Review Detail of LaoTze in Reincarnated With The Strongest System

The author is certainly a good writer, technically, so it’s worth a read, but it’s really frustrating for several reasons: - the MC is enslaved by his instructor in dark magic (of course a female one, of course she is attractive), and he’s ok with it, his family is ok with it. The author bungles the half-hearted explanation of why this is supposed to make sense in universe: first, it’s implied that horrendous torture is necessary to learn dark magic, but his instructor only uses him to cook and massage her. Also, we later learn that her instructor in dark magic was one of the only people who showed her love. Second, we’re told that the MC is enslaved to pay back a debt, but this debt is one that couldn’t be paid by an entire kingdom, so how is him being enslaved for four years to do menial chores going to repay it? - the MC keeps wearing the slavery collar after he’s released, even after he becomes a commander in the kingdom. Why? The author presents some reasoning (so people will underestimate him, so they won’t try to enslave him because he looks already enslaved), but it doesn’t ring true. Ultimately, the reader is left with the impression that we’re supposed to be impressed by how unique and different the MC is by proudly wearing a symbol of slavery now that he’s no longer a slave. - the author switches previous details without any shame. The most blatant example is that the MC’s nanny goat is originally just a goat. Then at some point it’s a goat that was blessed by or knew a goddess. Then it is the goddess. This is not the only instance of changing details; it happens often enough that the reader is left off-balance and it feels like the author didn’t plan out the plot. - the MC takes on way too much as a kid for no reason, and has no common sense. Case in point, he knows that students are being mind controlled but tries to investigate by himself forever instead of immediately reporting it to the dean. Then he willingly takes a potion that he knows will let him be possessed, as a commander of a powerful force, to try to exchange himself for the freedom of his friends. What good would that do anyone? He’d end up possessed and his forces in control of his enemy, and his friends would stay enslaved. If he weren’t the MC, that is. I don’t recommend reading this if you can’t deal with these kinds of annoying details. I wish the author engaged an editor would could weigh in on these.