The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor

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The man forsaken by the world, the man a s*ave to money and the man known as the legendary God of War in the highly popular MMORPG Continent of Magic. With the coming of age, he decides to say goodbye, but the feeble attempt to earn a little something for his time and effort ripples into an effect none could ever have imagined.

Through a series of coincidences, his legendary avatar is sold for 3 billion won, bringing great joy to him, only to plunge him into despair at losing almost all of it to vicious loan sharks. With revelation of money through gaming, he rises from the abyss with new found resolve and steps forward into the new age of games led by the first ever Virtual Reality MMORPG, Royal Road.

This is the legend of Lee Hyun on his path to becoming Emperor with only his family’s loving heart, his boundless desire for money, his unexpected mind, his diligently forged body and the talent of hard work backing him.

Associated Names
One entry per line
Dalbic Jogaksa
LMS
ปฏิมากรแสงจันทร์
달빛조각사
Related Series
The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor: Dad is a Legend (Sequel)
Recommendations
Ark (21)
Emperor of Solo Play (18)
Overgeared (13)
Ark The Legend (10)
Rebirth of the Thief Who Roamed The World (9)
Shura’s Wrath (9)
Recommendation Lists
  1. enjoyed my time
  2. Good novels adapted to webtoon
  3. For the chuunibyou guy inside us all: male centric...
  4. BL books that kind of elevate
  5. An actual attempt at ranking

Latest Release

Date Group Release
11/24/21 LMSnovel spinoff 3
11/17/21 LMSnovel spinoff 2
11/17/21 LMSnovel spinoff 1
11/06/21 LMSnovel v58c8 part5
11/04/21 LMSnovel v58c8 part4
11/04/21 LMSnovel v58c8 part3
10/21/21 LMSnovel v58c8 part2
10/21/21 LMSnovel v58c8 part1
10/11/21 LMSnovel v58c7 part3
10/11/21 LMSnovel v58c7 part2
10/01/21 LMSnovel v58c7 part1
09/26/21 LMSnovel v58c6 part3
09/26/21 LMSnovel v58c6 part2
09/16/21 LMSnovel v58c6 part1
09/15/21 LMSnovel v58c5 part3
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Deliora112
Deliora112 rated it
January 23, 2018
Status: v50
All I can really say is: It does not change.

It gets really repetitive after having Pale say, for the 50ish time "Oh that's our Weed. Always so good at saving money."

The same jokes are made, the same sorts of hi-jinks, the same discussions and the same low key racist comments.

... more>> One can wonder if Weed actually intends to fulfill his promise he made. Since, for it being the reason the story started, it has not even been mentioned since volume 3.

The first 20 volumes are great. Some s*avery and things anyone would have thought of already in the game. But better than the standard game stories you can find here. After volume 20 there is no need to read it. It is just the same things, told using the same words, coming to similar conclusions. <<less
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tef0
tef0 rated it
November 26, 2018
Status: --
This story is perhaps one of the most mediocre things I’ve ever read and yet it’s regarded as the best thing since sliced bread.

The “comedy” isn’t funny.

There’s basically no story in the 20ish volumes I’ve read.

The characters are cookie-cutters.

Weed is like Mr. Krabs without the writers ability to make his greed funny.

The literal only redeeming feature this novel has are the fight scenes are pretty decent.
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mxbftw
mxbftw rated it
May 27, 2020
Status: v30c6
Let me say one thing before I write my review. I am a big fan of LMS manhwa, I enjoyed it even more than other top manhwas like Tower of God or Solo Leveling. But LMS web novel was such a huge disappointment.

