…So apparently, the light novel explains why Ilya was able to sense Jerry’s system, as well as where Jerry’s magic was coming from. This was what I garnered from a reply on a forum on novel updates.
If that’s the case, then what’s with the ending?
MTL’ing and skimming through novel raws. Yeah, there’s a lot left out.
Whatever happened with the manhwa, it’s likely due to some difficulties on their end and not the novel itself.
I love how everyone's relationship with each other is so messy. It's hard for me to wrap around at times, but it's too compelling for me to stop reading.
To expand on this...allusions to shows and theater techniques (e.g. double-casting) that unfortunately fly over my head. But also, low-key, it makes me crave for JP stage plays.
...At the very least, I've been eyeing TRUMP, which I've heard has both a "TRUTH" and "REVERSE" cast, which plays off similarly to what's done here (only with multiple duos instead of one). Realized I got side-tracked with this comment, anyways...
I just finished chapter 15 and oh god, I need a breather. I want to cry.
Ooh, this is really depressing narrator. The MC reminds me of someone with Schizoid Personality Disorder.
I find the concept of this manhwa intriguing. The main thing I'm curious about is what direction this story'll take. Seems quite vague right now...
Honestly I don't feel any real chemistry behind most of the pairings, but I'm still enjoying it all the same
The decision to have Deku receive a suit after the loss of OFA comes with the implication that there is such thing as a quirkless hero, a question that I've felt was always left in the air since chapter 1. Because while, yes, Deku *did* do great things after receiving OFA, one could still attribute it all to the opportunity that quirk had brought for him.
But now in the epilogue, where he actually *is* quirkless, you'd think that being a hero isn't viable without a quirk (spinoff characters notwithstanding) and yet. He receives the suit. Donning it allows him stand alongside his classmates.
It's not something I would've expected reading the first chapter, because hero society then honestly sucked for Deku tbh.
But I expected it here. Not just because of Iron Might, but also...hero society's changing—societal values are loosening up, technology continues to evolve.
It’s because of this new generation of "heroes," lead by people like him and the rest of Class 1A, that the world is no longer so reliant on one "hero" to keep everything in shape. They've dictated that the old paradigm of OFA was ultimately flawed, and so have proposed a new paradigm within this new era.
Now it's about a network. *Everyone* helping out and supporting each other are classified as "heroes." Heroes themselves no longer glorified like they were before, as seen with the ranking system no longer holding the same weight it did. And then also support networks---stuff like quirk counseling---to ensure that children aren't being taught that their quirk isn't a disgrace.
And then there's also Class 1A, who remain connected to each other. And who are now helping Deku, who had seemingly fallen into the wayside. They, too, are a network of people who'll watch over Deku, and will continue to watch over each other until the end.
tl;dr. It's a sweet ending. I liked it.
Who would've thought this was the same author behind "Dear Gene," lmao
I’m currently in Chapter 24 and this series reminds me a lot like “The S-Classes I raised” haha
Indeed
Reading the novel and the adaptation seems to skip content near the end. Skipping and altering scenes. (e.g Teacher doesn’t send him the red gem to eat via. mail; Karyan’s the one to give to him directly.)
And I believe there were another couple of chapters that were left unadapted (chapters that weren’t part of the Epilogue/extras, I mean). I can’t tell what the extra chapters actually entail, though, so I’m not 100% sure on that part.
No wait it’s literally the scene where Karyan’s favorability bar gets removed!!!
He’s spent the time at his family’s place again and it seems like they cut that part out entirely. The scene with the indirect kiss was followed by Ilya attending a meal with the family.
There’s another volume’s worth of chapters left unadapted (each volume is about 5 chapters). Now I’m really curious about what happened behind the scenes for it to be cut short.
There’s another scene where Jerry’s able to see the stats of other people (temporary event) that got cut.
The snow scene was heavily condensed, cutting off segments and missing a lot of Jerry’s inner narration.
The scene’s ending also plays off quite differently, cutting off sometime after the discussion of Jerry having to leave the tower before moving onto the next scene. They do not pledge to be spouses with each other, at least not then.
Where they held their wedding is where the novel shows them having their first real kiss. (Following a scene with the mysterious shopkeep character.)
From there is another volume’s worth of content, and then some.
They skipped that much??!?!? Noooo (;´༎Д༎`)
Yes! It seems what they did was merge their convo in the snow (end of volume/part 4) with the proposal scene they have at the end of volume/part 5, hence the manhwa’s ending.