I’m not putting a spoiler on this because I think it’s important for people to not be ...

I’m not putting a spoiler on this because I think it’s important for people to not be discouraged by some of the immediate reviews left here. I was at first, which kinda made me put this one on the back burner for the longest time since I was under the impression there would be some sort of shabby storytelling or loose ends, but now I see that the interpretation on this one is infuriating in a way.

Femininity is only seen as being weak due to the restrictions that women have faced. People chose to rebel this solely due to that fact, which is why I thought I would take greater satisfaction in seeing the protagonist, born anew, become the same strong and guarded person she used to be. But there’s nothing wrong with a weakness like this, because that is just how flawed humans are. Not women, not men, but humans as a whole.

I find it funny how we’ve all separated ourselves even though we weren’t born that different. People tend to believe that we were created to differ one another by gender, but we as people aren’t even sure of our own origins. So at the end of the day, how can we be so sure that our roles have been set in stone? I think many others view blaming society to be flawed, or as if it’s a means to justify your own faults, but even if that were the case, there’s nothing wrong with pointing out obvious issues in this world.

At the end of the day, the very people who fuel everyday opinion were once, or still are, pressured by such standards. A refusal to realize it is still an acknowledgment of uncertainty.

It may sound really silly, but this story has made me realize a lot of things, and I tend to enjoy stories that invoke deeper thought, even if I’m usually hesitant to read them. I don’t like emotionally investing myself in things like this because I’m scared of change, and I’m also scared of my own acknowledgment. I tend to enjoy and laugh along at many things that are the detriment to myself and others, but we are all the furthest from being perfect, even if we strive for it.

To those who are also prone to escapism, which I’d assume lots of manhwa readers are, pleaseeeeeee give this story a chance. I don’t leave reviews on a lot of things (not unless I’m complaining abt smth LOLLL), and after this site erased my lists post-reset (or maintenance, whatever the hell happened), I started reading things I typically don’t find myself reading.

P.S, the reviews left on this site always infuriate the hell out of me as someone who has been on here for a long time, and other sites are no different. I’m going to bring this up because I think it’s relevant to the storytelling this one brings, but I enjoy a lot of action manhwa, which was what I mostly consumed in the past. Still do, but I just want to point out that there’s nothing wrong with criticizing things you enjoy. I always hated how women were depicted in many different stories, normalizing stereotypes and things that tend to drift us apart when everyone else is against us, but I always ignored it because I knew it was inevitable.

There’s not very many things you read that are perfect in your eyes without idealization or romanticization. I enjoy games of a similar genre that only contain or prioritize a male protagonist and perspective because I am already fully aware that people as a whole are not entirely interested in everything a woman may experience. I don’t think this mindset is bad however, because at the end of the day, the hardships that many women face are not as interesting in comparison to a man simply due to our own weaknesses that are always highlighted without fail.

If a female protagonist is too weak or has many weaknesses, they will usually have this aspect embraced, but not without complaint or negativity. If a female protagonist is too strong, she is either taking the male role and doing a worse job at it, or she is too foolhardy and thus hated for it. And even then, oftentimes they will create a mix of both. A feminine lady with an extreme tomboyish side that creates an appeal, or a woman who is largely strengthened by hardship, yet flustered by the idea of recognition or affection.

There’s never room for objective nuance in narration. Not like this. At the end of reading, I was actually pretty disappointed with how I initially expected her to pick up the sword once more. Not for the sake of her own revenge, but for her to properly contradict the very same things we face each day. I actually couldn’t really believe I had grown impatient with this story when it had started building towards the same path it started out on when Estelle became Lucifela.

Unfortunately, the sight of female protagonists in isekai changing drastically from their former self is appealing in the sense that it breaks the mold others have created for us. Stories that don’t take place in the modern world tend to villainize women who adapt to their surroundings instead of altering them.

At the end of the day, every woman has faced strife that chastises them for how they were born. It’s just that some act out, and some don’t. Is it not basic psychology to recognize that every person reacts and behaves in different ways? This is a core foundation to being a human being instead of a machine, and I hate, HATE how it takes the perspectives of others, fiction or not, to realize this. Everything is a poison, and the strife of people that have gone undocumented does not erase the possibility that these ideas and concepts told in tall tales can indeed become a reality.

I definitely typed out a book, but if you ended up reading this entire thing, thank you! And yes, I was a little angry at the fact that people were leaving reviews about not seeing the main couple’s children rather than the overarching plot and message, amongst some other complaints here and there, but that in itself is also severely hypocritical of me seeing as I both consume and praise content I don’t entirely agree with.

I just find it kinda funny that for a story addressing gender roles and powerlessness, as well as the acceptance for love and how we, as flawed people, are viable for redemption, there’s comments about unseen babies that didn’t contribute to the main aspect of it all whatsoever. But I do understand the joy in witnessing two beloved main characters experiencing a happy life.

Uhhhh TLDR… GIVE THIS A READ!!! PLEASESEEEEEE GIVE IT A CHANCE!!!! I will love you for eternity if you do…