Shikkaku Mon no Saikyou Kenja~ Sekai Saikyou no Kenja ga Sarani Tsuyoku Naru Tameni Tenseishimashita~

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In a certain world, there was someone who excelled in magic combat, people called him 『Sage』. Seeking the strongest combat art, he devoted himself to research every magic and combat arts in existence. And the conclusion he arrived at was very cruel, 『My body is not fit for magic combat』. Yet he didn’t give up. He sealed his own soul with a magic art, and was reborn in a far-off future. And the magic theory in the completely changed world he saw there was of unbelievably low level.

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The Strongest Sage of Disqualified Crest~ The World's Strongest Sage Reincarnated Himself to Become Even Stronger~
失格紋の最強賢者 ~世界最強の賢者が更に強くなるために転生しました~
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Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyusoukyoku (WN) (6)
Return of The 8th Class Mage (5)
Magi’s Grandson (5)
I Said Make My Abilities Average! (4)
The Mage Will Master Magic Efficiently In His Second Life (3)
The Second Coming of Gluttony (3)
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DMR
DMR rated it
August 4, 2017
Status: c28
Frankly, I just had to stop at chapter 28.... the main character is just too s*upid for things to be enjoyable.

He doesn't get that the level of things is lower and he doesn't get that the value of items is higher... he's just too unbelievably dumb...

And there is no character development in this short time. Now, a story doesn't HAVE to have character development to be enjoyable... but if the MC starts out THIS s*upid... then he needs quick character development....

If you want a fun story about an OP MC...... more>> this isn't for you... it's a badly written story about and OP MC and the entire story just has one freaking joke replayed over and over again... the MC not understanding anything...

Now, some people may still like this... but objectively... this is a badly written story... <<less
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meylin
meylin rated it
July 28, 2017
Status: c94
How to write a boring novel:

  1. Take a powerful person and reincarnate him with his memories
  2. Give the new world no real ranking system
  3. Make the people around him weak af
  4. Let the MC have all the knowledge of powerful techniques making him OP af
  5. Let the MC have no real opponent which makes him literally the strongest
and this is what 'the strongest sage...' is. (Up to ch 94)

You can read it, but it is by no means a must-read. If you don't have anything to read at a moment just give it a... more>> quick reading, but don't expect much. <<less
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gameboy6666
gameboy6666 rated it
July 22, 2017
Status: c31
I tend to like this type of novel, but its done so freaking poorly. The beginning is fine enough but the lack of common sense is destroying the whole crest type power system in the story.

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It was a new system so I was excited, but the MC beat the seasoned father in combat at age 6 and acted like oh is that incredible? He's supposed to be this freaking sage but he doesn't even have the basic deduction/reasoning skills.

Furthermore, when MC is trying to reinvent/teach the old/right way to do magic, he acts the freaking same. Introducing chantless, enchanting normal weapons into legendary grade weapons. He acts like thats nothing special. He did foreshadow how someone screws over the people so that their magic system sucks like hell, but he doesn't do anything about it and simply tries to change the traditions of an entire world by teaching things at school.

Another point is how illogical the plot is. He makes a freaking legendary sword in 10 secs and that never comes up again (besides teaching other students or other students bring it up). That kinda thing should have more consequences, (greedy people, gov control, untold fame) BUT NOTHING COMES OUT OF IT. Also, he beats the knight captain of all freaking things and has chantless magic but its too dangerous to go into a dungeon unless he gets 4 other students with him.

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This just might be my opinion, but MC just has the s*upidest problems for his power/skill level. The plot is also really slow considering how much he has to do to face those problem. Actually saying its slow is wrong, but pointless. I like how overpowered he is, but when he has to do so much pointless stuff in a inefficient way (teaching) with no real consequences, it just makes it so painful to read. The plot is literally a straight line where the author alternates between making him overpowered but then how to make him normal with the whole world going at his naive pace. <<less
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Wren
Wren rated it
June 3, 2018
Status: --
I'll be brief, this is shit.

Imagine an old man blushing around a 13yo. Yes, it's still creepy even if he has the outer appearance of a kid. Somehow this keeps happening in jap, korean, and chinese isekais. Old, ancient, lived for god knows how long creeps acting like virg*ns in front of kids barely a fraction of their age. Disgusting. I drop every novel I see doing this.

