I’m so glad you wrote this, because this chapter threw me off so badly. It’s a big WTF why after going after the temple, Kael suddenly wants to leave Diana alone… And even bigger WTF is why Hestia yells at him. Ok, I understand that she may feel betrayed, that after everything they’ve done to him he should see things through until the end, even more so with the bullshit Diana spewed right after the apology. But Hestia lashing out at Kael and saying she doesn’t want to see him again?? I call bullshit.
I think it's not about kael and Diana but just about her.
She saw him die a lot of time and she is also not originally from this world, I think the crashout is long over do, she has been holding a lot of stuff inside her heart and I think the stuff with Diana was just the tipping point. She feel like everything go back to Diana and she have no power anyway she feel foreign and lost in this world that isn't hers. It's not out of character she already had sign of near crash out before. Just this time I think it was to much for her.
Was just about to say I also think shes the only one who knows how shiesty Diana is and feels by just accepting the apology is glossin over alot especially considering Hess was kinda right cuz Diana wasn't genuine what so ever and was thinking she still got some kind of hold on Kael
Right!! I said the same thing. The “I don’t want to see you again” through me off so bad like Hestia would rather close off than say that to Kael of all people.
Just because of this chapter I went and read the novel - wow! They reaaaaally changed this part a lot!
Sure, she was shocked and it didn't sit well with Hestia, that Kaelus wanted to let go already, but she was consistent in prioritising Kaelus' wishes. Kaelus also tried to explain more about the underlying political issues behind such a decision. Hestia, in the meantime, was a bit detached, trying to find her reality - she still viewed everything around her as fiction and was barely listening to Kaelus' explanation, caught in her own dilemma. She was so focused on her revenge on Diana, that now she was feeling empty that all her work would resolve in such an unfulfilling way, without a heartfelt apology from Diana - but all of that was only thinking on her own - she agreed to proceed with what Kaelus wanted and acted on it.
Ok I didn’t really like this chapter.. I was looking forward to this scene since the novel is one of my favorites, but this chapter didn’t really sit well with me.
Hess always had a calm demeanor. In this scene, she reacted to Kael saying he wanted to stop attacking Diana very calmly. She wasn’t angry, it felt more like she was just sad and disappointed. But the one thing that never changed was her willingness to follow whatever Kael wanted, and this chapter didn’t follow that. It’s a slight character change and I didn’t like it.
Seeing her angry felt like I was watching a different characters reaction, it wasn’t Hess’ personality. And after talking with Kael, it was more of she’s just done and wanted to go back to her world, she wasn’t angry. And her little tantrum she has in this chapter was giving me second hand embarrassment because who tf acts like that Again, in the novel she automatically goes to reassuring Kael that she wasn’t planning on doing anything on the balcony.
My point is, her main focus is making sure Kael is happy and doing what he wants. She’s very selfless in this point of the book, so seeing her act selfish to this extent is just not her. It reminded me of how Diana acts, which is not Hess’ character. Another disappointment of a manhwa adaptation ruining another novel ╥﹏╥