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The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage's Carefree Life in Another World #1
The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage's Carefree Life in Another World: Volume 1
Forty-year-old Satoshi Osako is a farmer in the Japanese countryside—and a hardcore player of Swords & Sorceries, an online VRRPG. The day he finally manages to defeat the game’s final boss, it curses him with its dying breath and kills him in real life! With a little help from a carefree goddess, Satoshi finds himself reincarnated into a mysterious new world as his in-game character, the incredibly powerful Great Sage known as Zelos Merlin. He accordingly decides to use his newfound powers to...continue living a quiet life on another farm! But first, he’ll have to fight his way out of the vast, dangerous forest he woke up in—thanks a lot, goddess—and it won’t be long before he’s running into bandits, getting roped into teaching a young noble girl magic, and more. Will the almighty Great Sage be able to conquer the toughest quest of getting some peace and quiet?
382 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 14, 2023
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November 23, 2025
No. Just STOP sexualizing teenage girls in relation to middle-aged men. Just because the man isn’t interested in the girl in that way, to have the girl into him, while possible in real life, ISNT RIGHT.
Ok, scene. 40+ year old male is led to the Japanese style hot baths by a servant. Female teen is already there, having been led by her maid. The servants don’t see one another until AFTER the male is inside and naked, so both characters see each other naked.
He’s upset because he was just hired as her private tutor and is worried she is going to be embarrassed about it. She’s upset, but can’t get his naked figure out of her mind.
Nope. There is NO REASON to have this scene in there. None whatsoever. I had higher hopes for this series, as there was an even count of male to female characters on the cover and the females were all more than adequately covered by their clothing and neither had GDBP (Gravity Defying Body Parts), but this scene put paid to that hope.
1, I’m tapping out here thanks, star.
Ok, scene. 40+ year old male is led to the Japanese style hot baths by a servant. Female teen is already there, having been led by her maid. The servants don’t see one another until AFTER the male is inside and naked, so both characters see each other naked.
He’s upset because he was just hired as her private tutor and is worried she is going to be embarrassed about it. She’s upset, but can’t get his naked figure out of her mind.
Nope. There is NO REASON to have this scene in there. None whatsoever. I had higher hopes for this series, as there was an even count of male to female characters on the cover and the females were all more than adequately covered by their clothing and neither had GDBP (Gravity Defying Body Parts), but this scene put paid to that hope.
1, I’m tapping out here thanks, star.
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March 8, 2024
Slow and repetitive.
This book is slow, actually very boring with continous dialogues that keep repeating the same over and over again. The story move slowly and with the same problem as with dialogues, the author keeps repeating the same over and over. Worldbuilding is poor, with some game elements as usual with this stories, but nothing new is added or anything will surprise. The action scenes are clunky and some humorous elements are badly written or introduced.
This book is slow, actually very boring with continous dialogues that keep repeating the same over and over again. The story move slowly and with the same problem as with dialogues, the author keeps repeating the same over and over. Worldbuilding is poor, with some game elements as usual with this stories, but nothing new is added or anything will surprise. The action scenes are clunky and some humorous elements are badly written or introduced.
November 1, 2024
The author is trying to show MC as a genius who no one rivals in magic but in reality, he is nothing but an old man who spend way too much playing a game. Making him a teacher was boring and annoying. Why give your secrets to people you just met, hell with his power he could just go to a library, read lots of books, understand what's going on and then find a plot of land somewhere to settle. There was a lot of tell don't show with things being explained repeatedly and in details which was really disappointing . MC is also a pervert, I mean he is in his 40s, so of course we wouldn't get a decent human being. Japanese authors love their perverted characters especially if they are old.
December 23, 2023
Only got throe 34% of the book before I abandoned it. The prologues and setup of the book is ok, the then the story rush throe the protagonists first week in the new world. He goes from not wanting to kill a goblins because it is humanoid to wiping out an entire town of them, and if there is any emotional trauma from it the book just skip over it. When he encounter a wyvern it is almost a throwaway sentence where he runs away. So when he later on tell some other characters that he has kill several, it does not feel earned, but cheap excuse for the other characters to faun over how powerful the MC is.
On to of that the story are constantly interrupted with author telling us about the MCs time in the game or his first week in the new world. It feels like a earlier draft of the book took a lot longer before the MC meat the other characters, and the editor told the author to get the the point sooner. So the author cut all that content out, and then pasted bit of it back in to later sections.
Finally there is the scene where the MC walks in on a female child in the bath. I know it is a cliché, but here it just feels gorse and unnecessary.
On to of that the story are constantly interrupted with author telling us about the MCs time in the game or his first week in the new world. It feels like a earlier draft of the book took a lot longer before the MC meat the other characters, and the editor told the author to get the the point sooner. So the author cut all that content out, and then pasted bit of it back in to later sections.
