I really like the idea of needing to become a Tara. It separates Astariol/Tara relationships from soulmates, because they weren’t fated from birth or anything. And the idea that persevering through your suffering actually makes you magical in this world is pretty cool.
Ngl what Doyoon did was shitty, but he has the right attitude. If he had just justified the plagiarism as “well this guy deserved it”, that leads to a slippery slope where ANYONE who pisses Doyoon off could also get framed.
So it’s really good that the cost of the plagiarism was Doyoon’s conscience. This is a sin he’ll bear forever, but he’s willing to carry it to save the other idols and songwriters. If it wasn’t for them, he wouldn’t have even thought of ripping off someone’s songs.
I get our girl is out here recreating Starbucks, but it would have been way smarter to make it a more exclusive venue. Start small, let rumors spread, then begin opening up as demand rises.
IDK I just have a hard time imagining snooty nobles standing outside to line up for a casual cafe. Lady Baby and Duchess’s 50 Tea Recipes did it better.
I agree it definitely should’ve been smaller but I definitely disagree on them doing it better.
Lady Baby wasn’t trying to make a serious franchise; the FL initially marketed it as a learning experience for other noble kids. Basically a super high end pop up shop that boosted her reputation as a noble.
Duchess’s 50 Tea Recipes had a tea cafe that was decorated to the noble’s aesthetics. It was a luxurious sit down experience with full courses, so that women could socialize comfortably outside for the first time.
Both series put a lot of thought into why the FL wanted to run this business, who their ideal customer was, and what they offered to draw in rich, aristocratic customers.
I’m not about to blame a traumatized child for exhibiting symptoms of PTSD, but someone should have noticed what a liability she is and removed her from action. Whether that be the teachers, Raon, or Runaan herself - she should not be out on the battlefield when she cannot handle the sight of gore without risking the lives of her comrades.
In the context of this story, it seems no one else knew about what she's going through, and she herself doesn't know how to handle it yet. She did say she wanted to change, right? She wanted to be like MC. She probably still wanted to be a warrior or maybe that's what expected of her and considering no one probably knew about her trauma, she probably thought it would be shameful to back out at that moment. She also probably really wanted to help, but did not expect things to go that way.
Also, when you're in a situation where your defenses are up due to trauma, your brain tend to freeze as well and it's hard to make the right decisions. That's probably what happened here. Anyway, this was all meant for her to overcome it, so personally I found it interesting and was amused with the growing relationship between these two, especially since MC has been kind of emotionally constipated since the beginning.
I agree with all of this, since it’s in the story lol! But there were a number of comments arguing that Runaan should just die for the sin of having trauma, so my point was okay if we’re saying that she isn’t fit to be a warrior, there are plenty of ways to do that without shaming her for having reasonable reactions to stressful situations. She’s a child soldier and a student, the blame isn’t completely on her.
I completely agree with you
I do really like the intrigue between Alicia and Ophelia. It’s not fair to one-sidedly label either of them as a bitch when the story is trying to hard to make them both nuanced characters. If it turns out Ophelia really did let all of these bad things happen, I’ll judge her then. But for now I want to celebrate a fictional sister bond that’s negative without someone being obviously evil.
I know Hyunwoo’s not a businessman, he’s a gamer, but thank god he’s smart enough to reason himself out of pettiness and anger. Did that guy’s face probably feature in his nightmares of looming debt? Yeah. But the creditor didn’t do anything illegal or morally wrong, and he’ll help Hyunwoo make more money.
A plotline where Hyunwoo had to overcome his dislike of this guy wouldn’t have been the worst thing, but I’m glad we can get straight to the point without it.
I love enemies to lovers, which is why I’ve kept up with this for ages. Earlier chapters, from the school to the tavern, were really good about throwing in sweet moments between their bickering, so that you could actually see why they would start to see the other in a romantic light.
But somewhere in the weird magic and complex politics, they forgot to give our sweet Nunnaly any nice moments with Alves? So now it just feels like they would be stupid to have feelings for each other when all they do is bitch about how much they don’t like the other. (╬￣皿￣)凸 Yeah I like the world building, but I’m a believer in the world supporting character relationships, not character relationships being sacrificed to serve the world.
I agree. They show some moments of Alves obviously liking her but the tables are turned so fast and SO heavily that his being a gigantic asshole ruins the entire moment.
I really appreciate that they didn’t skip the honeymoon phase just because they had a baby. All the angst of the slowburn has finally paid off, we have to appreciate how far they’ve come!
Living for Silas’s switch from cautious gentleman to intense flirt!!! Also not Atra competing with him for Muriel’s affection lmaoooo~