
I understand that this is a slow burn, but there does need to be some progress made. BL audiences are impatient, and some don’t care for plot but I’d say most of the people reading this, who are complaining in the comments, aren’t just whiney/impatient BL fans that only like reading shallow stories. And writing them off as such is in bad faith.
I’d understand criticizing them for demanding romance if this wasn’t so misleading.
They shouldn’t have advertised this as a romance tbh.(?) They could’ve promoted the in-game competition/drama as the main focus and have the romance on the side but the cover and everything else advertises this as mainly romance focused. You can understand why people are bored, they expect a romance but have gotten nothing so far. The cover is them irl staring and standing extremely close to each other blushing. Romances can be slow burn but when it is a slow burn there still should be progress being made when it comes to their relationship. rn it’s mostly —> “He didn’t trust him for a bit because of a previous incident (in-game) and then they made up but he’s still a bit of a mischievous a$$hole. Some jokes and highjinx.. Then there’s this competition and…?” Like each chapter is focused on the (kind of boring) events in-game (Ex. the whole hacking thing, which they keep mentioning but do nothing with) but barely anything has happened. idk there’s probably a better way of saying this but I’m tired, I probably left things out, and I don’t feel like rewriting this. I still enjoy it but it’s feeling super stagnant.

I wish she would make an excuse for her actions or tell Hira that she’s not the same person/soul. She could also say she had to act this way to fool their relatives/spies in some way. A lie of course, but it wouldn’t make her a totally terrible person in everyone’s eyes. ‘Cause at this point Hira only knows “She abused me and she suddenly changed when she started dating/marrying this man.”
And the Duke’s actions are a bit weird. Without a lot of buildup I don’t feel like the foundations of their relationship are strong at all. If he suddenly dumped her and didn’t speak to her again I could see that happening. His love seems so sudden and intense for someone who’s never shown interest in someone before.

I hope she doesn’t become a love interest :( The scene was fine but I got “this’ll be what kicks off her crush” vibes.. or maybe I’ve just read too many predictable reincarnation stories. Does anyone have novel spoilers? Do they get together? I think she’s great as a friend and a teammate!! but if it becomes a romance I’m dropping this. Please please please let her be a female character without romance, let this be a rare find

So far it's very much about getting stronger, revenge, and learning how to care about people and be cared for.
Runaan isn't the only character that Raon helps like this. Burren also has some issues and so do Martha and Dorian. It's more about Raon learning to be close with people and rely on the as well as being relied on since he was so indoctrinated in his first life.
Novel isn't done yet so I can't for sure say there won't be romance, but they're currently in their 20s and there isn't any yet, nor is Raon interested.

There should be a harem tagI usually avoid stories with harems but the mc is too interesting so I can’t drop it.. just my personal preference but yeah. Still a great story lol

minor romance spoilers
Not really.. :/ it was interesting watching him wiggle his way out of tough situations but at this point he has like 7(?) female love interests and a kid. The story would be great if it wasn’t a harem. :( But instead of being about fighting/being a cunning villain it’s about him avoiding conflict with and manipulating his multiple love interests. I’ve already read so much so I’ve just continued to read every update. But I think I’m going to drop it now. You might enjoy it even if I don’t anymore. It’s just a bit too much for me.

I haven’t read this since January 2023 because it affected me so much. I found myself feeling genuinely terrible while reading it. This is the first time a story has made me this anxious at the thought of reading it again. Even after a couple of months. This may sound dramatic but I’m not in a good mental place and this shit is false hope after false hope. Great writing and art.. just depressing asf. I saw this on a list and thought I’d leave a comment to recount my experience. Literally the most depressing shit ever. No I don’t think I’m ever going to read it again but yes it’s written well. From what I remember. Don’t read if you’re trying to recover from depression, anxiety, or any other shit.
Damn this really sounds dramatic but from what I remember, after finishing it I told myself to seriously never read it again until I’m better.
No cause when is this gonna update I can’t handle the suspense