I get it’s a story but why is black skin be referred to as something negative and then instead of showing hey it’s not different from you guys (because it’s not) they change her. This is wrong, I’m so sorry to anyone else who feels belittled by this.
It happens a lot in manga like this, I'm black and it creeps me out sometimes. I feel saddened as well, especially because her parents won't accept her. It makes my heart hurt just think of how that feels, walking through that world constantly whispered about because of your skin color.
I hear you, like the author had so many other routes they could have gone. I was so excited, don’t know why I even thought this was going to be different.
Exactly, it just emphasizes prejudice that black people in Japan have to deal with. I'm only finding out recently that Japan has this connotation towards black skin and it being dirty. I was actually looking forward to moving there when I got enough money to.
Same! I always loved anime so you know wanted to go too, I feel like I get enough of that here though so I’m not sure of much.
I think the exact same way. And it bothers me that she and Gerald are described and SHOWN with dark skin in the comic itself but when there is a colored illustration, they are slightly darker than fair skin. It's so dumb and annoying.
Exactly! Like give us that melanin (╯°Д °)╯╧╧
You shouldn't let it stop you! The younger generations are way less racist, and as a partly asian person, i gotta tell ya, asia is the most racist place in the world, it baffles me, but at the same time it's not out of a place of hate (unless towards other asians but that's a whole other can of worms, us pinoys have always been considered slutty in asia because of our well... larger feminine features) it's more of xenophobia, asia has always been far more closed off than the rest of the world, and the only way to fix it is to get more racial diversity up in there! Plus the thing about light skin and beauty in asia is because in ye olden days, having tan skin meant you were poor because they had to stay out in the sun, that being said there will be racist people no matter where you go, so might as well raise a middle finger and go where you want!
(づ￣ ³￣)づ thank you so much for the encouragement I am still planning to move to Japan. I don't think that living in America is going to be safe for a lot of minorities because of how violent and systemic the racism is. So I think moving is the best idea for me. It might be the opposite for others though.
It's more of this idea of preparedness than anything. hearing your story makes me feel more prepared and hopeful? Thank you and I'll be ready to fight any racists that comes at me (๑•ㅂ•)و✧.
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Feels off seeing the Queen acting cutesy while talking about how she neglected her child. Your daughter feels completely abandoned, how else would she have turned out? I don't know how I feel about the dad, he is supportive of the Queen and Pryde but I really hope we get to see him call out the Queen for her behavior. I want to see at least one of the parents put her first.
I’m starting to feel bad for the author ┑(￣Д ￣)┍
Some of you guys literally go with the first thought that comes to mind and are just like ‘Yep that’s right no other possibilities here.’
Why are you reading this if your not even going to take the time to think? Just a little bit?
Why is she being so indecisive? Couldn’t possible have anything to do with the fact she’s also going through all of this too? First time or not relationships are confusing.
I see some comments saying she should be responsible for him, and I mean- maybe go check your inner cogs because that is bullshit.
That is not her child even if he has the mental capacity of one. Why does she have to shoulder more than he does?
He could have given her space but because we’re dealing with a man child he was to anxious about it and for some reason this is her fault?
(〜￣△￣)〜 tension go away
Yea I totally get your drift. Will hang on till they work their problems out. I just know it'll be sweet at the end of all these. (please author be kind)
Characters will develop and mature as the story goes along anyway. Hang tight. All the folks with their big reaction shows a little about how the work has got everyone invested somehow.
If you manage to read this, out of boredom or fury at something I may have gotten wrong, reply. You deserve it and I would like someone to bs with about this
(づ￣ ³￣)づ
Okay so Claude knows about Jeanette, right?
In ch.33 he says ‘I see’ after speaking with her. And then a few pages later when it flashes back to his talk with Roger, he snaps a little when Roger insinuates that he has another child.
I’m assuming here, but he must have put it together that she’s Penelope’s (Claude’s first fiancée) daughter yeah? Or is that to far of a leap.
Jeanette and Penelope have similar features, such as: hair color, face shape, and style of hair. When she smiles at him, there’s also a faded image of Penelope under her.
Athy also points out that Claude knew Jeanette wasn’t his real daughter.
