Well, this disappointed me. I've read a couple of "reincarnated with my abuser" stories, and by far this one is the least interesting. The MC puts up hardly any resistance. You'd think he'd freak out or scream or tell his family that he hates the ML and doesn't want to see him, but instead he just acts like a stray cat who's slightly wary but not particularly difficult to win over. Plus, the story absolutely rushed through their reunion. There was hardly any angst, hardly any sense of helplessness and defeat as the MC tried and failed to stay away from the ML. They met as kids in one chapter and were years-long friends who grew up together in the next. Very disappointing.
I'm fully assuming my boy Aeyi is ace. The author never says so explicitly, but it's mentioned multiple times that he has no interest in relationships and if he's a happy single cat dad at 28, I feel like all the clues are there.
As much as I enjoyed this story and its characters, it's getting to the point where I'm starting to feel kind of bad for the author. Most of the panels now are empty and lifeless. There's no backgrounds, no details or shadows, no screen tones. It almost feels like line-art. Is the mangaka getting too old? Does she have no one helping her? Or is she just tired of the story? Whatever is going on, the art just doesn't feel like it has the same heart in it, and it's very saddening.
There are a lot of reasons why this webtoon is fun and good, but I would just like to shout out how much I adore the designs of all the elemental lords. I'm not sure if this is an original webtoon or if this is being adapted from a web novel, but kudos to the artist either way for their creativity towards that aspect of the story. I only wish we saw them more so I could admire them more, haha.
Does the manga describe itself as a romantic comedy or did whoever upload it decide to describe it as a romantic comedy in the summary? Because it feels very false even in the very few chapters we have. The main couple (?) does not have any chemistry together at all, let alone humorous chemistry, and the female lead honestly seems like a creep. Or is it just supposed to be the inherent humor of a masculine girl and feminine guy?
Not my man, Alphonse. He tried so hard to protect Lisia. I can't wait until Lawrence gets what's coming to him.
I know it's not gonna happen because it's not that kind of webtoon, but just once, I'd like to see an MC escape their toxic love interest for good, whether that's leaving them or by fighting back and winning. Or maybe not even escape, but at least give the toxic person as good as they get. Poor Tay only got one good sucker punch in before he went back to getting steamrolled.
This manga sure is something. In Chapter 1, we learn the MC was mostly fine with the possibility of an old man sneaking into his room and sexually assaulting him. And in Chapter 4, we learn the love interest was an adult when he met and fell in love with the then child MC. I guess they're a match made in heaven then. And let's not even get started on all the bullshitery going on in the brother's story.
God damn. I was rereading this manga and the vibes really have been downhill since chapter 179. That's almost 5 years and 100 chapters of the author making me sad on purpose. Don't get me wrong, I love the drama and the intrigue, and I think everything is well-written, but what I wouldn't give for a moment of triumph or fluff to alleviate the soul-crushing empathy I feel for these characters and their suffering.
I think I'm happy, but apprehensive. I thought the original work had a great ending. I wish I knew what the author plans to do by continuing the story.
So, the dragon king cut off the arm of his own soldier and was about to genocide the whole bird kingdom and they just... moved on from there? No discussion, no reckoning for the destruction and possible annihilation wrought by the ML? Just cuddles and kisses? I mean... if you want your story to be confusing and unsatisfying, more power to you. Also, what was the deal with the bird kingdom? They were evil enough to kill unarmed attendants and turn on each other, but that was the first time they'd attacked in a millenia? Why?? Did this story get axed or does the author just have absolutely no skills at writing conflict or ending a story?
I'm glad we got a happy ending for Hari and Moogil, but damn, there was so much more I wanted to see. I wanted to see Hari get introduced to Simon. I wanted to see Hari and Moogil go out and find his grandparents. It seems like Hari has decided to start acting again and I would've loved to see how she made that decision. But here we are at the end, so I suppose I'll have to be happy with what we got. Maybe we'll get lucky and there will be bonus chapters.
As angsty and harrowing as all these new developments are, I do think it's kind of funny/ironic that Penelope didn't forsee this possibility with Eclis before now. Like, the whole reason any of this is happening is because girl got herself trapped in an otome game. Bad ends with an obsessed yandere are a pretty common feature in otome games. Penelope's gotta get good.
In all seriousness, I understand why someone realistically would forget about game mechanics when they're constantly afraid for their life, but still. Kinda funny that all this drama is still par for the course in a dating sim.
I liked the relationship between Iana and Isaac, but also it felt kinda rushed and out of nowhere. Iana already has, what, four(?) potential suitors and you're telling me that some guy who she hasn't even known for that long and who she was only using to further her own goal in the first place is the one she loves the most? That she would give up on 9 volumes of efforts to stop her sister from becoming the Saint just for this guy? Sorry, author, I did really like the dynamic between them, but you're going to have to put a little more time and effort into their relationship to get to me to believe that's something the main character would do on her own without the plot forcing her to do it.
Has it been known that the characters were in their late teens this whole time? Did I just forget because I originally read this through the fan translations a while ago? Does anyone have a chapter/page reference for when their ages were mentioned before the bonus chapters?? Because I had to do a double-take when I read that Shiki was only 17.
Damn, I forgot how much I liked this. Jericho very believable as a teenage girl. She doesn't act like she's secretly an adult and she isn't too immature either. She's really a great female lead and I can't wait to see where this story goes now that's it's back to updating.
Somehow, this is worse than if her kind family was just an act and was secretly using her the whole time. Seems like they all genuinely cherished Wisteria until the younger sister was in danger and then they all turned on her. The ex-love interest is especially nasty. The younger sister clearly loved Wisteria, and I genuinely can't imagine her being okay with marrying a man who told her beloved sister to die in her place. Not to mention, the asshole had the audacity to forbid talking about her and allow bad rumors to spread about the woman who loved him and also took his wife's place as sacrifice. I hope Rosalie divorces him - but knowing these types of stories, Wisteria will probably come back and forgive him and wish them happiness and absolutely nothing will be resolved in a satisfying manner.
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. I WISH UPDATES CAME FASTER BUT THANK YOU, TRANSLATOR, FOR THE WORK YOU DO.
