Salvation
OK. I am currently at chapter 27 and I can say with certainty that MINHU has lost IT. Like man, the pacing is kind of alright for me, but damn, everything is starting to make me dizzy. I can absorb and understand the world-building and information about the world being given to us readers BUT I cannot fathom who the hell SIOEN twins' is and WHY THE HELL MINHU IS TOLERATING SIOEN WHO IS A MANIPULATIVE BASTARD NO MATTER HIS PAST, NO MATTER IF HIS ACTIONS ARE UNINTENTIONAL OR INTENTIONAL. ok, so MINHU was escaping the palace already, right? Albeit he did not plan things through he still managed to escape which /ahem, other manhwas fail to do whenever the dynamic pairing is manipulative seme with high ranking x defenseless uke with a pea brain. LIKE CMON MINHU WAS A CHARACTER I was starting to like, he had the brains and common sense to work with to leave his fate and get the fuck out of the palace where several crazy people reside, most especially the servants and the right-hand man of SIOEN who manages to always be a jackass going after girls, tolerating AND ENABLING SIOEN TO DO HARMFUL THINGS TO MINHU LIKE WTF MAN, I KNEW YOU WERE GONNA BE TROUBLE FUCK THIS PURPLE EYELEASHED BITCH. Anyways, back to what I was saying, MINHU escaped and was doing good, too bad he started becoming a stupid bitch and gave his location away by selling his jewels which were given TO HIM BY SIOEN LIKE WHAT KIND OF DUMBASS ARE YOU FR??? so then he gets captured, not FUCKING surprised, and then THIS IS WHERE THE PLOT STARTS TO FUCKING IRRITATE ME TO THE CORE. SIOEN starts creating this image that he's not the "tyrannical emperor ruling the kingdom with a bloody cloak to his name", he's now a " uwu babygirl golden retriever emperor that loves all" like bitch get your lying ass put my face. AND GUESS WHAT, WHEN I THOUGHT that YES MINHU was distraught he got captured again and was understandably scared for his life, AFTER A FEW CHAPTER, DON'T SEE THAT SHIT ANYMORE LIKE HE'S NO LONGER FRIGHTENED HE LOVES THE EMPEROR NOW LIKE WERENT U TRYNA ESCAPE HIM 2 CHAPTERS AGO MAN???? WHAT HAPPENED?? WHY, AUTHOR-NIM???? It baffles me how MINHU switched sides so fast just because SIOEN and his big dick persuaded him to love him WHEN HE'S NOT EVEN THE LUNARI IN THE PROPHECY, TO BEGIN WITH, LIKE HOLY SHIT MAN. The Stockholm syndrome is strong in this manhwa and here I was hoping it wouldn't happen otherwise because I genuinely wanted MINHU to escape and go back to his world even if he wasn't doing well there BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE HE BELONGS!!! The 9.0 rating on this manhwa has gaslighted me into thinking this was gonna be good BUT NOPE it WASN'T GOOD. And YEAH IK, it's just the 27th chapter, there are still more chapters to go, UHM IK BUT WHO WOULDNT DROP THIS SHIT SEEING AS HOW OUR MC HAS FALLEN FOR THE ML'S MANIPULATIVE ADVANCES AND WE LOST THE CHARACTER'S PERSONALITY AND TRAITS AND NOW HE IS DUMB DOWNED TO BEING A SUBMISSIVE WIFE-TYPE OF A TYRANICAL EMPEROR LIKE OMG I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. I also don't like how character deaths in this manhwa seem to be so nonchalantly common that everyone does not bat an eye to it. Ok but not really what I dislike, I understand why the palace staff don't care because they've been there for god knows how long and I'm pretty sure they have underlying PTSD that no therapist can help with so yeah. But MINHU isn't from this world and LALO his first friend forever DIES right after he was supposed to go back to her home. LIKE MINHU, he did mourn, like for a millisecond and afterward HES JUST ON HIS WAY TO SUCKING