Talk:Desir Arman/@comment-97.120.162.242-20200504045704/@comment-73.95.7.16-20200511195020

So, I haven't read any of the light novels, but I do know a few things.

1. He's not nerfed, in his old life, he didn't get the jacket and gloves that gave him extra mana until he had already been in the Shadow Dungeon for 3 years, so he's way ahead in terms of getting more mana. Also, his power doesn't seem to be tied to his eyes, he might or might not need to see to use it (there might also be some kind of "Magic Sence" in this world that he's using). Instead, it's shown that he's having the regular problems of being 1/2 blind, depth perception, he will haft to re-learn to gauge distances. (although I wouldn't be surprised if this is used as a nerf so he just never really learns to do so, even though in real life people can find less precise ways of doing it.)

2. He is shown to train a lot, it's just implied that he's going for much broader strengths, by doing a little training with everyone. In his old life, it's been implied that he was somewhat of a slow learner, and wasn't particularly notable until he had been in the Shadow Dungeon for a few years already. So my guess is all these advanced people he's' fighting are an indication that he's taking a much more active focus on training in this timeline.

3. I wouldn't expect him to ever become some god of mana. Even in the shadow dungeon, it's implied that he could only just barely become a 3rd circle mage, and only that with the help of magic items and by being good friends with the best mage in the world. It's implied that your mana level is something you kinda just have or dont have. Although people won't automatically reach their maximum (Romantica, for instance, had only reached the 3rd circle in her old life due to several years of stagnation, while she will likely hit 5 or 6 in this timeline.) But even with the extra training he's doing and having access to more resources, I won't be surprised to learn that the 3rd circle is his limit, or possibly 4th at the very greatest.

If you're looking for more of a Dragon-Ball-esque story, where the character just keeps getting more overpowered and fighting ever crazier people, then I'd recommend "Beginning after the End." There's a manga for it, but I read the first 6 light novels, and the character is never quite the strongest person, always behind whoever the current strongest is, but is also super overpowered, and with a similar "lived an old life and am trying to correct the mistakes of that one by being totally OP in this one."