Wow, I just read the novel and I am really angry, they butchered the entire fucking storyline. There's a lot of context missing, and the world building in manhwa is really bad. Idk why they did that, probably because the artist was given an ultimatum to finish it within 60 chapters and not do the second volume (2nd volume has more world building and a tion than the first volume)
Imma list some of the context that is pretty much missing/changed in the manhwa (it will focus a lot in Robert as he is my favourite character). Mind you I skipped the smut scenes in novel because I kinda didn't like it.
1. Joachime definitely isn't a self pitying, scared, insecured boy with low self esteem in the novel. He's much more badass, sarcastic, and obsessed with guns. He's also kinda proud of being a really good sniper, it's implied that even a first class esper can only kill someone after concentraiting for 4 seconds (weaker ones take it even longer) but he can kill someone much faster.
2. He doesn't regret joining the SIA and he doesn't keep thinking about leaving or even feel bad all the time for killing people. The only time he does try to resign is when they order him to kill Robert (the scene in his office right before he tries to break up with Juergen), because in the novel they ask him to simultaneously kill both Robert and the Chencheng leader, which was near impossible.
3. Robert is constantly described to have a snake like gaze and voice, and sometimes his gaze and voice are also described as reptilian. Joachime feels like he's not human (Robert lived for more 500 years) but nothing is confirmed. He is described as tall and thin, with long red hair and golden eyes, and he has a red rolls Royce (which is something he's very good in driving and drives everywhere), he's a very powerful fire mage and well as expert in pyrotechnics (explosions), to the point he can melt a bullet before it hits him. He also constantly swings around a 2 meter long sword (so does his subordinates) and is good with guns. The knights templar has their influence in multiple places in the world but this one in new york section was driven out after going against the lord in Jerusalem I think (I couldn't exactly make out this part).
4. In the novel, Yovonne was actually a smaller mutant dragon (who was still as big as new york) and she mated with Juergen's father because he was bigger. But to her dismay, Juergen was a mutant like her and didn't awaken at all. She was a German dragon, and most European dragons are fire dragons. Appearantly, dragons reside under every place in earth except some. Also, people hate Yovvone because she instilled 70% income tax and severely restricted trades (including the ones with chenchens). She genuinely hates Chenchengs because they look down on her for being a mutant and also because of the tax thing. Also, she intentionally sided with SIA only—Robert had no initial beef with her, unlike in the mhwa where he's mad about her killing the previous lord who helped Robert consume the previous grandmaster's heart. He still ate the heart but not with anyone's help, he became enemies with because of the tax thing which is pretty funny imo.
5. Juergen had gone to the Vietnam war and joined SIA after returning.
6. When they were escaping from the dungeon, they realised they were in the basement of an old house in madelin street and just as they got out of the house, Robert came after them in a helicopter and jumped down in a rope ladder (I'll never forgive them for not giving me this scene). He tried to burn them both but Juergen said his name and showed he was unaffected by the fire (a classic dragon trait), it made Robert back off. Juergen didn't collapse like in the manhwa, he immediately dragged Joachime to the bar and confronted Yovonne.
7. They had searched for the knowledge for awakening, but ultimately both decided that Joachime should consult the knights templar while Juergen talked with the Chenchengs (Joachime didn't idiotically contacted the grandmaster alone like in manhwa). Robert demand although the deal is between him and J, sniper should come as well.
8. While Robert discussed the deal with Juergen, they constant kept mocking each other. Robert legit drew a ribbon bow on a stick figure and called it Yovvone because it's a girl (MY HEART.) they didn't realise Joachime is the intermediate, but they were forced to leave and go to the dragon's layer because she started moving a little and that caused a earthquake, they needed to stop the police from investigating. Robert offered his car, which Juergen not only kicked twice but also crashed, and he got extremely jealous as Joachime complemented the car—Juergen had an expensive limited edition cat himself.
9. Joachime rolled down and fractured lots of bones, but he ultimately touched the tail (and got hit by it). When he tried to escape, he faced a crocodile , but it wasn't Yovonne who summoned it. It was implied that crocodiles naturally lived in the sewers of NYC. he suffired more injuring defeating it, but Robert came after that and piggybacked him outta there.
10. Because Joachime touched the tail, Juergen awakens. They finally realised Joachime was the intermediate. Joachime tended to Juergen the whole night, and the awakening was completed.
11. Volume 2 is more complex with more action scenes, and I can't bother to write it here anymore. I'll just say the relevant parts : Yovonne stayed in new york even after she stopped being the lord. Also, it's revealed that the commander of knights templar has a special title passed down in every generation —which is the dragon Slayer. And all I can say although there was some up and downs, all the important characters including the main leads, Robert, The Esper and Wind mage stayed alive and their relationship dynamic didn't change in the end.
I still can't write everything here, all I can say is that if you can access the novel in Ridibooks, read it, it's really much better than the manhwa. There's also an illegal pirate copy in the internet in spanish (I read this using Google translate but a lot of the translation was done badly). If you want to know where it is, dm me. You can also dm me to know the plot of 2nd vol.... I won't mind.
