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I hear this is connected to form of sympathy. Is it true and if so, should I read this one or fos first?

Kinda upset we just get a "we'll find a way for you to reincarnate", I'm gonna take them deciding on a location to meet again as a sign that they did find a way
Also nishiki and miiro deserved their own story too, I wish nishiki wasn't an ass in his reincarnation and went to fucking meet miiro already

I'm slightly confused. I thought mc had time traveled 8 years when he was "flung out after closing the rift", but in some of the chapters he talks about being trapped in the rift and having to sleep on a monster carcass, so which one is it??

Don't be fooled by the low rating. The story is extremely dark and toxic but very well written, the stress is palpable and you start questioning what you see just like mc, it's really good if you're looking for a disturbing story that's aware that it's toxic and treats it as so, unlike the toxic rapey works that unironically want you to think it's beautiful romance or whatever.
Just don't make the mistake of thinking this is over like I did, I thought it was finished and didn't let this marinate so now I'm biting my nails waiting for the next season

The best one imo has to be the 3rd (emotion), very dark but very well written, tbh idk if I like where it ended or wished there was more

FUCKKK I'M CRYING LIKE A LITTLE BITCH THIS IS A MASTERPIECE

I really hope we get some sort of expansion on mc's reincarnation. Like it was established there are a ton of reincarnators like him but it feels like that was only used as a setup for the game-like UI when it could've been so much more. Just really underutilized imo

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT'S THE END SHOW US THE NAMU SIDE STORY

Am I the only one who got the impression that the author likes the brother?
I mean, otherwise there'd be no reason for him to get a happy-ish ending. Not only did he survive a fatal injury, it led him to forget all the horrible things he did and the people he hurt, as well as having him conveniently leave the country right before civil war broke out meaning he was spared from the conflict, and he's still rich somehow. It feels like he was given the best ending he could've gotten considering how much of a scumbag he was, and for no reason too, since the story was already over and there was no reason to attempt to redeem him like that.
I still like this story a lot for all the amazing things it has, it was just this singular choice of the author's that ticked me off and I wanted to know if anybody else felt that way too.

I came here with high expectations, but am thoroughly disappointed. The pacing is terrible at the end, and the relationships were not tackled thoughtfully. Huge rant ahead:


The big problem looming over the main couple's relationship is the sheer power imbalance between them. It was acknowledged multiple times that mc has no control over anything and ml can do whatever he wants, and he constantly takes advantage of that to have things be his way, while mc has no agency or ways to effectively retaliate. Almost everything mc achieves boils down to ml stepping in to save him at the last moment/allowing him to do things, otherwise he would've ultimately failed, and it's not a collaborative effort where they work together and have equal contribution, because despite mc's efforts and competence, he always fucks up at the end and can't progress until ml agrees with his plans and helps, he can't get anything done on his own, but ml can do anything without mc's approval, since its not like mc can stop him like ml can. The story tries to mitigate this imbalance with their "deals" and "promises" to attempt to level the playing field, but they lack substance because ml constantly lies and breaks his promises, and he doesn't face consequences for doing so. It wasn't until mc literally threatened to commit suicide that he had any power in the situation, and yet it felt like the subsequent deal worked more in ml's favor than mc's. It makes me unable to take them seriously since ml is so painfully superior to mc in every way that they will never stand on equal footing. Relationships without equality are prone to being abusive since one party monopolizes all the agency, that's why they are delicate and have to be handled very well to not become problematic, which this one has mostly failed to do. Everything worked out well for mc thanks to plot armor that ml ultimately loves him and lets him do his thing, otherwise he would've been no different from a prisoner at ml's mercy.
Onto the pacing issues, everyone can figure it out at a glance. The foreshadowing was minimal and not very well executed, characters and plotlines that should've been central like X and Rockfeller were completely sidelined, the conflict with Machine was not resolved in a satisfying way imo, and I didn't feel urgency/stakes from any of the multiple villains, since they barely even showed up throughout the story and were quickly dealt with with no issue at all, the trauma sections were glossed over and barely touched upon, with the characters either having no visible trauma despite terrible circumstances that should've caused it, or easily overcoming their trauma in one triumphant moment that immediately fixes all the problems that previously hindered them their whole lives. Lastly, the fact the main couple was in the middle of the biggest conflict in the story and decided to stop everything and have sex?? And it wasn't very deep, like I barely even felt the emotion that it was supposed to have because it felt so incredibly misplaced, and it didn't help with the lack of feeling of urgency in the story. That one really could've been paced better...