Kashima nation won, but at least we got TJ… I still liked the last chapter kiss very much so I am not too mad.
I got what I hoped for but it feels weird??? I think I am good at predicting the endgame but what is this??? Storywise it should have been Jo, right? Such a wild take from mangaka. I really like that even a veteran like me can be surprised. Good for TJ and Ian, their chemistry is not from this world. Jo should live a normal healthy life, hopefully he will find happiness (perhaps with someone that does not bring up his worst sides but his best).
Jo was positioned as a MC (first character to be introduced, the blurb focuses on him etc) but Doyak never explicitly clarified as him being a 1st or 2nd ML. Most readers just assumed that because he was the first love interest to be introduced and the first part of the story is narrated mostly from his pov, that he would ultimately get with Ian. Most readers approached the story as the traditional textbook love triangle story where the 1st love interest to be introduced vying for the “mc” ultimately ends up with the mc…but that’s happens when the story is told from the pov of the character (“mc”) caught between two love interests…but Doyak kind of subverts the love triangle narrative by positioning the 2nd love interest as the first character to be introduced and also be the mc. But imo all characters are mc. There’s no definitive MMC, 1st male lead, 2nd male lead. If you view the story from this perspective, you’re less likely to be shocked and even butthurt that the story ended in such a way.
Mc = Main Character btw.
Story wise clearly it’s TJ because that’s just how the story went.
It could have gone in another direction but both options were plausible from my pov until we reached chapter 95 imo.
After rereading the story multiple times it clearly leans more towards TJ. But reading every 10 days it’s easy to forgot little details that made the ending “”obvious””
Exactly.If you reread the chapters you can see how clearly Taejoon and Ian are characterised in a way where they’re deeply intertwined with each other and the only likeliness of them not choosing each other is if Taejoon or Ian died lol…however most readers still think because Jo is supposedly the main character, that he can’t end up with nothing.
Yes, if we consider Jo the 1st ML, thank god for once the 2nd ML won and it’s not unheard of that the 1st ML lose
Tbh Jo didn’t end up with “nothing” because why should he straight up be in another relationship he held an exhibition how cool is that. Also Destiny wanted him back lol
I really love YacchanXToono but this was done so well!!! That kind of kiss is what happened to me and my partner, I went to their place as a friend but at some point realized that I wanted to see where it goes even if before I wasn’t sure if I was into him. I just felt so at ease with him and then sparkly and we have been together for 8+ years. So this felt too real!!
I love Yacchan sm but he is just as dumb as Toono!! Their dynamic is just angry dumb x happy dumb. I cannot handle him loosing Toono… So they have to be together. But story would make more sense if Kashima ends up with Toono? Bc then Kashima would not finally give up on what he wants… but I want Yacchan to be happy he’s such a baby!! Although I really like Yacchan with Tamura too. I hate to see the Tamura haters here so disappointed…
I don't hate Tamura at all, I know that it seems like the pairing would be Tamura × Yacchan and Kashima × Toono. But I honestly just love Yacchan × Toono dynamic so much. If you said Yacchan and Toono are angry dumb × happy dumb, then Tamura and Yacchan would be angry dumb × angry dumb, no?
Love your line of thoughts, that’s exactly what Tamura and Yacchan would be, angry dumb x angry dumb! They would make a good couple in another manga but Yaribu is surprisingly mature in its themes and how those are handled, so it is hard to see them together as Yacchan has developed quite a lot and Tamura is still the same cute horny dumb. So I totally agree with you, Yacchan and Toono are the best together!! I relate to Yacchan sm even though I am nothing like him. His struggle just feels so real and makes you want to root for him. And emotionally Toono and Yacchan seem to be in the same place, Kashima is a bit more mature even if he has his boyish side.
I agree with you! Also, I just simply like Yacchan so much from the beginning, then knowing he has that personality gap, I just think that's cute and makes him more interesting.
I get you that I also want to see Kashima finally doesn't have to give up on something he wants for other's sake, but I also want to see that Yacchan is being chosen and not like a second option being compared to Kashima. I hope there will be new character for Kashima, just because I hope Toono would end up with Yacchan.
I don't know what I just wrote, but you get me.
I could feel the moment Bihwan hugged Minchan from behind, he would do anything for Minchan, whether he is a hero or a villain all depends on Minchan. He’s obsessed and I’m obsessed with this manhwa. Minchan’s pain feels so real. Storytelling, all the things said and left unsaid, expressions… I feel so inspired
Uhh I’m cheering sm for the second couple I love their dynamic? Wish they had more screen time
Trueee, they're actually so cutee
They're official??? And here i thought i was just shipping too hard
1. Dongbaek is hot af I didn’t know I needed him but now I do. 2. Yama is too cute in new art style, I prefer more sleep-deprived and mature look in the beginning. 3. I have no idea about the underworld politics, can someone explain, what is the relationship between kings, reapers and goblins, are there other groups??
From my memory… kings control sections of the afterworld. Reapers are sinned souls who work for the afterworld to atone for what they did. Goblin are not part of this corporation, they exist outside of it. They are creatures born from special items, they have their own superpower, but they need to get Yang energy from living beings to persist. Historically afterworld has been trying to make the goblins part of it but never succeeded. Many years ago a human cut off a goblin’s hand due to superstition, which triggered other goblins to hunt human. Afterworld declared goblins “bad” and hunted them back as a result. Hence the war they were talking about. Finally they took away the goblin’s leader aka Dongbaek, and they have been sort of in a Cold War since then.
!!! Thank you sm queen <3 This cleared a lot up.
Aww he’s crazy and cute, no?
Gurl you need a serious therapy cuz tf you're saying rn ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
LMAO I NEVER READ THIS BUT I JS CLICKED ON CH. 104 CUZ I WAS INTERESTED AND HES FR SO CUTE !! ik he's insane and shit but like it's fine who gaf if he cute
they jumping u but youre right
No because you fr right if he wasn't such a psychotic maniac and actually treated iltak right I would've rooted for him