There are many flaws in the novel - too many that I can list some of them here (may contain spoilers) :

  • The MC is a massive insensitive jerk. No, not a normal one, a massive jerk. Weed is so obsessed with making money, he stops at almost nothing to do so. He shamelessly lies to people to uses their labor. He treats his creations no more, and his friends a little more than tools. It was funny in the manhwa because it seems less serious with comics, but his thought process and feelings got magnified in the novel that it makes me feel sick. Idk how his "friends" can even put up with him.
  • The real world is nuts. The owner of the game, which is gonna go to the museum, decided to buy the account of the top player at an unimaginable price for "advertis**ent", only that it doesn't create them any sales at all. The dev who created the Royal Road can casually kidnap, threaten, and spy on people without a second thought.
  • The logic is wacky. Time in VR is faster than in real life, so broadcasting companies HAVE TO USE ADS TO FILL IN THE DISPARITY (what?). I know the boring parts of the adventure are edited out, but to keep broadcasting seems like live feed while maintaining all the actions, there would be no time for ads.
  • This is a big one, the main reason I could not stand it any longer: Common sense and people's behaviors are ridiculous. Would you like, after a stressful day of work, to go back home, connect to virtual reality and do more work? People in LMS would. Newbies who begin in the free realms ruled by Weed really appreciate the low tolls, taxes and fees (when they have never lived on other guilds' territories), meanwhile other players are also blindly loyal to their lands despite the hardship. I wonder what in the author's mind would explain that. Players treat guild leaders with such formality as if they were real royalties. I know it feels like a second life to them but it's just a game brah, have some pride! The Geomchi group is a bunch of macho maniacs whose actions are just painful to read. And the Grass Porridge Cult is a group of masochists willing to work their ass off for a bowl of porridge.
With such high expectation, I came to the web novel, I keep telling myself to be patient for the good part, I keep on reading and it has destroyed my good feelings about the manhwa. Now I doubt I can ever enjoy the manhwa again as I did before. Idk how it received such... more>> a deceiving rating. Guys, stay away from this, read the manhwa instead and pick up another novel if you must. <<less
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Demonic Reader lv 451F
Demonic Reader lv 451F rated it
June 18, 2016
Status: --
Ten years! That's why I give this story 5/5. Not many writer can keep on writing for ten years. Also, if there's no something good in the novel, readers and editors will drop it for a long time, instead of creating web site by its theme.

Ten years! So the plot is fragmented & developing according to writer's psycho-socio-economic status of that time. No one, NO ONE, even the 1-2 stars reviewer, could keep on working efficirntly, flawlessly, consistently over that span of time. That's why after 30th volume, some... more>> irregularity in the plot line, MC, and characters happened.

So, NOT recommend to read all the chapters in one swoop. It's better to read it as LMS I, LMS II, LMS III...

Ten years! Enough to write 5-6 completed stories, or drop tens.. But the author still keeps on his responsiblity - writing until end chapter.

Slowly read this novel like that, and you'll get best of the best without paying a single won.

PS. My peronal thought about other reviews about Weed's selfish and greed.
Spoiler

They forgot that the whole story line time span is less than 5 years. They also never encounter and poverty and hardship in their whole life.

In real life, if one lives in poverty and insecurity while having to take care of the others' life and future for a very long, long time, something will burn into one's soul. Deep burn. Unable to erase. Even having $1000, 000, 000 in one's pocket can not erase such pain and suffering and eternal-fear-of-insecurity.

Weed's character is nothing but the character of the ordinary human.

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CaptainToast
CaptainToast rated it
March 22, 2016
Status: v47c4
This was one of the first translated novels I ever read, and it's what made me such a fan of them. Even after several read throughs, I still find the story to be extremely entertaining. While the story starts off a tad slow compared to later on, it's understandable because of how well the author uses that time to build the world.

The biggest thing that 1st time readers will likely doubt about the story is the whole sculpting skill, but if you stick with it for a little bit, the... more>> author uses it to create what is probably one of the most awesome skill sets I've seen in fantasy, and even the regular sculpting scenes are facinating to read, especially when he starts creating larger and more elaborate sculptures.

