(AH before you open the comment, the rant is ridiculously long- FIVE PARAGRAPHS FEEL FREE TO SCROLL PAST THIS!! I just have annoying opinions and I like to yap, though it might all be wrong anyways. I do like reading about different takes, though! lots of spoilers till up to the current chapter 19)
Throughout the story, for a lot of decisions that Jaehyun makes I kept putting myself in their shoes and being like- “man this feels a bit dehumanizing”. The way the author portrays the system, adding a trust and loyalty statistic as something measurable in numbers as well as the way Jaehyun looks at characters for their benefits and benefits only? I mean a lot of reverse isekai stories I’ve been seeing lately feels exatly the same I won’t lie. Just- I don’t think he’s made a single genuine friend or true ally where if he spoke to them, I wouldn’t be like “this partnership isn’t conditional at all.” Like- the only power he has that requires consent from the other party is asking for citizenship while of the vassals he recruits are spontaneous and without warning. I don’t even know if he’s saving people just to save people anymore with the introduction of rewards for having a certain number of citizens.
Maybe I just wished Jaehyun took the time to talk to and know them all better as fellow people instead of relying on superficial gifts like rewards or by being a savior? I don’t know I mean I’m usually a fan of confident, competent MCs but it really feels like despite him saying he doesn’t want to become one, he’s developing quite a god complex. Like that ability to give citizens quests with any reward or punishments, buy anything listed at any time with his ridiculous amounts of money, bring people back to life at some point, see anything in the apartment, have an invisible hand for some reason I don’t know (I guess the equivalent to a cursor in a game (ngl I imagined the sims)) all without really doing anything but call the shots and have everyone else level up and kill for him?
The only instance I remember him being clever on his own was the hot oil at the very start. Maybe if I add the goblins and the wires lured to the first floor? But now it’s gotten too easy without any conflict. Or I guess conflict that directly affects him in any way. He says everyone must prove their worth to stay there yet I think the one time he’s ever had to kill goblins himself was at the beginning of the story where he threw a bunch of dumbbells at goblins from the top floor. And the quest for citizens to stay was to kill goblins- must that be the only way to measure worth? I guess if the parents of those two daughters from the house rewards are cool with it then I guess everyone else is. I do wonder if that’s the author’s intention to make him appear this way or if it’s just following the power fantasy trends
While reading, i’ve been having fun looking at things from the POV of Donggeon (the leader of the first group that arrived and throws a baseball good), because the story has a completely different and ominous vibe if that makes sense? Like at first, he’s just a genuine dude who apologizes and wanted to help save the grandma but they didn’t have the means to. Whenever we catch a glimpse of his thoughts now, it’s preoccupied by making sure they don’t misstep, that the survivors are ‘chosen’ by Jaehyun (which is completely right). Their leader and basically king, with him being a shut in, is elusive and doesn’t really interact with anyone outside of the reoccurring characters. He doesn’t recruit the survivors himself nor leave from the floor yet knows exactly what goes on in the apartment. He provides resources and facilities, preforms miracles, elects vassals (servants), and controls who comes in and out of his territory. With it being set in a apocalypse, this is a perfect paradise that will allow you to survive as long as you’re a citizen and do whatever quests Jaehyun gives you. I mean, if I was in this situation, sign me the hell up I’d rather live there than out with the monsters but I wouldn’t be surprised if things developed an actual religion or cult with how easily everything is accepted, no questions asked. (Plus the next time we see Donggeon in chapter 19, he literally has the title of ‘sixth angel’ it isn’t even servant anymore).
