Why did it get so serious all of a sudden? Maybe I need to reread, but I don't recall Mimi ever getting seriously scolded on the page for any of the hijinks she's been up to before. iirc, the general plot line for every arc is there's some situation, Mimi thinks of some crazy solution, chaos ensues, and then all's well that ends well. Like, they mention needing to scold her, and I think Aida does on occasion, but that's always come across to me like the "scary instructor" comedic trope since those scenes are so brief if not described in passing. Maybe cause this has always been so lighthearted a read, I can't take this new plot line seriously haha. As long as they don't change our girl's personality, I guess I'm fine with whatever direction this goes? Guess we'll see
Y'all PLEASE read the novel, it's complete at 27-28 chapters and its so good. There's some changes to the story in the comic that's in the novel, and that makes the story even cuter! When the comic is done I know that both the comic and the novel are gonna be in my comfort re-read list. It's so stinking cute
Can share me the link?
Please share ether link plzzz
The link to the translator's page is on novelupdates! The title is "A Month with my Bias"
I love this manga so much, and I love the novel too! I wish there was an extra in the manga about her ex who stole her work in her previous life, that would've been hella satisfying. I know a lot of y'all aren't quite happy with what happened to the boys, and tbh me too, but I feel like this is a way more realistic take than a lot of the isekai out there. Not every "good" person gets a happy ending. I do agree it's sad af tho. I know the novel didn't expand that much on their stories, which is why the manga probably feels the same atm, but I'm hoping with the manga going for longer we can see more of the after story fleshed out!
Other thoughts I wanted to get out there while I'm here after my millionth reread haha:
Our FL behaved in a way I think I would as well - basically cutting off any way she could be in contact with the "heroine". Like, I would love the idea that I would be like the badass FL's in other stories, but while I can stand up for myself, I highly doubt I would be that insanely confrontational in reality. Plus, I would have the same fears about being forced to act in line with the game. As the title suggests, Pia's a little too timid for me to fully relate, but I'm more of an introvert, so I can vibe with her well. Plus she's a STEM girly, we gotta support.
The fact that ML believed her from the start was a miracle in itself, considering that a bunch of the people out there didn't believe him about the cookies when HE HAD ACTUAL PROOF. If he struggled with being believed while being pretty politically powerful and having proof, there's no chance Pia would've been believed by others based on a "vision", so I totally understand her not telling others. Do I wish she tried to warn Erin? Heck yeah, but I get why she didn't.
I love a good regression story and it feels a lot more slice of life, which is totally my jam so overall I do like it!
Things I don't like:
- how the kid FL is written. Adult her was cool, so the fact that she's just a straight up 1-D character who just looovveeessss the ML is annoying. I seriously hope she moves past this crush and they actually get together as successful adults who find each other again. I hate the trope of the FL just waiting for scraps from the ML while providing endless love, and it's even weirder it started with girly being 5 years old.
- the FL's parents! Something seriously bothers me about the fact that the parents are all besties (or at least the ML's dad was first), but in the previous life it just seems like the "in-laws" didn't care at all. Yeah, I get all the stuff about not catching each other before they died, but there's no way you're going to tell me they did not run a background check on the ML when he was a working adult and find out who his parents were! AND he was forced to work late on his parent's death anniversary only to be asked to marry their daughter!! He had no idea they all knew each other!!! All of the parent friendship stuff rubs me the wrong way. Not to the point that I can't read the story, but the first part of the story was rough for me to move past.
There are a lot of loose ends that I'd like to see closed, so I still am going to continue reading. I will be upset if our FL gets no character development either.
Idk, I kinda wanted at least a bit more of groveling/chasing on Andante's side. Not saying Hyoseop is gonna take him back in the next chap because idk, but it's kinda the vibe I'm getting - that the resolution is gonna be hecking fast. I read the spoilers for the whole thing way back when this was first getting released, and the story was fun and stuff, whenever Andante pissed me the fk off, I was kinda reassured knowing he was gonna suffer from regret and stuff towards the end. Plus I feel like a solid regret/grovel/chasing arc is super rare in yaoi, so I was kinda hyped to see that. I had heard from other readers the grovel/chasing arc got too lengthy in the novel, so I figured it'd get shortened a bit, but I feel like we're zoomin to the end haha
oh no, its not just get shortened a bit, it was A LOT. if you want a long long full or regret and emotion chasing arc i highlyyyy recommend you to read the novel
Oh yeah! I can tell it's been shortened a lot. I had meant I had expected it to be shortened a bit in the webcomic, but this feels like too much haha. I did start the novel, and am enjoying it so far, thanks <3
It has pretty similar vibes to "Bride of the Barrier Master", except for this one she has a past life she remembers. Def still adding to my list haha
I think I gotta reread from the beginning to figure out where I stand on this. I'm still mad, but reading each new chapter with a time gap lessens my anger cause I feel somewhat removed from the story haha. I want to see how many times she was scolded before this incident, cause I think that's my deciding factor. I'll summarize what I find when I do reread it later this week for anyone interested haha
yeah, I finally reread it, and I'm still pretty upset about this punishment. It was too over the top and it's crazy that she felt like she got too arrogant to the point of almost giving up her martial arts.
Did she rush into the fire without thinking? Yes.
Has that aspect of her personality been encouraged and praised by literally everyone around her with minimal consequences? Also yes!
I'm glad I reread it just to make sure I wasn't overreacting to this major punishment for her actions. If I missed any let me know, but here's the points I think are important in mostly chronological order:
-The first time Maria goes home - they send her off knowing there are implied bandits/trouble on the road she'll have to face (chp 5-ish?)
-The village chief's daughter kidnapping incident - she's in trouble for her actions, but that's handled off screen, so basically comic relief. I think Renato forgives her as long as she switches to calling him by name (shown in a later chapter)
-Renato talks about the importance of being crown princess, but this is not for teaching Mimi a lesson, or even emphasizing to her about thinking before she does something, just filler to talk about the position in a chapter
-Maria is scolded off screen again for the drunken ball incident with Price Ireneo
-She's scolded by Gabriel when preventing the first assassination attempt on Prince Antonius, but is defended by Renato - "we aren't limiting Mimi's actions...she knew how to handle him"
-It's pretty consistent throughout the comic that she's encouraged to be "her honest self" by everyone around her
-The whole Antonius and Ancelline arc ending where she dashes in and defeats all the assassins, she didn't get in trouble at all
-Her saving Nikolas from that band of kidnappers had no consequences when she was trying to find Renato
Personally, I don't really count the off-screen scoldings, since they seem like they're more for comic relief than actual consequences. So all in all, she's been scolded in the story that we can see ONCE, but even that was excused by Renato, so it barely even counts!
Tbh, there are too many plotholes in my opinion for the fire incident itself that make themselves known when you read through the whole thing again.
I do think Maria needed some consequences for her actions. She is the hero-type, fires, floods, assassins, you name it, if someone is in danger, she is going to try to help. But that personality has been loved and celebrated by those around her, so it's unfair to put such a harsh consequence off of one incident.
The fact they also punished her maids and knights as well is also a bit much, especially since the king didn't punish Renato and Aida, since they never actually scolded her for her actions. I mean, they're the ones who're supposed to be teaching her to be a proper queen.
I think I've just been reading a lot of angst recently, so I'm mad my feel-good, low-stakes silly comic has actual drama that does not fit the vibes it had for the last 30+ chapters, so I needed to vent.