I know this is the author's story, but, to me, the revenge plot would have been a lot better if FL was set to return to her home country as a business rival and not just under the guise of a fake noble who happens to be the prince's lover. I think it would have slapped harder towards her ex and in-laws to see her returning super wealthy AND as the prince's lover.
The MC isn't a true necromancer; he's a swordsman with ability steals. I've read up to chapter 80 and he's used his "necromancer" abilities one time for a short weak moment. In the beginning, I didn't mind him learning some sword arts to protect himself as his necromancer abilities grew, but that's all he's done is sword arts. I don't mind authors giving a new spin to old ideas, but the fundamental skill of the Necromancer class is summoning. A necromancer is a dark mage of the summoner class!! A necromancer summons others [the dead] to protect, defend, and fight on their behalf!! Yes, the MC absorbs souls, but it's supposed to increase and develop their horde not sword!! The author should have just left the necromancy out if they were only going to focus on swordsmanship. I feel cheated by this fake necromancer story!! ☹☹
Then go away, usual necromancer stories are all soooo drab, this story is wayy better.
You go away. This is the comment section, if you don't like my comment then thumbs down it and go on with your life. No need to be rude!! And my comment isn't the only one that pointed out that the MC isn't very necromancer-like in the traditional way.
Traditional necromancer stories SUUUUUCCCCKKKKKKK booohooo boring
That's your opinion that you're entitled to have. That's also your preference too. Just like I like more traditional necromancer stories with a slight spin on the genre, but adhering to the basics of a dark mage whose summons are the undead. While I have plenty of sword art stories on my reading list, I don't have as many Necromancer stories. This is more sword than necromancy. （￣へ￣）
Sorry I was being rude, you replied nicely. For me personally, since I don't enjoy necromancer stories (the whole having them fight in place of the MC gets boring for me) they really stick out to me, tho you're right there's probably more sword skill stories. But you can't refute that solo leveler is still the biggest manhwa that everyone enjoys; and ofc I didn't like it as much( ￣□￣||)
Honestly, I've only read the first few chapters of Solo Leveling and never saw the anime adaptation. So I can't dpeak on how big it is, since in my reading/fan circle the biggest manhwas are the Holy Trinity: ORV, S-Classes, and Trash of Count's Family.
Back to necromancy. I have this Japanese manga on my reading list that combines both swords and necromancy: Necromancer’s Evolutionary Traits. It's not too drab (??), but if you're interested in it, I think it's a good read with balance. However, it all boils down to personal tastes. I have another one on my list too that combines necromancy with swords, but I will admit, for me, it does drag some: Reincarnation of the Murim Clan's Former Ranker. Once again, your taste may differ.
Ohh surprising, it's the most lauded manhwa and it's necromancer as well! I think you'll enjoy it, I beleive the anime that came out is also pretty solid.
Hm the thing about japanese manga is that I have to be in a specific mood to be able to consume them especially cuz their art is so detailed, plus I like to enjoy them on a bigger screen which is why I choose the easy entertainment, which can be enjoyed on my little phone screen: Manhwas and Manhuas.
Also Murim lore often gets boring for me too I often just enjoy the Cheat skills stories the most, can't get enough. I do have me some occasional murim as well.
Thanks. I may have to resume looking at Solo Leveling. The only other cheat story I know about is one you've probably watched: Isekai de Cheat Skill...(crazy long title) . The anime wasn't too bad and what I read of the manga was okay too. Unfortunately, looking at my list I don't have many cheat skills stories to recommend unless you count entering a game world or going back in time.
The Japanese one is in color and is written like a regular SK manhwa, so not too much finite details in the drawings. Murim manhwas & Chinese cultivators/jianghu manhuas are my refuge when I get tired of the dramas on my reading list. Plus I enjoy the historical (although definitely not accurate) settings in a lot of them. But they do drag and sometimes get really boring.
This story used to be good, now it's very meh...
No, they don't......
The anime is awful, the manhwa and novel are much better!
I agree that the use of “necromancer” isn’t properly used in this case, but I like how the author did their own spin on it. It’s nice to see something different. There are too many copies of solo leveling already. And, technically he is a necromancer because he can summon the dead, he just doesn’t use it lmao. Maybe in the future we will get to see the him use his actual summoning more.
I agree, the term "necromancer" is a bit too far fetched and the MC mainly just controls souls of monsters and people that he has killed and turn them into either stats(+skills) or his shield, and not minions. So he's more befitting of the title of "Soul Absorber" or something like that in my opinion. ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Honestly I enjoyed it regardless and thought it was a fresh approach. But I can see why you would feel cheated when u came here wanting to see the usual necromancer and their summons but got a dark attribute swordsman instead.
