A Trace of the Wonder
Ch 95 This has very good depictions of survivor's guilt "Traces of the sun" on bato https://bato.to/series/99638/traces-of-the-sun Reminder: Yiseon Jeong = blonde MC, uke, restoration powers Hyeon Sa = black hair, ML, seme Hyeongwon Cheon = blonde hair asshole Yoonkang = brother of Hyeon, trying to take over guild Ch 95 absolutely incredible, I love a lot. I also love how Hyeon suggested Yiseon get a therapist because clearly it would help and he's also not enough to cover Yiseon's PTSD needs. Also Yoonkang Sa was fed his own poison, get rekt Ch 89 of the look of DEVASTATION on Byron's face when Yiseon tried to kill himself. Also EYYY MY MAN HYEON FINALLY SAID IT OUT LOUD (and to himself) THAT HE LOVES YISEON Ch 88 Yiseon did it because he knew Hyeon was playing on his feelings to use his powers, and he expected Hyeon would move on quickly since he's only a pawn. But Hyeon jumped off the cliff after him even though he can't use his powers due to penalty Ch 87 Yiseon had Hyeon nullify his powers, then tried to commit suicide Ch 86 completed 7th dungeon; Yiseon still wants to use Hyeon's nullification powers for something(?) Ch 83 Yiseon told Hyeon he likes him but I'm suspicious, Yiseon can't have resolved his trauma that quickly Ch 79 fuck. Yup, the news broke Ch 78 fuck Yoonkang told his interrogators about Yiseon's undead friends Ch 76 GET REKT YOONKANG he was arrested for homicide of previous guild president as soon as exiting dungeon (as payback for hiring Yiseon eyyyy) Ch 75 Yoonkang is president of HN Guild (gross). He sneakily took rights of 7th mystery from Chord and gave it to his own raid team. Through public humiliation Hyeon kinda forced Yoonkang to go into the dungeon *himself*, though, and Yoonkang's team was not only thoroughly whooped, but also Yoonkang lost a hand LOL GET REKT Ch 67 end of s2. Hyeon and Yiseon will have sex again Ch 66 Hyeon did nullify the president's revival, is now in penalty Ch 65 brother will not give antidote unless Yiseon and Hyeon find some way to kill president again. 4 hours left till Yiseon dies. Ch 64 brother poisoned Yiseon to find out what he did to their father Ch 61 Hyeon offered Yiseon to continue to be on the team at HN guild after the dungeon raids. There are 2 dungeons left in the series. Ch 55 cleared the 5th dungeon Ch 47 Yiseon is kidnapped by Hyeongwon Cheong asshole Ch 37 Hyeon slept with Yiseon to distract him from thinking about his friends after trying literally everything else under the sun first. It worked lol Ch 31 Yiseon is still in his penalty phase Setup: - Yiseon Jeong is an A-class "restorer", can restore structures etc. Hidden ability: to actually create something from scratch based on a photo; also can "restore" dead people => they actually become zombies ---- penalty: pain; requirement: he cannot hurt himself or his creations (the zombies) - his 6 friends (all hunters) died in a dungeon 1 year ago, they all died, he didn't mean to it seems but he turned them all into zombies, and they are unable to be killed (esp by him, he can't harm them) - Hunter Hyeon Sa has darkness powers. Hidden ability: he can nullify someone else's power for 5 mins, which means he is the only one who can un-animate/kill Yiseon's zombie friends. Requirement: has to be touching them - Hyeon Sa got Yiseon to reanimate his dead father so that his brother won't inherit the Guild - Chord342 is Hyeon's hunter team, they are clearing Linked Dungeons with the theme "7 wonders of the ancient world", so Yiseon is required to restore the rubble
Her Summon