THE emperor's DICK AGAIN LIKE THAT WAS A KID DUDE. SO WHAT IF THE EMPEROR'S SON GETS KILLED WILL U SHED ONE FAKE TEAR AND GO ON YOUR MERRY WAY? LIKE MINHU IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SANEST PERSON ON THIS MANHWA. It seems his solitude for his brain, mind, and heart was weak because HES JUST NOT THE HIM HE WAS BEFORE LIKE at THE BEGINNING OF THE MANHWA. R.I.P OLD MINHU, we fucking hate the new MINHU. Anyways, as much as I stress about how I hate the manhwa, I would like to see what the other chapters offer and hope that by the time I reach chapter 63, MINHU better be a girl boss again because this is not his character development. Like IK SIOEN is so goddamn handsome but if he's killing folks left and right for no reason, best believe I would have taken LALO'S special pills and choked on them to die real quick. LALO WILL BE MISSED. The only positive I can give is that I love how consistent and pretty the art style is. So yeah, FUCK SIOEN! OMG OKAY so, so far the only things that I actually wanna talk about are LIAN, the white-haired temple guy, MAI, and the dramatic branding ceremony/execution in chapter 52. Okay, so LIAN, the vibe I am getting from him is that he's a very bratty man like VERY. He knows that MINHU isn't his yet he still insists that the kids say he is his mate like Boi is in his de Lulu era rn its crazy. I also love how his right-hand man has more common sense than him. But I would have preferred LIAN over SIOEN every day because AS THE CHAPTERS PROGRESS, SIOEN JUST SHOWING US HOW MANIPULATIVE AND OBSESSIVE HE IS OVER MINHU LIKE ITS CRAZY, AND SICKENS ME SO MUCH HOW MINHU CANT EVEN SEE HIS TACTICS. LIAN is a far better person than SIOEN and I MEAN IT. SIOEN LIT TESTED MINHU IF HE TRULY LOVED HIM BY ASKING HIM TO BRAND HIMSELF USING AN IRON STICK, BURNING MIGHT I ADD, INFRONYT OF HOW MANY PEOPLE IN EXCHANGE FOR THE PRINCES LIFE LIKE OMG UR A SICK BASTARD SIOEN I CANT BELIEVE U. Anyways, yeah LIAN, I don't quite understand why he's not dead yet when SIOEN na this troops clearly said they hunted him down and burned him which I don't know how that works. Maybe his consciousness is still alive while his body is long gone but hey who cares, he's pretty irrelevant to the story and is just used as a prop most times to cause a stir in the palace and just create unnecessary drama to make MINHU injured again so his lil prince charming can save him. White-haired temple boy is a bitch and I hate his haircut, NEXT! Also, I retract some of my harsh statements towards MINHU because he's thinking of returning to Earth after everything ends and I LOVE THAT, I just don't love how MINHU still manages to like SIOEN after everything he does, LIKE HECK IS SEX YALLS LOVE LANGUAGE??? The prince, I understand his situation and pity him like I wish there was a way MINHU could bring him back to Earth cuz HE DOES NOT DESERVE TO KEEP STAYING IN THE PALACE. He's cute when he's kind and I hope he doesn't end up being a psycho like his dad. Anyway, CHAPTER 52 is THE BEST BECAUSE the drama in it is just so chaotic and I love it for that. Imagine being mad a fool by your other half only for you to strike back and be petty like I wish to become that person. Making a fool of them back is the best comeback MINHU could have done to SIOEN, mf does not deserve anything. I don't like how obsessive SIOEN becomes the more the story progresses because he's becoming a threat not only to MINHU but to HIMSELF. I hate him, the worst human being of all time, I hope what LIAN said about SIOEN dying when he hits 30 is true, I HOPE it's SOONER. (61)
NPCs Can Save the World Too!