The main character is amazing. He's a greedy, antisocial, as*hole at times (part of his charm is how greedy he is) and you always find yourself rooting for him. The setting and world in general are incredibly detailed and well fleshed out. One of the most interesting things in the story is that the female lead is actually stronger than the male lead for almost the entire story (albeit he would almost definitely win if he went all out and planned for such an encounter)

It's rather hard for me to actually find anything I'd change about the story, except maybe having the romance being a bit more often.
If you have the time, this is a must read novel.
5/5

Edit as of v47c4

While v30-40 kinda dropped in quality compared to v1-30, the story is right back up to the greatness it had at the beginning for v40+.
The stakes are rising ever higher, and the author continues to add to his world. I honestly cried when Weed mastered sculpting. After all the heartache and sh*t he had to go through, it was cathartic to have him finally finish.

It's also great to see some true feelings from Weed. While he kinda stagnated at first, over the 40+ volumes he's grown into a real character imo. It's great to see the contrasts as he is now compared to the start. It's one of the few stories I can see a noticible change in a character over time. <<less
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LongXi
LongXi rated it
December 16, 2021
Status: Completed
If you are like me who started reading this novel since the very first chapters were still being translated, then congratulations on finishing a wonderful journey; granted it may not have been be the best novel, that even the author made Weed visualize a new concept by the end of the novel but still, this was one of the best that started it all for me with reading translated web novels-which aren't not even published like light novel, together with the like of coiling dragon and ark. Thank you.
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ItsAlive
ItsAlive rated it
April 10, 2018
Status: v14c8
It's an enjoyable novel for the first 13 volumes, if you ignore the mountain of inconsistencies.

The antihero MC is pictured as the only hardcore gamer in the world who grinds stats and skills. Even in "real life" he's a super human, which only needs 4 hours of sleep and can also play for 8 days without rest.

Pros:

- great battles / sieges

Cons:

  1. no character development (w greed incarnate, no empathy)
  2. MC ignores to build up reputation through low lvl quests, even though he should know better.....
  3. he's the only hardcore gamer which plays a crafter/artist even though they can grow infinitely through grinding stats and also grant passive skills.
  4. MC is pictured as gaming ace but fails to exploit his op profession to learn all secondary professions (crafter, artists, etc.)
  5. fun fact: just in volume 7 he has more than 150 statpoints less than he should have (spends only points into strength/agility)
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Celebration
Celebration rated it
May 15, 2016
Status: v40
Just to add on to the one below me, I don't think he is going to sell his account because he makes to much continuous money from it, through his "taxes". And honestly it is mostly a comedy. But for those thinkers out there, you can actually get a lot from it. I won't bore you with my musings from the story. But similar to One Piece, the more you look and research it, the more you get from it. ANd the comment below the one below me, is crazy.... more>> How are there too many characters? The ones that matter are introduced slowly and fully, so I don't understand how they can't keep up with the characters. So take that comment with a grain of salt. The might be some translation issues here and there, but not to the point where you can't read and enjoy the story. I give this story a 5, because I thoroughly enjoy this story. I can re-read it and find something fresh every time. It makes me think about society and myself. Weed does openly what people do secretly and I respect him for it. I love the slow romance as well. Because he is so suspicious and actually innocent in the way of love, it is a very refreshing take on it. Even though it isn't the main focus of this story, it is a cute side story. For someone so intelligent and calculation, he is so awkward and stubborn when it comes to his feelings (He is always in denial). The point is, there are many things you can get out of this story, and if you skim over it you will miss it, and if you can't comprehend the story, I don't know what to tell you. Because it really isn't that hard to comprehend the main points of the story. But it might take a little more brain power to read between the lines. <<less
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Zeus_2
Zeus_2 rated it
November 23, 2022
Status: Completed
The story s overall good, but if you are going to read this be prepared for a lot of unnecessary reading. The novel itself could have been shorter and still been just as good. That is the only complaint on my part.

The only reason I am giving it a lower rating is because I recently read another very similar book that was paced much better than moonlight sculptor, giving me a more boring experience whilst readin this book.

My suggestion to any starting to read this novel is this: read the... more>> first 6-10 volumes and see if it is for you. If you find it boring/lackluster at that point, you will not enjoy much of the story later. <<less
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White Dragon
White Dragon rated it
February 28, 2020
Status: --
Read it so long ago. Back then rainbow turtle was my favourite translator. Infact deathblade and rainbow turtle are the translators I admire most.