Ch 117 https://bato.to/series/109216/her-summon-official Wow. That was a beautiful read. The moment Yutaba's world came back in full colour in the last chapter, I got tears. Finished the series and now I'm crying while I'm writing, clearly that emotional development just hit me hard in the feels. Absolutely 5 stars. FANTASTIC STORY! UNIQUE WORLD BUILDING! The ocean literally goes vertically into the sky! REALISTIC (in terms of politics, money-grubbing and corruption and bards! INTRIGUING! Holy Hell this is good! Also tons of character development - MC goes from disgusting shit (because that's the kind of person he was surrounded by online) to someone who's realized he doesn't need to be that way, is confident, but honestly always a bit of a chunni at heart lol -> so yes, only complaint is that the MC is pretty disgusting at the beginning (licking naked figurines, panty viewing, etc), and that the art is clearly often meant for boob-loving guys, BUT THE POINT IS TO HAVE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. This is really more of a reminder to myself so it doesn't surprise me next time I read this. Ch 117 his world came in full colour Ch 106 wow this chapter is moving. It's so moving seeing all the people they have helped and told the truth to throughout their journey helping them in their own ways, and this is causing the noble factions to be weakened in every direction
Trigger
Ch 35 Uhhhh this is EXCELLENT. The sex is relevant to the plot, and there's a lot of plot! The main relationship has tons of chemistry, and the uke knows what he wants and has a backbone. The seme is usually super sweet - the only time it's really rough is when he switches in Choi Moojin, but even then Seojin is often willing to a certain point in order to switch him back to Choi Moohyun Ch 35 so: chairman Choi Taesoo, conspiring together with Secretary Kim Myeongho, hired truck driver Cho Yongchul to kill JR Aviation leader Dr. Lee Chaewon and his family. Choi Moohyun found out and tried to save at least the child in the car, Lee Junyoung, but was held back by the taxi driver Oh (father of director Oh) and secretary Kim. Cho Hyunjun (son of truck driver) was also at the scene and ultimately was able to save Lee Junyoung before the car exploded. To protect them, Cho Hyunjun "Boss" changed Junyoung's name and gave him the new identity "Han Seojin", who he's been living as without those memories ever since. Ch 4 Han Seojin's real name is Junyoung. When young is seems like Choi Moonhyun tried to save him when his family got into a car accident. He had a cut on his forehead, which is probably why Choi Moonhyun's alter ego stopped and retreated early when he saw the forehead scar Ch 1 Choi Myunhoon (ML) has a split personality, Choi Moojin, that takes over from midnight till dawn every day
Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu
Ch 11 HOLY FUCKING HELL THIS IS SO GOOD
Smyrna & Capri
Ch 30 Smyrna = alpha who takes a drug to be able to become pregnant Capri = the alpha who impregnates a Smyrna Smyrna and Capri must incubate the resulting eggs together or they will not hatch/be born Ch 30 Theo was going to break off the contract with Seth and get a new Capri to protect both Seth and the child from imperial family. Seth suggests they run away together instead. Ch 28 Theo's mom has come Ch 26 Agrish left after telling backstory. Thoe reassures Seth that he will keep the child regardless Ch 25 SO MUCH HISTORICAL BACKSTORY. Agrish (powerful mage) is actually an immortal dragon(?) I think? Langeres people are descendants of a dragon, and can lose control and become half formed dragons - including Seth Ch 14-17 good sex Ch 14 Seth started his rut cause they forgot to give him suppressants. SO MUCH CONSENT! Ch 11 Seram Marita (fake name "Seth") is the 4th Prince of and a revolutionary from Langeres, he has powers with spirits. Only he can smell the pheromones coming from Theo Peresus, and only he can see the symbol on Theo's womb.
NPCs Can Save the World Too!