Now imagine being told there's no electricity in this world. Do you still go around asking for iPhones, iPads, laptops, computers, air conditioning,... more>> TV, WIFI, radios? Yes, that's how s*upid it is. Except in that universe, it's magic. Magic civilisation reversed back into the stone age, get that into your thick empty skull MC. <<less
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posinw
posinw rated it
August 5, 2017
Status: c50
This is kind of sad to me. I like this novel at first beacase it has the same vibe as "death march" but after some reading it just clear as day that this novel is not on the same level.

Like any other OP main character, he break a lot of common sense it's the fun of this genre after all. But it's just that nothing more to offer. The plot look quite promising but it's just so boring that I can't stand reading anymore.

It's like you're reading death march but... more>> not the fun part inside at all. There're really nothing else I can describe this novel other than this. The pure reason I give it 2star not 1 is because the plot really look promising maybe it will pay off later or something? But I'm not gonna torture myself until then. <<less
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slimeholder
slimeholder rated it
March 18, 2019
Status: v6
Just great! In fact, this is exactly what I was looking for. Please ignore the negative reviews and give it a try!

If you have read any of my other reviews, you probably know by now that I am a huge fan of isekai with OP protagonists. However, I also hate beta protagonists that have tremendous power and yet act like they are worth nothing.

This novel revolves around a genius sage that reincarnates himself into the future because his original body was lacking. He wakes up as a 6-year-old child and... more>> realizes that his memories have returned. He proceeds to explore the world, just to realize how far the magic in the world has fallen behind. The novel is basically him being OP and teaching others how to properly use magic.

The good:

  1. He is not a beta brainlet that gets in trouble all the time. The people actually realize how amazing he is, and do their best to reach him.
  2. Character development is a thing. Every character grows and shows progress.
  3. The author doesn't waste any time at all developing unimportant side characters. In short, this is the opposite of naruto Shippuden in this respect.
  4. Things progress quickly. Fight scenes are as long as they need to be.
  5. Continuity is a thing. As long as power is established, it is utilized. Unlike other authors, this one doesn't change the capabilities of the characters from fight to fight. This applies to everything throughout the novel.
  6. The novel reads very quickly, and it never bored me even for one second.
  7. Although the MC knows how the world looks from his past life, since it's been a few thousands of years, he gets to re-discover the world along with us (the readers). I always love exploration in such novels.
  8. The novel has a plot. The MC doesn't pointlessly wander around the world. Things are done for a reason.
I could go on forever, but I think you got the jist of it.

The bad: I can't really think of anything that made me hate the novel even for a second. It's not a masterpiece, but it is very good novel. If you enjoyed "The magic in the other world is too far behind", chances are you will love this one as well (although the latter is way better in terms of world-building and emersion).

However, if you are looking for harem, romance and beta protagonists (everything I hate in short), you will 100% hate this novel. <<less
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reviek
reviek rated it
February 9, 2019
Status: --
I for one enjoyed the common sense breaking antics. Don't let some reviews make you think this is tr*sh.

The premise works well, the strongest sage reincarnating himself because he's hit the limit of his abilities. He prays to the RNG gods for a better crest that will determine his aptitude.

When he comes to, the world he knew was sent into the dark ages of magic. While he gains the crest he's always desired, he must first prevent humanity's destruction.

Well, don't let a review dissuade you from giving this a chance.... more>> I enjoy it enough to hit the refresh page once a day to check for an update, you might too. If you don't, well write an angry review and give it 1 star. <<less
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Zuharo
Zuharo rated it
October 16, 2017
Status: c91
I dont really like this kind of stories

The story is only about a man who is reincarnate to fulfill his will and found next generation is on decline

The author is really bad at making stories about social relationship
i dont know if author wanna make something story which is light and fresh to read but I dont really like how author tells the stories just like monologues
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TigersAreYellow
TigersAreYellow rated it
September 19, 2017
Status: c144
It's fine. I like seeing overpowered characters, but this one is a little too cringey for me. I also like romance, and although it's obvious at least 2 of the characters like the MC, there's no real development. I didn't think their conversations were that bad, like some other people, but they just constantly praise him. I've probably seen the words "There's just no common sense when it comes to Mathis" and "Only Mathis can do that" like 300x within these 144 chapters. It's pretty annoying.

