I'm thoroughly surprised that many people in the comments are in consensus that this manga and its author is a lil off the rails. Its a nice premise overall but everything is hinged on misunderstandings and lack of communication. This could've been shortened to maybe 10-20 chapters. IDK how this will continue but goddamn, just TALK it out.
At first it was pretty slow and I lost interest until the more recent chapters. Idk..I like the alpha's sassiness and lack of care, almost deadpan attitude. BUT I looked at some raws and I'm not really happy with how slow it goes and the art takes a dive down. The art right now looks slightly off but the faces are done well but in the raws, I see they soon make the faces much shorter that it just looks even weirder. You would think the art would improve not become even more chibi-like or typical old anime style with the sharp chins and super short faces.
The alpha is definitely morally questionable and downright wrong for the things he does. I don't think its shown enough of how he was raised in order to give us insight to how he acts. He sleeps with omegas and other people regularly to an excessive point. I thought it was cute at first too until its revealed that he ASSAULTS, RAPES, AND DRUGS the beta EVERY NIGHT without the beta's knowledge. Even worse is the next chapter where he KIDNAPS Seno has a fucking GPS tracker on him. I'm not mad at the story or what's happening but I did certainly lose some brain cells bc the jumps from 0 to 1000.
I was losing it when I kept hearing "baby", "dude", "bro", "man", "you know" at the end of every sentence and everything being an exclamation. LMAO. I will come back to this when someone else translates it better. Half the time I could not even understand what was happening.
Initially when I read this manhwa up to the 50s in chapters, it was a very enjoyable and intriguing read but now I see some concerns popping up about the story. First it was the art deteriorating and like someone else mentioned in the comments, Camellia looks even more like a girl with the long hair and it just is not as good as before. Claude looks worse as this goes on.
Second is the conflict of Claude intercepting Camellia's letters to Louver and Camellia being upset over it like "he doesn't love the me from Louver" when in reality it is way more politically complicated and he was literally trying to prevent her being linked to Louver criminally. Not saying what Claude did was great or the best option and I understand Camellia's concern but this conflict in general with Louver trying to recruit Camellia by using her mother as bait is just so underwhelming. The stakes don't feel high and overall I don't really care for her mother at this point in time as we know nothing about her and Camellia herself comes off as naive and stupid when she was shown to be smart and determined previously.
What happened to the smart Camellia who was determined to see her mother again and fight for that. All she has been doing is going to school and waiting for Claude to come back. WHY is she willingly going to meet with the Louver people when she should be smart enough to know that nothing good will come out of this. I know she is desperate to see her mother but really?
The stepmother is literally delusional, trying to sabotage Camellia every chance she gets but bc of the overtly obvious disdain and meddling, it just does not feel realistic. They could have made her more menacing by being more underhanded in her sabotages. Besides her are the Louver people who also seem very obviously evil. They don't make good villains. It just isn't very compelling anymore.
From reading the comments, I have to agree that this story is dragging this "past plot line" for way too long. I really hope that some comments are not spot on in predicting that this will last till Season 3..please no. Watching Brian and Sol is nice but why is it so long? I feel like this could've been condensed into fewer chapters. Each chapter seems pretty short and there doesn't seem to be much happening; (Chapter 67- head chief plans his two new sacrifices; chapter 68 - he introduces those two new sacrifices) Like is there a need to go so deep into the past with every detail? At the very least, the author could've structured it so that we refer to the past but then go back into the present consistently and only for plot points in the past that are relevant to Ian and Sol in the present.
When Jigeon first confessed to all his wrongdoings, I thought things were taking a turn for the better. Wooseo was separating from him and processing it all but all of a sudden. he's fine with what Jigeon did bc it was all due to Jigeon's love for him? I don't like saying words like toxic or red flags bc ppl tend to use them incorrectly but WTH. Things are too rushed and it just feels like a whole lot of manipulation and gaslighting was accepted with the snap of the fingers. It feels forced and just not believable that Wooseo has accepted Jigeon for all that he has done. It is not a healthy relationship and there was no consequence for Jigeon. What was the point of him revealing all of his flaws and wrongdoings to Wooseo if Wooseo spent a few sleepness nights without him and then just accepts him just like that? I like the art style and initially liked the premise but this makes the story lose a couple points in my rating. Such a missed opportunity to turn it into a healthier, loving relationship.
well said.
I sort of see a trend with people wanting to side with the rebels instead of the nobles and saying how she should join the rebels' cause and just live with her mother. BUT its so clear that the rebels aren't necessarily the good guys here. The doc looks evil af and he's literally baiting Camellia and manipulating her with "the chance of reuniting with her mother" just so he can further their cause. Two wrongs don't make a right. Even if nobles might turn against Camellia in a blink of an eye, that's just an assumption that every noble is the same. It is so obvious that the subtle messaging is that both the Bales/nobles and the rebels are right and wrong in different ways. Its not black and white. The only thing I agree with is the fact that the story is starting to slow and the art is def not as good as before.
Evil doctors were using children and planning on silence them (with murder), ain't no way he's good.
TBH too much sex compared to plot being told here. I don't really feel the chemistry between the couple and honestly this feels like another version (slightly worse) than Painter of the Night.
I thought this was finished until I got a new update about a remastered version but I looked through the comments and surprisingly people looking back on this story realized it was sort of crappy. Although I don't really remember the story, I do remember not liking t very much bc it dragged out the relationship and I just didn't understand why they kept rejecting each other for no reason. If anyone would care to spoil it and refresh my memory, that'd be great bc I don't want to reread this.