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MC that was a failure in his first life, and now has a second chance to change everything, becoming the best doctor-surgeon in the entire world [9/10]

This manhwa seemed more like an enemies to lovers, and it had a great potential to be a toxic BL. Jihyun (MC) and Sangmin (villain) had more freaking chemistry than him and Hyemi (FL that i simply can't totally like). I mean, even thoguh he bullied him in his past life, he gave him a second chance in his new one after he saw that he wasn't doing anything to him after that little fight that they had. And then, Jihyun was like hating on him because Sangmin killed people, and was trying to find evidence to destroy him and bla bla bla... But like the ending? that was like those stories where the main characters can't be together and they just meet again after both of them just made their paths and are happy, but still remembering those time where they were toghether and happy lol. And also, Sangmin was obssessed with Jihyun, he said, or implied at least, that Jihyun was his first important person, what do you mean by that? that sound perfectly for a BL. Also, the way he looked at him when he was pointing the gun at Jihyun, with that sad and regretful face, I know that he didn't want to do that, maybe, because I know that he was very important to him, he showed him a true friendship, the first relation that he had with other people, I know that what he felt for Jihyun was geniune, even if he doesn't realize it. So yeah, that enemies to lovers would be better.
Anyways, the story is good and has a good plot. The MC is basically a genius after having a lot of practice in surgical procedures and diagnosis, also has the knowledge of the things where he can help and invest to make more money (in his twenties he was a freaking millionaire). I liked very much the relationship that he had with his parents, since he realized all the wrong thing he did to them, he decided to change everything and made them happy, saving the life of his father and bringing a new and comfortable life to his mother. In the pther hand, the fact that in his first life was the last one in his grades, and that now he was the first in the entire school was a point that was interesting, because it shows how Moojin, his friend (that was also like him), and Chulwoo (the other bully) changed for good thanks to the way he was living. I mean, he just didn't change his life, but the others too, making them to live a better life with a success that maybe didn't have in the first life.
Now, about Sangmin. I didn't liked him because the actions he did aren't justified just for his past. But, I can understand that he had a big future in his hands that was forced to accept, in any ways, since his asshole father was a freaking abuser that treated him and his other kids (Hyemi and Bumsoo) like trash, but he had a bigger hate towards him since his mother was an ordinary woman with schyzophrenia, thing that also makes me feel bad for him since his life wasn't easy, he was always under a presure that in the end made him do bad things just to have a little peace and satisfy the orders of his father. I also think that he would not be like that, or at least he wouldn't have reach the point to kill a lot of people, if it wasn't for the new Jihyun, that being honest, even though he was a genius, it was all thanks to his knowledge of the past, at the end, Sangmin was the true genius there, since he made a lot of effort to reach that point, but his efforts were nothing since Jihyun was already receiving all the spotlight. Still, like i said, his past it's not justification for his action, I can't forgive him for what he did, killing a young happy woman and almost trying to kill a sweet little child, but there is a way of me that wants to forgive him, and wants to show him that what he had with Jihyun was the only thing that he needed. If he didn't do the things he did, maybe he could have destroy his father with the help of Jihyun, but his perturbed mind was in a point of no regression. I liked that the godess also gave him a second opportunity, realizing that was the actions of his family what made him like that, and that he was just an innocent child once that could have a good life if not for those that hated him and put him in the corner of a cliff. The way he just found himself drinking his favourite drink with Jihyun was a scene that I liked, since he know that can't gain his favor again, at least he will drink silently enjoying the possibly last moment with the one who once was his person. And also Jihyun, just knowing that he was Sangmin, and just drinking silently after seeing his new state (half burned, and kinda homeless and alone, but at least with a better mind without his sins following him, and still practicing medicine and helping the other villagers) and in a way just trying to not think about the past, and just enjoying the time with the one who has a good relationship once. Oh i just adored it, really.
In the other hand, about the women in the story. First, I didn't like Hyemi, she didn't had anything more than being a surgeon and a chaebol, we didn't see anything more than that. She was cute and very supportive, but still she was just meh. Second, Yeonhee, the first wife, was a little better, in a way i think it would be interesting to see how Jihyun would have made a better relationship with her after all the complications they had in the past. Third, Amy, that gorgeous american woman that was literally one perfect option, he helped her in her projects and he received money for that, he could go to the best hospital in the world thanks to her, and also put his name in a lot of papers that gain recognition over the world. I mean, she was everything, was more interesting and had a bussiness on her own, but anyways. Fourth and last, Mary, that godmother of the american mafia, she was just very beautiful and interesting, I mean, what could have been the plot with Jihyun dating someone from the mafia, ot could be more interesting (at least for me). Also, she literally gave him all the proof to put in jail Sangmin's father, that stupid asshole that just put stones in his path; she literallysaved him and allowed him to do his revenge. Mary was a very good option too.
To end this, I want to say that even though didn't like Hyemi too much, I know that Jihyun is happy with her, and they have a beautiful family, with a son well-raised, that wants to follow his father's steps. So that's what counts, them being happy in this new life where Jihyun could not only save himself of a bad destiny, but also others that came to him for help.
(Brief mention to that korean doctor in the USA and the uncle of Hyemi that was like the favourite son of her grandfather after he was always taking care of him; those old men were so freaking hot, they were my type, I would have liked to see more of them, so handsome <3)

