pluckaduck's manga / #Martial Arts(28)

a historical cultivation manhua featuring an fl that's actually good! most of manga/manhua/manhwa I've read about a swordsman fl usually skip the process of their journey. fl is interesting. she was forced to grow up and shred away her naive innocence after tragedy strikes (it made me cry...), becoming more mature and strong. plot-wise, this is good. the first arc was the growing-up process and sets the stage for the future, the second so far (ch64) is finding fl's brother. the characters are diverse and not just 1-D idiots (the dark-skinned girl is seriously gorgeous). ngl I was somewhat expecting a slice-of-life shoujo-vibe story, but the angsttt...! I've read so many poor-quality manhua that I'm seriously happy to find one of good quality...

i totally simp for mc. he's hilariously batshit crazy

*sigh* the cover art looked good... 10 chapters in, and I can't say I enjoyed it. although the concept of mc being a teacher is somewhat original, the execution of the plot, the characters aren't. somehow, all the teachers and staff so far are bitches? seeing how the majority of the characters are like this, it won't be wrong of me to assume the rest of the manhua would be filled with these types of people. I probably won't be continuing this, but i bet the majority of the plot will go like this: side characters provoke by trash-talking the mc, mc defends himself, they get riled up and etc, mc face slaps them...rinse and repeat subpar plot. also, ngl mc is pretty stupid. if not for his HUGE cheat, he would've already died. the only good point he has so far is his eloquence. also, the plot hole: mc manage to beat up three rugged men without prior experience of martial arts? don't give me that crap about "life-gate acupoints".

ch. 4 mc's the son of an orthodox sect leader right? so far, nothing interesting is going on. he's not particularly interesting. he's pretty dense too. he somehow believes this tsundere girl (probably the love interest) is his servant. after a few interactions, it should be obvious she isn't. but why isn't she correcting him, either? this is getting dumb.

ch 8. with two ladies that are trying to persuade mc to join their organization, and they're beautiful as well, I'm wondering if they're seducing him as a means to their goal. lol. anyways there are only 4-5 people introduced so far that could side-character material. and four are ladies, and beauties at that too(edit: 2 of them never even show up again. what was the point of their existence? fanservice ig). but yeah, no men so far. except for the mc's master. and he only took mc as a disciple bc he had a perfect body for martial arts, and he was bored and mc is the only one he could touch. how convenient for mc. personality-wise, mc is meh. ch 15. one woman down for the mc... edit: and she just entered his home w/out permission. aight. ch 17. ok maybe I'm just being too critical of mc here, but I think his goal (to acquire enough power to ensure that no one suffers anymore due to the monsters and such) is too idealistic...and shoujo-like. it's bland and his backstory is so flimsy that anyone can come up on the spot. I hope he grows more depth so it'll change in a way that'll be unique and reflects his personal desires too. anyways, potential side character: s-rank and it's a dude this time. but of course, he's antagonistic towards mc bc he doesn't like the skimpy clothes woman. edit: there's another guy that's antagonistic towards mc bc he likes the skimpy clothes woman. lol. ch 32. it's not bad. there is only so much you can with the monster-system-crap premise that has been overused. mc is initially timid and naive, but his master is teaching him and he's developing in this regard. nevertheless, his luck in getting stronger without reason is obnoxious. also, why is there a reincarnation tag?? there none whatsoever. ch 39. new terms that signify a greater scheme is at play here. also, its a pity; that long black-haired guy was kinda hot. ch 51. mc is boring as a character. am I expecting too much? proabaly. his only personality is being timid and working hard to protect his dear ones, but he's even bland at that. even tho he's the mc, there's no depth. no smarts, no charisma or admirable qualities. he's stupidly impulsive sometimes, and his master helps him get thru it. he doesn't deserve the power he has. and it's annoying how all the friends he has now, are females. given the plenty of times he interacted with them, there is obviously romance but like it's heading into a harem. it's frustrating there is no male that he is friendly with (besides his master), not even that cliche friend that only serves as comic relief and foil. all the males are either antagonists, foil, or people that aren't important to mc(except his lil bro). and at this point, the background of his master and the mystery of why he was transported near mc is still not brought up yet.

ch 5. well at least mc is not so pathetic he'll use his crush to avoid being beaten by the bullies. ch 11. the teacher-who's-actually-a-really-strong-guy is well kinda perverted. all the comedy of this work seems to stem from his foolish acts and perversion. ch 17. right now the bullied kid's crush is kinda useless. she's not that likable either, like, I applaud her for not ignoring him but even tho she says she wants to help, the way she had no inkling in her pretty little head that his "friends" are actually his bullies ch 26. murim set in the modern world... pretty cool. and this is a Korean work but in a manga form. I wonder if korean work was initially something that looked like manga but later branched into the colored panel manhwas. ch 32. that kid really is an idiot. he's acting on emotions and making dumabass decisions, forcing his teach to come to his rescue every single time. at this point, it's not bravery but recklessness. ch 41. wow. the chivalry. you're gonna let your long-time bullies continue smashing your head in with a bat, but then when he tries to make a move on ur beloved sahee, ur suddenly so aggressive. goddamnit. ch 44. pretty boy, i like u. also, shiho and the ex-teach are cute together ch 63. WTFFF how can she dies like this? she was literally the best female chara in this series! ch 70. OI what r u saying right now? did he really intend to kill his disciple? bc he just desperately wants revenge?

same author as northern blade