Ch 79 THIS IS SO FUCKING GOOD Excellently original! In that MC arrives and possesses and NPC, his companions (also NPCs) find out he is from another world almost immediately, and start teaching him about the world. Ch 79 fuck the asshole faery king Ch 71 Ari is running away with the gang for a bit Ch 69 ish - Casper implied Lucian is not the first Avatar of Probability. Casper was the "devil mask vampire" who planned deal to sell Ixia to Raff. Ch 65 end of Season 1. DAMN ok so squiggly tattoos let someone shapeshift, though most people can't see them. End of chapter the gods Probability (who sent MC here) and Fate are talking with... Someone who looks like they could be the original host? (Looks like Lucian from the back??) Ch 63 or something - Lucian sleeps with Raven/Raff Ch 38 I LOVE how straightforward and intelligent he can be (in that he's not dumb!). Straight up asks Wolf if he's looking for a relationship and wolf says yes. They have sex. Video game takes place in 10 years from when Lucian entered "Mage B" NPC's body. Characters: - Gil (Gillian): elf, leader of mercenary group Tirithil, cousin of Gemini. NPC. - Gemini: elf, head of magic tower. 19 yo and brilliant but socially awkward. Playable character + capture target. - Vio: blonde elf mage, right hand of Gemini, temporary playable character - Jesse Blake: city (secret) beastkin. Right hand of Gil. NPC. - Vigil / Wolf: wolf beastkin from neighbouring country. Sister was a victim of trafficking 12 years ago. Hates nobles. Mob Boss. - Caius: head knight of prince. 15 yo. Little shit from what I've seen, in the stuck up way. Playable character + capture target. - First Prince Frederick: unfavourable first opinion; doesn't care about the humanity of Wolf beastkin even though he was instrumental in plan. Seems sneaky. Playable character + capture target. - Ixia: dryad. Mob boss. - Raffaele/Raven: vampire. Leader of Black Wing's merchant guild. Mob Boss. - Alphonse: human. Works for Raffaele/Raven but is ACTUALLY A SPY FOR THE PRINCE OMG - Casper: squiggly moving tattoos, shapeshifter, Avatar for another god, knowledgable? - Mahari/Ari: Aether, mob boss, Prince of Aethers, slimy abusive uncle wants to take throne
The Tutorial is Too Hard
Ch 178 (after Ch 163 started reading Asura cause there are more chapters available) 109-111 on Asura because I want to know if Lee Yeon Hee can make it past the 17th floor) Only read Reaper for consistency. Reaper scans has novel-manhwa chapter correlations. The one where they had to rerelease the chapters cause the backlash was so bad haha. Reading on Reaper (though I think Asura releases faster) Ch 178 27th floor entered Ch 175 cleared the 26th floor, Lady Serejia (swords woman from 26th floor) killed herself so that MC could bring her with him using necromancy Ch 161 floor 26 is a "defeat the demon king" isekai lol (also note that in present day /floor 60, Lee Hojae is level 351) Ch 159 MC's (Lee Hojae's) clone got gifted 1263 "god's powers" Ch 158 floors 20-24 cleared Ch 157 Iddy (the female lizardman boss from the 5th floor, who MC can summon at will now, she taught him to fight and he considers her family) died from a wound in the 20th floor and requested that MC not summon her again until all her restrictions have been cleared and she can exist outside of the system (really heartbreaking chapter, they both care about each other so much (╥﹏╥) Ch 152 20th floor starts (it's a floor that needs a 6-member party) Ch 151 19th floor cleared Ch 140 in floor 60 waiting room, MC's clone has been missing for 3 weeks Ch 139 cleared the 18th floor. Damn give the poor boys mental health a break :( Ch 132 second competition ended (it was Korean, Japanese, and Australian servers) Ch 116 second competition starts (all countries meet together, MC (Hoojae) just finished passing the 17th round at this point Ch 114 Lee Yeon Hee just barely passes! Gets offer from the Gods for something(?) in exchange for information about the 60th floor, where MC cut off all contact and the gods suspect he is trying to escape Ch 108 by the time of 61st floor, Hoojae has ability to put up a barrier blocking out even divine sight (which he is now capable of sensing). He has the 60th floor rest area fully protected so gods can't see what he's doing. Ch 107 on 61st floor, ice queen calls Hoojae "Your Majesty". Additionally, little dragon Yong Yong IS a boy (even though his polymorph form looks like a girl). Ch 104 :( every challenger of Hell difficulty's 17th floor will have to win against an apparition of Hoojae, exactly as strong as he was when he entered the 17th floor himself. This means they'll likely die since he's so OP :( Ch 89 reminder that chapters often alternate between present (when he's stuck on floor 60, can't beat 61 without a partner, has a dragon) and the past (at ch 89, end of first competition, challenging the 15th floor). Ch 85 he slept with Park Jung Ah (leader of Vigilance group) at the first Competition Ch 30ish he has received: - Blink skill from God of Slowness - Talaria's Wings skill from God of Adventures - Babel skill from all God's as reward for completing floor 4 (allows him to speak with, understand languages and facial expressions of monsters/creatures) This is the one where he singlehandedly kills all the goblin armies then the king, then realizes the goblins are probably an actual world, they have societies, they have families and jobs and children and he feels conflicted and guilty about completing the levels. Also the one where there is a conference /gathering everyone from every level gets pulled to a field. They destroy the evil players who were trying to control the low level waiting rooms. Note: I really do love this one, because it really shows and discusses the mental implications everything has. You understand, you feel it, and better yet - the MC (Lee Hojae) understands and feels it too. Excellent and constant theme throughout the series.
