beta
Theres a lot of potential with this story but everything just fell short. With these fantasy tropes, you’d hope it would hit At least one of these marks (interesting worldbuilding/plot, well written mc, solid couple chemistry) but this story hit none of that. Plot was lackluster, mc was poorly written and ml was just a nothing burger for 80+ chapters. Ml was supposedly obsessive AND possesive but why did it have no flavour? No salt no pepper no msg nothing. It felt blasphemous lmao the romance also just doesnt make sense.
The whole theme of finding closure in new friendships and experiences amidst grief and survivors guilt was done so poorly(?) (didnt get to know the names of mc’s old friends and their characteristics is so.. hilariously sad LMAO) and the potential to have it center more on the new friend group was wasted bc… thats the whole point of mc’s grieving. Instead it focused more on the mc and ml’s non existent chemistry which usually i’d love (if they have the chemistry!) but when u stand back and think about the overarching theme (and how the couple met which was lowkey blackmail lol) it kind of doesnt make sense at all? Other commentors highlighted the jarring-ness of the romance pretty well too (a solid 5/5 for ml’s desperate, anxious wrecked expression in the confession scene though lol def could go 3 more chps for the ml’s self reflection arc)
Maybe its Something about the way the artist adapted the novel that made the visual translation so odd. Maybe the novel is better, who knows, but still it doesnt make me curious enough to pick it up and read it. The dungeons grew repetitive and the whole world building about it felt like it had no weight to it since no solid rules or lore are established about the world. Story and ending was rushed and the panels/atmosphere and romance was jarring.
Tldr: Overall, its a good story for a light quick head empty read and a bad one if youre expecting a well written plot (๑•ㅂ•)و✧ IMO If youre looking for a story with the same suicidal mc x op flirty ml with the bl dungeon hunter trope + a compelling plot and theme (but better) then just go straight to Mission Save the Hunter (Death Delayed bc of The Will).