Hopefully the future arcs get... more>> better, but at this point it's not that interesting. I binged it in ~8 hours because I had nothing else to do, but if you're expecting something to seriously be a fan of, this won't be enough. Just read it if you like OP characters and have finished everything else. <<less
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Tykos
Tykos rated it
February 6, 2018
Status: --
This novel isnt half bad. The thing that I like is that the main character is realistic. He thinks things through and acts accordingly. Some may complain that the main character is cut and dry, but all his actions so far were based on reason so he is actually pretty good. But the problem is everything else. Author made main character too overpowered too quickly. The same problem as Death March, there is apsolutely no suspence because MC will fix it right away and I get that is given since... more>> he was the strongest mage, but if that is so the author should focus more on side characters and main characters personal problems (like his lack of social interaction) rather then fights like in Death March. <<less
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pomoli
pomoli rated it
June 18, 2017
Status: c68
Simple but not bad: basically unplug your brain to avoid common sense alarms, and you'll be fine.

The main character (and the whole cast) is a little too s*upid for my tastes, but it's still bearable. Also the plot is a little too quick to solve.
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Blayter
Blayter rated it
April 25, 2020
Status: v12
Remarkably good!

Quasi-isekai genre. MC becomes reborn and becomes op in his next life as well. His next life the world is in decline and he has "knowledge from another world" basically.

Why it's good is mainly because it does a lot of stuff differently than most isekai stuff. Rather than dragging out fights or having very slow development of stuff. Stuff just happens really quickly.

Fights are usually going around some new weird ass magic mechanics or concepts the author throws out of his ass every new volume. Half the series is... more>> basically fights. Luckily they are original and quite cool. If you like infodumps about magic systems and the like.
If you try to go hold up! Why doesn't he use do X?? You should stop. While the magic stuff is quite nice. Like basically "all" fantasy stuff. It doesn't make 100% sense. So don't bother with that.

Characters are pretty.. Average tbh. They don't have much going on with them. Aside from being used to make contrast and jokes about MC being op and weird sh*t going on. Which is fine imo.

So if you want a plot focused, infodumps about magic and good fights. Quite the nice novel. Although. Characters will be lacking. <<less
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Reynn108
Reynn108
October 18, 2019
Status: c221
I think this story is good and worth reading. The world setting is interesting. Magic system and how to use is explained well. Even the MC has high standard based on ancient era, he still respects and sometimes even praise the modern people for doing good job in their own fields. The MC is also reasonable amd not so naive. He does things for his reasons. It might has harem-like relationship like many J-novel where 1 male MC surrounded by multiple female companions but the MC has clear hint of... more>> interest on single girl and the other are just friend/pet. Their romantic progress is sure too slow but they just kids, don't expect too much. The characters are fun and has their own roles. The story pacing is fast, almost too fast, but enjoyable. It's a bit disappointing that every chapter is so short. But it is well done

I don't know why people insult this story so much. Things might be boring at first but it is getting more interesting along the story.

