from Augusto, whom she pities greatly but doesn't want to BE, and feeling angry at the god who placed her in this situation on a selfish whim. And she does all this without being a depressing or edgy character, instead being the type who encourages herself with inner monologues, a positive type.
Sometimes, she seems a little passive, but that's probably the right move, and also a plot point. She gets more serious and involved in the world around her as time goes on, and is starting to not ignore or turn away from the things that scare her.
The side characters should be mentioned, too, I suppose. They're pretty well written, so far, with their own thoughts, feelings, and motives. World building isn't too unique, but it's not a basic copy-paste, either, with politics being the focus of plot behind the scenes. I just hope the MC gets to punch that childish god by the end of everything.
All in all, a good (albeit slow) story with an OP protagonist that focuses on character growth more than a growth in power. What can I say? It's my cup of tea.
4
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2023-07-17
Chapter 32
One of the best novels I have ever read. Plot is slow but not boring, grammar is okay. Definitely worth a read.
4
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2023-07-17
Chapter 32
One of the best novels I have ever read. Plot is slow but not boring, grammar is okay. Definitely worth a read.
4
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2023-08-05
Chapter 58
I really like this story, this is the first web novel I have read without feeling 'eh..' but just laughing my butt out because of this MC and the side characters. Not to mention the main character, the characters around them also have their own personalities. My eyes cosplayed as a waterfall in that certain chapter! I was putting all my braincells together to imagine that scene and made me bawled my eyes out even more. I couldn't explain this feeling but this will always be my forever first web novel that I am so interested to read. Sadly, it seems that this series has been dropped... and I couldn't find a better translation than this one..
I am bawling my eyes once more..
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2023-07-17