Weed is one of my all-time favourite characters.

LMS is my all-time favourite novel.

... more>> This novel I wanna rate 1000/5. Lol.

Just want to add to newbies ranting it's overrated: it is one of the earliest novels to be translated and it didn't even have a donation link to it, when I read it. Heck, it appeared in front of me and it was up to readers wether they want to donate or not. They were few good novels out there. Coiling dragon, lms etc. These kinda novels opened a new world to us. There are far worse and tr*shy novels out there with even worse translations, fake ranked, fake accounts upvoting or rating and translators and authors being paid a lot. One gotta respect, as they (the novels and translators back then) are like the founders of this community today. And I believe most old readers will agree with me, because for us not only was it enjoyable but also has a profound meaning. Like watching kids grow or something. Haha.

I think others will know more or explain better.

I think I should never read reviews in the morning on a off day. Thankfully, I found a few comedies to make up for my bad mood due to these negative comments. <<less
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sgrey
sgrey rated it
August 5, 2017
Status: v42
The story is pretty average, but at times entertaining. What I don't like is that timeline sometimes is messed up and the author jumps from present to the future, but then goes back to the past. And not for something important, but for trivial stuff. He often uses these kind of tricks to gain more interest, but what it causes are situation like "wait, did I just missed a chapter? Why are you talking about this random thing?"

I also hate MC. He is super rotten and treats his friends like... more>> crap. They are also handing out with him just for benefits. He also seem to have split personality where he thinks one thing and does another.

Really, he does not change at all, there is no character growth here. It is sad, but majority characters that are close to MC (except for the gf) have flat personalities. Really, Geomchies are most interesting out of them....

What is also quite irritating is that the author seem to think that he has to write about the game every few paragraphs. He will switch to it in the middle of some interesting event and talk about random things, as long as it is in the game or about the game (like in the middle of a dialog). This discontinuity becomes quite irritating as you keep reading.

Spoiler

One of the biggest disappointments for me was how Seoyoon started to speak. She was exchanging notes with MC because she was too shy one moment and then in the next paragraph she was working in a restaurant talking to a bunch of strangers. WTF? Huge deal was made of how she was able to communicate only with him and then sudden jump to complete cure. Such a missed opportunity for a good chapter.

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Master10K
Master10K rated it
April 28, 2021
Status: v56c8
Just can't make a good S. Korean VRMMO webnovel, unless the MC is poverty stricken and able to acquire an impossibly short alias. But from the get go Lee Hyun (a.k.a Weed) earnestly carves his own path as the ultimate hard worker; cooking, crafting & slaying his way to money & fame. All with a super secret hidden class, resulting from some pretty interesting chain of events. Although it is unfair how Weed's legendary class is able to do all that it can (i.e. Sculptural Transformation), the author manages to... more>> keep the power creep in check, allowing other players and their basic classes to remain relevant in the story. And it helps that the death penalty hurts but isn't too extreme, allowing the MC to fail, rather than just luck himself out of every crisis. Forcing him to lean on the support of others, as he grinds mobs and embarks on the most epic of quests.

What helps make it more enjoyable is that those "other" characters also happen to have stories of their own, ranging from annoyingly skippable to surprisingly good. What doesn't help is how uninspired a lot of the IRL moments are and how the usual misunderstandings and unfunny jokes just waste time that could be spent on making the kingdom building more engaging. But I guess that's the limitation of the Gameworld & the author's writing ability. In the end this is an all round good novel, it's just frustrating at times and a bit of a slow burn. <<less
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DeathsGeneral
DeathsGeneral rated it
January 21, 2021
Status: v57c3 part1
This novel is like a piece of gum.

When you start chewing the flavour is amazing, but over time it becomes dull and feels more like a chore.

It started off well, a fresh interesting take on a character and a VR game. But over time it has become less interesting repeating the same old troupes without any meaningful character progression.

The chapters leading up to fighting Kaybern felt like all the other chapters before Weed fights a 'impossible' boss, dragging it on to build up some form of suspense, but it really... more>> doesn't work anymore, it is the same thing all over again.

