I’m so fking tried of her weak ass, “damsel in distress,” y/n, twinky son. He’s so infuriating. Like BRO stop complaining and crying, acting like your tears will actually solve anything? He’s a prisoner of his own prison. Actually, every character in here is lame and boring EXCEPT Empress Leona Herace. She’s the only one with a backbone in this story. She’s the only one that’s driven with sincerity to the point she’ll do anything to get something done. Her son on the other hand? “Omg mommy I can’t take these drugs anymore, they’re too painful..” STFU! AND TAKE THEM! BE A MAN! GROW UP! And if it’s THAT painful, put yourself out of that misery or try running away!! I seriously can’t get through 5 more chapters of his BS... I’m low-key dropping this gang. Story became buns so quick just cuz of this stupid weak willed MC.
Damn , Victim blaming while worshipping the abuser ULTRA PRO MAX . Did you just say , he should have just committed suicide if it's painful or try to run away ? Did we read the same story , he had no support what so over to run away just because of your oh so great lovely empress , who abused him since his childhood, do you even know the way it messes a child's mental state ? And here you are blaming him for not being strong ? Not contemplating why isn't he strong ? The kind of people there are in this world . Never fails to surprise me ..
But the mother is my favorite character still 40+ chapters in. Gotta love a hungry, goal-oriented, evil queen! <33
Idky I feel like the author somehow ended up giving her the most personality out of all of these characters.
Only reason why I’d stick around and finish reading this is for her.
, oh my you should be the one to read meaning of the word "outrageous ". Because what this woman has done goes beyond outrageous. Let me save your time and give you what her behaviour is defined as, straight from Google AI ::
In legal, psychological, and moral terms, the actions —incestuous attraction toward a child, spousal rape, lifelong child abuse, and mass murder—represent severe criminal behavior, profound psychological pathology, and extreme trauma.
When people encounter situations involving this level of severe harm, terms like "outrageous" often feel entirely inadequate. Depending on whether this is from a true crime case, a fictional story, or a specific media narrative, society generally categorizes these actions under extreme abuse, severe criminality, and deep moral depravity.
So your take is beyond outrageous as is her actions.
It’s alright? Out of 5 stars I’d give 2.5 to 3.
Story is lackluster. Has a lot of potential but the main character is just toooo overpowered. I get that he wasn’t all that and a bag of chips in his previous life but now his 2nd life is just too easy imo. Everything is on easy mode, he doesn’t struggle enough. He’s got it all. He doesn’t need to train his body that much cuz he’s naturally gifted, and all of a sudden he can be a legendary swords man or the heir of a prominent household. Like seriously? He has options to pick and choose from? And both garnering epic results? Life is a breeze for him. And not to mention whenever he’s troubled he resolves the problems too quickly and too easily. Everything goes too smoothly, everything is going his way. That’s why it’s not satisfying when he resolves conflicts. It’s just anti climatic. It just gets to a point where things are too predictable.
Let me just say, so far, I haven’t found a Korean action comic that can rival “the ember knight” due to all of the things I mentioned above. I’d reread “the ember knight” ten times over before I try picking this back up again. It’s THAT GOOD. Plot? Unpredictable. Characters? They grow on you and they’re not instantly overpowered so their growth is satisfying. MC’s life? NOT EASY lol, he struggles to achieve what he ends up with. Gosh, I can’t sing it enough praise.
Also if you’re looking for a similar comic where the main character is the “black sheep” of the family and has to strategically win the favor of basically everyone around them, I 100% recommend “death is the only ending for the villainess” unlike in this comic it took basically nothing to win back the favor of his dad… but whatever. His life is on EASY mode.
2.5/5 stars
I think that's the premise of this story.
I mean in the beginning he really said if "I was reborn with all the perks what can I do and how much can I grow?" And the beginning highlightes his quality as a leader more than anything else, to the point his enemy regretted that he wasn't serving MC as his lord.
Now that he was given second chance with all the perks: noble birth, gifted body and all, he can bloom as the finest lord, and can inspire other people who struggle with class differences. Like helping Hugo and Felicia reach their dreams, elevating his commonbirth servant to a butler. I haven't read the novel but I think the story will center around this kind of premise.
The basic is just difference, for regressed mercenary machinations it's all about facing an upcoming world class disaster, and for regressed villaines is all about revenge and the satisfaction where the ones who do bad things feel bad.
Also not looking for a fight, because I loved death is the only ending for the villainess. But second time I read, it's practically a guilt-tripping fiesta. Yvonne quite literally used being abandoned as a basis for people to feel guilt and milk obedience out of that feelings. And I think Penelope used that kind of method quite a bit in the beginning, either unconciously or not. If not maybe that's just the author style.
As for regresses mercenary machinations, I think the author put it heavy on him being a mercenary used to mercenary ways, in which he fight how his mercenary days used to be-flexible fighting style, heavy on dodging and countering and all- and how he grow mercenary ways of fighting and thinking as a noble.
Whereas this story is all about finding hidden gems.
Again not looking for a fight but I think this is just the case of similar idea excecuted with different vibes in mind.
Hope you can understand what I'm talking about.
Also a reccomendation if you want mc that was given problem after problem and it was hard to solve I'd reccomend I become a tyrant of defense game.
Even animes has filler episodes but that MC was given no breaks. By korean expression I'll say it feels like eating sweet potatoes non stop. It's sweet, delicious, but also parching
Ngl this whole story was super wholesome! I just wish his lil sisters had more screen time! Or even his family in general. I love stories that have a lot of family interactions on the side! It’s so slice of life ugh
If y’all have recommendations please let me know! Idc if it’s not a BL lol I just love family stuff in general.










Been marinating dis for YEARS, is it almost done??? Should I wait longer or just start reading now?
Wait one more month!!! I think...
sameeeeeeee