  1. The MC is dense? Yes, it's even written in the tag, you read fully knowing that, no protest. Well he is a loner for more than a thousand years, he is socially awkward naturally.
  2. The MC is OP and people woo-ing him. The MC can solo everything and beat every enemy easily? That's totally wrong. The MC is indeed OP since he has many experience and knowledge, but he also has limitations and shortcomings too, he has things he is not good at and things impossible for his current capability. He also trains and shows growth from time to time.
  3. MC's companions do nothing aside from praising him? No, that's wrong too. The MC companions might weak at start since they're just people from regressed era, but they show nice promising growth and the MC often depends on them to do things that MC is not good at or when has something else to do. They are good supports and get better throughout the story. The MC might do the major job but the support is indispensable too and make big changes. At start they might just going along and praises every little thing MC does and can't do anything big, but they are getting more dependable and has more roles as the story progress.
  4. The other people are all too s*upid. Hmm... I think they are not necessarily s*upid. They just have different standards and capability fit to the current era, not the ancient high-tech era. They too, slowly adapt with the new knowledge. They grows too, not just sitting idly and let MC does everything for them.
  5. MC is so s*upid he still doesn't understand after 12 years about current common sense. Well this might be true at some point, but remember, MC spend his 12 years in small circle in rural region. It's hard to know how advanced things in capital. Even today at some regions in the world I believe there are still people who don't understand how to use smartphone. It's normal for technology level to be different in different area. Maybe he just has too much expectation. And later in the story when he just do incomprehensible things, he just either getting used to people shocked at his doing he doesn't mind it anymore, he slipped out, or he is pressed for time that he has no choice to do things slowly by following current standard. It is shown he is not shocked at every little things either after some reorientation time.
  6. The plot sucks, why the MC even reincarnate in the first place just to get 4th crest when he is already the strongest? About the crest, it is explained later in the story, about mana flows being heavy and such, and about his target, space monsters too. Actually I think the plot is great. About the 4th crest always get hailed, nope, 4th crest has its downsides too. I think it's quite fair.
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XselfesterX
XselfesterX rated it
July 11, 2019
Status: c138
This is my first review so please no hate.

Ok lets start with the story. This story starts with a powerfull sage with amazing power his mission was to fight the Univirsal (I dont remember the name that much) and defeat them. But then he notice that his current crest reached it's limit of powering up, so the MC couldn't beat the mosnsters with his current power. So he decided to do reincarnation so he can get the the 4th crest, and this crest is the strongest so the he reincreated... more>> himself as a 6 years old boy, and he noticed that when he reincreated himself he was sent in the past as a 6 years old boy. So his journey begins as a 6 years old boy to get stronger.

NOTE:The MC get's older while training so dont expect him to stay as a 6 years old boy.

So Why I wrote this review just to say to the people who were hating on this (WN) that he didn't get transfered to another world, he only got back in time as a 6 years old boy so don't say Isekai people understand please.

And you should expect that from the name of this (WN) that the MC didn't begin strong he was weak but with his knowledge and time he began to be strong. Although I admit that sometimes he doesn't understand somethings, but still this is a good novel but not the best.

After some chapters:Looks like I need to continue this review.

So spoiler alert:

The guy didn't travel to the past, he has traveled to the future at this point I had a breakdown my life is a lie.

From the future: it has been deleted...

All good things must come to an end. <<less
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TwistedWhimsy
TwistedWhimsy rated it
October 21, 2018
Status: c216
by far my favorite of the 'old man reincarnates as child' genre, not any of the creepiness that a lot of the other ones cause when they constantly focus on his previous age compared to his companions. And worry not, the harem is well done as well, being purely platonic (so far with only one line hinting otherwise), none of that weird instant love, blank slate protagonist, or tediousness after 200 chapters that I now always expect to happen.

very similar to Kenja no Mago (Magi's grandson) in many ways, though... more>> I greatly prefer this over that due to the role marks play (which allow the other characters to grow and be better at than the MC in different regards depending on which of the 4 marks the have) <<less
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Senethari
Senethari rated it
January 22, 2018
Status: c105
This is *bad*. It's fun if you can overlook a lot of eyerollingly silly things, but it's pretty awful. It's perfect cotton candy reading: delicious for a certain type of craving, but there's better dessert out there, and it may make you sick if you get to much at once.

Things I like:

I'm a sucker for OP characters that make the villain cry.

... more>> I adore little history bungles that get brought to light (oh, the God of War? Yeah, he was a pacifist, you know?) <-that kind of thing.

It's fun when common sense gets pounds into the dirt.

Things that made this not great, even as brain candy:

There are no other characters than the MC. There are author cutouts to play the part of sounding boards, yes men, cheerleaders, or convenient target practice, but there's nothing developed enough to be considered a character.

There's no tension. Anywhere. There is no problem that can't be solved with his past knowledge, powered through with his new crest, or bowled over with his sheer awesomeness. It's not that I dislike OP, rather he just pops out a solution for everything, even if it hasn't ever come up before. He is the deus ex machina.