Lucas senses something off with Jeanette when he first seen her so I’m thinking Claude could too. I’m curious if he knows about her origins and possibly the connection between his brother and Mr. Rogers.
In the OG book it said Claude kills his brother, this obviously isn’t true, but we don’t know yet if Claude is aware of this.
I’m not all that curious about Claude and Diana to be honest, sorry. I feel satisfied with where we’re at but no hate to those who want more. I’m more interested in how Athy is feeling about their relationship and the fact that her birth had unintentionally caused her mother’s death.
The OG Claude blamed her and in combination with the black magic he used to forget Diana, as well as seal off his emotions this is most reasonably why he didn’t care for Athy and was able to kill her off.
He probably still blames her in this version but as he’s started to care he is already being forced to face old emotions face on rather than bury them.
Athy at the moment has expressed empathy for the OG Athy and is beginning to look into Claude’s past. I think the reason she hasn’t felt anything about Diana yet is because she still doesn’t see herself as the OG Athy, and she didn’t have parents in her last life so the connection there is a bit muddled.
Now Jeanette ╮(￣▽￣)╭
I am fairly certain she is going to end up the ‘villainess’ character or at least her naïve nature is going to lead to Athy and Claude getting hurt.
That’s kind of what happened in the OG book too. She’s able to calm Claude’s pain but he’s still dying. Jeanette’s real father (Claude’s brother) takes over Claude’s place and Jeanette is powerless to do anything against him. So its possible.
In ch.66 when Jeanette is talking with Claude’s brother, whose name is lost on me, he tells her that her way of thinking may have been wrong.
First off that the reason Claude and Athy don’t have a vested interest is her is because they don’t know who she is and second off, that Athy might not take the news of a second heir so well. Afterwards he warns her of the king’s cruel side, and for a second Jeanette sees a similarity between the two’s appearance.
So I think its here that Jeanette might start to piece things together, because she runs to Athy for reassurance which Athy can’t give and then goes to bed and tries to reassure herself.
Side note, Mr. Roger who she was speaking to before all this and is the reasons she started feeling bad in the first place isn’t hiding the fact he’s using Jeanette very well.
Unfortunately in ch.78 Ezekiel comes out of nowhere with the whole ‘me and you never had a chance’ bomb he drops (he doesn’t say that). And I need to know how she’s taking that because her father literally only started to sleep with her mother to piss Claude off and like she- let me calm myself. (〜￣△￣)〜
She is now being put in a similar situation as her father where she’s coming to realize Athy has everything she wants, including Ezekiel. Will she do what her father did or is she different?
Honestly, I don’t think she’ll do anything. She’ll be used by those around her while she watches Athys life fall apart. Somebody said in a different comment the whole memory loss arc is supposed to last a while (I don’t know for sure), so I think we’ll be getting plenty of ammo for this.
This became way longer than I thought it would.
Anyway, I think what’s really bugging me though is Claude’s brother and Athy. I’m sure she’s somewhat aware but it just hasn’t been spoken about.
Her first sight of him she thought he had jewel eyes and every encounter after she has seen him as someone suspicious. So I’m just wondering when she’ll put it together because she had that dream or whatever where she saw someone who looked like her dad standing over her real dad. Can’t remember if she ever compared Claude’s brother to Claude himself though.
I think she’s going to be the one to save her father from him. And like some of the comments I would prefer if Jeanette didn’t become a part of their family. If it happens, I’m okay with it but I hope she can form a bond with her real dad, if he isn’t killed by the end of this.
Those my thoughts.
I thought Claudes brother was his dad
Feel better knowing it's his brother now though xD
i'm not sure if you've already read some spoilers but there's some stuff about anastacius (claude's brother) that arent exactly true.
I bet you do, as that would make Jeanette Claude’s sister lol
No I haven’t read anything about this outside of who she ends up with. If it’s about Claude I don’t mind knowing. Is it a big spoiler?
it is in the novel but im not sure in the manhwa but i think its going in that route
I waited 81 chapters to comment, just so you know. And I have some complaints.
First off why every time something good or interesting is happening with Shen Yu Fei, it cuts to Shui Shu and her situation? Every time. Could we maybe focus a little bit.
