Noelle was a typical child: immature, naive, stubborn, well-meaning but brash and relatively thinking only of the present moment. Added to that, she was also sheltered and abused, and she only really wants to help the one person who was a major source of comfort and help to her.
She would sulk when scolded or denied, and somewhat refuses to see why people talked the way they do, or act, because barely anyone did that for her.
One thing I did appreciate with Noelle is her willingness to admit her faults when she does realize it. It was a great help that she was separated from Sion for a while, to allow her to grow and mature on her own, to calm her down a bit and make her look at things in retrospect. Her desire to improve and to see different perspectives are great markers of how much she's grown, and will be of great help to her when crisis arrives.
Off topic, but I find Yamada's sister to be refreshing. A lot of siblings in stories are usually somewhat antagonistic or uninterested with the characters, and then there's also those who are a bit too attached and doting that it nearly becomes 50% of their personality. I don't know her much, but seeing her normally interacting with Yamada, admiring her sister but also not being too enforcing or suffocating, at an age when rebelliousness would reach its peak (she's 15, I think), makes her seem like a breath of fresh air. She's got hobbies and a proper life beyond just thinking of her sister, but she not the "baka onee-chan, don't get too close" type. Then again, I get the feeling that she might be closer to the doting type if she was older...
While he would reside with his bride, I hope they come back to the land from time to time. If I know anything about folklore; it's that they shouldn't leave their dwellings for too long, or else it might be seen as "abandoned" and unsavory happenings and things might begin to appear there. That, and that he is bound to his land as a protector, like a caretaker, I think...
I don't know if soneone already mentioned this; but I was astounded to find that the artstyle of "Oblivious Mr. B" and this one greatly resemble each other. There are some differences, sure, but there's just a lot of similarities:
Nails (shiny, shaped in a particular way)
Faces (particularly eyes and head shape, expressions as well)
Skin coloring (it's hard to explain this; but they give off a very smooth feel... like the tones are more subdued, compared to other, clear cut counterparts, like a rounded carbunkle rather than sharp diamond cut.)
Eye coloring (eyes are striking, but also subdued; and sclera takes up this almost peach-colored tone.)
Even some hairstyles are so similar:
(Ex: kwon jinhyung("Oblivious Mr. B"'s Mc's bestfriend) has similar bangs and hair with the Mc in here.
I immediately checked if it's from the same author, but there are different names posted.
I wouldn't dismiss a possibility that the author used another penname to make the other work...
I'm just happy to see this updated. When I was younger, I did like reading this manga a fair bit; but rereading it now, I couldn't help but compare it to other similar stories. It's cliche, to be honest, but hey, better to see it updated than not at all.
Nanmu wanted a family; it's his long-cherished dream. He only ever saw Pil-Gyun as his son until recently, when he went beyond that. Afterwards; since it had been a long time since, added with Pil-Gyun's persistence and his changed viewpoint of him, I think it gradually changed into something else. I guess it still extends to his treatment of Pil-Gyun until now; being soft on him, being lenient towards him, being father-like towards him.
It's Pil Gyun that's insistent on calling him "Dad". Nanmu even told him to stop calling him "Dad" at the start, but he refused. I tried understanding Pil-Gyun's reasoning, and reason he gave, albeit a twisted one, in the form of a flashback from his youth.
To a young boy who never had a "Dad", this man was the only one he ever had who he'd ever acknowledge as his father. Even when his mom introduced other guys to him, he is an irreplacable existence. If Pil-Gyun filled into Nanmu's heart with his role of a "son", Nanmu fills into Pil-Gyun's heart with his role of a "father". This bond transcends beyond that of anything else.
So the next question is why Pil-Gyun would want to keep this bond between them, while going further than what is normally appropriate.
I guess he's someone who wants Nanmu to fill both roles and won't compromise one or the other.
I should think that it'd be likelier to want to disregard certain titles in favor of a new one, in order to make their relationship seem more legitimate; but I guess they'd already done away with that they met again in the beginning of the story. For him, he's willing to do unspeakable things, cross lines, and break taboo.
Considering that they're living lawless lives,
I think they just decided to take one step above that at this point. I mean, there was also the relationship Nanmu had with his "brothers". That, too, had a twisted logic: To alleviate Nanmu's punishment, they too had to partake of it - and to do so, they had to be the ones to punish him as well. All this... to marry a woman and legitimize their relationship; only for it to not work out.
I loved this! The art style is wonderful and it was funny and cute. It's just that I'm not quite sure how to approach this because on one hand, Yurine is definitely acting sweetly towards Koutarou and while at first he just seemed like a natural at that, as time passed it seems he likes Koutarou.