And finally, there are times when things just make no sense. Like telling the human firm dragon to use a spear instead of a sword, because somehow that would be easier to understand for a beast that uses claws and fangs to fight. And it works. I don't know why.

All of this is packaged in the usual light novel writing style that makes the epic sound lackluster. Meh all around. <<less
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Suzaku67
Suzaku67 rated it
December 21, 2017
Status: c70
Good translation, bad novel.

The story is bland, theres a feeling of no real development. They make everyone else incredibly weak from the start which gives you a feeling of zero threat. Obviously I don't expect the MC to die, but have you ever heard of set backs? Idk maybe I've been reading to many Chinese novels were theres actually people much stronger than the MC, and he gets his ass kicked. He then gets stronger and learns from his past losses. This novel? Start at he very top, and just... more>> invent a higher peak. I feel the last of development early on is just due the laziness of the author being unable to have everything fully though out before he began writing. <<less
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1life4death
1life4death rated it
October 6, 2017
Status: --
It's not a bad novel... but like many other reviews and complaint, you would think the author know better. That someone who lived a full life and gets reincarnated would do some research or at least learn the common sense in this new era he is living in. Instead you get an OP character who think what he does in his past life is normal while everyone else is like "WTF!?!.. but doesn't try to explain to him how the way he do things is way out of the ball... more>> park like in magi grandson. Like seriously, they even mention its not like he took over the body but his old memories merge with the new one so its like an awakening but he acts like nothing's change in how many years it has been or has pass before he got reincarnated. Also he goes around throwing his OP skills like there's no consequence... even Death March isn't this s*upid and its like the king of easy-going, OP over 9000 tier right of the start MC, just my opinion on this.

Sorry for rant, this kind of s*upid thing just irks the sh*t out of me, which is why personally I won't be reading this. However, as far as review goes it's still a good read and Sousetsuka does a decide job of translating, as some are into this kind of genre. For everyone else just take any reasoning.. matter of fact take your brain out for a walk then read this because it will annoyed you when you try to put common sense into this novel. <<less
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Jinnai.l
Jinnai.l
June 26, 2017
Status: c79
Okay let keep this short.

We know the OP common sense breaking MC genre. Yeah, this is one.

However, you don't have to invent the wheel every time. Like, the Avenger movie, everything in the story is predictable. You know the good guy will win. You know the MC will be OP but what truly make or break it is how it was tell.

Like a clown who hold no shame in being the clown. The MC in this story is a down to earth guy from the Era on the myth level... more>> of might, so ofcourse the today era seemed like a gathering of inept idiot compare to him. Moreover, unlike a certain people (I am looking at you Mile), he hold no attempt in hiding his power and that kind of benefit everyone with any amount of intelligence and save the reader from slow plot. And he have a good reason to do that too. The main humor here is how the MC see the world common sense and he is totally correct.

Like Everyone is a Returnees, the strong point of this novel is that it tell it joke well. Old joke can work better is it is told correctly and this guy go this in spade. One problem thought, people should at least question MC a little bit more.

Spoiler

well considering the fact that they have demon invasion and the dude who would question him should be directly suspect. This cushion the fault somewhat but not enough honestly

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Plzc
Plzc rated it
May 6, 2017
Status: c34
Personally, I don't dislike novels where MCs are OP or expanding his harem at every corner, or the fact that most of the actions that the MC takes defies common sense. However, I've seen quite a few other novels with similar context and this is just more or less copy-pasted content for quite a few other novels.

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The MC, despite being several hundreds of years old, can't even handle a girl and still stutters when talking to one. Like, hello? You managed to slay a dragon famed to be the world's strongest, but you can't handle a conversation with a girl? Where did your experience of living for hundreds of years go?

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Anyway, moving on, a part of the novel which is a total turn-off for me is the fact that the author keeps recycling the "lack of common sense" card. Just about every other action that the MC makes, the people around him will more or less go "oh I forgot, this guy doesn't have common sense". Seriously, mentioning it once or twice is fine but the joke gets old after awhile and quickly gets lame. "Magi's Grandson" is also another novel in which the author keeps pulling the "lack of common sense" card at every corner of the novel and it's so pitiful that the author can't think of something else to create humor <<less
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