I Became an Outcast in the Academy

Daniil Kochkin says:

I didn’t like this story – it seemed too banal and rather boring. I have read up to chapter 15 (and I will stop there). These chapters were enough for me to understand why I didn’t like it.

Firstly, the main storyline is centered around revenge, which is a typical and somewhat uninteresting topic. It’s like a child who has been treated unfairly, and now he is ready to do anything for revenge, instead of moving on. This does not mean that all grievances should be forgotten, but although the sisters’ actions are questionable from a moral point of view, they remain within the scope of the sphere where revenge is not needed.

Secondly, the interaction between the presenter and the princess, as depicted in the plot, seems somewhat unrealistic. An orphaned waif enters an elite academy and within six months gets acquainted with the princess of the kingdom. A princess who theoretically shouldn’t have had any contact with him due to significant class differences. Although the academy may imply that all academy students are equal, the plausibility of this remains in question. At this point, the story lost interest for me, but I continued reading.

Thirdly, I was concerned about two facts in this story. First, the princess proposes to the MC. I repeat, the princess of the kingdom, one of the most important people in the kingdom, makes an offer to an MC who is an orphan without a penny in his pocket, without authority and reputation. For such historical parallels, the princess is a pawn in political marriages aimed at strengthening the kingdom. And yet here the princess, who could be married off for political gain, decides to marry a commoner. Despite the fact that MC’s admission to an elite school makes him not an ordinary commoner, he has not completed his education, so, in fact, he is nobody.

The second fact is related to the fact that the MC responds to the Prince of the kingdom with the words: “Now shut up, Ricardo.” That’s when my patience broke. This behavior usually has serious consequences. The only time such formulations could be permissible is if the MC had an equal or higher level of power than the prince, for example, if he was a duke (which is still not guaranteed). Otherwise, such impertinence towards the prince usually leads to a significant negative reaction. Insulting a prince is an insult to the crown, that is, trampling on the honor of the King himself. And not another King/A prince, but an ordinary, insignificant commoner. MC almost immediately after insulting the prince had to go to the scaffold.

So I stopped reading after chapter 15 because these elements disrupted my immersion in the story.