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Silent. That's one word to describe the protagonist of this novel. He's a very quiet, timid and passive person. It's not that he dislikes socializing with others, but rather, he was "afraid" of socializing with people and he didn't "know" how to do so. Hence, he is often at the receiving end of many injustices, precisely because he couldn't accomplish the most basic form of self-defense— speaking up for yourself.

And while that may be really frustrating to read, I can actually relate to him on many levels. As an introvert, I have always and still experiencing times when I become 'speechless'. Although the words are right on my mind, they wouldn't leave my mouth. And it's not something that I could easily change in myself. So while it was frustrating to read the protagonist's silence over dozens of chapters, I was able to persist and read through it because I can empathize with him. His communicative issues stems psychologically, and not to mention he even has a trauma, and it wasn't something that would magically be gone in just a few chapters.

While some readers who aren't used to such a "weak" and passive protagonist (I'd know since I went "why are you so weak? do something! say something!" phase while reading this novel) and may even drop this story halfway (or less) through, I still hope that most readers would persist. This story is actually very heartwarming and endearing. Even when the protagonist is very weak and helpless (and mostly a damsel-in-distress) , his actions and perspective is written well in a way that doesn't make the novel boring or bad. In fact, I personally love his character development.

The novel itself highlights his transition from a very passive young man who doesn't even have the courage to speak for himself into a person who learns the importance of using his words to clearly point out his thoughts and feelings. And I think that this process was written really well (albeit, painful for my heart—— and my now swollen eyes).

Please don't be scared by everything I mentioned above. This is actually a light-read novel. There isn't too much drama (I'm just really the type who cries easily) and there's more and more fluff and heartwarming moments. I especially love the interactions between the characters especially the part on how the protagonist manages to have a great relationship with the "beastmen" in the castle/mansion despite the language barriers and how he finds his own happiness.

Honestly, I don't usually like reading Japanese light novels. Most of the JP novels I read were poorly written and has a format that I felt would be better suited for a manga or anime rather than a novel (which was proven right when I read a few manga adaptations that were a much more interesting read than they were as a novel), since there's pretty much all dialogues and sound effects stuff with very short paragraphs, world-building and an obviously lacking imagery. But this one is one of the rare exceptions I've read. The whole story is written well, the pacing is good, the characters are interesting and not purely one-dimensional, and the paragraphs are descriptive and moving.

Anyway, sorry for the rant-like long review. I wrote this on the spur of the moment so...
Just read this and give it a chance..? 😗🙏

Imo it was an entertaining read, I also finished it with MTL (which was pretty good and readable). I just want to say that the MC was reallyyy timid and socially awkward, but his experiences in the other world made him a braver person that finally could speak his opinions.

Warning:

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1. S*xual assault to MC (Not by ML)

2. Slight attempt of su*cide by MC (Because he was thrown back to his original world when there was no one beside him)

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I also deleted the R-18 tag from the translator, because the novel did not focus on that part (like other R-18 Japanese novel). Yes, there were those scenes but just like 3 mild chaps and 1 hard at the end of the story. <<less

Rating : 4.5⭐

The story is very sweet. I'm glad there's no forced s*xual interc**rse between the couple, and that Alvaro is always gentle with Rio. And since I love animals and am not against beastiality in literature, I kind of like this novel a lot.

the story is about how Rio, the main character, overcomes his past trauma ... more>>

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he was sexually assaulted and framed by his previous coworkers. His past experiences and the arc with the villain are a bit triggering, so remember to read it with caution

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with all the love and trust he gets from his beastman husband. The story is heavier and more depressing than it sounds in the synopsis, but the sequences of the story are very well designed, so it isn't too unbearable to read and it is alright to just follow along with its pace. The side characters are also helpful in toning down the depressed atmosphere.

However, although I do like the novel, there's something about the Japanese plot/setting that always disturbs me. To be honest, I was a bit annoyed with how Rio is so incapable of protecting himself, especially in the first half of the story. I sympathize with his traumas, but I really can't stand someone who constantly radiated despair from every pores of his body and fed off other people's kindness. Fortunately, his character development is satisfying enough. I'm really glad he can finally fight back the villian,

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although he still can't win, at least he has the willpower to try

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overcome his past, speak what's on his mind, and open up to Alvaro and others for real in the end. <<less

I finally completely finished reading it after a lot of ups and downs.

It was a nice story, at first I thought it would simply be fluff and romance but ohh I was so wrong, instead of fluff there's more of some dark stuff and language barrier part.

It was a nice story to me, and the genre doesn't actually matters to me, so I just simply read the beastality tag. But there was no gore, simply a loving and doting husband (lion).

But ohhh it was so hard to find the chapters at least for me it was, I had to download discord and join the invitation link but I was still not able to find the remaining chapters and then a kind soul helped me, and so at... more>> last I was able to finish it.

Thanku author and translators for hard work 👏👏 <<less

This book is very sweet with lots of tooth-aching fluff that will make you grin from ear-to-ear. I usually don’t like Japanese novels, because they have a trend of being pretty shallow—but this story broke the mold.

Although the scope of the novel is quite small, there is still enough world-building for you to feel satisfied. The characters, though not terribly complex, are developed enough that their personalities are distinct. There are ample descriptions of the environment to help you picture what’s going on.

Unfortunately, I did find myself skipping over many... more>> paragraphs towards throughout the last 20 or so chapters because the author has a bad habit of repeating things. The protagonist also annoyed me a bit, but not so much that I had to stop reading.

As for the tags, this novel has about 3 or so chapters of smut. I don’t really consider it beastiality considering the beastkin are anthropomorphic, but that’s just me. So, if you’re wanting lots of smut, keep this in mind.

Overall, I give this book is a solid 3/5. Beware, you will have to MTL almost all of it, as no one has translated anything beyond what’s listed in NU. <<less