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the female characters feel like they're really part of the story instead of just being a plot device and just to elevate the status of the male lead. They have dept and that's what makes them enjoyable
Hard agree
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Ma Yuseong will likely not end up with anyone but I'm just gonna ship him with the guy that likes Flame because it just gives off doomed yaoi ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
I'm so happy that so many of you are seeing Biyeon for what she really is, not an annoying girl (and neither are Flame or Aiselle, the only annoying one in my opinion is Jeliall the red-head elf girl, trust me in this) but the best girl.
And I know the story is kinda romance-bait (by spoilers of the ending that i think are true), but I cannot help but hope that Biyeon could end up with Yuseol... they have the best dynamic of them all...
Like, let's see the rest of possible romantic interest:
Flame: Love her, such a silly and funny girl, in a way it feels like she is the one that understands better Yuseol bc of their same "transmigration" status and Yuseol kinda feels closer to her bc of that. But she loses points with me bc 1. of her treatment with Yuseol the first chapters 2. Albeit really funny, she is the first to misunderstand ANYTHING, i mean she was the first one pushing to start pushing the agenda that Yuseol was in love with Aiselle bc he helped her but what's the logic behind that (like yeah girl, the one u think is a regressor is in love with this girl he helped twice, but he is also going around helping EVERYONE, that does not mean he wants to be in a poliamorous relationship with your whole school does it??) 3. SPOILERS AHEAD about the "they understand themselves better bc they come from the same place" i think they do not come from the same earth? Maybe it was the novel mtl but in a future arch Flame gets trapped in an illusion where she is in her world and there's a (SPOILERS FOR Lout of the Count's Family) krs's earth situation going on?? The whole monsters vs. Humans thingy.
Aiselle: My tragic heroine, she is so strong and fair,i would have loved to read the OG!Novel bc of her. But she is not the protagonist here. Tbh sometimes i feel the author could have give her much more presence, she is nice and caring, she cares so much about Yuseol, she has a whole arc about how Yuseol is such an important person in her life (emotionally and plotwise) however in comparison with Flame and babygirl Biyeon she does not feel that present? At least to me.
Koko Serin: Auntie what r u doing here (the whole "my irresistible curse does not affect him doki doki" bores me)(And don't get me wrong the big of age gaps are fine if the authors write it well like Frieren, but girl stand up, she sometimes does not act her title nor her age)
Jeliall: SPOILERS AHEAD if u think my beautiful girls are annoying, let me tell u that u still haven't seen Jeliall, i swear to god everytime i pause reading the novel is not bc of the mtl but bc she appears (still stuck in the 300+ bc of her), she is TRASH, trash i tell u, even Yuseol sent her to her death in a way bc she is THAT annoying, can u believe she was plotting for Yuseol to be her slave?? That scheme of hers exploded in her face but still. And i know later she did an 180° on her attitude and "falls in love" with Yuseol, but girll u were worse than the demonic race go do charities around the world and help the sick and poor if u wanna change 4 the better fr.
(Honorary Mention) Ma Yuseong: Tbh i started reading this bc in a tiktok he seemed fruity enough, however we all know it's not gonna happen. He's great tho, I really like him, if the author had given him more attention and more screen i bet they would be a famous ship among action manwhas, not joongdok level but decent amount of fanart level at least. Another thing about Ma Yuseong is that SPOILERS AHEAD, unlike other manhwas where a female lead feels like a ticking bomb(in the way that they, 4 some reason turn or will turn evil and love is keeping her good/back), HE IS the ticking bomb sjjdjfjfkf like while thank god i don't have to worry about any of the girls going dark insane mood, I worry reading the novel if Ma Yuseong have not been seen in a while, frienship is holding him back but will that be as strong as love? Idk, i love u my volatile child.
And finally going back to my point.
Hong Biyeon: BEST GIRL, strongest and prettiest, good future(? King cares for her country and her subjects even after all the sacrifices and abuse she has been put through, she is responsible, smart, realistic and soo sooo loyal.
She has such a great dynamic with Yuseol, King and Knight, but the king will do anything to keep safe and even save her knight, and even if the kinght does not notice himself he is defending his king from all sides. They have great moments together, Yuseol help Biyeon grow as a person and Biyeon makes Yuseol get more personally involved with this world (Call me delusional, but did anyone else notice how much on top of his thoughts Yuseol puts Biyeon in?? Aiselle and Biyeon share the same type of fates but Yuseol invest more of his time and effort helping Biyeon). And even the fancy shalala~ shots are used on Biyeon more than anyone of the girls, like the Persona Gate was more of a Flame arc but who gets the sparkle and frame of how pretty she looks in her dress? BIYEON and that's a Yuseol pov mind uuu.
I love them so much, straight ship so good it reminds u of doomed yuri.
Anyways, that's it, thank u for coming to my Ted Talk