More of a personal gripe, but it also annoys me that there is only ever one super-supreme character, like weed is the only greedy, persistent player in the world and there are 1-off classes that seemingly have no equal. A game like that would lose players so quickly, especially with the amount of global events that normal players can't do anything more than die in. <<less
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Crimson Nanashi
Crimson Nanashi rated it
July 17, 2018
Status: v23c4
Don’t get me wrong I do like this series overall but the reason for my 3 instead of a 5 is Weed. Arsehole characters are fine but he is just... so unlikible for me. The entire time I’m reading his interaction with the main girl (forget her name) and the other heroines I just feel bad for the girls because of how much of an arse he’s being to them. This bites because I like pretty much everything else about the series. I like the game the world the characters... more>> the quests the hidden quests the skills and pretty much everything other then Weed. The only thing I do like about Weed is his tenacity. The bit about how he trained for months in the game hitting the training dummy was rather funny. Not a fan of what they did with the animals Weed owns but I understand that’s their culture so I won’t berate him for that. <<less
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Arcwindz
Arcwindz rated it
January 13, 2022
Status: Completed
My oh my, I picked this one quite some time ago then dropped it due to slow translation and today I finally finished this novel.

Is this good? Is this bad? To be honest I'll probably be biased since this novel is one of my old-timer and it simply felt good to finish it after a long time.

For a korean novel, LMS is the longest one I've read so far and will probably be surpassed by Overgeared when I finally bring myself to read that.

For a novel this long there are... more>> a lot of fillers. There are a lot of boring parts with back and forth banters, users commentaries, etc. I found myself skipping a lot of these things.

But the adventures are good, the MC will be plunged into a lot of dangerous situations and emerged triumphantly. Although it is considered plot armor, the author do think of a proper way to deliver it.

It's been fun for me and the ending is quite nice. 4 stars <<less
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RiazMahamud
RiazMahamud rated it
December 7, 2021
Status: Completed
One of the most satisfying novel ever. I finished it in 2 weeks. From start to ending I liked every part of it.

All the adventure, comedy, action, Romance was so satisfying that I couldn't stop reading.

Unlike other good novel that has bad ending, This one gave a really best and proper ending with maximum satisfying.

If you are still hesitating about reading this than just start reading and stick to the last, You won't regret.
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apsisodia
apsisodia rated it
September 9, 2019
Status: v35
(sorry, English isn't my native language)

I have mixed feelings for this novel. This is the father of all Virtual Reality type of novels.

Some storyline were very exciting and fun to read. Author knows how to write good fight scenes.

Despite all of this I can't continue reading it and am dropping the novel. And the reason is lack of Character development in the story. In the story MC is very poor so he is a very greedy and miser person. In the beginning every scene involving him was very... more>> funny. It's just even after 35 volumes. His character is the same. There is no progress in character development in the story. If you can ignore this issue, then you should go for it. Try it and form you own opinion. <<less
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laneofmagic
laneofmagic
July 21, 2019
Status: v6c8
If I had to describe this novel in a single word: CRINGE.

It's an okay-ish read, to pass time when you have nothing else to read but that's it.

It is one of the, if not the cringiest novel I've ever read. The mc's behaviour towards his sister and vice versa is cringy, the way MC tries to silver tongue people is cringy and the romance, it's god awful cringy. Also idk if it's because I've not read a lot of Korean novels but I've noticed a trend where the author's desperately... more>> trying to make the MC look badass, in every situation possible. That trend is even more apparent in this novel.

I understand that the main background of this novel is how the MC has been harassed by loan sharks most of his life and almost every action he takes, is an act of rebelling against that cruel fate of his but honestly, I think this novel would've been a much more enjoyable and believable if the story went something like the MC was transported into the game world rather than playing it in virtual reality. I say so because the everyday life in game and irl doesn't make any sense in this novel. But then again, the real life events are so cringy that my fingers curl up.

