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This is one of the most terrible story which I've ever read at webtoon. Serisously...what was that?

Story
If someone were to ask what the story is about...I couldn't answer because nothing happens for 100 chapters and at the end of the series there is a small plot.

Art
At least the art is great. There are few stories on Webtoon that I like the style and the art more than this one. I absolutely love the colors and the expressions of the characters are more enjoyable. So I don't really have problems with that one...maybe the dragons sometimes are really ugly but this is my own preference.

Characters
Worst main characters ever! I think I never hated fictional characters more than in this story. Which is sad because I kinda liked everyone at the beginning... but 20 chapters later they started to irritate me. I understand that Aiden is a dragon so he is kinda an animal and has territorial protect instincts but it was too much for me. He is only kind with Wendy but an icecold jerk with everybody else. He will be constantly frustrated and upset if someone went near his beloved and plans to kill them...not to mention how manipulated he is. I couldn't forgive for him after the wedding...and after that incident I started to hate Wendy. She started to change.. she became more and more like an a...hole. Always angry, jealous, irritated and that's not the [spoiler] fault, but arrogant... I don't like the way she acts near other characters. And it was ridiculous how she loved beautiful people. She more easily forgive certain things just because they were...handsome or beautiful. And I still claim that it is not love...she doesn't love him.
But my heart start to bleed when Rossi changed. She was such a sweetheart at the beginning...but after her wedding...how can I say? She became more obsessive with Wendy and start to be bossy with Nick (poor guy..) How can she say that he is not as handsome as Simon into his face? Or said that she is the only one who can boss around him? Ah, nevermind... I think she became annoying. At least Logan stayed a good character and I also really liked Cain.

Really, it's good story but i really feel like it need some more, their communication moved only a little and what with that curse😕

This is a great story to read in between other stories you really like because the art is beautiful enough to look at, but the story is mediocre so don’t get too invested in it or the ending.

The story itself seems like it couldn’t really decide where I wanted to go. That’s why it seem like for me anyway, they were many loose ends.

SPOILERS

They touched on many things, and then completely let them go as if they have never happened. An example of this was the entire backstory to the crown prince & princess, their arranged loveless marriage, and her mentor being aware of everything (and going along with it).

The ending, for the story seemed rather rushed almost as if they just didn’t know what to do with the story anymore. Although in the long run, I am happy that the FL ended up with an ML (he was a much better choice than the prince that didn’t even bother telling her how he felt or even contemplate fighting for their love).

The storyline is a bit ridiculous and silly but it's lighthearted and interesting enough to keep me reading. A strong FL is also a big bonus in anything I read. ML's obsession with FL is cute, borderline a bit unhealthy but I'm not nitpicking. 🙂

The ML is literally a man child.

this is the kind of manhwa where they might not have been able to keep working on it without Clip Studio and i am constantly torn between being grateful it got made at all and frustrated it wasn't hastily sketched out like xkcd or something because the art is nowhere near as compelling as the mostly silly story. consent gets featured a lot, the ML is pretty yummy (if you're into manipulative blushing subs) and the magic is kind of fun.

I generally wait for at least 20 something chapters before dropping a manga. It paid off this time.

Premise of the story: Plainly absurd. Though I give the author some points for using world building (magical oath) to try and justify the absurdity.

Level of Maturity: This is clearly josei. The FL isn't dense. She identifies her desires without much issue. Meaning this story won't waste 90 chapters having ML/FL ignore obvious romantic cues to drag the story on. Instead this is more about establishing trust and love beyond superficial attraction based on beauty/handsomeness. VERY few stories deal with this. So I really do have to score it high.

World: Beyond the romance this is part of the reason why I continue reading this story. The author seems to really care about expanding the world, and it is shaping up to be quite interesting. I would recommend it [based on the 29 chapters so far]

I have read both the Line Webtoon and Sugar Babies version of this and they really do not compare. You can tell the most at the end of chapter 9 when they are talking about the magic potion which is supposed to be an energy drink. Kind of disappointed in the google translate or elementary school level translation from Sugar Babies. I am hoping I do not have to drop this manga purely based on another terrible translation of a story. It really does make a difference when telling a story.
Rating: Line Webtoon 7.5/10 Sugar Babies 3/10

pros:

• good art (I'm pretty sure a lot of people will fangirl over the male lead's looks and abs lol)
• interesting magic system

cons:

This story used one of the silliest plot devices that makes me roll my eyes (and we have to read this in the first chapter as an introduction):

Who actually promises they will “do anything” to make up for a guy kissing her back and sleeping with her?? (this is not a spoiler as it was the intro to the story LOL). And of course the guy takes advantage of this and asks for something she is not fine with. It just makes the story feel forced, with the writer lacking talent in subtlety to get the desired consequences to advance the plot.

The execution of that whole scene made it even more annoying. It went something like this:
“I will do anything for you to make it up to you” she said. And he was like “Really? Anything??” just to make sure she meant it. And she was like “oh yeah!!” - without thinking at all of the consequences like what if he asks for something crazy such as murder, torture, thievery, etc.

To make it worse, in this magical world, mages lose their magic if they don't keep their promises.

If promises are such a big deal how can she just make one so carelessly? How is she considered a genius? How did she survive as a witch for 28 years as a division leader without losing her magic before this point??

I also don’t like how people are just swept up by the handsome face and fan service and become blind to (or just willfully ignore) the problematic underlying issues. Manipulation from the guy (he fake cries to guilt trip the girl into complying with his wishes, I kid you not), and lack of consent (the girl abused her rank and power when she came onto him, and he let her, but it's still problematic) result in toxic relationships in real life.

The ?somewhat good? thing is that the guy seems to be really into the girl even though they're strangers (you can guess the demographics of this story without looking at the tags just from this LOL).

Maybe the guy gets better. Maybe he has this deep backstory for liking the girl so much. And maybe she knew him as her childhood best friend or whatever but had some form of manga-amnesia so forgot about him. And then she will fall for all his other good points like attentiveness, being lovey-dovey, a sweet-talker, has the looks and the abs but not the character. Who knows. I'm out.

TL;DR - if you're okay with not reading things too seriously and enjoy pretty art, then this is for you.

Foolish female lead, manipulative male lead.
The girl's character profile is the (supposedly) strong and smart type, and the guy is the handsome but cunning type.

This story is actually pretty messed up in so many different levels but the art is good. Drawing the guy crying with sparkles as special effects was overkill.

1 point for the art
1 point for the magic system
1 point for the old archwizard who looks the same decades later: old

rating thus far: 3/10