ROMANCE + SPOILER WARNINGS

Vint July 16, 2025 3:12 am

Since a lot of people seem curious about the romance in this series, here’s a quick rundown, hope it helps people decide if they want to continue:

The MC doesn’t appear to have genuine romantic feelings for any of the characters. Any attachment he shows is usually tied to how useful someone is to him, or how likely they are to be manipulated and follow his lead.

There are a few characters he completely blindsides and manipulates, and many others who are fully aware but either don’t care or find him compelling enough to overlook it.

A few hundred chapters into the novel, there’s a scene implying r*pe while the MC is LEGITIMATELY unconscious and recovering from an injury. It involves several members of his “harem.” I'm not sure what happens after bc I dropped it so fast.

That said, the adaptation seems to be changing aspects of the MC’s personality notably, having him keep Deokgoo around because of his moral compass(lmao br maybe it's guilt), rather than seeing through the trap earlier so I doubt they’ll include that scene.

Also, can someone fill me in on the extras where he supposedly gets involved with the general strategist? I thought that guy was dead, is it an alternate timeline or what?

Responses
    Allenice July 16, 2025 3:27 am

    Jin qing were revived by kiyoung after kiyoung and Jin Qing had a talk in the afterlife. They then become close friends (not by will) its enemy to friend trope

    Vint July 16, 2025 3:46 am
    Jin qing were revived by kiyoung after kiyoung and Jin Qing had a talk in the afterlife. They then become close friends (not by will) its enemy to friend trope Allenice

    thank you, it was unexpectedly hard to find