On the other hand, Koutarou, being a little dense and a little lonely (and perhaps because the misunderstandings earlier made him believe that Yurine is just the way he is: a smooth prince and charming sweet talker) still considers it as a mere extension of friendship when it already seems to be at the boundary beyond that. With Yurine not being too clear and Koutarou insisting on "friendship", I don't know if they're just "friends" that can get close, sweet, and handsy, or if they're dating. While it doesn't seem all that important in the grand scheme of things, and is too serious for such a light hearted story, it adds to my confusion and now I don't know what to see them as. (The last bit of them behind thr curtain definitely doesn't look like mere friendship to me, Koutarou, and you know it, but I can't tell due to ayurine's previous offenses.)
For my peace of mind, I just decided to think of them as somewhere in between. It just made me wish there was more...
I understand that nothing everything has to be conventional, and sometimes divergence from normalcy can lead to different perspectives. Sometimes, things are just different. Odd. Uncommon. Uncanny. But, I think Sui and his family definitely have something going on in their heads.
Never mind not caring about propriety or decency in public, they're the type who takes what they want, in an almost instinctual way.
Sui didn't care for Leo before: complete indifference. Understandable. But in that one moment when he saw Leo as distinct from the crowd, it's like there was a switch, and now nothing much else in the world matters. Not where they are or what time it is, or even if there are people or anything - just him and him alone. Perhaps it is love, or perhaps it is lust;
I guess it is also a form of love, in that he's the only one in his sight.
I know that they find each other beautiful.
I also know that Leo is the one who gives in to Sui, and Sui loves that. So I guess, in that form, they truly love and complement each other so well.
But then there's the parents. Putting aside the betrothal and their advocacy for the marriage, what do you mean, it's okay for him to do "that" there? Even if you completely love the fact that they're getting married, witnessing such intimate acts with vigor feels off.
I don't know, it just felt like a continuous stream of: "I guess this is happening here and now, might as well go with it.", with Leo being from our world, being the one who has the most common sense.
Indeed: Why the sudden change? Why utter intimacy after a long period of not caring at all? Why jump straight to things without considering any amount of complications? Eventually, like the reader, he just accepts things as they go, questioning occasionally (like in the dinner party with the parents) but generally not minding anymore.
It's not a matter of dislike or like, it just confused me. It's like witnessing aliens interacting with humans. In the end, I suppose it's another case of "random reader thinks too much even if there was no need to". It can't be helped: the plot appeared in the middle, and then there was a mishmash of random things happening at once!
Oh, well, this is their normal, and everyone is happy, so I guess I'll just write it off as, "They fell in love and found their happily ever after. The end."
Upon reading this, I noticed something:
Side story 1 said Carmide died, and that in that moment of peace, Sa-Yan was bored. But Carmide is the reason, directly and indirectly, for the things that happened in the main story - the war, the secret child, and his sister.
They even said in Side 3 that Carmide woke up and that the pope sided with him.
I couldn't properly dismiss it, because it was boredom (said to be brought about by the peace due to Carmide's death) that led him to hunt, which lead him to witness Ilic's crime and love affair.
I could only surmise that he wasn't dead then (despite what they said) but weakened, leading to a "momentary peace", that lead to his boredom.
I think many people might have noticed this and done the same, but it just felt like a big jolt or gash, like a straight line that suddenly swerved diagonally, then resumed its original path.
what does this mean T-T
I know I've just started to read, but from the first chapter the other girl's father is funny. I know it's all meant to be taken with a pretty relaxed point of view to allow more flexibility, yet serious enough to understand the weighty parts of the story. I know, I'm the silly one for taking this a little too seriously when the title's already odd, but...
Nothing strange with the way it started- pretty standard fare for these types of stories. But when I imagine how they were going over this before she arrived, I can't help but smile a little.
"Ok, when she enters, I renounce her in front of all the important court officials, giving her no chance to say anything right away. Then, I introduce my daughter, already conveniently beside the crown prince!" Why does it have to be done this way? To humiliate her, likely, but the way he said things and how he constructed his words and sentences, I would have held back a laugh.
No, really:
"Starting today, your engagement to his royal highness the crown prince has been terminated!! It is because you neglected the queen's education; thus, you did not acquire any proper training and that is your sin!" And then, tada! Conveniently, he says afterwards, "More than that, I would like to introduce my educated and well-respected daughter, Lady Tiana Lemone, who's suitable enough and she will replace you as Prince Alan's fiancee!!" And then she's just right there.
It would've been seen as a cliche occurence - everything from the way the story progressed to their reactions, all to possibly make the MC shine - and having seen enough of it, I am unfazed. Pretty standard. I could've just skimmed it and went for what made it appeal to me, through the title. But... the timing! The way it was announced! The convenient appearance of his daughter just as she was introduced - it was pretty silly and funny. It's like: Bam - summoning. Bam - condemnation. Then: "By the way, here's my very awesome daughter!"