I'm wondering if the author will give ML a redemption arc, but it seems kinda inappropriate for this theme. If I didn't know better Id think this leads to a tragedy, but there's no tragedy tag. Honestly I just want MC to be happy, but two fires don't put each out out, they'll keep getting worse. Hoping for either Seongmin endgame or at least MC getting the fuck out and finding peace ╥﹏╥
The story is all over the place. It's attempting to use serious themes without the needed setup & pacing to make them meaningful, each new pseudo rape/not rape feels dragging. Which is a waste because this could've been really interesting, I was low-key game for the empress and MC to end up together as they try to heal from the abuse of the Emperor. But it's too late, it's already treading on corny. Won't stop me from reading though just to see what happens, expectations be damned
I'm so sorry if this is tone deaf I'm no better than the loser ML
"Kyuho you're so pretty when you cry"
I'm genuinely curious how Clauden can come to love Luan (again). What Clauden went through was deeply traumatic, and if this was me that was an irredeemable dealbreaker (even if it wasn't meant by Luan, the pain and humiliation Clauden went through was REAL)
I'm rooting for them so hard but at the same time it won't be satisfying if they only show Luan's turmoil, yet I honestly don't know what the right plan should be either. Usually a (believable) story will see this threshold of pain inflicted as a route to tragedy, or the 'better apart' ending, but I don't find that satisfying for this story either.
I'm very conflicted.
The pacing for me was a bit too much, sure I can buy this whole switching sides if they didn't do too many timeskips. Even with the whole MC saving ML moments, it still feels insufficient and not really substantial, because the story doesn't let it sit or marinate. It just moves on to the next thing. The timeskips are horrendous in my opinion because it hides what would've been interesting and believable points of development. Kudos to those who like this tho, in the end it really is just subjective (in this case not my taste)
Just goes to show how fucking hot ukes can be if they're on the dreamboat role for once ლ(´ڡ`ლ)
He didn't even do anything that bad, while our mc over here is blackmailing (imagine if a guy did this shit to a girl, ik for sure y'all can't handle that). Don't get me started on the slutshaming; it's giving internalized misogyny. Let twinky be kinky istg
It just... Keeps getting worse and worse. Either ml gets r*ped, mc, or both. The premise was so good, and I can generally stomach violence if it ADDS something. But I don't trust this author. Here are my takes:
(1) MC finally addresses and takes vengeance on ML for all he's done. I don't want any Stockholm syndrome, if ever, MC could just pretend to reciprocate, but then stab him in the back. If not, all the suffering he went through will be all for naught, this is just torture porn.
(2) Does ML being SA'd back add anything? I guess this could be what 'retribution' could mean. Personally, I don't find it gratifying in any sense, not only do I find SA leagues more appalling than other violence, I'm also rooting for mc, and what the mc will feel as revenge. And so far he doesn't seem the type to like that type of revenge. And to top it all off, the way he's posed slutty again in the last panels shows me he's not even excempt from the SA too. So is this just yet another torture porn?
In the end I'm finding it really hard to have anything to look forward to in this story. But I've already invested so much time reading it, I'll give it one last shot in the next chapters hoping something changes. But my hopes are... microscopic. Sorry for the rant.
So it's confirmed that the loop only happened because he's the 'cure'... But why? Because of God? They didn't elaborate that much in that. Destiny? Honestly, going against destiny is much more interesting, it takes extra care for 'destiny' stories to be good without feeling like a children's book. It might've been better if they were in a simulation, who knows...
Anyways I it's not wrong or bad, I still enjoyed it, but I can't stop thinking that it could've been more.
Did this have an SA warning..? Or did I miss it? I feel like puking rn, sure I could take it when I'm warned beforehand but I didn't expect it in this manhwa
The mc... He started out so cool and now his character is brutalized into some sort of animal. There's some level of sa that's tolerable (if it gives something to the plot) but this is just unecessary
The tonal shift is CRAZY. I'm not entirely sure what I feel about this or how it's even possible for a story to have this drastic of a tonal shift without having a little discomfort at the back of my brain. But I'm staying for Mokhwa. BEST BOI BEST MAN BEST WIFE. Words can't explain how much I adore him, a literal God amongst men ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ
Is it just me who wants the hot robot demon lady ╥﹏╥
I love gray-area stories like these. The typical 'revenge/redemption' story is coming together but as readers we're aware that the protagonists are the villains (yes, even the MC who was forced into this world, the original body still performed evil acts, even MC's plans rn are nefarious). The 'heroes' are being manipulated, brainwashed, as if their pain and resentment was not warranted. What happened with FL's twin was fucking tragic. The plot is so damn juicy. And most surprisingly, the transmigrated 'villain' mc is actually acting villainous (づ￣ ³￣)づ
Is it just me or did they reveal the backstory way too fast? Also I really don't like 'reveals' done through dreams, it's really cheap and does a disservice to the deep story that's abound. Nevertheless, I'm still hooked and hoping that the two mcs get a good slowburn