I enjoyed it and it was done well but I wouldn’t hate it if changes were made. It felt slightly rushed. These aren’t thought-out criticisms at all, just my first thoughts after reading the final chapter. I probably got stuff wrong. Pls don’t be meanthe story is great as is, I just felt like this was the first arc not the whole story.
1. I was trying to predict where the story would go next every chapter just for it to abruptly end here. :(
I was even thinking “Maybe this’ll be an Ellie and Joel from TLOU situation” where they were going to have to kill MC for the cure and MC and ML would have to escape because ML wouldn’t let that happen while MC struggled with the morals of it. (Only for MC to accept it’s worth being alive and he’s worth it after a long chat with ML ! unlike Ellie who resented Joel because of the consequences and what could’ve been.)
ANYWAY I thought earlier in the story we were going to see MC die dramatically, only to wake in the next loop remembering the previous loop and eventually regaining his memories of past loops? And piecing together secrets or helpful clues from his fractured memories. An example of a possible impact from that route: MC could be struggling to help people who hurt him in a previous loop and having got deal with the fact they’re different people now?
Also I thought there was a chance MC would start remembering every loop while ML’s memories were stuck on the last loop before the ability to remember switched.(or him with just original memories only to eventually become the ML we know rn after regaining his memories idk probably not.)
So MC would go through what ML when through and after many loops it’d change MC and make him depressed/irritable/hopless(?) and in turn the ML, knowing what it was like, would try to help him and they’d be closer because they both saw each other die so many times. They would have had the same experience and truly understood eachother. First ML then MC had to go through the other dying a bunch before they both start remembering. I feel like currently ML has known MC for so much longer and there’s an imbalance. IDK!! Not like these are even close to better but this is where I thought it could be going! I expected, and it was lowkey implied, that we’d be seeing more of them in the past but we got nothing.
2. The whole “ML was the one who released the virus” was explained away by a couple lines in this last chapter and BARELY touched upon. They were all “oh it wasn’t actually you” “sigh thank god.” I feel like the guilt and self loathing should’ve been, or was intended to be, a struggle for the ML to deal with. But it wasn’t mentioned much other than ML stressing in the car that one time?(and generally he had guilt but it wasn’t treated with much weight)
When this idea was introduced I was initially scared the side characters would argue and get mad at ML but did they even hear about it? And if they did hear in a chapter did the react? I don’t remember but I feel like I would’ve. I ofc would’ve been sad the ML was blaming himself but why bring it into the story at this point if that wasn’t the intention? Maybe it was just half-heartedly added to increase tension but it’s such a major event. It’s literally the trigger! I would’ve never been mad at ML or think he was in the wrong either way so self loathing/guilt wouldn’t make him unlikable. Maybe I’m wrong on this one though I need to reread.
3. I’m terrible because I like my MLs and MCs to always(usually) ultimately be in the right. Or in a relationship where neither of them care about the wrongdoings of their partner.(within reasonable and plausible bounds) “oh you murdered them? Ultimately I’ve convinced myself you’re in the right!” type sh1t.
+ Of course I love a good ambiguous and more open-ended ending, but idk this just felt like an abrupt stop rather than a thoughtful intentionally thought-provoking open ending?
Even so I totally get it if people love this kind of ending! I love it too but idk this time something just feels a bit off.
PART 2! Just realized the rest of my ramble was cut off so here it is. ^_^
3. I’m terrible because I like my MLs and MCs to always(usually) ultimately be in the right. Or in a relationship where neither of them care about the wrongdoings of their partner.(within reasonable and plausible bounds) “oh you murdered them? Ultimately I’ve convinced myself you’re in the right!” type sh1t.
WHY ISNT IT POSTING??
PART THREE I GUESS:
Which this story did and I was grateful for!!! MC didn’t judge ML for being “scary” when he came to know him. Basically I’m happy with how their relationship was but at the same time I WANTED TO SEE MORE OF THE DEPTH OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP!!!!? If that makes sense??☠ MC exploring their past together and how they’d survive together outside of the school. maybe it’s not even the depth I wanted explored more but something else I can’t put my finger on rn. Idk something felt shallow even though I enjoyed the romance so much!! Some depth was missing for me but maybe I’m crazy. Its something I can’t figure out rn so idk.
4. Not a criticism: This story felt a bit like a bottle episode in my opinion. Loosely. (It’s an episode of a show where everything takes place in one location/confined space with a small cast. i.e. an episode located solely in a bank and its direct surrounding area. Probably focused on a robbery. A room where the cast is stuck in a room/mansion with a killer.) I was expecting they’d at least have to survive in an apocalyptic city and after great hardship and trials they escape and live a life together. And eventually see them old? idk I thought it’d be way longer with more changing in environment after they escaped. Don’t get me wrong it was great, but this felt like the build up to a new arc yk? Like “oh season one is done onto season two” but season one needed more and there was more to explore to add depth to the characters.