People in the end of the world who have a strong willpower to stay alive [9/10]

Being honest, I don't know how to feel about this manhwa. First of all, i think the idea of this apocalypsis was pretty original, but I still have my doubts on how this worked. It doesn't fulfill me the explanation of the souls doing a revolution just because humans are so greedy and violent as their desires shows. In my understanding, we are souls: desires, willpower, envy, greed, are the things that makes us who we are, it just completes us; everything that we are is in our souls, bad and good things equally. it's our essence after all. The fact that the soul just wants to fight right now it's weird, since there is no reason when it is all of the things it says to hate. If i go with that train of thought, then it's also its fault and has to be destroyed equally as the body, as I don't think that is possibly to separate the souls from the body if this is just the cocoon of our physical existence. But anyway, the idea was still likeable, maybe if you split the souls between consciousness or morality or just the good and bad in the human being will make sense for me, but that's just my opinion anyway.
About the characters, at least some of them (Jay, Hyun, Hyuk and his sister, Jisu, Wook, Dusik, the two kids and the other one with the bandana, and also the one who could control his monster) are likeable for me. Every on of them showed the nature of the human being: the terror and the cruel things that come along, but also the desire to live and the things that could make us be better and fight for ourselves and the others, or have some bit of hope. Every relationship that the story had was good in my opinion: we had friendship, family, the born of new loves, the typical power-relationships, but also the ones that we have with ourselves too. Even if our actions are bad or good, in the end of the world the only thing that you want is to survive, so the actions of the majority of the secondary characters were understandable since they were guided by the fear of being dead, still it's not justifiable; the protagonists on the other hand shows us the typical people who have difficult pasts, but in the way of their journey, they find forgiveness and reasons to stay alive, they find how to overcome their difficulties and also how to keep their own humanity in this new era of monsters. My favourites were of course Jay (my catholic man, how i suffer his death), Wook (that ex-cop is really something, fell for him), the two kids (they were adorable, but also incredible strong), Hyuk (even though i disliked him in some parts, he was pretty good... God i hope he survived), the lady who becomed a baby (she was too strong for fighting her mosnter, and also for not becoming one when she died; her backstory about her baby was so sad), and last but not least, Hyun.
About Hyun i'm still in a crossroad, i don't know if i like him or not. First, about his past. The thing i can say is that i understand his perspective about his family. The fact that his parents nor his sister weren't with him in those difficult times where he was bullied, and also to just told him that he had to bear with that (although his father could manage to resolve the issue) was so messed up; and his sister just being embarrassed about him... No, i really couldn't stand it, it was just so unfair, even the reason of his bully to target him: just because that rich boy didn't want his cents when he was just helping him was freaking crazy. Just seeing how nor his family nor his friends stayed with him and had his back, made me want to cry. So of course Hyun would become a sh*t of a human being, that was the only way he could unleash his fury and dissapointment towards humanity. Though it's not justifiable too, it is a good represantation of how a good person could turn in the worst selfish and trashy human being when everyone turns their back on them. In second hand, I like his development. How he went to just not care about the world to save everyone, was pretty comforting since i like to see the growth in the characters. The think i liked about him is that he could find his own family, and even though he forgived his, still could find some warmth in that messed up world. The third and last one thing, is the way of him being half monster-half human. The represantation of him fighting with his self and desires, to try to protect what he found, is enjoyable; but i get into a point where i really wanted to see how he could control his power, because he had it for a reason. Yes, he could let his inner self in the darkness, yes, he had a lot of control on his soul, yes, he had a lot of reasons to go bersek and still managed to come back everytime. But i wanted at least a little bit of strong and intelligence as the other one who can control his monster. I get how much he was terrified, and how mumch he was fighting with his self, still i just wanted to see him being the last hope of humanity when he could destroy the monster. It was at some points tiresome to see him not being able to pass through that darkest inner thoughts he had, and just crying or being sorry for himself. BUT, i have to say that, at the end, in an apocalypsis, he is one of the realistict characters that i have seen. You are not going to be strong, nor a hero, nor most of us will be able to control or do what he did; he passed though a lot, the fact that he had to fight not just outside, but inside too, makes him one of the strongest characters. and that reflects it too at the end, when he is in his final form, with no more desires or emotiones as the other one said, but still, even if his eyes didn't show anything, he was able to smile and cry, showing us that he could fight again against that thing that was inside him, and be outside as himself to see the new world through new eyes.
Now, about the ending, i have to say it was so cool. I liked how Hyun just turned into that knight of his game, he looked badass as that, i wanted to see that since the middle of the serie, but as the end was good. The encounter of him with the others was satisfying too, how images without any dialogue (just the music) can make you feel too many emotions is incredible. Still, I'm just waiting for Hyuk too, i really really really hope he could do the same as Hyun, he is strong after all, and was a good person who just wanted the best for his group.
Anyway, the story was enjoyable, the characters were good, and the ending becomed on of my favourites. Over all is a good manhwa of action and horror.