Callahan

I completely agree with @light1888_ and @CallahanReviews on this issue, which seems to come up all the time from critics of #MushokuTensei . Regret is the MOST frequent form of “punishment” or consequence for our mistakes in life. It just isn’t reasonable to expect a fictional character in a fantastical world to always face “dire consequences” akin to a criminal sentence. This is especially true of a fantasy work like Mushoku Tensei, which grounds itself so deeply in the human condition of conflict and character complexity. Rudeus, and no one else for that matter, can be reduced to a single choice, mistake, or victory. The struggle to try, to fail, to overcome, only then to slide back and fail again…then finding the strength to struggle, shake it off and stand again…that is the BEAUTY of Rudeus’ character and the story of MT itself. Those regrets fade, but never truly leave. They are the “consequences” you carry as invisible scars, with the hope that they steer your future choices toward the light, versus the dark.