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While the main plot stays the same, a lot of details are changed in the manhwa and the placement of arcs as well.
For example, the fight with the barbairans occurred months before the war with Count Desmond. The Ironcliff arc in the novel happened right before the war with count Desmond too and it was just Kaor, Ghislain, and 50 knights; a significant change I must say, as this is the main driving force in the manhwa because Ghislain was away.
HOWEVER! I personally LOVE the changes made. While I love the more detailed descriptions in the novel and how it delved deeper into what is happening within the territory (like the creation of Galbanium, training the elves for mounted archery, starting a new delivery business, road construction etc.), the manhwa has its own special charm that fits it perfectly.
The manhwa skips those mundane chapters and specific arcs that focuses on territory development. And while that may be the reason there’s quite a few plot holes, it suits the tone of the manhwa and it might not be as hype were they to follow the novel faithfully. Basically, the writer for the manhwa decided to completely change the order of things and leave out some scenes to comply to what they deem best for the manhwa adaptation. And I rarely say this but it works! At least for this series it works.
This is one of those series where it would be a totally different experience to read the novel vs the manhwa. I enjoy and love both so I’ll be reading the novel and continue the manhwa once it has more chapters.
Some changes I’ve observed:
- With Amelia’s rebellion, one of her brothers got away due to mc’s intervention to keep her in check
- The fight with the barbarians happened months before the war with house desmond, and Kustu (i forgot if this is the correct name) didn’t receive “orders to attack”, he simply decided that on his own due to Ghislain’s actions
- THE ELVES! I was wondering where they were in the manhwa, maybe they’ll get introduced later but they got introduced in the novel way earlier
- The iconic horse’s nickname is ‘Bean’, and mc initially wanted to name him black bean but his vassals protested so he changed it to black king
- I love the introduction of minor characters like that one chapter with the spies for count desmond and one of them decided they’d rather be a construction worker in Fenris due to the salary
- bro that small span of episodes focusing on recruitment of administrators was fun! He made contracts for fresh graduates for 20 yrs and veterans for 30 yrs
- this one is a personal opinion of mine, but I love how in the manhwa they decided to make this sort of bickering relationship b/n Kaor and Lucas, cause in the novel they don’t
Where can I read the novel?
Hmm it’s so-so for now. How tf are you Paganini when you’re gonna be bested by a high schooler during a performance lmao well he is a high school student for now maybe that’s why he’s immature.
Everything’s all well tho a bit average, except for the fact my blood pressure rises at the fact he has a whole ass loving father who RAISED him and his brother, and he’s chasing after the woman who left them whatt??? So many stories have the same troupe but reverse the gender and the father will be unredeemable, just because she’s a ‘mother’ the author thinks it’s an excuse lol Idc what sad backstory reason there is at least communicate with your family
Well it’s all fictional so no point in finding reason for something essential to create some “drama”. It’s still not well written tho compared to Kono Oto Tomare
I agree with you on the fact that he has his father and his brother that love him wholheartedly and loudly, and amazing friends too. However, when you have a complicated relationship with a parent, even if it's just one, it always feels like you're gonna be that kid yearning for their love, even when you don't really want to, it's like you're back to the kid that begged for attention, even though you know you've changed and your circumstances are better. That's why I like this manhwa, it rlly shows how complicated family dynamics can get. He knows that she has affection for him in some way, but he also knows that she preferred to follow her father rather than her own family, and let's not forget that he's a teenager, he still has a lot to learn either way so I'm excited to see how this will all play out!
Yeah you’re right I still haven’t continued from where I left off so who am I to give a review really. I’m sure my opinion will change as I read because I do appreciate redemption arcs, but it’s entertaining to leave out comments regarding my current feelings of where I was reading it at the time.
I think my main issue would be the fact that I approached this manhwa expecting that he literally was Paganini who just happened to reincarnate into a random korean boy’s body lmao so him feeling strongly for his neglectful mother felt strange at first cause as Paganini, why does he have an emotional connection to a stranger?
I realized then that it’s one of those body merge tropes where ‘paganini’ lived out the life of the mc’s other personality ‘joowon’ and so he experienced everything from the same perspective including his feelings towards his family and is not simply just ‘paganini’. I’ll continue where I left off some other time when I’m less busy and see how the story unfolds.
Oh you're right too, tbh I was also confused, like if you were a grown man in another life, why are you so affected by this? but at the same time, he grew up all over again w a whole new family, culture and perspective so maybe that's why he's still a child on the inside? I feel like when it comes to music or other aspects he's pretty mature but the second his family is involved, his mind is so clouded and his behavior changes a lot as well, as you said we'll see as the story progresses.