now that i've read all the chapters i think it's safe to say this adaptation won't let the novel readers down. there's so many hints in the panels to future events/characters, so it's clear the manhwa team has actually read the novel if they're foreshadowing stuff from the get go. i assume it's also to pull novel readers in as a reassurance that this adaptation will be mostly faithful.
the art is AMAZING. love how faithful the descriptions are to the novel—even the fact that manager lizard looks like a lizard all of the time because that's how soleum narrates him! i know people were excited to see his face but i think it's more true to the novel this way. soleum's gap moe is properly depicted as well so gold star there.
and that one panel of the disaster management bureau gave me a glimpse of YOU KNOW WHO many years in advance soooo overall im pretty happy with how this is going!!
to new readers: stick with it and let the story pick up pace. it will NOT let you down.
ive been suspecting it but i really do think that the reason why tageun's mental has taken a nosedive is because the dungeon marked him. it was a mental type so there's a high chance it's amplifying his trauma when it finally seemed like he was getting better and opening up to eunsung. and i cant prove it but it's kang jaeha's fault
jesse looks gorgeous in riester style clothing + i love christelle's outfit as well + we finally hear sérénité for the first time in the manhwa, the title cedric chose for him so lovingly + the necklace that will one day be referred to as the most beautiful jewelry in the imperial palace found its way to its owner ;-; it's pretty sad that the manhwa is ending soon right when things start picking up pace in the novel
it's really the little things that sets the novel apart from the manhwa. when aurelie tests if jesse's lying in the novel, she immediately gets up and apologizes to him with a sad look on her face because she didn't doubt him but had to check if he knew the secret behind the holy stones anyway (and jesse completely understands and reassures her). frédérique also jokes and says she's like a villain. it's a great bonding moment with jesse's in-laws
also if anyone's confused, the empress refers to sir johann as "tessa" in this chapter which means "imperial instructor" - it's his official title, idk why they didn't translate it.









u didn't catch shit lil bro