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Guys, is the ML unlikeable? I read up to chap. 4 and amazed myself at my instant unbearable disdain for the ML (which is something that shocked me because it's not something I usually feel, let alone so early on, so quickly, and even to this extent...) and after reading people's comments I gained the courage to ask you guys if I'm overreacting or someone else also felt that way, and, to those who've read up to the latest chapters: is this is worth reading, despite this guy, or ...does he even get any better?
I'm sorry, but there's just something SO unpalatable about him, and I already can't stand him.... Is it just me? Or... doesn't he act like he thinks he's so much better than her?? Just because he, unlike her, is ALLEGEDLY so chivalrous and "charitable to the poor" (when in fact "you too are just like her, over privileged, you hypocrite"). And I say "allegedly" because, to me, it just looked like he was even "gate-keeping" the orphanage and the charitable activism, like no one else is allowed to be also a donor and give to the poor in that oprhanage, or even visit them, without *his* approval? I REALLY wasn't impressed by his indifferent holier-than-thou attitude, and it only got worse after crap that he said to her "You don't belong here" when they bumped into each other by coincidence in the orphanage (like he was the "owner" of those orphans and they were his exclusive territory to gather a reputation for "social activism" from, or sth???), it really disgusted me ("dude, who THE EFF do you think you are, acting like you OWN those poor people, like you have the say of who belongs or doesn't belong visiting them and helping them, and kicking out another potential charitable donor for NO reason, like you're gate-keeping the charity and the poor in that place?? Doesn't that just make you look like you don't want 'competition,' no 'rivals' coming to take from you the 'social prestige' of being thought to be 'so socially aware and compassionate'... and that you only do charity and social work there for the feeling of self-pride, superiority, and self-importance that it all gives you, rather than out of a sincere, authentic wish for those poor people's wellbeing? Otherwise, WHY ELSE would you try to keep away other potential donors / sponsors / helpers, for NO GOOD REASON??"). And his inane apologize later: "Oh, sorry that I acted nasty **cough*** and gate-keeping the orphanage **cough***... I just thought you had followed me here," (????). Dude, I haven't seen ONE hint of the mc stalking you, for you to so quickly assume that something like that was the reason why she was even there?? Did the author/artist miss how this would make the ML look?? The self-possessed conceit in that comment made me go from not standing him to downright hate him! He acts to her like he thinks he's practically "like god's gift to mankind" or something like that, and she's unworthy of him. Or, like he's one of god's chosen, blah blah blah, who's so unfortunately "wasting himself on an obviously lowly inferior, petty shallow creature" like our mc?? Am I crazy if I say THAT is the atmosphere he gives off to me?? ...Guys, does this guy get any better? ...
I simply can't stand assholes gate-keeping charitable activism and the poor, while clearly using them only as fuel for their own EGO. That's why I can't even remember when was the last time I got so unbelievably fed up with an alleged ML character, let alone this early on, that it made me seriously want to drop the entire story, after only a couple of chapters... (I don't have the habit of doing that) but... DOES THIS GUY GET A REALITY CHECK LATER, BECAUSE I'M AT THE POINT OF DROPPING IT
Anyway, sorry for the long rant
That two-faced "bodyguard" is so lame... Dude, is stalking some (allegedly) "clueless little girl" (and grovelling to her ugly hag, jealous mediocre loser of a stepmom) the most you could do with your life? ...Bc really, at this point, you'd even make a cockroach feel the 2nd hand embarrassement (might as well try to get some zeggs from the ugly stepmom out of it, at least... you absolute loser nobody)