I’ll be real- at this point in the story, I’m kind of interested in following Donggeon’s POV as a protagonist because of how hesitant he’s been out of his whole group in trusting Jaehyun so easily. Plus, I like how genuine his smile looks when he’s out there saving people I hope he retains that humanityIM ROOTING FOR YOU, MAN, DON’T DIE- THERE HASN’T BEEN A SINGLE DEATH YET (EXCEPT THE MOTHER BEAR’S KID FROM THE PAST IG) YOU BETTER NOT BE THE FIRST
(AH before you open the comment, the rant is ridiculously long- FIVE PARAGRAPHS FEEL FREE TO SCROLL PAST THIS!! I just have annoying opinions and I like to yap, though it might all be wrong anyways. I do like reading about different takes, though! lots of spoilers till up to the current chapter 19)
Throughout the story, for a lot of decisions that Jaehyun makes I kept putting myself in their shoes and being like- “man this feels a bit dehumanizing”. The way the author portrays the system, adding a trust and loyalty statistic as something measurable in numbers as well as the way Jaehyun looks at characters for their benefits and benefits only? I mean a lot of reverse isekai stories I’ve been seeing lately feels exatly the same I won’t lie. Just- I don’t think he’s made a single genuine friend or true ally where if he spoke to them, I wouldn’t be like “this partnership isn’t conditional at all.” Like- the only power he has that requires consent from the other party is asking for citizenship while of the vassals he recruits are spontaneous and without warning. I don’t even know if he’s saving people just to save people anymore with the introduction of rewards for having a certain number of citizens.
Maybe I just wished Jaehyun took the time to talk to and know them all better as fellow people instead of relying on superficial gifts like rewards or by being a savior? I don’t know I mean I’m usually a fan of confident, competent MCs but it really feels like despite him saying he doesn’t want to become one, he’s developing quite a god complex. Like that ability to give citizens quests with any reward or punishments, buy anything listed at any time with his ridiculous amounts of money, bring people back to life at some point, see anything in the apartment, have an invisible hand for some reason I don’t know (I guess the equivalent to a cursor in a game (ngl I imagined the sims)) all without really doing anything but call the shots and have everyone else level up and kill for him?
The only instance I remember him being clever on his own was the hot oil at the very start. Maybe if I add the goblins and the wires lured to the first floor? But now it’s gotten too easy without any conflict. Or I guess conflict that directly affects him in any way. He says everyone must prove their worth to stay there yet I think the one time he’s ever had to kill goblins himself was at the beginning of the story where he threw a bunch of dumbbells at goblins from the top floor. And the quest for citizens to stay was to kill goblins- must that be the only way to measure worth? I guess if the parents of those two daughters from the house rewards are cool with it then I guess everyone else is. I do wonder if that’s the author’s intention to make him appear this way or if it’s just following the power fantasy trends
While reading, i’ve been having fun looking at things from the POV of Donggeon (the leader of the first group that arrived and throws a baseball good), because the story has a completely different and ominous vibe if that makes sense? Like at first, he’s just a genuine dude who apologizes and wanted to help save the grandma but they didn’t have the means to. Whenever we catch a glimpse of his thoughts now, it’s preoccupied by making sure they don’t misstep, that the survivors are ‘chosen’ by Jaehyun (which is completely right). Their leader and basically king, with him being a shut in, is elusive and doesn’t really interact with anyone outside of the reoccurring characters. He doesn’t recruit the survivors himself nor leave from the floor yet knows exactly what goes on in the apartment. He provides resources and facilities, preforms miracles, elects vassals (servants), and controls who comes in and out of his territory. With it being set in a apocalypse, this is a perfect paradise that will allow you to survive as long as you’re a citizen and do whatever quests Jaehyun gives you. I mean, if I was in this situation, sign me the hell up I’d rather live there than out with the monsters but I wouldn’t be surprised if things developed an actual religion or cult with how easily everything is accepted, no questions asked. (Plus the next time we see Donggeon in chapter 19, he literally has the title of ‘sixth angel’ it isn’t even servant anymore).
I’ll be real- at this point in the story, I’m kind of interested in following Donggeon’s POV as a protagonist because of how hesitant he’s been out of his whole group in trusting Jaehyun so easily. Plus, I like how genuine his smile looks when he’s out there saving people I hope he retains that humanityIM ROOTING FOR YOU, MAN, DON’T DIE- THERE HASN’T BEEN A SINGLE DEATH YET (EXCEPT THE MOTHER BEAR’S KID FROM THE PAST IG) YOU BETTER NOT BE THE FIRST