I think I'm too used to only reading the build-up in a romance that leads up to the main characters getting together, and not the parts following it, where we see 2 people actually try to make things work. I stopped reading this a while back after Robin and Gyul became a couple but catching up after that has been quite pleasant.
Of course it might not seem as 'exciting' as when you're anticipating them to finally profess their love, but I think the seemingly mundane parts of it also can be refreshing if you think about how hard they had to fight to get to this point.
I like how deeply in love Robin and Gyul are with each other, how well they communicate, how much they try to understand each other and compromise wherever possible without giving up their individuality.
Shuraka's crying face is so cute ugghh I love how respectfully loving he is (´༎ ʖ ༎ `)♡
Damn I thought that I was going to be reading another volume of some normal workplace romance, but instead went through an emotional rollercoaster witnessing Yuto's origins.
I personally had an upbringing quite similar to Yuto and therefore, also struggle with being anything other than no.1 at my work, to the point that I had to have a very hard conversation with myself when I realized even the thought of coming 2nd gave me an anxiety attack. I def cried a little at the part about Yuto reducing his entire worth to his monthly sales. Reminded me of how it takes building a lot of mental strength to let go of a mentality like that. I'm glad to have come across a manga that addresses a topic like this and happy to see Yuto realising at the end that there's more to life and himself than his insecuritues and work performance.
Sorry if I'm being too technical but the ending makes me wonder—if Bada is an NPC who's now become a real person, does that mean real world Seongchan never had a cousin in the first place but now he suddenly does? If that's so, does that mean Bada suddenly has people in the real world who know him? I wonder how the side stories will play out, if we get any >.<
I don't think Bada is "removed" as seongchan's cousin. In the end, we see Doha saying "you're Pi seongchan's cousin right? Pi Bada." Implying that seongchan was "lost" and only Bada was found. Otherwise, if Seongchan did survive, them Bada would be the one lost instead. And the fact that the author did some character notes at one point noting their college majors, it implies that they did exist already before getting into the game in the first place. But this is just my take on it, it's how I understood the ending and combined with the author's notes that imply their existence in the real world.
But that would mean Bada was never an NPC?
On a side note, I just realized that the author putting the characters' college majors and including one for Bada was def major foreshadowing I didn't catch (*_*)
I mean, I'd like to think they are real people who got stuck in the game, and because pi seongchan left his bag, and asked his cousin Bada to get it, Bada became an NPC who was also stuck in the loop. If Seongchan hadn't left his bag, then Bada won't be an NPC and the one who "warns" them might be another person. This is just my take on the story though, I just assume that the fact that they had irl majors it would imply that before they were players and NPCs, they were just regular humans living in the real world without the loop.
I'm so tuned for this shit that I was on a week long break from reading mangas and I could feel my intuition telling me that Myther got updated today and lo and behold, I login and it's deadass updated I can't make this stuff up
The new art style is great but I personally liked how the old art made Guwon look more Frankenstein-ish, like a degree removed from a normal human, giving him an uncanny valley vibe.
I think his previous look made it easier to digest why Guwon acts so unhinged. With the new art, he just looks like a normal person :(
Lol the last picture in the latest chapter is how I find out that Smoke Blue No Ame Nochi Hare has a live adaptation now???
Lol, it's the chain of (BL) fate! XD
Can someone explain to me why he's mad that Rhyvann (the concubine) was sleeping with another man? I'm guessing Shuraka visited the concubine the night before to observe how to pleasure Tei. If he has no feelings for the concubine, then why does he care if Rhyvann is trying to gain his attention?
Is it because it's disrespectful for the concubine to sleep with a man without the Padishah's permission?
Like it’s literally unfair to the concubine when he knows he’s not going to sleep with him.
Like it’s literally unfair to the concubine when he knows he’s not going to sleep with him. Does he expect him to remain untouched?
Because he’s a Padisha. His honor is on the line if one of his concubines sleep around. It’s like shitting all over the emperor’s authority and honor. Like mocking him.
Plus, why bothered him too was that the male concubine talks about love, but has no problem sleeping with someone else. Throwing the word “love” around so loosely when he’s been trying to get closer and waiting for Tei for so many years it’s like the concubine is laughing to his face.
He's just a concubine. Why would that be unfair? It was already fair that Shuraka decided not to off him for the sake of his mother. Rhyvann should've just kept it chill instead of trying to provoke Shuraka.
That makes sense ig. Thank you for the explaination :)
Also, I forgot to mention that, anyone saying they love him, could cause feelings of distress in Tei. And he doesn’t want to make Tei feel uncomfortable in any way. That’s why he forbid any of his concubines to love him. Only Tei is allowed to say he loves him. That’s why he was so angry, bc the male concubine talking about love, would marry Tei feel insecure.
So because he’s a concubine he is not human. Lol. He should not fulfill his desires and just stay pretty for the husband that does not touch him. You are the type that only sees things from the perspective of the main character. Hes only wrong in provoking Tei.
Better than dying by Shuraka's hands or is that what you prefer to happen
The way that this manga makes me sick to my stomach with how amazing it's written and drawn
(´༎ ʖ ༎ `)♡
Now I have to wait another month fml
Had to consciously touch my ears while reading this initially cuz when he went animal mode, his human ears were covered (?) by hair and that just made me feel so weird lol