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As someone who read the novel 3 times, I don’t really get the comment’s section argument & hate ??
Maybe I was already influenced by the novel story pacing, but this manhwa doesn’t deserve the hate guys
— The original novel is written in Hestia’s POV, if Kael seems passive, it’s probably because on the early chapters the manhwa PICKED UP how it’s written in the novel : Passive & expressionless Kael, & that in hestia’s POV she believes kael doesn’t seems to care about her
(that’s why I think they changed the manhwa story a little bit. So Manhwa reader can see more Kael’s POV too)
— In the novel Hestia never explicitely said she loves Kael in romantic way. The manhwa made Hestia looks jealous romantically when Kael & Diana met, but in the novel it’s hinted she’s more HORRIFIED (of the flow of the story)
— Plus in the novel, for a long time Kael is actually confused with Hestia, “he feels like Hestia truly cares about him but it’s not quite like love” because Hestia is actually FANGIRLING!! She doesn’t see Kael as equal romantic partner, she sees herself as HIS SLAVE!!
She feels like she doesn’t belong in this world and need a sense of purpose : Having (unwanted) revenge for her beloved bias/delerict love!!
— Pls also take into consideration that Kael & Helios doesn’t realize until later chapter that Hestia’s initial plan is to crush Diana… Heli thought she wants fame etc, and Kael just lets hestia do whatever which unexpectedly benefit him but also crushed Diana
— So in Kael’s defense why he seems so slow & passive : he need to unpack & heal from the trauma in the early chapters, trying to understand Hestia’s action, trying to move on to this other person (Hestia), but also getting confused that Hestia never truly open up to him
People said he’a passive but personally, if he move on too soon, I wouldn’t like it