apopoi's manga / #Strong Male Lead(36)

I like it...It's very different from Mount Hua Sect (Return of the Blossoming Blade) but I think I prefer this. I like the way the MC sees them all as kids, especially how he looks at his niece. It's so sweet and so apparent that everyone knows about it. I thought she would be a great martial artist but apparently not. The villains showing up one after the other only be dealt with so easily is always a funny scene. I like the squad, they're all so crazy that it's perfect , ngl I do feel bad for the new recruit or maybe he's a trainee atp. I also love that he's so sure of his identity, that he's Hu gong, no one else. That's actually one of my gripes with this type of reincarnation or taking on another's body bs, they leave behind who they once were and are not referred in that way anymore. Like Huh? Kim Rok Soo I'm looking at you! I like him and the ice lady, they make a cute couple, she's so ladylike yet surprisingly bold...her saying 'That's disappointing' after he said he won't eat her when she misunderstood him calling her to his room is chef's kiss. I love love love it! Though we don't see them as often, I miss his younger brothers. Also I wonder when we'll touch on how they transferred bodies and who did it? We already see just how OP he is..so how? Also what's the deal with the og first master and him wanting to die, the reason seems a bit too simple. He didn't seem surprised when he woke up in Hu Gong's body as well.

I would rate this a four if it weren't for the women here. Everything feels like a comic, I don't really feel much...not excitement, sadness..anything at all. I do know it's not a bad read but it's not exactly one that stands out. Everything is done well on paper but it just doesn't hit for me. My sister liked it tho. I like his design as well, also the artist suffers from same face syndrome...golly I almost mistook characters because of their design. I do like the old sly fox and the Valva knight tho. The MC not so much, I can't stand how ladies shove themselves at him and how passive he is. He doesn't even feel anything for the maid as well and I think she knows it as well. He likes the Seyron lady...that's clear.

This is a amazing. Being a shut in totally rocks! The MC can be a bit shrewd but he's a nice person overall. His priority is his family above all else and though he provides asylum to people, it doesn't feel like he is particularly close to any of them...at least not now. He just feels like a detached land lord/team leader in a sense. I want him to develop some attachment to them and not see them merely for their usefulness. I also like the pacing. Tbh I didn't go into this with much expectations but this is really enjoyable. I might even read the novel. Ch33.

I read only the first chapter. I don't know if I'll like it. I think I read this somewhere before. This feels very Webtoon Mafia tropey...I mean it is that. I don't know if it's the type I will enjoy. So I'll just leave this be for now.

I thoroughly enjoyed this. I love the dynamic between Han and his party members. I also love him as a master and his heroes as well. It was so much fun watching them interact. They said his no 1 hero was the only one to ever rebel against him so I hope we get more from that. His no 2 is so funny, calling herself his right arm and glaring at them when they were being corrected. I like the connection between this game and the real world. Also the fact that they are all humans added a lot of depth to the story. I disliked Han because he was so detached at first but I've come to terms with it. Aaron is also such a cutie. I felt so bad for him when he felt that he was dragging them down and comparing himself to them (especially Han and Jenna). Speaking of which Jenna is such a star...I like her and Han together (not in a romantic way). She is so random, when he first felt Han's abs while he was doing upside down push up(?) I already knew I would like this weirdo. The mage and Han's dynamic is also super cute...I like the way he's so close with the two of them constant pinching their cheeks. The mage and that savage are also an underrated duo, the way he teased her at first about writing a will and pulling her hair when she almost fell into a trap with the most blank look haha. The number of deaths in this manhwa also raise the stakes. So far the main cast are safe but we never know. I hope Aaron comes back safe. Another thing I like about this manhwa is there is no romance! And the female characters aren't treated as weak and actually have personalities and story arc. I don't know if that NPC and Han will have a thing tho...there is some foreshadowing there. I mean he did pull their cheeks (Jenna and mage)...scratch that only the mage's cheeks...when they shipped them saying something along the lines of 'princess and bodyguard'. The Princess also blushes whenever she sees him so...Ch102.

Oh..this has more chapters so umm yeah the same thing I said for 'Pick me up, Infinite Gacha'. I'll copy paste it maybe. But so far I've read Ch102. UPDATE (3/5/25): So um Yvolka died. I get why she died tho, there were tons of foreshadowing about how she felt inferior to the new genius mage and her being a slow learner. I never knew Han cared that much for her tbh. Maybe he cares even more for her than Jenna perhaps? I can see where people are coming from saying her death was used as material for Han's development...both as a leader who never tasted failure and his skills. I wonder if he feels this deep about his heroes as well...especially his right arm. She seems like an absolute icon. I like that the animal girlie did not blame Han for this, she is truly a warrior. And I hope the heroes change after this. They rely on Han way too much. I wonder if there is a romantic undertone to her last line in her will...She said to be nice to her and scolded him for being blind and called him a dummy. His reaction totally changed after that as well so...now the million dollar question is 'Can she be brought back?'...Ch146.