Responses
also the M version’s translation…. a bummer. it’s not just the heavy business language that makes the story a little harder to grasp, but also the low quality translation. the typesetting from the get go is really….. ehh. i could’ve dropped this just because of the translation work honestly. thankfully it gets better as the story goes on, but considering there’s barely any explicit sex due to the heavy plot anyway, you might as well just read the r15 version (unless you really want to see them do the deed lol)
- relationship
both main characters were truly very complicated and frustrating when it came to each other and their own personal goals, it took me a lot of patience to keep pushing through despite how initially toxic they were to each other. it paid off, and i love how they slowly started to trust and become more honest to each other through their actions. it was very satisfying to see them finally work through their problems and actually develop a proper relationship, especially in the last few chapters in seo ho’s case.
- plot
i won’t lie and say i understood everything, i’ve never cared much for anything related to business and finance which was 90% of this manhwa’s overarching story so i lagged a bit when reading. but fortunately you should be able to comprehend it regardless of your understanding of those aspects because it’s not too hard to follow the gist of the story, as long as you’re willing to read through it a little slower. i had to reread some parts to fully make sense of what’s being said.
- main characters
you’ll have to have a lot of patience for them too. they’re very complex, and they hide their intentions and feelings—even the main POV (jeong soheon) which make it a little hard for you to properly empathize with them/root for them. the story is so plot heavy, you’ll barely find them in situations where they can relax and talk about themselves to make you more attached. i questioned myself why i was reading this multiple times at first because of how i just could not get attached to the characters, but as they developed, i gradually liked them. maybe not so much that i would sob and wail for them (personally), but they’re still likable by the end of it!
- complaints
as i said, the story is very plot heavy, it focuses a lot on the main story (the fight between ml seo ho and woo jaeyeon) we only get VERY BRIEF explanations of the main characters’ backgrounds before the main story starts. the mc, jeong soheon and his little brother jeong seongji were abused by their mother, but this storyline was glossed over and never brought up again. i feel like there was potential there, yet it never came up again. although the mc and ml had a relationship development, i feel like mc and his little brother remained stagnant, and seongji never had a properly shown character development, he wasn’t even shown in the last chapter. it’s such a shame, he was the one who kickstarted all this yet he’s reduced to such a small role in the story, only shown when the author needed a convenient character to cause trouble for mc.
we also weren’t shown ml’s struggle for power before he met mc, nor how he met lee jawook. we don’t even know why lee jawook is so devoted to him, we just took it for granted, which could’ve been an interesting plot point. even a simple “i’m doing it for the money” would’ve been nice. i really hope there’s side stories to give the characters more room for showing their personality.