Basically, I understand why the writer has no other choice but to discontinue this- because the plot is so tangled up there is just no way of tying together al the loose ends. To clarify-
1. Takashiro ending up THE villain here is just an afterthought and was never in the original plan. Remember it was Takashiro who tampered with the reincarnation of the Zweilt guardians and of Yuki to win against the Duras... and that was with the approval of the clans. So it doesn't make any sense to know ONLY NOW that the Elders of Giou and those of the ten clans have, IN FACT, been INVOLVED IN THE EXPERIMENTS TO summon demons to earth, including LUCIFER, for the sole purpose of amassing power and influence. It doesn't make sense that the war with the Duras has been going on for 1,200 years, killing the precious guardians and other members of the clans when the ORIGINAL INTENT, according to Reiga, was just the exact opposite- not to kill the Duras but to use them to summon Lucifer. Obviously, this is just the biggest BS that's ever been created using fake memories as an excuse. Sci fi often uses fake memories to introduce revisions that would contradict the original premise on which the story rests. Again, it's being used here to do the same- but instead of creating a more interesting plot, it just creates more plot holes big enough to sink whatever logic kept this story going in the first place.
2. The only pairing that has a somewhat dynamic development was Shusei x Hotsuma- and even that was DOOMED to play THIRD WHEEL to Luka x Yuki. Obviously the writer wanted readers to know Yuki and Luka are the MAIN COUPLE- but by constantly repeating, in every chapter Luka's lines "I will stay by your side," the writer seems to be creating redundancy rather than a real romance. Even if Hotsuma seems hopelessly in love and attached to Shusei and little by little seems closer to acknowledging that embarrassing yet poignantly vulnerable part of him, the writer just has to BREAK the momentum by repetitively adding those annoying scenes where Yuki's arrival inevitably takes Hotsuma's attention from Shusei.
Love triangles are amusing- but hey, can't the writer develop the romance between and among the Zweilt guardians WITHOUT putting Yuki on a pedestal so every character has to worship her and just feel unnecessarily conflicted between her/him and their partners? And if the bond with Yuki is just the product of being "genetically" a guardian dependent on her healing powers, isn't it cruel that their desire for Yuki will always be unrequited?
To me, this unconditional bond does nothing but add needless drama to an already overused romantic plot. It's the MOST UNJUST, ILLOGICAL, and ANTI-CLIMACTIC romantic device ever invented. Why? It does nothing but make Yuki seem like a harem owner who exists to cock block every ship by being EVERYONE's SUBCONSCIOUS LOVE INTEREST. It's painful to see Hotsuma and the other guardians swaying and faltering- one moment they're so in love with their partners- the next moment, they're pining for Yuki.
And all the while, we know that Yuki is exclusively Luka's with NO COMPETITION at all.
I love Hotsuma and Shusei's dynamic and only managed to read this far because they seem to be the only pair with depth and elegance. They seem to be the only ones capable of struggling with and thinking through their emotions while the rest are too busy spouting cringe confessions to create the perfect, romantic moment. Their conversations don't sound forced or overdramatic. I often wished Shusei and Hotsuma would be more straightforward and selfish, instead of always trying to find a balance between their loyalty to each other and their commitment to Yuki. But I guess that's also charming in its own way- even when Yuki's presence is always being used as a distraction for Hotsuma.
3. If there's anything good about this story- it's certainly NOT in the direction of moving Yuki and Luka's romance forward. Basically, it doesn't even seem to be their story at all. Beyond Yuki's being reborn as a man rather than as a woman, there's absolutely NOTHING ORIGINAL to this romance. I even question their status as protagonists since the story actually revolves around the Zweilts and their neverending battles- their short lives, their tampered reincarnations, and their internal struggle to be exclusive to their partners while being unconditionally dedicated to Yuki as their master. They are all LOVERS IN A LEASH. I'm just glad that the writer gave Hotsuma and Shusei enough chances to be alone with each other to sort out their feelings.
