The Kept Man of the Princess Knight

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Apr 21, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English
  紅旗征戎
  Red Flag Conquest
  決して善ではなく、あくまでも己自身の利益のために戦う主人公。しかしその行動には確かな芯があり、追い求める理想には独特の美学さえ感じられる。暗く血にまみれた道にもかかわらず彼らの足取りは堂々としていて、目を奪われるほどに美しい。

  The protagonist is by no means good and fights for his own benefit. However, that action has a firm core, and even a unique aesthetic can be felt in the ideals it pursues. Despite the dark and bloody road, their footsteps are imposing and are so beautiful that they are eye-catching.

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Sep 12, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English
  正義の味方系に飽きた方へ
  For those who are tired of being on the side of justice
  This review contains spoilers. この作品はけして勧善懲悪ものではなく、主人公も間違っても正義の味方ではありません。概ねクズな主人公ですが、常識や倫理に背こうとも、自分の信じる物のために手を汚し身をやつすダークヒーローです。ヒロインもまた清廉潔白というわけではなく、人間としての葛藤・苦悩に苛まれながらも目的のために進んでいく。2人の関係性や今後の物語の行方が気になる作品で次巻も楽しみです。一読の価値がある作品だと思います。

  This review contains spoilers. This work is by no means good, good, or evil, and the main character is not on the side of justice even if it makes mistakes. The protagonist is generally a scum character, but he is a dark hero who gets his hands dirty and defies himself for what he believes in, even if he goes against common sense and ethics. The heroine is also not clean and innocent, and while being tormented by conflicts and suffering as a human being, she progresses for her purpose. I'm looking forward to the next volume of this work because I'm concerned about the relationship between the two and the future course of the story. I think it's a work worth reading.

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Sep 07, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English
  とてもよくできた物語なんだけど…
  it's a very well made story, but...
  This review contains spoilers. とてもよくできた物語なので続きは気になる。ただ、すごく簡単に言うと、ヤク中のお姫様とそれを隠すために善良な人すら殺す人の物語なので、ひっかかるものはある。で、殺した善良な人の兄と仲良くしてたりとか、完全にサスペンスに出てくるサイコパスが主人公である。そのほか、情報共有すれば防げるような問題を伏せたりして大変になったりとかする。事前に完璧に対処するとドラマは生まれないからある程度は仕方ないのだけれど。なので、あまり感情移入はできないのと、カッコよくはないというか、これをハードボイルドでカッコいいと思うならば人間の価値が等価ではないということになるし、イケメンならば許されるみたいな歪んだ価値観になるわけで、没入感はあまり高くはない。ただ、それでも物語としてしっかりしてるから読めるというか、途中で放り出したくはならないので星4をつける。オススメできるか、物語は面白いけど、爽快感とか読んだあとに前向きにはならないなーとは思う。単純に口封じで善良な人を殺したらダークヒーローですらないよなーとは思う。物語の流れを書くのがうまい作品ではあるけれど、人の価値とか命が軽い感じの作品でもあるというのが感想です。

  This review contains spoilers. It's a very well-made story, so I'm curious about the continuation. However, to put it very simply, it's a story about a princess in the middle of a drug and a person who kills even good people to hide it, so there are things that catch you. So, the main character is a psychopath who appears in complete suspense, such as being on good terms with the older brother of the good person who killed him. Other than that, they hide problems that can be prevented by sharing information, making it difficult. If you deal with it perfectly beforehand, dramas won't be born, so it's unavoidable to some extent. So, you can't really empathize with it, and it's not cool, or if you think this is hard boiled and cool, it means that human values are not equivalent, and if you're a handsome guy, it's a distorted value that would be forgiven, so the sense of immersion isn't very high. However, even so, it's solid as a story, so I can read it, or rather, I don't want to throw it out in the middle, so I'm giving it 4 stars. I wonder if I can recommend it, the story is interesting, but I don't think it's exhilarating or anything positive after reading it. I don't think it's even a dark hero if you kill good people by simply sealing their mouths. Although it is a work that is good at writing the flow of the story, my impression is that it is also a work where the value of people and lives are light.

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