Shui Shus plot and character development read as though she’s an after thought instead of an actual character. And I feel that’s spawns from the constant back and forth. It doesn’t come off as a story with two leads and there love lives, but rather Yu Feis love story and her best friend who also happens to get a good guy too.
I get using it as a way to break up boring scenes or you know wanting to get the reader more invested but it’s every time. Use a different method. (This isn’t directed at the translator but the actual author)
And speaking of her dear friend, she does not have her back at all.
She was the one who got her into this situation in the first place (not saying Yu Fei isn’t also responsible because she did agree to it) and then when she met the secretary she wanted Yu Fei to come clean just so she could get with said secretary. But Yu Fei didn’t want to do that because it might cost her job. So Shui Shu tricks her into meeting with the director instead and runs away.
After this Yu Fei continues to meet the director while Shui Shu is happy with the secretary but our main girl is confused as all hell because she lied and trick the director but also she needs to keep her job so stays quiet. It’s around this time the director starts getting close to his employee Yu Fei and not her fake persona Shen Kim.
He shows that he cares for her and she starts falling for him too, however at this same time Shui Shu is having problems with the Secretary. Which she ends up taking out on Yu Fei by telling her the Directors actions are probably just revenge.
Now Shui Shu has known Yu Fei since high school and your telling me you don’t see your friend falling for this guy? On top of that you basically tell her this guy is not to be trusted and you don’t know her well enough that she’s going to take your words to heart and over think everything? (I don’t mean to suggest Shui Shu is responsible for Yu Feis’ actions just that she should have been better aware of how her words would have been taken or better yet not bring down Yu Feis’ feelings just because her own situation was going down hill.)
So now Yu Fei is pushing the director away while Shui Shu and the secretary work out there situation.
That leads me to the part where the Director comes to help with the chicken shop.
Shui Shu leaves when Fang Ge shows up, I mean just completely ghosts her. We don’t even get a scene of her leaving, she’s just gone. Leaving her supposed best friend behind with her seven year old crush and the new one. Who, the best friend believes is out to get revenge on her. And she does all that so she can go back home and get it on with her boyfriend.
Have you noticed a pattern?
She ran away from the blind dates, she runs when she sees the secretary with another girl, she runs from her friend when said friend needs her. Ugh. I’m annoyed.
This is definitely a case where we’ve been told Shui Shu is Yu Feis best friend but we are not being shown that from her actions.
She’s completely choosing her relationship over her friend. Which I understand, relationships do take priority eventually but y’all just met, and your best friend is literally drowning in a situation you helped put her in, you can’t keep it in your pants for a second to see that she’s hurting.
I don’t know why I’m surprised Yu Feis got shitty friends though, she stuck around Fang Ge for seven years watching him get girlfriend after girlfriend. Fang Ge didn’t see her hurting either. That’s not to say he had to return her feelings but maybe something to at least acknowledge.
Now on the other hand this feels about right. Friends don’t always see what’s going on with you, and vice versa. I don’t expect Shui Shu to fix all Yu Feis problems, I just mean to say she’s missing some basic things as the best friend. You know, like being there for her.
No worries though, I have enjoyed the story so far this is just a bit of a rant that’s been building up.
You know no one's GANNA read the right
That’s alright by me. I feel better.
I read all of it and enjoyed this rant very much.
I appreciate your rant and I agree with you, sometimes I feel so frustrated about it as well(●￣(ｴ)￣●)
Can you write an essay for me(๑•ㅂ•)و✧
(づ￣ ³￣)づ hehe
Pay me ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Nice critique! You made very good points!
Didn't read it all but skimmed through it. I agree to all that.... Also you have what we call passion. Cause you were writing WRITING, lol. It's a great story about a chick who is a regular Rachael and just keeps getting the sh¡t end of the stick. Raggedy friends and family... But the big break for her is being Cinderella. She called it, so it has to happen. Hopefully...
Thank you! I know I do to much but it makes me feel better. I can’t wait for them to get together! There already so cute lol
But im broke Σ(っ°Д °;)っ
Me too! ╮(￣▽￣)╭