OK, so I won't be going in-depth too much about the plot because I can say, overall, the world-building is great and I love the premise and path of the MC just collecting the bosses as either friends, companions, or boyfriends, just like how otome works except the polyamory part. It's refreshing to see that the gay part isn't the center of the plot and it's just LUCIAN trying to make the best of his situation and find out more of what he knows already about the world and also managing to accept himself more. LIKE I LOVE THIS OMG. I love the implied sex scenes going on in the bg and how LUCIAN truly is a monsterfucker because we don't see him falling into regular humans albeit he isn't a human himself so touche. Anyways, even being at chapter 93, were barely halfway through the plot it seems because judging from LUCIAN's drawing of the several monster bosses, there's like 8 or ten of them and we only have like 4 which is why I won't be touching this manhwa for awhile because IM PRETTY SURE, as an artist myself, the art style is very time-consuming to draw and not to mention how many panels each chapter has so yeah, ill be patient, Anyways, I LOVE VIRGIL, I also love how the tree guy (sorry, I forgot their names quickly) is either a child to VIRGIL AND LUCIAN, or another suitor-to-be for LUCIAN, MAHARI is also vv pretty, the resident prince Twink with family trauma who wants to fuck LUCIAN and the Fae King being a gentleman yet very cocky, and the vampire merchant who's very cunning and flirty. They are all very well-characterized characters and don't have only one personality trait like other harems do. I love everyone's dynamic, and how everyone is opens to polygamy without having to make it a competition. I hope to see more from this manhwa and continue to see how the story unfolds even if it's a slow-burn story. UNTIL TOMORROW AGAIN! (91)
The Man in the Mirror
For a short story, it does a better job at telling a story than other bl manhwas/mangas that have 60+ chapters. Anyways, the art was scrumptious asf and I loved the characters and their looks. Their ethnicity and culture also shone through which I love to see #culturalrepresentation. And both of them just being so fluff with each other warms my heart to see the whole story is just wholesome with a bit of angst in the middle. It’s literally perfect and I love it.
The Fallen Duke & the Knight Who Hated Him
THIS IS SO GOOD!!! Its not like other historical manhwas where the bottom is tripping over shit that isnt there or the top being overly obsessive and shit. ITS COOL and i love their lil moments together that show their feelings developing. The art style is pretty fucking good as well and i love the unexpected drama about the prince and the attendant. I hope to see what happens in season 2. (29)
What Happens When the Second Male Lead Goes on Strike
I did not get half of the shit I read BUT ILL ACT LIKE I DO. There so much dialogue to read it makes me sick but the characters are so pretty and cute because of the art style so I’ll probs pick this up again after it gets to atleast a few more chapters - AND when I’m actually reading the dialogue :)) The interactions were cute and I’ll read this again later on, but if future me wants to pick off where I left here’s the chapter. (20)
To deny the route
THE CHARACTERS ARE SO CUTEE!! So far, not much is happening and the plot is going a for a slow-type-of-burn pacing which will probably force me to wait months until I read the updates again but HEY idc this manhwa is so cute I cant wait to read what happens next. Especially Ilya, Karyan, and Jerry’s relationship now since theyre like 11-12 years old now. The art is so scrumptious and I love the color palettes for each characters. UNTIL THE NEXT UPDATES THEN! (27) ---- The art is so pretty and so cute, I love the colors and such. --- I love the timeskip fr, the art just keeps getting prettier and prettier every time I keep coming back to read the new chapyters. also the characters are so cute esp Jerry.
Kiss the Abyss
looks and sounds promising ! (101) --- OKKK, so far this manwhi is looking good. I love the whole game plot and how Prince is stuck in the game from time to time and goes back to the real world when he's done some gaming time wiyth Abyss. Their relationship fascinates me, especially with Abyss' whole villain origin story which is undeerstandable why he turned into a psycho beforehand. I love the art style and the innocence the dup portrays even with the whole guresome killer game style they are going through because Prince made such a weird world which I love. Anyways, I hope to read more chapters since there is over a 100 of them.
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
hmmmmmmmmmmm. (1)
B-Class Guide
HMMMMMMMMMMMMM.(56) --- It’s a super cute manhwa about a guid and an esper, nothing can go wrong with that. I like their dynamic and it seems as though we have a crazy possessive lover x indifferent cute guide who got caught up in this nutshell. I spedran this whole manhwa while sporting a headache so I’ll give myself a pat on the back + the plot was kinda blnd but it was still nice in my opinion. Something was lacking although I can’t quite put my finger on it. Soo yeah, pretty cool manhwa, and the art style was vv pretty, fuck the chief director though. Recommend this foh sure. doomed guide x theatre kid S class esper HAAAJJAJAJAJAJ.
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