Lately, a lot of you, my dear readers, have pointed out problems and offered plenty of suggestions.
I've read pretty much all of them, but there are too many to reply to individually.
I've gathered the most frequently raised issues and will answer them here.
First, the content doesn't fit the theme of "Rampant and Unrestrained."
There are far too many rules and restrictions in real society, and most people have plenty of personal concerns, often doing and saying things that go against their true feelings.
So, from the beginning, I wanted to create a protagonist who could follow his heart, do whatever he wanted, and have no concerns holding him back.
I've forgotten where I first saw the phrase, but the first words that popped into my head really were "Rampant and Unrestrained."
So I used them.
Later, quite a few readers pointed out that the content didn't match the theme.
I looked it up.
And suddenly realized that if I strictly followed the meaning of "rampant and unrestrained," the protagonist would become incredibly unlikable.
Someone who spent all day either stirring up trouble or on his way to stir up trouble.
He wouldn't care who he picked on: enemies, passersby, even family. He would do it simply because he wanted to.
A complete lunatic and scumbag who would slap a passing dog twice just for looking at him, or even chop its head right off.
For a more specific comparison, picture an invincible Jia Zhangshi from the Courtyard who had everything go her way and killed people at the drop of a hat.
I wanted to write a protagonist without inhibitions, but who still retained his humanity.
Not a genuine, inhuman villain of a protagonist, where, never mind whether anyone would like him, I wouldn't even know whether