Rather than Luka and Yuki's stilted conversations, it's the relationship between the guardians and their partners that's truly worth calling "romantic" in this entire manga. And Hotsuma pointing to his heart, saying he knows he would "go get Shusei" no matter where he goes "because you're home is here" (in his heart) is just ABSOLUTELY priceless- because we realize, at this point, that he's come a long way... that far from being just another immature brat with self-denial issues, Hotsuma must have a heart and a will strong enough to choose Shusei over everyone else- everyone including Yuki who is indelibly stamped in the heart and soul of every guardian that's ever lived.
Felt alive?? Doesn't haeso deserve to feel alive too?
She could never abandone you? Yeah maybe but YOU WERE THE ONE WHO LEFT so .. â•®(￣▽￣)â•
So much for caring and loving her and getting upset about the fact she might leave or she doesn't want you anymore when you for 3 years didn't even bother knowing where she's working..
Husband? Umm NO , not anymore, lol i really wished for this moment to happen lmao
Who's talking care of whom??? Omg that old man roasted him many times without even knowing
Dear minishit ..some old man she's working for took care of her when you didn't even bother knowing even where she's working.. and now asking cause you're her husband? Yeah right
Oooh few months already!! Great keep at it don't bother coming back til she's completely moved
Marriage funds ? totally rooting for you!! Just go ahead and marry her already and leave haeso to out taeha
Just really what the hell is he thinking?!
I hate him. Even as we get a better view into his background and we're supposed to start liking him more, I still hate him. Because despite everything he still is toxic. Wdym no matter what he did, he still had her? So convinced she would never leave him, no matter what! Talk about taking someone for granted! Wdym "who else besides me would look at someone like you?" Good guys who are really in love tell their girls they are so damned lucky to have them, not the other way around. I'm just so angry at him! I hope she moves out before he can get to visit her again. Although I still dream of him walking in on her while she's getting busy with Tae-Ha. He deserves at least that much suffering. At least! At this point I don't even care why he took that loan, if he was pressured by circumstances or not. It's not that relevant anymore, compared to the way he treated her in the recent years, while she worked her ass out to help pay for it and pay for his nice clothes and perfume and shit, never usingoneubon herself, even though he constantly shamed her for not being more stilish. The odacity! She placed herself way lower than second place and he said hurtful things to her and treated he as anything but the person he supposedly loved - which means he does not love her, not really.
Reading 2025 comments, I would assume that the story is kinda decent
I am glad that I am bisexual because men are lost causes. If I were straight, better to stay alone
I feel bad for Haesoo so much. She is abused and exploited left and right by men because of her beauty, poverty and the fact that she is a woman.
I rarely joke about wanting to have a lover like taeha because he is conventionally good-looking, rich and loyal, as a coping mechanism since men are garbages, but the scary truth is that he is as dangerous as Mincheol.
He stalked the female protagonist and exploited the situation when she was at her lowest.
Don't exploit vulnerable women to sleep with them.
Add on the fact that he doesn't reveal anything about himself to her just to gain sympathy which is common since the majority of women have empathy and sympathy unlike men
Guys, please (don't) stop calling out the red flags of the two male leads, I can't like all of them
taeha has the character of a seven year-old obsessing over his candy. while mincheol has the character of a middle-aged loser. yeah you can say mincheol has more character or should we say character regression.. because he was a good guy BEFORE... but life happening doesn't justify him cheating and wanting to feel superior by hurting the woman who literally stood by his bullsh*t. watching his downfall is satisfying but i don't need his redemption. there is none.
