I love how Sayoung is lowkey petty, like he's fucking over the MC in subtle ways, like the AD bro??? THE AD???
Also, really like how the magic crystal is a big deal bc it shows how 1. Naive the MC is and how little he knows about the present, 2. Shows the importance of magic crystals, 3. Shows powerful Sayoung is and his influence¡ 4. Good way to get the other characters to interact with the MC bc otherwise they'd have no incentive.
Lastly, it shows how much the MC dun fucked up by posting that shit on ebay
I'm not sure I like the direction the story is going, having his "friends" be an extension of Nanba's security is just... wow. It adds a layer of darkness that looms over the entire series, and theres just something sick about them tugging Jyugo in a certain direction.
Especially, since the recent arcs was about Jyugo becoming more independent and making more choices for himself. His friends were instrumental in that, only in reality for them to encouraging him to make decisions that benefits Hiro and by extension them as well. I know that they're doing this to help him, and that they do care for him.
But they're restricting his freedom of choice, which is just fucked when you consider. That very early on in the series, they all had a talk about never wanting to leave the prison with Jyugo calling it his home because he was "free"—free with them. Only for that freedom and friendship to be another prison.
It also means that this whole cat and mouse thing with Hajime was an act, because Hajime is Hiro's successor and the gang never had the intentions of helping Jyugo escape. It was all an act to keep Jyugo stimulated and entertained.
I was already spoiled into knowing Jyugo joins the man with the scar, and now I know why.
I agree with you that it’s pretty messed up but we don’t know the circumstances surrounding his friends working to observe him. It’s possible they weren’t given much of a choice in the matter. They are still inmates and that Hiiro guy seems like he would do anything to accomplish his goal, much like the one he was cloned from. Still Jugo’s situation is really sad and I wonder how he will react.
I've heard that the next chapter is actually the last one! And that a sequel is still a "what if", so I don't think their circumstances will be explored as thoroughly unfortunately.
This also mean that kazu is just a farce and nanba is just a miniature garden
What? Really? Are you sure? I still have so many questions
Oh it seems I was wrong (thank god), a new chapter is out! Sorry for the scare, I just saw someone comment it a couple days ago and couldn't find anything to disprove it
I oddly liked it, I'll admit I read it because of all the edits recommended to me, it was everything and nothing I expected. I expected some deep meaning, just as everyone else expected something deeper from his songs, but there wasn't any other meaning. It was just a love song, just like how this manga was just about boy loving a girl. Nothing more and nothing less.
I love LOVE how this subverts the typical "OP MC" trope, because, while yes. He is insanely OP, the story doesn't revolve around his strength, but rather his weaknesses. This isn't one of those generic Hunter manhwas, where the MC powers up infinitely and goes on to surpass the rest of the human race. Infact, it's the opposite, its about a guy finally learning how to embrace his humanity, after years of detaching himself from it.