Responses
As a novel reader I can tell you there is more to be shown. After the main story concluded (in the novel) there were a lot of bonus chapters to explain what happened to Winter, Og Yvonne, Eckles, the Dukedom, and what happened to Penelope and Callisto as well. I can definitely say there is still more to come, and now that I have seen that the creator of the webtoon has confirmed side stories, I can't wait to see how they will portray everything.
I think I started reading this story when I was 15, and I’ve been following it ever since. I’m already 20, and at this point, death is the only ending for the villainess will always be a core memory of mine. Reading Penelope’s journey, her struggles, achievements, etc always had me on edge, excited to read what’s next, and I suppose the best way to express how I felt throughout the manhwa is like a rollercoaster of emotions for a while. I’ll miss reading each update, and hopefully there will be side stories to go with it. A part of me still can’t believe that technically it’s already over since it’s been so long, but everything has to come to an end at some point.
I love this story a lot, and I somewhat enjoyed the whole Yvonne ending arc, ig, but a part of me just felt like the story was dragging on towards the end compared to the beginning and middle. At the start, I remember I used to swipe immediately to figure out what’s going on and got really excited to see whatever happened in that chapter, but towards the end, it was somewhat of a bore. I just kept swiping, but still understanding what was going on. This is one of my few complaints. Another of my complaints concerns Winter and Eckles. I cared enough for Winter, and I felt like the way they ended things without figuring out what happened to him is just… sad. But my biggest issue is Eckles. I commented on this issue a year ago. Still, it just saddens me that his ending was disregarded after he was used as the crazy yandere psychopath semi-antagonist. It just irks me how they just ruined his character and killed him off afterward, though understandably he’s done shit himself that’s very unjustifiable and terrible. I wish that they could have given him a decent ending at least. Aside from that, I would’ve loved to see more about Yvonne, if that’s how you spell her name. Not saying that I liked her, but her character is interesting and there are just so many questions involving her, but I don’t know if it’s me, but I felt like her whole antagonist arc was somewhat… bleak??? If that’s understandable at least.
That's pretty much it though. I feel like most of the characters are flawed, even our amazing protagonist, Penelope, but that’s what I like about them: how they aren’t completely innocent or perfect. The art was beautiful, and it honestly inspired me to get back into it after putting it on hold for so long. The plot and dialogue were interesting; sometimes they were funny, sometimes depressing, and sometimes suspenseful, and that’s what I loved about it. And it just feels unreal to me still that it’s over. Anyways, I'd love to see some short stories between Penelope and Callisto if their relationship progresses, including everyone else’s lives.