I'll Save this Damn Family!
Ch 109 Fucking 15/10 stars, excellent Official on bato: https://bato.to/series/89879/i-ll-save-this-damned-family-official I LOVE HOW SLOW BURN THIS IS - realistic and healthy weight loss and sense of self for FL Tara Elias - not oblivious FL (she has thought, and asked, MULTIPLE TIMES "I wonder if Prince Kyle has feelings for me?") - Prince Kyle came to be interested in, then admire Tara - and he NEVER EVEN NOTICED her weight, he ALWAYS saw her as a person FIRST. He is slowly showing signs of jealousy and definitely has a soft spot for her and keeps tabs on Tara (in a "what's she up to?" Kind of way), but he hasn't actually realized that he has feelings for her yet. This is at ch 93 lol - he's just barely showing signs of interest lol Ch 109 Kyle is trying to use a favor to be able to kiss Tara Ch 108 Tara asked Kyle (again) if he has romantic feelings for her and he said Yes this time Ch 106 Kyle likes Tara, is pissed he likes her but has accepted it lol Ch 105 assassination plot that was meant to frame Prince Kyle at the Hunt has been foiled. Politics info: - Jason Elias has been sent to work on wolfsbane distribution in Galion in order to repay for his negligence with dragonfruit and almost poisoning the king - house Toulouse is the Queen's family and is backing stupid first Prince Franz; they were outed as having leaked confidential info during war with Skandoa on purpose so are in disgrace - Philippe family are family of Countess Elias, Tara's dad recently cut them out of business - Stuart grand duchess is trying to set up her grandson with Tara - 3rd Prince Joseph (son of queen) is making use of Hans Button (scribe, twisted character from novel) to position himself as crown Prince secretly - 12 years ago, "the cursed ones" mercenary group were hired by the Queen /Toulouse to wipe out Prince Kyle's family (he is illegitimate) - only Kyle survived - Tara is only using "I want to become Head of House Elias" as an excuse to position herself in enough power to save her family from destruction and death (told in original novel)
You and I can't do this
Ch 50 We stan a man who SETSBOUNDARIES and is a CLEAR COMMUNICATOR (a.k.a. Kang Hyunwoo is awesome and a soft boi who wants to protect Youngwon) Ch 49 fuck so cute, Youngwon told Hyunwoo that HE'd be the prince charming <3 Ch 48 Youngwon talked to his bosses! About Heesung and how their bad blood is interfering with work! Yayyy! Ch 47 COMMUNICATION PART 2! Ch 46 COMMUNICATION Ch 43 fucking--- cute bliss, so goddamn cute Ch 42 Team Leads are considering Ko Youngwon for Germany Ch 41 reminder: Youngwon has trauma from shitty exes but wants romance. Hyunwoo is a sexy-only guy but ends up falling in love with Youngwon as their FWB relationship develops. He is king of communication and trying to show Youngwon how a guy SHOULD treat him, because he deserves more than what his exes have done <33333 Ch 28 Kang Hyunwoo saves Ko Youngwon from blind date with shitty first ex (Heesung); Hyunwoo asks if Youngwon would be willing to date. They have both realized they like each other.
Two-Faced Princess