eishin's manga / #yaoi(129)

I don't know why the creator for this one decided to write the story this way, but we had to go through things in such a roundabout manner that it was a bit painful to read (and not in a good way). At first I thought it was going to shape up as a good angst, but it turns out that both Tensei and Rei are just idiots in love who don't know how to communicate. People kept saying that Rei was stupid for being insecure but then we were showed how they became mates in the first place and Tensei really just went straight for the bite and sex after finding out Rei was an omega without explaining his feelings. Rei isn't a mind-reader and all this time he thought Tensei was doing everything out of sympathy for him, no wonder he was so insecure especially because he's been in love with Tensei even when he was still a beta. My opinion of this story was generally positive around the end of the first part (until Ch.16) because idiots in love is pretty fun. However, we just had to go through with the sudden secondary gender switching BS for the sole purpose of 1) redeeming Tensei's brother (which was a loose thread btw, we don't know what happened to him after he became an omega) and 2) to show how Rei and Tensei's relationship isn't built on just their ABO gender and that they love each other no matter what. I just think that there could have been better ways to write this part of the story without making switching your secondary gender all of a sudden such a norm. We also meet photographer boi (was with their squad but is closer to Rei) and he likes Rei in a non-platonic way but at the same time he does support his relationship with Tensei??? He's confusing honestly, he seems like he does like Rei but also wishes for the two of them to be together for a long time. Wish we'd get more about him and the brother who became an omega. Overall this story wasn't good, but I don't really hate it. The smut was lowkey well drawn and we got to see babies at the end. Would I read it again? Probably not. But at least I don't really have any regrets after reading it

I want to write a proper review later when I have more free time. As a temporary one, all I have to say is that this is great and I hope more people find out about this masterpiece. This whole concept of vampires and the world-building itself has so much potential that I'm shocked it isn't a longer series. I wish we'd get more content of this in the future QwQ

If I could rate this a 2.5 out of 5, I would. It's one of those stories which we can't judge with a view of the world building in just one lense of black and white. On one hand, I get the reasoning for Yukari's behavior and why he decided to continue with the business despite the fact that he's no different from his family in the sense of trafficking beastmen. He's not rich and knows all too well that the world doesn't treat beastmen kindly. In his mind, the best way he could help was to do what he does best, running the business regardless of the morality of it all. It's the same for the beastmen working for him as well, that's the life that they know from a young age (it's so sad that they get sold by the villagers themselves) and having an "owner/boss" like Yukari is the best thing that could ever happen in their mind, for the current circumstances. Basically, Yukari set ground rules to at least make sure that he keeps the ones working for him safe instead of treating them as if they aren't living beings (heavily implied that this is what was happening in previous shops). Then there's the uncomfortable truth that me, and a lot of people can't sit well with. At the end of the day the whole plot centers around human trafficking. While it's nice that at the end they got to go south where I assume the beastmen can experience a mundane lifestyle, the fact that the problem isn't really addressed properly still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I guess it's the way the whole situation felt so normalized, even though we know it's wrong. I just wish we got some kind of closure about the topic, since the ending felt quite rushed after all the fuss Shima made in the beginning about the whole situation. Lastly, the reason why I decided to go with a 3-star instead of a 2-star rating is because the relationship between Shima and Yukari ended up being quite adorable. The art is nice too so the reading experience wasn't unpleasant. What I love the most is how quick Shima is to apologizing and owning up to his mistakes. He's stubborn and acts like a brat, but he's not one to close his mind and heart when he realizes that others might've been hurt from his actions. His character felt iffy at the start but he ended up being quite a likeable one, along with Yuki, in this story. It's great to see both of them happy in the end.

this is so cursed, all I have to say is 'why?'

You're telling me he's been in the agency for god knows how long since debut (plus his trainee days) and NOBODY found out he's an omega??? Chansol doesn't act as if he's been hiding his secondary gender for 5+ years with the way he reacts to circumstances. At this point I question how he was even able to hide it for this long. Another thing is that, ain't no way his fans didn't find out he was an omega from previous school records or acquiantances, unless he's been hiding that he's an omega all his life and not just upon entering the agency. There's also the issue with the obvious elephant in the room, the way the creator designed Chansol. His appearance really doesn't fit what you think an alpha would look like; I get that being an alpha doesn't mean you can't have a pretty face but isn't his build a bit too slender? It's a wonder that people believe he's an alpha, or are alpha characteristics different in this world? That's really the most pressing issue I have at the moment. The art is pretty so I'll let it marinate for now since we might get backstory that could make things make sense. That cover is making me a bit nervous though, there's three hands touching him and all I'm hoping for is for this not to turn into a typical pornhwa. For now though, it's shaping up to be a very cliché ABO with how predictable things are.

I don't remember reading this at all Will wait for the official chapters I guess.

This would've been so cute if Theodore didn't assault Mob after drugging him. MULTIPLE TIMES TOO WTF??? Great smut and art, but the plot is quite trash from the way they built the relationship between the leads. They do have some fluffy moments later on but it's better to just turn off your brain if you're reading this.