“Reincarnated hero Noah fakes incompetence, gets banished, and thrives ruling the "uninhabitable" Demon Forest.”
The Demotion Incompetent Prince Wants to Hide His Abilities
左遷された無能王子は実力を隠したい ~二度転生した最強賢者、今世では楽したいので手を抜いてたら、王家を追放された。今更帰ってこいと言われても遅い、領民に実力がバレて、実家に帰してくれないから……~
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Reincarnated hero Noah fakes incompetence, gets banished, and thrives ruling the "uninhabitable" Demon Forest.
The main character, Noah, is a reincarnated person. He was active as a sword saint in a previous life and as a sage in another. But he's been forced to work hard all his life, and he's sick of being a hero! One day, Noah dies and wakes up to find that he has been reborn as a prince. He has a high level of magical talent and the swordsmanship of a sword saint, but he doesn't want to get busy again, so Noah pretends to be incompetent with all his might. Then, on his 15th birthday. A skill appraisal reveals that he is incompetent (actually, he is just hiding it with his concealment skill). Noah is scorned and banished. With what seems like a gesture of warmth, his father gives him a remote territory. "Now I'll enjoy my second life!" Noah is enthusiastic, but he doesn't know. Actually, the territory is in the devil's forest, which is said to be uninhabitable. But his past life was more advanced compared to this one, and the level of human beings in this world is lower. Noah's ability is revealed when he helps a girl who is being attacked by a monster in the forest. "Amazing!!! Noah-sama defeated a dragon with a single blow!" "How did this happen? Ahhhhh!" On the other hand, the royal family also notices Noah's ability and comes to take him back, but it is too late. At that time, Noah is already being praised by the people as the lord of the Demon Forest. (Source: Shousetsuka ni Narou, translated)
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- 5 “I feel like this manga specifically does not deserve the popularity it currently has? I think it randomly got continued after a few years but not even the recent chapters are any different The MC...”
- 5 “5.8/10 Whether this manga is a parody of the usual cliche, generic crap or not, this is just bad. I don’t know how to formulate this review because of the manga’s intent or direction; this is...”
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- Published Apr 2022 – ongoing
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- Ref. BS-M63736 catalog