I guess you could say that the MC's creativity is "Boundless" when it comes to utilizing his "Necromancer" job skills.
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If only Dawoon had spoken to someone he trusted when he first started having symptoms of auditory hallucinations. And if only his parents had been more concerned instead of apathetic towards his sudden change in grades and personality that could have gotten their son help before he fell further into psychotic outbursts. They were so worried about the stigma of having a mental illness and the effects on their son's future and their family that brought about his destruction (and the family) by not getting him treated sooner. I felt bad for everyone in this story, but especially me, because I kept waiting for the boyfriend to turn into a red flag and do something crazy, but he was a green flag all along.
honestly I feel the same way, I have no words after finishing this but you explained what I'm feeling well
The story starts off really strong, but it starts to fizzle and get convoluted as Ze gets closer to the village in his dreams. Honestly, I think this story needed about 30 more chapters to fully flesh it out. I needed more information about the deaths and why the astronomers died in succession and its importance. How the shadow moved? Why his parents hid everything. I just wanted more...more fleshed out motives instead of weird ending. Also did MC maintain his powers?? So much left to explain and explore.
Ummmm, no, sir, you will not be doing what I think you're about to try on the side of the road. Do not attempt to place that 3rd leg in your mouth. You can't dislocate your jaw to make this work!! You are not a snake!!
I am liking how this story is progressing. Sure, I would have liked the FL to put more effort in knowing what happened to the ML to make him suddenly change his tone and yell at her, but after her initial run-in with his mother, she wasn't feeling too secure in his love and acceptance any longer. What I really can't forgive is the ML. He lost 3 years and, so far, didn't make any efforts to find out about his life beforehand? College life? Friends? Clubs? Job? Social media?? Did his parents pay off all the people in his life to hide the fact that he was dating FL?? He knows he can't trust his mother, so why hasn't he hired a PI to find out about his missing years?? So illogical!! Nonetheless, I'm gonna ride this drama train and watch as it all unfolds and connects. (▰_▰)
I think it’s unfair to blame the ML lol. Whenever mc’s or FLs have amnesia too, no one blames them for forgetting or not finding out what happened. But cause he’s the ML and rich, he’s blamed lmao. It’s very obvious multiple people worked to cover up and hide the past (his mother, the purple chick and her brother, etc.)
It could just be that he doesn’t trust his mother for certain things but doesn’t believe his mother would do something that crazy. It’s a pretty realistic thought.
I’m sorry this is so hypocritical
You’re assuaging that the FL who also holds sway and power (knowledge of who he was, knowledge of his CHILD,) and more that she’s the “victim” of this when in reality both of them lost so much..
Also, it isn’t too hard to see that most depictions of memory loss or amnesia also comes with a disinterest in past memories or activities regardless of their importance..
Also top commenter is right why the double standards for the countless FL who are also victims of amnesia and memory loss? Sometimes the truth so close to home can be hidden or obscured by those closest to you hence his mom and having suspicions of others isn’t an easy thing to ponder or think of? Like as READERS we understand and can connect the dots but of course these characters cannot
I'm not basing my comment on any other story only on this one. Also, I don't believe I let the FL off easily. I DID say she should have put more effort (talked to his friends, professors, or workmates) into finding out exactly why the ML's tone and characterization had changed so suddenly. But the run-in with the mother followed by the nasty phone call removed any bravery she had gained. I may not like the results, but I understood.
As for the ML, no I will not give him a pass for his amnesia. NOPE!! Any normal human being whether rich or poor who is suffering from memory loss will want as much of those missing years returned. I can only give him a pass for 1 year as he dealt with healing his body, but to not seek out anything concerning his missing memories is ridiculous. No doctor, unless paid off/threatened, will tell an amnesiac patient not too seek mental treatment to help recover lost memories. Normal people ask for pictures, videos, or people who are connected to those missing years who could help fill in the gaps. ML was a college student therefore are we to believe he didn't have any friends or wasn't involved with any clubs?? This is the age of the internet and the rise of social media and I'm to believe ML didn't even have an account that may have pictures, posts, or videos to give him clues about his missing memories? Especially as a young college student?? Maybe that happened and his mother only allowed those she could pay off to talk to him and hack any accounts he had. So far, the story hasn't covered if he actually tried to regain those missing years or if he just let them stay gone. But considering his distrust of his mother's overprotective attitude it would behoove him to investigate her behavior. ML's distrust has been mentioned in the plot, and he's smart enough to know that she's hiding something from him, something important enough he believes she has placed spies around his workplace. Hence his blow-up with his military buddy. Even with that amount circumstantial information, the story, so far, wants me to believe he didn't even attempt to use his money to hire a PI and investigate anything that would explain the attempt on his life that led to his memory loss?! No. I'm not buying it. I would prefer to be wrong, and, hopefully, the story will show he does indeed have a personal file where he has been slowly investigating those years himself and didn't accept he lost a portion of his life.