Some might think this was perfect as is and it’s not like that’s wrong but there’s a lot more opportunity!!!!! If the author didn’t wanna continue though that’s totally valid.
This is literally amazing. No omegaverse(I’ve read too much over the years I’m lowkey sick of it
excited to see more but the chapters are coming out at such a slow pace. Just like all the other comments are saying, I think its time to let this one marinate.
One a week is slow? Some things only update once a month, would you rather that?
I accidentally got it mixed up with another manhwa chill
I wasn't angry or anything. Just pointing out facts. What manhwa were you talking about? Must be good if you want to marinate it.
I think everyone else but you knows what he means. One chap a week is fine. It’s normal. But obviously, not much happened in the one chapter. That’s what is ‘slow’
Y'all are weird if you read "chapters are coming out at a slow pace" and think it's the pacing of the story and not the schedule. Op also already said that they were talking about a different manhwa. Clearly your reading comprehension is lacking. Of course I'd understand if english was your second language, but you clrarly also didn't read all the relpys here before replying yourself.
lol why are you so triggered. So angry. See a therapist! Even your first reply
Ughhh I can’t wait for the next chapter this is getting too good. Also, am I crazy or is he looking extra twink-y in chapter 23?
You aint crazy he definitely became twinkier. That scene when he beamed jeezus christ it went str8 to my heart i want him cuddled and swaddled and bred—
If I remember correctly, Lau resents Xin for hiding their dead bodies from him in that moment? bro Lau needs to start protecting Xin istg I love you Lau but you’re his guardian. You can’t keep running away and getting mad at him.
thats quite unreasonable to say isnt it? i think its right of lau to hate xin, xin keeps hiding things from him and makes him go round and round in circles.
I would crash tf out too if my friend hid my sister's dead body from me too ngl. Cuz he ended up seeing them later anyways right? Also Lau does try to protect him but most of the time either Xin does some goofy shit or Lau's own traumas get in the way of it. For example, when he beat up the thieves in highschool, when he realized who was doing the tattoo he tried to get Xin out of there immediately, only to get knocked out :(
Seeing demonicscans’ messages everywhere is so annoying. All the manhwa they translate have messages plastered all over saying stuff like “Read on our website or else. We’re getting attacked because of our free scans by other teams/sites and it’s your fault we’re not getting enough traffic on our site!”
You’re stealing it, it ain’t yours in the first place.
Hahaha, and we always curse them for bot uploading in our favourite manhwa I swear, I hope their website shuts down, as they are like thieves to the accurate translation site that does translate correctly.
lol exactly
KDJ IS VERY PRETTY TO ME!!!
I lowkey forgot but everyone in the story talks about him being “ugly” because his face is kind of obscured and fuzzy to whoever sees it right?(fourth wall schenanigans) Or was it because he was written as ugly, so the story deems him ugly to the characters while he’s not? Or he’s just average looking mob character and everyone sees him as ugly compared to YJH? I feel like his drawn too attractive for that to be it? I hope it’s the 1st one. I think there was a moment when a companion saw him (in some abnormal circumstance I forgot) and they were like “woah he’s not ugly why is he called the ugly king? Why am I just seeing this now?” So I’m going with the obscured/distorted face theory for now. If he’s just a mob looking character that’s okay too I just want to know
(Please tell me spoilers if you know)
his face is blurred by the forth wall, no one can tell what he looks like
hes just average im pretty sure
hes not ugly but not stunning (like yjh)
the artstyle itself is quite pretty and does justice to the main characters regardless of their canonical appearance in the book, for example, kyrgios is more attractive than yoo joonghyuk, but in my opinion yjh is drawn way more attractive. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IM GETTING AT??
no he wasn’t average lol, in the book jihye described him to be quite good looking when she caught a glimpse of him behind the fourth wall. because of the fourth wall his face becomes average and blurry and since it’s blurry people call him ugly
Nope. KDJ is describe as good looking in the book
couldya tell me when it was said
i vaguely remember jihye seeing him but i dont recall her description of him, sorry
look at chapter 172-173 (manhwa) or 152/153 of the novel. plus you can read this post if you wanna know more about why people cant see him and how he’s actually not ugly and in fact good looking https://www.reddit.com/r/OmniscientReader/comments/q2xb0f/theory_kim_dokja_is_handsome_epilogue_spoilers/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
Does anyone know if the artist has worked on any other stories?
I can't name another story, but the art style looks REALLY familiar, I'm positive I've read something else from this artist
I love this so much