To deny the route
Finished. Rushed ending. Pick up Volume 4, past midway of part 4 to see how the manhwa starts deviating from the novel. —- On Chapter 30. tl;dr Fun series with a potentially interesting overarching plot. But for now: It's cute! Fun game mechanics! Fun character dynamics! --- It's lighthearted and fun! Jerry is frankly an adorable character, and I'm always a sucker for isekai series with a relationship favorability meter. The ML's Ilya, which is not a surprise at this point, but I can't help but prefer Karyan as a character lmao. But I suppose there's already series like Villains are Destined to Die that can fill that void...anyway, I've enjoyed the character dynamics. Jerry's interactions with both Ilya and Karyan are rather sweet, and his dynamic with his mentor's pretty fun, as well. Therems the sense of an overarching plot given his affinity with magic, as well as the intheritance fued that's oriented around the two brothers, but nothing's been set as of now. Overall, I'm having a fun time with this series right now.
Fake Fact Lips
It's got the same rivals to lovers dynamic as that one manga where the guy changes into a girl, but in an office setting instead of like, a vague tropical setting? Also no gender-switching shenanigans, of course. It's built up really well. Nice chemistry. Guy's like the other the whole time, etc. Pretty good read.
Our Sunny Days
Heartwarming. ML reminds me of Meyer from Gourmet Hound lmao --- Summary for self-reference: Dude---former solider who did service---moves into the countryside with his daughter, birthed from a mother who dropped her at his door and left. Meets this shopkeeper dude (ML), who ends up helping him adjust to life there. Also meets this kid, who thought he was his dad at first. Mainly slice-of-life vibes as he adjusts to living there. He ends up falling for the shop-keep (more like he falls for him, lmao). It's sweet. The baby is ugly, but in a cute-ugly sort of way (like a pug).
Walk on Water