asaade_ragnarokm Oh, you mean the part where he was obviously manipulating them? Uh...he wasn't using flattery to gain favor, he was using flattery to lower their guard so that he could lure them into a trap later. Also, because he was put into a team with them, he knew he had to work with them, not alienate them or bully them, or they would betray him later. What exactly do you want him to do? Mock and insult them? Coldly ignore them like some arrogant edgelord? He knows he has to rely on them, so obviously he would try to offer an olive branch. He's not doing it to suck up to them for favors. He's getting them to lower their guard around him. Additionally, by doing so, they are more likely to listen to him and obey his instructions because he is the team leader and he makes them feel valued.
As I said...your reading comprehension needs work...
Honestly, it doesn't really matter. Let's say he was flattering them without manipulating them. So what? Why the "pussy" and "beta" insults? Why does that garner a 1.5 star rating? That is just childish. Also, I'm saying it's dishonest because you basically nitpicked a couple of sentences of insignificant consequence, and then made it out to seem like the whole story is about this guy going around flattering people. If you don't like what he did, you could drop the story and move on. No need to rage, insult or resort to hyperbole. No need to throw a tantrum and leave a 1.5 star review. Nobody is forcing you to read his story, but you're the one flaming his story and then attempting to justify it. Hell, leave a comment if it really bothers you that much, but why leave a 1.5 star review? Your "review" isn't even a proper review, it's more of a insulting comment (and kudos to HolyJoker for not deleting your "review"). And yet you have the cheek to tell people not to write 5 star reviews? Honestly, I would agree with you regarding that, except that you seem to be using that to justify your giving people 1.5 star reviews.
And you even called Holy Joker a trashy author in your review. Ironic, considering the topic of this forum thread. Did it not occur to you that you're among the abusive readers mentioned here?