Znakey's manga / #Gender Bender(13)

FL actually stays like a guy most of the time, like 99%

I don’t care about the hiatus. Even if the story is never completed, it is 100% worth reading.

Worry not, it has a HE!

Wish it wasn’t a one shot.

I had way too much fun reading this.

I like this MC and ML! MC is strong in battle, but ML is an absolute monster. MC is a noblewoman from a family that ‘fell from grace’ and has to take care of her younger brother, so she enlists in the army dressed as a man (Elze). She meets companions there and forms a group of mercenaries (Elise). As Elze, she saves the life of Shan (ML) and aids him, becoming important since it’s the first time he’s been shown such kindness (gay vibes!). Then, she returns home to care for her brother and the prince (or sth) arranges her to marry Shan so he becomes a Count. Shan suspects she is Elze, but he is falling for her regardless of whether she is or isn’t. Really cute.

The characters are interesting. I think the only truly good person here is the FL’s best friend lol Still, for all their flaws I think it makes the characters more three dimensional. If the FL really was just an innocent, pure girl (typical shoujo protagonist that forgives every abuse, ugh) she probably would have remained chained to Yul. It’s a story with a lot of feelings. Note: Yuri/Yul (dressing as a girl to not scare the protagonist) doesn’t end up with the FL (she ends up with blond hottie, Yujin).

Old but gold