Has it been known that the characters were in their late teens this whole time? Did I just forget because I originally read this through the fan translations a while ago? Does anyone have a chapter/page reference for when their ages were mentioned before the bonus chapters?? Because I had to do a double-take when I read that Shiki was only 17.
Damn, I forgot how much I liked this. Jericho very believable as a teenage girl. She doesn't act like she's secretly an adult and she isn't too immature either. She's really a great female lead and I can't wait to see where this story goes now that's it's back to updating.
Somehow, this is worse than if her kind family was just an act and was secretly using her the whole time. Seems like they all genuinely cherished Wisteria until the younger sister was in danger and then they all turned on her. The ex-love interest is especially nasty. The younger sister clearly loved Wisteria, and I genuinely can't imagine her being okay with marrying a man who told her beloved sister to die in her place. Not to mention, the asshole had the audacity to forbid talking about her and allow bad rumors to spread about the woman who loved him and also took his wife's place as sacrifice. I hope Rosalie divorces him - but knowing these types of stories, Wisteria will probably come back and forgive him and wish them happiness and absolutely nothing will be resolved in a satisfying manner.
Don't know about her divorce him, but it seems she keeps trying to block any mention of her because of guilt. I do wonder why they're calling her a criminal by saying she stole the holy sword. Since it chooses its wielder.
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. I WISH UPDATES CAME FASTER BUT THANK YOU, TRANSLATOR, FOR THE WORK YOU DO.
I was pretty set on wanting Azure to be endgame until this volume. I still like him, but it's never going to work out if he stays as king, because he'll have to put the kingdom first over Nina like he does here. Nina needs someone to support her, and I think Sett does a much better job. That being said, I'm not convinced the author agrees with me. It's hard to think the endgame will be anyone but Azure, considering that the author describes him as "perfect boyfriend material."
I know Riftan is being an ass and he sucks for that but also I kind of love it. I don't think I'd enjoy Maxi's growth and her learning to take charge quite as much as I do now if Riftan was acting perfect and automatically supportive. Watching him want to protect her but be stupid about it and watching her want to help and putting her foot down and not put up with his well-intentioned bullshit is great, and I think the conflict between their characters and their desires is fun to see now that Maxi has grown a bit of a backbone.
I agree! I like him more as a character in the setting he's in because of his flaws, and they make a good backdrop to showcase Maxi's strength of character. Obviously in a modern setting he'd be terrible and you'd hate a friend to be dating him, but I think he's "realistic" within the realm of the story. And like you said, if he was perfect, it would be less "Maxi saved herself" and more "Maxi was saved by a big strong man". Nothing wrong with that, but it's definitely a common trope.
It is frustrating seeing Maxi upset though ╥﹏╥
PLEASE. I am praying for Jihyun to be useful again. She had a little power-up where she contributed more than usual and she has been a liability ever since. She helps out here and there but mostly she gets taken hostage or forced back onto the sidelines while a different character steps up to do the heavy lifting. PLEASE give her another training montage or something so she can level up with the rest of her team.
Was there a non-sexy reason the other crystal had to go up his ass? I understood the justification for feeding Rigon the life crystal that was basically an aphrodisiac because negative energy and whatever. But the bead up the butt was lost on me.
Maybe he was trying cool him off using his ass like an ice pack? Lol
Probably because he was gonna have gon's dick up his ass and the yin energy wouldve been better there? Idk i was 100% distracted by the heat i mean the art and fabulous story..
I liked the relationship between Iana and Isaac, but also it felt kinda rushed and out of nowhere. Iana already has, what, four(?) potential suitors and you're telling me that some guy who she hasn't even known for that long and who she was only using to further her own goal in the first place is the one she loves the most? That she would give up on 9 volumes of efforts to stop her sister from becoming the Saint just for this guy? Sorry, author, I did really like the dynamic between them, but you're going to have to put a little more time and effort into their relationship to get to me to believe that's something the main character would do on her own without the plot forcing her to do it.