There are both strong and weak points in how this story unfolds.
What I liked: First, I’m really glad the author didn’t use “love” as a magic cure for the MC’s grief. He spent over a year living with *living corpses*, completely isolated from other people. Those corpses were his only remaining “family” after losing his real one and they existed in that state because HE made them that way. Not just because he couldn’t accept their deaths, but because he himself didn’t want to die during the second great dungeon. That kind of trauma doesn’t just disappear because someone is kind to him (his now new friends). It makes complete sense that he keeps relapsing and going back to square one, his past is deeply disturbing and unresolved, keep in mind all of his friend's livivng corpses only died a few chapters before the end so yeah he wasn't going to overcome the trauma until all of them reached peace.
Second, I appreciated that the ML didn’t suddenly become a better person just because he fell in love. He’s arrogant, controlling, and genuinely believes he can manage everything and everyone around him. Because of that, it’s completely believable that he failed to notice the MC’s suicidal tendencies. And he had never loved anyone before, so it also makes sense that he only realized his feelings when he lost control, when he understood that he couldn’t control the MC, and that the MC might actually die after attempting to take his own life.
Third, I was glad the author didn't try to push the whole "love is the real cure for all your trauma". ML actually pushed the MC into therapy and admitted he couldn't solve everything just by trying to support MC. MC needs professional help and ML knows it but he's also staying beside MC to be his mental support alongside therapy.
What I didn’t like: The villains felt underwhelming (kinda dumb) and never posed a real threat. Throughout the story, I kept thinking, “The ML is the strongest and smartest, he’ll solve this within this chapter,” and that’s exactly what happened. And after the third dungeon (not 100% sure it was the third), none of the remaining dungeons felt dangerous. Conflicts were resolved too easily, no one was seriously hurt, and even the final dungeon, supposedly the hardest of all seven, ended up feeling like the easiest.
Overall: This isn’t an exceptionally well-written story, but it’s far from bad. It has solid emotional themes and some thoughtful character choices, even if the stakes feel shallow at times. I’d rate it a 7.5/10
There are both strong and weak points in how this story unfolds.
What I liked:
First, I’m really glad the author didn’t use “love” as a magic cure for the MC’s grief. He spent over a year living with *living corpses*, completely isolated from other people. Those corpses were his only remaining “family” after losing his real one and they existed in that state because HE made them that way. Not just because he couldn’t accept their deaths, but because he himself didn’t want to die during the second great dungeon. That kind of trauma doesn’t just disappear because someone is kind to him (his now new friends). It makes complete sense that he keeps relapsing and going back to square one, his past is deeply disturbing and unresolved, keep in mind all of his friend's livivng corpses only died a few chapters before the end so yeah he wasn't going to overcome the trauma until all of them reached peace.
Second, I appreciated that the ML didn’t suddenly become a better person just because he fell in love. He’s arrogant, controlling, and genuinely believes he can manage everything and everyone around him. Because of that, it’s completely believable that he failed to notice the MC’s suicidal tendencies. And he had never loved anyone before, so it also makes sense that he only realized his feelings when he lost control, when he understood that he couldn’t control the MC, and that the MC might actually die after attempting to take his own life.
Third, I was glad the author didn't try to push the whole "love is the real cure for all your trauma". ML actually pushed the MC into therapy and admitted he couldn't solve everything just by trying to support MC. MC needs professional help and ML knows it but he's also staying beside MC to be his mental support alongside therapy.
What I didn’t like:
The villains felt underwhelming (kinda dumb) and never posed a real threat. Throughout the story, I kept thinking, “The ML is the strongest and smartest, he’ll solve this within this chapter,” and that’s exactly what happened. And after the third dungeon (not 100% sure it was the third), none of the remaining dungeons felt dangerous. Conflicts were resolved too easily, no one was seriously hurt, and even the final dungeon, supposedly the hardest of all seven, ended up feeling like the easiest.
Overall:
This isn’t an exceptionally well-written story, but it’s far from bad. It has solid emotional themes and some thoughtful character choices, even if the stakes feel shallow at times. I’d rate it a 7.5/10