An ordinary middle schooler, Lee Sungmin, is summoned to this world called ‘Eria’.He endures for dozens of years with no talents or powers, and makes it through all kinds of hardships to survive, but dies miserably in the end. However, before he dies, he regresses back to the past after obtaining the ‘Stone of the Past Life’ by chance, and gains the opportunity to start his life anew. Yet, he still lives a life without any talents, having nothing. Although he can’t approach the geniuses around him due to the ‘wall’ surrounding them, as well as feeling inferior, he moves forward step by step with firm determination, never giving up. "No matter what, I’m going to live a better life than my previous one even if I have to struggle!"
I was browsing my new favorite site for reading Manhua Asura Scans when I saw this manhua was not being added to the list of the series that I have read. To be honest, I think now the trend for the series that I am seeing is either a regressor, VRRMO, or an Isekai, or most probably because I am just focused on some, but anyway, I will be sharing this new series added to my reading list.
As of writing, there are 42 chapters being translated by the group, and if you are a binge reader like me, you may be able to complete reading the whole thing in one go within a day or less than a day since the panels are quite short.
Based on the above synopsis, he got Isekai'd to the world called Eria, but he was termed as having "No class" by the system. When he woke up, he found out that he was back again with the same starting point, but unfortunately, his stats, which were on default low as being a no-class, got retained and what he only has is just his past experiences.
Now we can only assume that regressors have more advantages, right? I mean, since they do know what will happen next in the future, then they can plan ahead and make things right compared to before. That is true for the other series that I have read too! Regressors are all powerful in the head, but that only applies if you are a hero class. This wouldn't apply to everyone at all.
Knowing the future hardens your heart.
Given the hardships that he had in the first round, our MC's personality is quite a doubtful one. On his first day in Eria ( non-regressor time), he got tricked by some goons into drinking water that contained poison. Since he didn't have any skills available, he got sold to slaves and endured humiliation and hardships for the first years of his stay.
After regressing and repeating the same action with the goon that welcomed him, in the alley wherein no one was, he was offered a drink and then pretended to drink the said liquid, then blew it in the goon's face and killed him swiftly.
Aside from this scenario, all throughout the chapters, he will be introduced to multiple people that will have an impact on his life. He would start to question why he was receiving such good treatment now versus the harsh treatment that he had previously. Nothing has changed; he is still some scumbag struggling to meet his basic needs.
"The Problem of Not Knowing Your Goal"
Eria was known to summon other worlders from different worlds and timelines. Our MC isn't the only one as there are folks who came from Murim that achieved big shot status. There are demons, but there's no demon king that needs to be killed, and no one really knows why he got summoned and regressed.
When he was asked by Wijihoyun about his goal and why he keeps on pursuing being strong, He wasn't able to answer this, and because of that, Wijihoyun just suggested that she become his goal and they should meet in a 10-year time span to see his growth.
When you concentrate on the negative, you lose sight of the positive.
The MC had a huge inferiority complex as he met a lot of people that were called geniuses in the field of fighting. Despite receiving a great deal of assistance from the aforementioned individuals, he does not believe he will be able to outperform or even match what they have accomplished. When he falls into despair, which he always does, he tends to blame it on him being classless, a low-life individual, or even a frog who just stares at the well wanting to conquer the sky, wherein his world is too small compared to others.
There's a huge character development happening for him, but then again, he is prone to despair and it hinders his growth. He is also fixated on the negative results and tends to discredit all his hard work each time he falls.
Probably because he had a hard time and those memories that he kept within that 27-year-old self are still fresh as new.
Is the series worth it?
It will be a 4/5 for me, as though I hate him falling into despair, I love how he tries to compensate for what he is lacking with perseverance. One of my favorite chapters is when he realizes that all his encounters and assistance from the people are out of goodwill ( though some unknown influence was used first-hand, the latter interactions were true and sincere).
I also like how the MC isn't an overpowered type of person. He is relatable in a way to some folks who are trying their best at what they do, but their efforts are becoming short due to a lack of talent and unforeseen circumstances.
There's some type of harem involved, but it isn't that much as the series is focused on him being strong and facing the reality that there's something that needs to be done, and that is why he regressed, but that stuff will be revealed in the future.
All images used are from Asura Scans Worthless Regression Chapter 1