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when i first saw this story it had a 9.6 rating (and now it's 9.4) and i got to ch 6 and uhm yall would say anything is peak if it has a relatively unique setting, even if the execution is mid...
- mc never got punished for touching the researchers' hands for years, but apparently, bullying is quite normalized and ignored. he understands the concept/definition of bullying, but doesnt know what a fever is?
- this story operates on the assumption that everybody is a pos and a dumbass, yk except mc and ml and their allies. like not once was he caught "secretly" guiding or helping people and not once did anyone figure out the correlation between him and the survival rates of the tests he attends. it's beyond dumb how no one is paying attention to him, and attributes it entirely to "luck".
- why on earth does he want to save these assholes? he's friendless and doesnt have any decent relationships with them whatsoever. if dude's naturally self-sacrificing? why?
-mc's been reading memories for years, but none of these people have any memory of the process of leaving the underground? not even the new recruit that was from above ground? like even if these people's memories were wiped or they were blindfolded, the story should've mentioned that
- it also has those common manhua tropes of dumb aggravating side character dialogues that serve no purpose but to fill the void and demonstrate how cartoonishly dumb and awful they are, which props up the mc and ml, and ml becoming weirdly possessive over mc in their first meeting.

is this actually yuri yuri, or just have queer themes

im sorry but how are some of you thinking the author could betray you and end the story on a happy note? like the author didnt write 30+ chapters of pure unhinged toxicity just to turn it into ur typical romanticized yaoi. maybe bittersweet but def not wholesome sugary sweet. maybe think a little more.

i love how everyone's banter and dynamic with one another is so fun and natural that u just keep guessing who's gonna end up together; like at some point i was wondering if the guy who keep forgetting people's names is gonna end up with either red-hair or the short brat, or both.

and, maybe im getting older and more sensitive, but i was legit sobbing over rik and the mc. that was devastating, and the author's incredibly talented. like howd i go from lol-ing to actually crying??

hmm does anyone else think yujin's bonus chapters' characterization felt a little OOC compared to the main work? but her getting together with the girl she deemed inferior is still hilarious lol

ngl i think this is written by a guy, gay or bi or whatever, given, yk, 1) how actually effeminate the mc looks but still retaining his dick bulge 2) yandere sister 3) the ecchi and how mc was bullied 4) mc's initial homophobia and bullying is actually bad, instead of borderline bad, but is used for comedic effect 5) ml's looks is described "average" instead of crazy goodlooking 6) constant baiting with the other love interest, even tho it's obvious ml is the ml, even going as far to draw mc MASTURBATING while thinking of BOTH of them (and it aint bc he likes both of them, but bc he thinks their attention is hot)... idk but ive never seen a BL in which mc does that only to end up with 1 dude; threesomes maybe, but that is for smut purposes, and this supposed to be romance(?)

i could be wrong, and (6) is prob author just retaining readers' attention by making it seem both dudes have an equal chance and yk, ecchi sells

so apparently the artist also did a bl... explains a lot

o wow i remember letting this story marinate a while back... but now it's been 2 years, i just remembered this story again, and it finished more than a year ago... god i feel so old

bruh i know brunette is the endgame but WHY did the author have to add that scene in which he masturbates while thinking of BOTH of them?? it's throwing me off and making me wish it was 3p

adding a secondary love interest when the main couple is already established is one of the most annoying tropes ever