Wow, I just read the novel and I am really angry, they butchered the entire fucking storyline. There's a lot of context missing, and the world building in manhwa is really bad. Idk why they did that, probably because the artist was given an ultimatum to finish it within 60 chapters and not do the second volume (2nd volume has more world building and a tion than the first volume)
Imma list some of the context that is pretty much missing/changed in the manhwa (it will focus a lot in Robert as he is my favourite character). Mind you I skipped the smut scenes in novel because I kinda didn't like it.
1. Joachime definitely isn't a self pitying, scared, insecured boy with low self esteem in the novel. He's much more badass, sarcastic, and obsessed with guns. He's also kinda proud of being a really good sniper, it's implied that even a first class esper can only kill someone after concentraiting for 4 seconds (weaker ones take it even longer) but he can kill someone much faster.
2. He doesn't regret joining the SIA and he doesn't keep thinking about leaving or even feel bad all the time for killing people. The only time he does try to resign is when they order him to kill Robert (the scene in his office right before he tries to break up with Juergen), because in the novel they ask him to simultaneously kill both Robert and the Chencheng leader, which was near impossible.
3. Robert is constantly described to have a snake like gaze and voice, and sometimes his gaze and voice are also described as reptilian. Joachime feels like he's not human (Robert lived for more 500 years) but nothing is confirmed. He is described as tall and thin, with long red hair and golden eyes, and he has a red rolls Royce (which is something he's very good in driving and drives everywhere), he's a very powerful fire mage and well as expert in pyrotechnics (explosions), to the point he can melt a bullet before it hits him. He also constantly swings around a 2 meter long sword (so does his subordinates) and is good with guns. The knights templar has their influence in multiple places in the world but this one in new york section was driven out after going against the lord in Jerusalem I think (I couldn't exactly make out this part).
4. In the novel, Yovonne was actually a smaller mutant dragon (who was still as big as new york) and she mated with Juergen's father because he was bigger. But to her dismay, Juergen was a mutant like her and didn't awaken at all. She was a German dragon, and most European dragons are fire dragons. Appearantly, dragons reside under every place in earth except some. Also, people hate Yovvone because she instilled 70% income tax and severely restricted trades (including the ones with chenchens). She genuinely hates Chenchengs because they look down on her for being a mutant and also because of the tax thing. Also, she intentionally sided with SIA only—Robert had no initial beef with her, unlike in the mhwa where he's mad about her killing the previous lord who helped Robert consume the previous grandmaster's heart. He still ate the heart but not with anyone's help, he became enemies with because of the tax thing which is pretty funny imo.
5. Juergen had gone to the Vietnam war and joined SIA after returning.
6. When they were escaping from the dungeon, they realised they were in the basement of an old house in madelin street and just as they got out of the house, Robert came after them in a helicopter and jumped down in a rope ladder (I'll never forgive them for not giving me this scene). He tried to burn them both but Juergen said his name and showed he was unaffected by the fire (a classic dragon trait), it made Robert back off. Juergen didn't collapse like in the manhwa, he immediately dragged Joachime to the bar and confronted Yovonne.
7. They had searched for the knowledge for awakening, but ultimately both decided that Joachime should consult the knights templar while Juergen talked with the Chenchengs (Joachime didn't idiotically contacted the grandmaster alone like in manhwa). Robert demand although the deal is between him and J, sniper should come as well.
8. While Robert discussed the deal with Juergen, they constant kept mocking each other. Robert legit drew a ribbon bow on a stick figure and called it Yovvone because it's a girl (MY HEART.) they didn't realise Joachime is the intermediate, but they were forced to leave and go to the dragon's layer because she started moving a little and that caused a earthquake, they needed to stop the police from investigating. Robert offered his car, which Juergen not only kicked twice but also crashed, and he got extremely jealous as Joachime complemented the car—Juergen had an expensive limited edition cat himself.
9. Joachime rolled down and fractured lots of bones, but he ultimately touched the tail (and got hit by it). When he tried to escape, he faced a crocodile , but it wasn't Yovonne who summoned it. It was implied that crocodiles naturally lived in the sewers of NYC. he suffired more injuring defeating it, but Robert came after that and piggybacked him outta there.
10. Because Joachime touched the tail, Juergen awakens. They finally realised Joachime was the intermediate. Joachime tended to Juergen the whole night, and the awakening was completed.
11. Volume 2 is more complex with more action scenes, and I can't bother to write it here anymore. I'll just say the relevant parts : Yovonne stayed in new york even after she stopped being the lord. Also, it's revealed that the commander of knights templar has a special title passed down in every generation —which is the dragon Slayer. And all I can say although there was some up and downs, all the important characters including the main leads, Robert, The Esper and Wind mage stayed alive and their relationship dynamic didn't change in the end.
I still can't write everything here, all I can say is that if you can access the novel in Ridibooks, read it, it's really much better than the manhwa. There's also an illegal pirate copy in the internet in spanish (I read this using Google translate but a lot of the translation was done badly). If you want to know where it is, dm me.
You can also dm me to know the plot of 2nd vol.... I won't mind.