Finally there is the scene where the MC walks in on a female child in the bath. I know it is a cliché, but here it just feels gorse and unnecessary.
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April 25, 2025
I'm not sure if it is a cultural thing or what, but what is the fixation of these light novels on politics/nobles? Why would you create an "isekai" world which is supposed to be a fantasy world and add the same BS you get in the real world? Is it because they do not have a good enough imagination to create uniqueness outside the ordinary world? In addition what is up with the reverse pedophilia? Why portray underage females as horny animals, not bright enough for common sense but lustful enough to be attracted to a man almost 4 times their age? Then you have this OP character who doesn't want to be involved with nobles but goes and serves one from the get go? I do not understand the high reviews on stories like this. Anyway, dropping the series get enough brown nosing/hypocrite privileged behavior from jackasses in the real world, Can someone kill Tina too, I hate airheads! I do not need them on my fantasy as main characters/plot. Onto my next adventure, Happy readings!!!
March 24, 2025
Not interesting
Instead of developing the characters with interesting dialogue, they are buried in a bland lecture for more than half the book. Very little progression of the story line. For example, you can mention that a certain grandfather has an unhealthy obsession for his granddaughter. But to keep mentioning it throughout the story is beating a dead horse. There are very few interesting people outside of the main characters. It is bad enough that the main character is OP but the rest of the characters are pathetic.
Instead of developing the characters with interesting dialogue, they are buried in a bland lecture for more than half the book. Very little progression of the story line. For example, you can mention that a certain grandfather has an unhealthy obsession for his granddaughter. But to keep mentioning it throughout the story is beating a dead horse. There are very few interesting people outside of the main characters. It is bad enough that the main character is OP but the rest of the characters are pathetic.
January 15, 2024
I'm a bit interested in the magic system so I will keep reading.
November 13, 2024
Meh story
This story spent to much time telling me the thoughts of people who were thinking how awesome the sage was AND why they thought that. Or things like he didn’t notice this or how prophetic something would be. As a result, there were no surprises as you were told in advance when something important was overlooked and why then the story would briefly play out
This story spent to much time telling me the thoughts of people who were thinking how awesome the sage was AND why they thought that. Or things like he didn’t notice this or how prophetic something would be. As a result, there were no surprises as you were told in advance when something important was overlooked and why then the story would briefly play out
December 8, 2025
I remembered a few pages in that I had read this before, and it was boring and nonsensical, with an unappealing main character. I suppose it was a bit like where the main character regains their memories! Except these memories were shit. They did help me finish the book a lot faster though. By closing it.
January 11, 2024
Old man from Bmore
Think the story line is great , action right from the start , if traveling to another world was a thing this story would be believable it's some kiddie story, can't wait for the next volume.
Think the story line is great , action right from the start , if traveling to another world was a thing this story would be believable it's some kiddie story, can't wait for the next volume.
March 28, 2024
OPMC…
Not my genre. Even so if it is yours you may find the MC somewhat narcissistic. It’s everyone else’s job to genuflect in his general direction. Got old fast.
Also author needs to understand “show, don’t tell”. Way too many unnecessary explanations (or weak justifications).
Not my genre. Even so if it is yours you may find the MC somewhat narcissistic. It’s everyone else’s job to genuflect in his general direction. Got old fast.
Also author needs to understand “show, don’t tell”. Way too many unnecessary explanations (or weak justifications).
August 16, 2025
Fanfreakingtastic!
What an amazing book! I absolutely loved this book and such wonderful characters! I can not wait to read the next book in this fantastic series!
What an amazing book! I absolutely loved this book and such wonderful characters! I can not wait to read the next book in this fantastic series!
September 5, 2025
A good translation
I had read this series before, however it was on an aggregator site and I couldn’t understand what was happening. I have no right to complain since I enjoy this story and it was free. However, trying to find a legitimate copy of this series was a pain because I didn’t know what it was called.
A forty year old man plays an online game, kills the final boss, and dies. He is transported to another world with all of his game skills intact. His level is far beyond the norm, and he rewrites a textbook. The man dubs himself Zelos Merlin, after his in game character, and begins his life seeking peace and quiet.
The character reactions are the best part of the series. I like the slice-of-life aspect of the story. The character is overpowered. I will admit that, but I enjoy this type of story despite that.
I had read this series before, however it was on an aggregator site and I couldn’t understand what was happening. I have no right to complain since I enjoy this story and it was free. However, trying to find a legitimate copy of this series was a pain because I didn’t know what it was called.
A forty year old man plays an online game, kills the final boss, and dies. He is transported to another world with all of his game skills intact. His level is far beyond the norm, and he rewrites a textbook. The man dubs himself Zelos Merlin, after his in game character, and begins his life seeking peace and quiet.
The character reactions are the best part of the series. I like the slice-of-life aspect of the story. The character is overpowered. I will admit that, but I enjoy this type of story despite that.
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