I'm the kind of person who can't find a peace of mind unless I finish a novel I've started but this novel was too much for me to handle. <<less
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Resutatto
Resutatto rated it
May 1, 2018
Status: v48
-LMS IN A NUTSHELL-

Arpen Kingdom's Earth Palace. Grass porridge members are kneeling and bowing down to their Goddess.

GrassPorridge: "Queen Goddess-nim, Please just sit comfortably in your throne while we go and wreak those Hermes bastards. They don't know who the true Goddess is. They should suffer in hell."

... more>> Porridge#: "kuuoh, Why is Weed sitting so closely to Goddess-nim?, Just him breathing the same air as the Goddess breathed, . It breaks my heart. He doesn't deserve it."

Porridge##: "kuuh.... We can't help it. He's the King. Of course He'll sit in his throne, . BUT.. I can't accept it too, , uggh,.."

Weed smirked

Weed: 'kekeke... Just having Seo-yoon besides me will make all the residents and users in my kingdom to be loyal s*aves. Yes, YES. this is it, They should work and pay their taxes. money, MONEY, kukuku..'

Weed: ' A true dictator doesn't rule with fear, They rule through exploitations!'

Seo-yoon gently smiled

Seo-yoon:'... They are all kind and hard working. They are all good people.'

Mapan who is sitting in a corner with his eyes shining brightly

Mapan: ' Ahh~, I can't really beat Weed-nim. I've still got a lot to learn.'

Bardray who is drinking in a certain tavern while watching Weed's broadcast.

Bardray:'... hm.. I'm still the strongest in Royal Road. No one can beat me. True, Weed is strong but I'm stronger'

Bardray stood up and exited the tavern.

Bardray:' So i'll go hunting now. so that i'll be MORE stronger.'

The Geomchis who're watching the broadcast too.

Geomchi-#:"Hyung, what are they talking about? why are a lot of people excited about it?"

Geomchi-##:" Hmm, , ,.. ah! It must be!... I don't know. they're talking gibberish, If they want to talk, they should do it with their fist!"

Geomchis: " oooooohh!!, as expected of Hyung-nim!"

SeasonedCrab is in a certain back alley of Morata. He placed his hand on his mouth while his body is shivering.

SeasonedCrab:'............ why are they celebrating this event monthly!!'

People: "SEASONED CRAB PORRIDGE! SEASONED CRAB PORRIDGE!"

Pale, Irene, Zephyr, Romuna, Surka, Hwaryeong, Bellot, etc.
:'Pls, , , anything, just anything except hunting'

5 star., Cuz it took Weed 40 volumes to kiss his GF. WaW!, btw, lovin' the grinding. (He's not a human. SERIOUSLY, no can one can grind like weed. HE'S A TERMINATOR) <<less
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VOLX98
VOLX98 rated it
July 12, 2016
Status: v40c5
Hi, this is my first light novel review.

I found this series through its manga, which had beautiful art. It was funny, full of suspense and intriguing, which led me to continue after the end of the manga. After I read all the available chapters at the moment, I consider this Korean masterpiece a 5. Why? Simply because it was the first light novel that I ever read and I can't stop reading it... many of you probably no this feeling, this desire for more of one's kind :)

It's a... more>> good feeling... I enjoy the repetitive insider jokes which run through the novel like a red string. I mean the barely bread, the geomchis <3, the always lamenting MC Lee Hyung and the so pretty second MC Seoyoon :D.

I know, people criticize this kind of romance, where there is too much misunderstanding and people don't like the MC for his wickedness, but think about his circumstances. He started to work all trades of work from the age of 14/15~ right? He solely provided for both sister and grandmother and also for his treatment, when he got sick from his hard labour. So the way he sees life as unfair and always repetitively states this is not only amusing but in a way very true, because not everybody can have the same life, where there will be higher ups, will be lower standing people, whom are being stepped on by superiors. It's so naturally that nature it self favorites the fittest. See survival of the fittest (eminem song or darwin's game a manga reference haha :D) And the second point about romance and misunderstandings between MCs, it's something that can be enjoyed by some people like me, as it is refreshing and new in comparison to other love relationships in fiction! <<less
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