Its not a red flag. I feel like thats what mc needed in this lifetime. He never had any family or close relations in the past, nor did he manage to keep any of his lover. This life kinda feels like a chance to give him all that. Feels like this is that kind of story from the way the mc was talking about his previous life. Also Murim manwhas always ends up having romance eventually.
Ahh yeah I meant red flag for readers who don't like romance in action stories. Honestly I'm here just for the action story, if I wanted to read romance I'd go read something from that genre. Don't really understand why so many action stories need any romance at all.
I do get that they've set it up so it would be nice of him to have a family, but personally I would hope that his yearn for family would be satiated by the family he currently has! I'm a bit of a sucker for those kinds of dynamics (▰˘◡˘▰)
If you wanna read an action murim manwha without romance, its best not to read anything where mc has noble origins or the child of a sect leader. They always end up married somehow.
God that's facts, they're so hard to find! You could be 40 chapters in then BAM! Romance outta no where. No story is safe
Romance not that bad as long as they make sense for the story and doesnt like take over everything. I hate when they heavily focus on romance in action story, which happens a lot, weirdly enough. Or when they just pick the hottest and most capable girl for the mc without working on their chemistry. Like in solo leveling, Jinwoo honestly barely interacted with Cha Hae In, they dont even know each other long enough. He has more chemistry with the B-rank healer, who we barely even see, but since they have a history of knowing each other and being friends for a long time, and the air is ripe with chemistry when they meet, they make much more sense.
Like you dont need much to create romance between characters, just sprinkle interaction every now and then, give them a history of knowing each other, dont make the girl follow the mc arround annoyingly, like its so unnecessary when theyre there and all they do is be amazed or act all arrogant like theyre stronger than mc. Like id rather have a damsel in distress than a strong girl who doesnt even help mc with anything. Like youre apparently strong too why arent you doing anything?
Like they do so much then they do so little. If you cant write romance properly then just stick to action. Dont add romance. Like most romance in action story are just badly written, its why fans developed a certain aversion to it. Like who would wanna read something where mc end up with the most annoying character? Now even when action manwha have good well phased romance that doesnt take over the whole plot, fans are malding.
Omg you took the words right out of my mouth. The romance in SL was absolute DOGSHIT and honestly ruined the whole story for me. I couldn't give it more than 1 star because it was the worst romance writing I had ever seen in such a good manga. Agreed, the healer girl should've ended up with him if they absolutely had to insert romance, I'm a sucker for women who liked/helped the MC before when he was weak and actually needed support.
I feel like almost all action manga get the romance aspect so wrong, most of these authors don't understand pacing, chemistry, or even the fundamentals of writing a female character with a likeable personality. It's easier for them to fall into dumb character troupes that no one asked for. There have definitely been some manga where I didn't mind the small amount of romance in it, and it absolutely wasn't a main focus (see Reaper of the Drifting Moon), wish more action were like that.
I think the peerless beauty in this manga deserves better than, from what she knows, "a guy who was disgusting and disrespectful, who has now turned a new leaf". When you suffer assault from people like that, you can forgive, but you never forget.
I was hoping this was going to be like "The Heavenly Demon Can't Live a Normal Life" where he breaks off the engagement and it stays broken even when the fiance wants to get back together now that he's strong and not an asshole, but it really seems like they're going to get back together down the road.
I honestly have no ill feelings towards her atm since she's done nothing annoying, but the usual "peerless beauty" title makes me think she's gonna be a problem later down the line (and he also mentioned not taking a wife and having a family and whatnot so red flag #1 has already been raised). Honestly if she had any brains at all, she would be on friendly terms, but never fall for him due to his past treatment. Mangas great besides this worry!