Mh... no, in the light novel Han felt way more despair after seeing the A rank of the engraving. He fought to death with the dragon using all the weapons of Nelfheim and still didn't manage to win, so when he saw the A he thought it wasn’t worth it and despaired a bit because he was too used to winning and couldn't even believe he could lose. It was the first time Han lost, not his party, not his master, but his and only his loss. So he definitely didn't smile, even if the manhwa shows a bitter smile, it still doesn't depict the right mood.
I think it's the same old problem of writing unreliable narrators like Han or MaoMao in light novels: the adaptations take what they think too seriously and make them edgelords. Nah, my man isn't a brick of ice, he can actually feel defeat, you managed so well to make him grieve for Iolka dear adaptator, don't go back on your step! He doesn't need to aura farm!
Mh... no, in the light novel Han felt way more despair after seeing the A rank of the engraving. He fought to death with the dragon using all the weapons of Nelfheim and still didn't manage to win, so when he saw the A he thought it wasn’t worth it and despaired a bit because he was too used to winning and couldn't even believe he could lose.
It was the first time Han lost, not his party, not his master, but his and only his loss.
So he definitely didn't smile, even if the manhwa shows a bitter smile, it still doesn't depict the right mood.
I think it's the same old problem of writing unreliable narrators like Han or MaoMao in light novels: the adaptations take what they think too seriously and make them edgelords.
Nah, my man isn't a brick of ice, he can actually feel defeat, you managed so well to make him grieve for Iolka dear adaptator, don't go back on your step! He doesn't need to aura farm!