Anyone can explain why's Johannes with them again?
I think he was sent with his sister by the 1st prince, as a way to further show how low down he was on the royal family hierarchy I.e. being further associated with his sister who was at the very bottom.
I see, the hierarchy certainly looks the case. Just feels a bit weird though that his brother looks like he just moved in to the household his sister married into. It's more likely a temporary accompaniment of the bride as an escort is what I'd like to believe. I was momentarily confused earlier because my mind keep thinking of what's called a hostage prince diplomacy but that's not really it either. That's redundant when there's already a diplomatic marriage in place. He's still a prince right so he can't be staying there forever... Maybe just for a period of time and the 1st prince did it to cut his influence off. Somewhere there is implication that Johannes to become king is much more preferable if it is to keep Peony the safest. Pardon the ramblings, it suddenly made me think (￣∇￣")
No, I totally agree with your thoughts and analysis (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
I definitely think he'll likely be the eventual king...He's kinda the only one left haha
Also, while he wasn't in a position to really back OG Peony, he doesn't seem to have ever hated her per se. More...frustrated at their positions and maybe her naivete?
Totally, that makes sense. But now we gotta know what's gonna happen next with Johannes sounding her identity out.
This is so confusing.
Lol fr they had the first area correctly and the last bit, but the mid I’d say is what got messed up and the cuts are everywhere lol
I was wondering why Hyo-un would become the dragon spirit of wealth to the Yoo family which is related to past Taehyuk's bloodline when looking at it right now, I don't think Hyo-un would bear any goodwill towards the imperial family, no way it could be favor for the king's descendants. Certainly not when past Taehyuk would die somehow later because of what's happening. Hyo-un doesn't seem to be the type to care of anything else beyond that point then. How close are things about to go down now?
Seems also unlikely that it's to expect for the reincarnation in the family when they do not think it farfetched that the reincarnation will be not in the family. And then it came to me, maybe it's because it's his younger sister Taehee's descendants rather who's on good terms with Taehyuk. The fact that modern Taehyuk also has a younger sister and an older hyung that looks exactly the same as the past king like Taehyuk has some thought-provoking implications.
Hyo-un's illness was likely he couldn't impart the orb after making it and had to bear its burden alone all this time as per the deer's warning taking its full course. If so, no eternity for Taehyuk back then so now I'm wondering what's the basis for the reincarnation to happen. Not when also his hyung look exactly the same. I'm just making my head needlessly hurt with this aren't I...
Those are my thoughts too. It’s just what makes most sense.
You have the good point. There're lots of questions to relate past and present.
It's bemusing how Platinum was like "Don't Tell me I'm not curious" some chapters ago in the meeting of truths with the principle of letting experience speak for itself but he's already harboring the presumption of Obsidian's supposed identity anyways. And now at a hint of incertitude presenting in the form of Amber was all it took to make him inquisitive. Notwithstanding what is it the question he's gonna ask next chapter, I find simply the flip of switch amusing still. That aside, all this masquerading for Marianne isn't letting me root for anyone's sails but the Moon Owl. Seeing how I hear him to be very likely, I really hope that is indeed the case.
I didn't understand anything you said but I agree
This development is honestly far more dynamic and interesting to me than simply a vindictive one-track mind. The arc was well alright. It can get stale if MC's personality only ever values revenge. To not have a life outside of revenge, that's miserable and boringly predictable. Furthermore, It's not as if he gave up on revenge altogether either as that remains his desire, just among a newfound one. It's the affirmation of Vikir's being now truly moving by his own volition rather than an affliction of influence, that's worth of appreciation. The story's not ending anytime soon, why fixate so hard and expect revenge then and there?
Exactly what i’m thinking. This mc really surprised me by how complex his thought process is.
Third-rate knights that are even aware they're third-rate blatantly acting like an unruly imbecile against a superior and yet still yapping about their vain honour being insulted by the head of the house is so lame.
The implications of this round means players are raised to have less recoil at the thought of murder. Such a dire moral stake for what's still the 4th round out of 20 rounds. (In fact, most of the later rounds relatively feels more morally palatable than the 4th round from a humanity standpoint.) And the one who'll have to suffer from this volatile violence most of the surviving players will get is the powerless people in the real world.
The ruthlessness further bred in order to survive only reaches to a point where they themselves become crossed out of the picture. In the previous timelines, the many organized games yielded not a single survivor except one previous individual before Ryu Min. But even then, that person still had a bad ending even after having his wish granted because he didn't meet the requirement of the Game Creator. The thing is, this was a game where the odds of not even a single one winning is very high. The Gods didn't give a hoot at the prospect of a player winning. It didn't even require a winner, the game ends as is and renews another cycle, extinct players be damned just harvest from another human planet. What's a promise of granting a wish if no one will even get to have it? So the truth of the matter was that this was just a game of where all the billions of people are ultimately driven to their deaths to the amusement of the eyes above.
So why make a game? Superficially, It was made for the amusement to most of the Gods, the Game scenario is like a huge gambling ring to them. But the Game Creator God would have a different ulterior motive in mind at the purpose of the Game she created at the request of the other Gods' plan. Game Creator wanted to secretly raise a God killer, using the hidden regression rune she secretly cast inside the game system as the grindstone for the God killler's growth. Once Ryu Min killed an Angel, he met that preliminary criteria.
Ryu Min actually would have successfully completed the Game before the current regression but he was destroyed because of failing to meet the party entry criteria. And if he did, he would've wished for a world back in new years eve without the game system existing. The Game Creator Tampered with the system to intentionally block Ryu Min. The original requirement didn't require any party, it didn't matter if he was solo. The Game Creator had to destroy Ryu Min so that he regresses one last time for a final attempt at making Ryu Min actually grow his powers more because he wasn't yet powerful enough to Kill Divinity. They were all pawns, if Ryu Min fails the Game Creator God's hidden agenda this one last chance, no one is surviving the game. The secret and only chance-of-winning ticket to such a game was the regression stone, without it, you're just guaranteed to be damned sooner or later.
Consequently this allowed him to help his people actually make it to the 20th round this time, even if it meant Ryu Min had to be ruthless.
Thanks for this