So, the topic with many debates and questions. How strong is MC? I get enough questions that I start feel lazy to answer anymore so here I am trying to straighten out everything and make it clear.
Mc is strong. No doubt. He is a 12th Dimensional being + Eldritch God even if he is fledgling still stumbling with his power.
His shadow manipulation is his Innate Power. Go along the theme of him being black cat and the cover photo I snag from google.
Mc main power is with his true body, all the way up at the 12th Dimension.
In the first chapter, when the god that grant mc his reincarnaton says he will give mc a way to mingle easier with human. He didn't mean the apperance alone. Mc is a 12th Dimension being for fuck sake. Human can't even comprehend 4th Dimensional being like Cthulhu. Needless to say the mc who is 12th Dimensional.
So! The cat form is his weaker inferior physical avatar that hold his primary counsciousness. That avatar is a 3rd Dimensional object which mean just by being inside it, mc is confined to 3rd Dimensional rules. Yes, he is still powerful in that inferior form. How powerful? As powerful as the 3rd Dimensional rule allows it meaning within 3rd Dimensional world, mc is the strongest.
To those that ask, Why don't mc kill that? Why mc afraid of that? Why mc can't do this?
Well, mc is strong don't get me wrong. Even if he dies, it's the matter of how long his avatar need to be reconstructed and he back alive again. Infinitely. But, if he fight something and die. He will be resorted to calling upon his true body to the 3rd Dimensional world. That's basically death sentence to everything and a fucking last resort because a 3rd Dimensional world cannot withstand 12th Dimensional being and the results is the universe get nuked into oblivion of ether ash. Game Over for everything other than mc. Which mean all his progress and his bitches.
Got it? Okay, let's proceed.
So, what exactly is mc power? I stated that Shadow Manipulation is his innate power. That mean it is the only power he can use instinctively without need of learning. He master it immediately upon reincarnated.
How about his other power? Only one. Bend anything and everything of the lesser dimension to his wishes. Alter timeline, alter mind, object whether physical or metaphysical or concept. So, why won't he use them u ask?
Ask yourself. What happen if you let a toddler use a thermonuclear bomb with the yield equivalent to the entire sun lifespan worth of heat on a bunch of ants? That's what happen when a 12th Dimensional being forcefully distort a 3rd dimensional realm with proficiency of a toddler during an intensive surgery that requires great delicacy and precision.
So, now you may ask. Why give mc that much power only to not able to use? Give my self a favor and go as other popular manga or light novel writer why they don't let mc use full power on first chapter. The answer might shock you and your perception of yourself.
Anyway, I'm adding to much toxicity in my words. Can't blame me when people keep asking me stupid question when in the synopsis I already stated I want to relax and write for fun. No planning. No nothing. I jusy wanna turn off my brain and write without stress. Is that too difficult to ask for? No. It's easy. Don't like it then don't read it. I don't care anyway.
Btw to the real fan of my fic. Thank you for being normal. Y'all the real one bro.