There were red flags all over him back then already. He liked her because she was broken and pretty. Predators go after her kind. He wanted someone he could tie and always have below himself. The signs were all there... His whole mindset is based on low self esteem, that's why he only got worse and worse. He saw himself in a bad place, he saw her in a worse one and that made him feel not so low. Afterwards he kept pushing her down so she'd depend on him, she was perfect because she was already isolated and alone. That's how that kind of people work. They push a little, see themselves get away, they push a little more... They can't control their circumstances so they look for someone they can control. It makes them feel important. Such low self esteem is actually sad, but never an excuse for someone to break someone else down in order to feel it less.
if her husband has 1000 haters i am one of them, if her husband has 10 haters i am among them. if her husband has no hater, just no im no longer in this planet but im hating him from above.
Oh no, the 'Mincheol is a character with depth' bootlickers are at it again. It's true the only entertainment in this manhwa is to see his regret arc and suffering, but looks like the author's way of selling a cheater is working really well.
A man who manipulated those around him and steps on women and blames everything on the women around him - oh no what a rare specimen of a deep character - bro ought to be worshipped. If you think a cheater who gave up at 25 has depth, that talks more about you.
I want to see more Mincheol. I honestly don't care about Taeha or his relationship with Haesoo. I wish we had more chapters showing Mincheol and how desperate he is to find Haesoo because I genuinely cannot wait for the chapter when he finds out that Haesoo doesn't need him and that's he's a bum ass broke ass bitch whose ego is bigger than his own dick. Literally praying on his downfall and I hope he loses the new girl and Haesoo forever
Hot take but I really don't like it when people say "Idgaf about your backstory what a waste of chapters". Thats literally the point of telling a story??? You explain the reasons why characters act the way they do, you show what they experienced, how they felt, but that doesn't mean you're trying to make them 'good' by showing why they became 'bad'. Honestly ppl nowadays have such low patience and reading comprehension they're better off reading those TikTok ad stories
I am actually glad that this chapter is Mincheol's pov, it only reinforces my misandry. He happens to be a man who blames women for his poor choices and thinks that we have to sympathize with his abusive behaviour
Ugh, I'm so over these sick and twisted f***tard Authors. Seriously, I am over these despicably disgusting stories already. While there are many powerful stories in the world that include rape and sexual assault as key elements, 99.999% of these yaoi/smut novels/manga/manhwa is NOT in that category. Anyone who enjoys writing or reading such intricately detailed accounts of ongoing rape in a single story has serious mental, emotional, spiritual, and sexual issues.
Words such as:
"This is the norm for this genre" or
"Don't like, don't read" or any excuse at all, holds no meaningful incentive anymore. This disgusting sh*t needs to be protested. Authors/Creators need to be confronted on as to why exactly are they okay with publishing and profiting off of these atrocities. There is no excuse for why anyone would enjoy viewing any form of depicted persons being repeatedly raped and sexually abused chapter after chapter after chapter over and over and over again in such vivid details unless they are a disgusting piece of sh*t monsters, themselves. Abusing the creative and artistic freedoms we all have with sickening rape and sexual violence obsessions should be a f***ing crime. Enough of these bullsh*t excuses for these sickening twisted undercover sexual predators. They are perfectly capable of writing any Orgies or F***fests they please without physically destroying their depicted characters via sexual violence, repeatedly, constantly, consistently, irrevocably for all of enternity!!!! Disgusting monsters insistently writing and drawing these unnecessarily draaaaggggged out horrific scenes are irredeemable as humans. F***k Sh*t Motherf***ers! Ahhhh!!!
Not surprised that another Japanese mangaka chose the misogynistic, pick me, and pedophelic, grooming route to make the female protagonist and sister's boyfriend a couple/an endgame but still disappointed, especially from her.
If you are over 20 and see a 14 years old as a love interest after she reached the "legal" age, kill yourself, you're fucking sick. He knew and guessed about the little sister feelings' and still maintain a kind facade to groom her.
Japanese people, mostly men openly exhibit their pedophelic fetishes.
And the boyfriend is an incel, fucking asshole Couldn't stand that his now ex girlfriend, is a dependant woman who doesn't center her life around him and is not dependant of him, unlike the sister who chooses blind infatuation instead of logic and her sister.
I can never choose a man or woman over my sister.