Okay at first was still iffy on why I was still reading this but the 2nd hand embarrassment is so worth it
I'm so glad I was like 100% right about my earlier comment
Can this end up with Dan getting therapy or something? Like his mental health is trash
Is the novel good? Bc both the anime and Manga are not imo
I've only read 2 volumes then dropped it.
imo Book 1 was great and really original. The premise is good despite the awkward pacing BUT from there on it just goes down.
I heard from others that don't love a serie just because it's "loser becomes OP with a harem" say the same too: Great start, slow pacing but writing gradually turns bad both in terms of events (plot holes, inconsistency, bad fighting scenes and pacing) and characters dev.
I remember the majority of people who read the books said so after asked if the pacing improved in book 3.
I'm strangely somehow still here reading this even though I don't like the plot the author is doing something right i guess
The execution of the story is really good. even if you don't like the plot or the elements in the story, the artist managers to execute the whatever the hell their intending to tell perfectly and that's what feels right about this
For example the story is set in a certain backdrop of mafia, gambling, poverty, prostitution and other illegal stuff, now a lot of manhwas have this backdrop but there dont use it much to it's full potential, in a sense you don't feel immersed in that background but here though it's in a form of details like their accents (everyone has an accent here) their extremely vulgar way of speaking, it's disgusting sometimes and sometimes cringey but you do feel immersed in their lifestyle, the characters act understandably to their environment (disregarding the ethical aspect of it) they are involved heavily in prostitution and it gives a convincing reason why chu gio's (the seme) view on consent and sex is weird I'm not defending him but it's realistic and minjo being uncomfortable is addressed to some extent (I'm sure chu gio is gonna have a huge character development in the future by the flow of story)
Anyway explaining why the execution is great is a bit complicated since it's all in the details and it's something that you just go like "damn there's something weirdly likable about this story"
I agree, the author really executes this pretty decently and realistically where you can feel the depth of the circumstances (being associated with the mafia, abusive connections, debts,…). I think this keeps the readers more enticed & connected to the story as a whole not just focused on the 2 main characters.
I honestly think (like most) that therapy could help but not even medication could save this story so imma put my hopes on the chasing arc
I love mc but imagine you do your job perfectly and then get accused of being a spy and I personally couldn't care about his(ML) struggles with other spies
Does he not realize ppl can have a social life like even if they're a bit unconventional it's still a social life