I knew Cain was gonna remember Jooin but she really centered the whole chapter around Jooin instead of Cain own worth because she still has Cain saying it's an order and referring to Jooin as master.
Korean authors to need learn that it's okay for the 2nd ML to absolutely forget about the MC and move on to a new love interest but they love the idea of the 2nd ML always having to remember the one that never looked their way. I always see this shown in all genres on manhwa.
The potential this story had. Some part were good, some decent, some bad and some absolutely horrible. The pacing of this story is a fucking mess and tons of things should've been taken out as it become very irreverent in the end. During S3 I thought things were going very well seeing Jooin trying not to be impulsive and developing his self-worth. A possibility of him being solo, of course I knew that wasn't gonna happen but it would've been nice to see a change in this cliché bl arrangement. All things Jooin had developed ended up being useless because he ended up still being impulsive and forgetting how humiliated one made him.
Now the romance. THE ROMANCE WAS NOT THERE. We had one pinning and giving but was not reciprocated. Then one not even trying to romance up until very last minute after confessing.
Honestly if done better and developing endgame relationship before the timeskip, so they can get a break after a while, then maybe it wouldnt be bad.
Edit: one thing I really dislike is that Jooin didn't even choose. He didn't go or look for the one he loved. I didn't like how it was just a coincidence, yahwi wasn't even sure to look for Jooin himself when he literally hop on a plane to Korea because he misses him. Like no...make it more deserving more love. Everything just left lackluster.
I was observing the entering tension within this comment section. I notice a difference. Though both sides are acting overboard. I pick up that those who don't like yahwi always use things that he's done and smack talk him, not purposely taking jabs at those who like him. While those who dislike Cain usually only opt using him being animal in the past as an insult and purposely take jabs at those who like Cain. And that Jooin is very dislike by both sides, even endgame could not save the dude. This what I noticed majority of the section for 2/3 weeks.
Ughm is it just me, or Jooin still feels like a pushover even with his idgaf attitude he's trying to show here.
I think they're trying to show him the way he was with yahwi before in S2, where he didn't let things slide and called him out. making jooin look somewhat nonchalant in a way but it just doesn't work here.
Rereading the chapters and ngl the car accident chapter is so fucking random. Jooin was unfazed and unbothered. Went home ate a meal without getting checked up. My brother in christ wtf ??
The writer has the mindset of <things just happen sometimes>. Because someone had ask who started the rumor at Jooin campus and their reply was "rumors just start, this like this just happen" so like there's definitely things they don't address when for a story they have too. It just really random sometimes but at least most aren't a big deal
I got curious because of the comments so I went to buy chapter 99. Jooin doesn't even say he miss yahwi, he implies he has some regrets on things but things are fine now. He thinks about both his relationships with Cain and Yahwi and the decisions he made. In Yahwi scene he remembers Jooin, I don't know if he misses him, he doesn't say, he probably does but all he talks about is how thankful he is to Jooin for guiding him into a better life as Jooin was the light he needed to start anew. I still think all three will eventually meet again in one way or another.
I would like to add that Jooin thought of his past and the relationships, I believe after half a year or so, judging by his friends words, then after that it's was like 2-3yrs timeskip as he now graduated.
*repost because some of yall were rude asf.
Honestly I can repost as long as I want. People have left much worse comments yet no replies. So why was I the one with rude replies? You say there's no need repost but I can say there's no need for you to reply either knowing that I repost and what I added the end show how uncomfortable I was with it before.
I wasnt trying to be mean when saying that. I just said that you’d still get the comments again by other ppl who will recently see your comment. But you can take my comment however you want.
Also I replied because your statement wasn’t rlly correct so I just wanted to clarify some things.
There was no malicious intent behind my comment :)
I know there's was no malicious in your comment but knowing you comment before should've indicated it was best not to reply at all because of the replies used your comments to say rude to things about my opinion.
Also I don't know how my statement wasn't correct in a way when it wasn't a statement but an opinion about how I don't particularly see Jooin missing someone, he was generally speaking about both relationships too. I said it's possible for yahwi but it was more about appreciation from my perspective. But yes I do understand what you meant.
Obviously I can’t control what other people say but if they used my comment to reply to yours, then it would probably indicate that they agree with me.
However, they could’ve said it in a nicer way but again I can’t control what they say or don’t say.
Also I used a term to prove my point : “show don’t tell” (it means that jooin doesn’t need to say “oh I miss yahwi” to actually miss yahwi. Since you read the chapter, you would see that he drew a cat on the bus’s window. That’s show don’t tell.)
That’s all I have to say on this matter :)
Now I see why Cain story was so detailed and added even though it was not needed. He was the planned MC until it was turn into a love triangle. Ig the author wanted to keep that part of the story but it just doesn't work. Should've saved his story for another time.
The 2nd ML should've just been given a simple background, the reincarnation story is definitely something that could've been it's own story.
I'm team Cain, but you can tell how desperate the author tried explain why Cain is important after many Cain readers pointed out how in the end they made him irrelevant. Feels like she's trying to please readers but just couldn't follow through and many are calling bs with her justifications.