I told myself that I wouldn't touch this manhwa in order to fprget the plot and read the novel. I TOLD MYSELF I WOULD BE RESOLVED TOO AAAHHHH!
This is the type of manga that I need to read again. Not in an exagerrated way, but simply because... I READ THIS IN A HURRY! I need to buy a copy too honestly. I want to read it again and again, because I have a feeling there is an answer here that I've been looking for.
I have read up until chapter 43 of this manga, and this is my take on what the story potrays.
I know this isn't the best, but for me, though I do not know how to explain it, this story has been quite a fresh read.
Every action has consequences; every word plays a part. Eremia understands both tradition and the need for modernity to come about. Tradition and culture are part of the people's identity. But the ideals, like misogyny and racism—these are part of what should be changed, erased even. And Eremia understands this. Lord Ostanea is a victim of such traditions; years upon year of hiding because of them do not disappear just because he became high-standing. It is the very reason why he chose to do it. And Freya understands this well, not because she loves him, but because it is human to feel anger, sadness, and love. But again, all of it comes with a price that must never be overlooked.
Sure, the author could have done better in portraying such deep and fragile messages, but it is there. The need for tradition and modernity to co-exist. The need for religion and science to become whole yet still separate concepts.
From how I understand it, no single gender nor race was blamed, and we can see that through Eremia, the main character. It is their circumstances, the society and toxic idealisms built that should be blamed. But that does not mean they are blameless. Individual people acted, and individual egos willed it; that is not blame but fault, a sin that can be redeemed—may it be in life, death, and after.
Like the author, I could have explained my point better, but for now, this is generally my take. I haven't read the novel, so that might give me more insight on their character.
I mean artist, sorry. Or... author too? Basically, whoever drew the flow of the manga.
I can imagine, if this was a novel, Tei would be saying in his head "Shuraka, I yearn for the sword." Then, a sassy sound comes up and it's just Tei being Tei. GOD, I LOVE HIM.
This manga has given me a gift that I absolutely would like to pursue. I'll come back here every five years to remind myself of this present that I really, really needed. See you again, Keito Aoyama-san.
This is a story made by someone who absolutely understands how love feels like. It feels so warm and breathtaking and loving. They must have been in a relationship, may it be romantic or not, where they genuinely knew what they were feeling.
Why do I feel like the side-story is going to end with a panel showing us Taesun as old as his grandpa laying on a bed they built on the mountain while Geumrya and the Twins all look young and healthy, crying for their dying father, then suddenly, in the afterlife, the next panel would be Taesun being a child again, reunited with his grandpa and parents?
Then, in the very far future, we see Geumrya in his most natural form, joining Taesun while the twins look up with a family of their own (or simply themselves, they don't need to have a family by biological or emotional means if they do not want to, what I mean is their heart, get it?) Then the last panel would be Taesun and Geumrya smiling, together.
Omg … stop please this would have me in TEARS! reading this alone had me tearing up
I'm going to report you! ╥﹏╥
You gotta chill
I think about this too, but in my head, Geumryang is holding an old and fragile Taesun in his arms while watching the sunset together. As Geumryang looks at his beloved, he realizes Taesun has closed his eyes forever. For the first and last time, the mountain god cries as he holds his lover tightly in his arms.
The background song is something like: "Love you for thousand years"
That's our man alright! I mean, that's Chase's man, but you get what I mean. GO JOSHUA BAILEY! STEP ON THAT SON OF A... YES!
I would rather have you spend even a whole year in a hospital getting better, rather than have you drop this story. That would be beyond torturous...
Did the last three(?) panels actually happen? Girl? Seriously? Isn't that the point where you realize "ah- I should learn how to ask for consent" and not bring a stranger into his home!?!? Tell me she didn't actually say that and its just her imagining how upset Dohyun would be.