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So I found out that the author is Min Chae and it’s based on a novel. I have been looking for the novel forever now. If anyone finds the translated version, please let me know!

This story is like a roller coaster ride and I hate roller coaster rides.

Whoever wrote this is a master of giving mix signals. I had to skip a few chapters because it gives me anxiety. Yes, I do get anxiety when a story has a lot of angst and my heart can’t handle it. Initially, I thought things are moving forward for Naru Shin and Sungjoon, but they both ends up dating a girl. I don’t mind that Naru Shin is bisexual. What drives me crazy is that he’s sooo dense. Towards Ch. 60+, he realizes that he wants Sungjoon by his side and I thought that he’s going to wake up. BUT then, he went and date Somi. Do you know how frustrating this is?

This is a great story and it gives the reader a real feel of what it’s like to have trauma. What traumatizes a person doesn’t go away easily and I understand that perfectly. That’s one of the things I like about this story. It doesn’t brush a character’s pain under the rug. Naru Shin is learning to not run away from his trauma, process it and accept it.

I also like the fact that Sungjoon is not perfect. He has flaws. He jeopardizes Naru Shin’s chance of getting a girlfriend and dating a girl that looks similar to Naru Shin. It’s despicable, but we learn that it’s his only way of having some sort of control because he couldn’t confess to Naru Shin his true feelings.

I read through other comments and learn that Naru Shin and Sungjoon will find their way to each other in the end. And that’s great.

However, I will be dropping this story. This story doesn’t lack anything, but my poor little heart can’t handle any more anxiety. Maybe I'll come back once Mangago update all the chapters.

Spoilers!

After reading this, I actually went on to read the novel because I couldn’t wait. It’s on Novel Updates if you guys are interested.

We all know Jin-Woo will continue to become stronger and become the talk of the world. This is predictable and that’s what I like about this story. After solo conquering Rank B and Rank A dungeons, Jin-Woo meets a female S Rank hunter and would later encounter her often. She began to crush on him and Jin-Woo seem interested as well. He eventually takes her out on a date (Ch. 212).

Unpopular opinion here, but romance and stories like Solo Leveling doesn’t mix well. It would’ve been better if Jin-Woo focuses on his goals, but he invested time in a girl instead. I’m not fond of her either because I find her clingy. It just threw me off and I drop it since. Yes, I am quite selfish because I don’t want my babies tied down. Solo Leveling is a great novel, there’s no denying that I enjoy it in the beginning, but that joy is no more.

Though I didn’t continue this series, I know that towards the end of the novel, he will marry the girl and they have a son who will inherit his power.