at first the premise sounded interesting— a spirit mage reincarnating into earth and adapting.
but then it quickly grew stale. there's a huge power creep with her being the only spirit mage and each spirit being strong (plus able to solo A rank bosses).
on top of that, each characters interactions feel forced. the redhead hyper focused on "fighting strong opponents", the blonde caring deeply for someone he met 3 times, and all of them coincidentally meeting her every other day. plus the mc being nice to strangers but negligent towards the spirits (and the spirits just take it).
in my opinion, the story is really lackluster and is devoid of plot. i can kinda assume: later she'll get more element spirits like earth then maybe lightning; the reason she doesn't want attention is because of trauma from past life where too much fame made expectations high and then the populace blamed her for not being able to save everyone; which is also why she doesn't contract with the spirits bc once she has power she'll have responsibility; there's an increase in gates and outbreaks > she steps up and secretly clears gates by herself > the 3 mls get suspicious > she gives some basic excuse > they think eh yeah no way - over and over
to be fair, it is marked shoujo and slice of life so it's somewhat expected. for ppl new to the genre, it might be nice. by all means if you enjoy it, continue to read!! this is just my opinion on it as a piece of writing
I find her utterly boring , the spirits barely save it :/
agreed v_v
i binged this after leaving it in my want-to-read list for 4 years and wow it's great;
the story felt pretty fluid and never overbearing/ no arcs were excessively drawn out. i am a little surprised that the event with the king was handled that quickly and without interference— though to be fair the prince and duke were trusted individuals so perhaps they could've dismissed the people in the area
i did guess about the prince's backstory but dang that was executed nicely for his "reasoning" behind his actions; and i am definitely surprised the author didn't pull the regular trope where "ml who hurt fl realizes his mistake after it's gone too far but fl just forgives him because she still loves him"
his character development and choosing to respect rael's space by letting go was scrumptious but also saddening; definitely more striking that the author did this rather than just writing him off as some irredeemable trash
i felt that this story was the first in a while where each character was written beautifully well (acts within their personality and backstory) (esp rael)
so ironic they named themselves robinhood and then pull this shit LOL self-important and greedy
so promising; no cheat skills and it doesnt look like there will be any but still she plays a huge/important role behind the scenes
manga is looking alright so far; i like this type of trope but hmm... ¯_(ツ)_/¯ their call-to-action time feels delayed and the romance feels a little unnecessary/forced
one thing i definitely dislike though is the common cliche:
mc talks to or saves another girl > the girl looks at him kindly > FL (that mc isnt dating) gets pouty and goes "ur quite friendly with her hmph"
THE ART FOR THIS MANGA IS SO BEAUTIFUL
and the plot?!!?! jesus, everything has an explanation and its all coming together
doesnt seem too bad but kinda cliche
all the action scenes are predictable since its just fight monster > win overwhelmingly > get some of his original power back
i feel like this would be better if it had some sort of uniqueness to the plot, like the mc being childish or dumb (since he has the education of a middle schooler); or anything really
overall its alright; i like this trope but with how many ive read so far, this just feels like another copy paste with the typical
'my family was caring for me while i was a veggie, im op, i pop off in hunter exam, i save the op girl, everyone wants to recruit me, theres an evil guy who has ties with the devil, i beat them up, i protect the world'
You got it right before I even reach ch10 I know someone is going to appear and have ties with the devil
But how will he be childish if he's been in hell for 80 years? He's not gonna have the innocence of a normal middle schooler.
i havent read the manga since a year ago so im not sure how it developed but when i wrote this, i meant childish in the sense that he lacked social interaction; just an example of a unique characteristic ^^
the plot is pretty good!! theres also no love interest if that bothers people. the girl in mc's party is a good person and isnt helpless
i feel like the ratings for this manga are only low because of chapters 4-8. there are duplicate chapters for those, one of which is translated poorly and the other is translated great. after those though, all the translations are good
i really like how the mc isnt helpless. there arent any situations where she requires a 'knight in shining armor' to save her. shes rational, thoughtful, and the new side we're seeing of her is interesting
i agree w/ what someone else said, that almost all the other characters in the story are thought out well. they make reappearances and they contribute to the mc's success not in a white-knight way but like guidance (ex. the etiquette granny)
i was a little surprised that some people find it boring. but i can see since the story doesnt have a constant antagonist or drama or romance in every chapter, this can be hard to read for ppl who arent used to it.
i like the counseling/childcare-ish aspect of it and tbh imo the pacing is more interesting than a villainess constantly poisoning, humiliating, harassing, plotting against a mc day after day
as for the romance, agreed that its forced and lackluster to the story so far. the mc is a brilliant, capable woman and the ml is just a guy like lol GASP hes secretly the duke of the east!!! ... okay? the "selling point" of the romance so far is that theyre a romeo-juliet west-vs-east trope but even then, the only thing holding them back is politics
so far as someone else said, theres no connection between him and her. just mc being sick as hell aurafarming and him taking an interest and yet thats enough for him to be so territorial? we'll see how the story unfolds but i do hope they have at least some interesting connection other than awe or sympathy
personally, i think it wouldve been nice to have a bold ml to match mc's calculative, independent woman vibe. open abt his yearning instead of behind-the-scenes barking and whining abt other men showing interest in her. (that wouldnt work w/ this plot tho ofc, just if the ml was a diff charc than eastern duke)
but at the end of the day, its shoujo so mightve had to be this way (￣ε(#￣)Σ