Can I ask if you yourself have gotten amnesia before or have talked to several people who have gotten amnesia? Have you studied the cases of people who have gotten amnesia? I’m sorry but I believe you’re generalizing anyone who has amnesia to have the exact same reaction, which is false, and that should be obvious that there’s billions of people on this earth and many situations where people react differently. I’ve seen some amnesiacs who wanted to move on with their life out of fear for discovering things in the past. Amnesiacs who develop new personalities due to the missing memories and would rather not change how they got used to their current life. There’s so many, you can’t assume everyone would want to question and find out every little thing. I also think you don’t know that some doctors recommend to not push patients to remember and let them remember on their own as time passes. I also think you forget that there’s several people who worked on covering the past up, so it’s not mind blowing to think his mother, the purple chick and her brother helped to hide things.
It just sounds SO biased to blame an amnesiac for reacting in a way you wouldn’t, and that little amount of blame you gave to the FL shows for itself. You say you didn’t let the FL off easy, but look at the amount you talked about her compared to the entire paragraph you did to blame the ML. You resolved your blame for the FL with two things (the mom and phone call) but then went on a rant listing several things for the ML. It’s not adding up. I’m telling you rn, if it were the mc who was the amnesiac, you would not be reacting the same way just from what you’ve already written.
We're going have to agree to disagree. No, I don't work in the medical field, however that was an area I briefly explored, but soon left for another area more suited to my talents. And as you asked me: are you part of the medical community? If, yes, I will leave the chat to your updated medical teachings. If your answer is No, then we will be stuck at an impass unable to move around each other's non-medical approach to this fictional story. But circling back to my brief study in the medical field, I have worked on memory loss, but will admit it wasn't for amnesiac patients, but for dementia and Alzheimers. And in those few studies, it was recommended by doctors for family and friends to help them with pictures and videos if available. But, indeed, each patient is different and each doctor's recommendation can change from patient to patient due to the stages of their disease.
And you seem to be stuck on the fact that I believe the ML should have been more active in recovering his memories. This is my reaction to the situation I see around him given what we've read and his interactions with the other characters, especially his mother. And I never denied that people (ML's mother and others) may have actively covered up his past. I explicitly stated that twice in my responses. Money changes situations; ML is on the wealthier side, so I listed (not ranted) several avenues he could have explored to fill-in his missing memories, if he had been interested, however the story hasn't covered his time directly after his accident. Perhaps, I read more into MLs relationship with his mother than what was required, but we as readers see MLs tense behavior where his mother is concerned. So, I would believe he should/would investigate it.The FL, as shown, isn't flushed with money, so her avenues to gain more information (also listed in my previous response) is limited to what's within her reach. Once again, the story hasn't fleshed out what happened to each character during those missing years.
I can't say what my reaction would be if the FL and ML had switched sides. As my opinion and reactions would definitely change based upon the setup of the story's plot and the status of the situations surrounding each character. Does the FL have the child? But no memory of the father? Does the ML have the child? With no memory of the mother? Simple changes like this changes the flow of the story and thus a reader's viewpoint of the plot.
Chapter 8 isn't the full chapter. Are there more chapters missing panels before I read any further??
Catch y'all in season 3!! I honestly wanted some backstory to Soliette and Brian, so I didn't mind the first few chapters in season 2. Just something to show their relationship and commitment. Just some!! I know this is the author's story to tell, but they have dragged the flashback on way too long. They could have emphasized the importance of some plot points and grazed over the rest and the audience would have still gotten the gist of what happened. Like many other readers, I came into this story for Ian and Soliette (Jack) and not Brian and his dragons. This 2nd season I keep skipping chapters looking for the return of Ian's story. Sad, I really liked this story too.
Ikr i feel you. Ill start reading when Ian comes back.
One great cheating circle. Honesty is nowhere to be found in this story. The weak-ass Alpha should have been honest with the Beta after the first incident. Sure they would have fought, cried, but I think they would have gotten past it, since, at the time, it was an anonymous encounter. But then it got bad...and even worse. Cheating nonstop!! The Alpha had plenty of times to end his relationship, but nope, he's too weak. Played the distant card and now the Beta is cheating too. Cheating for everyone!! I don't feel bad for anyone.
I'm only sticking around because I wanna see the eggs hatch -- she's been "pregnant" for a super long time.