There isn't much here yet, but I love what there is so far. Not a ton of action and the pacing is rather slow. Yet, I find that the characterization that come from these slow period make up for that.

I haven't really gotten a good grasp on the MC yet because he is only really in the first chapter, but love what I have heard of him so far. At first, I kind of got this impression that the MC was just being a pushover. However, after hearing a lot... more>> of the background about him from the perspective of the ML and the MC's reasoning as to why he would listen to the princess's request for him to leave (it is not all about the cruel things people said to him) things started to make more sense. MC is a really self sacrificing person, even to a fault as everything he does takes into account the well-being of others.

The ML may appear to be mean and kind of a brute, but he loves the MC a lot and not in a creepy way. ML is somewhat hard to understand, being very straightforward about a lot of things and only really holding back the truth of his emotions, especially about the person he loves. The MC in the first chapter may say that they don't get along, but even those who are critical of him have to admit that the two know each other well. This is especially evident when ML finally tells all of his concerned friends exactly why he acts the way that he does toward MC, effectively shaming them for the way that they made assumptions and behaved as a result of those assumptions. I won't do into the details here (though it is still early in the text, it is really worth the read), but basically the ML is endlessly devoted to the MC and doesn't expect anything back for that devotion. It is all really sweet and I was so happy to be reading a story where the seme doesn't want to force his partner into anything.

I look forward to seeing more of the MC and love the ML. This is a nice, if slow, story and I look forward to reading more. <<less

Its kind of giving me the same vibes as the Travelling Hero Wont Let the Innkeepers Son Escape, except that this is post hero journey and the Hero and the MC aren't super best friends.

I like dense MCs and tsundere male leads so this one so far fits the bill. There is also a good reason for why the ML and MC are not in a relationship yet or why the MC is not aware of the MLs feelings

There are parts that are a little bit dragging but the translation... more>> is good and the story seems interesting so I'm looking forward to the updates! <<less

I love the pining so much, would definitely recommend to those who like that sort of dynamic. Patiently waiting to see what's next in the story!

update: ch14 had me screaming into my pillow

It's just chapter 5 and it's boring. Not many actions just kids doing disputes. And nothing logical. The ML is angry in stead of the MC but he didn't run after him. Just staying to show his anger to the person causing the problem. Why are all jp novels this inferior quality than Chinese ones?. Either the MC is weak witted or the narrative quality is very bad.

I think what dissatisfies me most about this story is the MC. He just comes across as dispassionate and unbothered by the whole 'tragic' misunderstanding he has with the hero.

In the end I just found myself wishing them both the best, but being completely disinterested in reading anymore about these two.

5 stars: Unusual wholesome short calm fluff featuring a typically oblivious uke who has always thought the seme disliked him and a tsundere seme who is very caring and thoughtful but is too straightforward and uncommunicative to properly express it. There are a lot of misunderstandings everywhere on all sides, from the uke to the seme to the assorted supporting cast, but! Most of these misunderstandings aren't super s*upid and are based on first impressions and ignorant assumptions—and very refreshingly, they're not only quickly parsed out and dealt with, but... more>> the parties involved actually feel bad and apologize for getting the wrong idea on their own and treating people poorly. The level of maturity, humility, accountability, and grace is almost unreal for the genre (or real life for that matter). And man am I here for it after all the head-bangingly dumb misunderstandings drawn out for entire volumes of other yaoi stories. The translation is also very good.

The story initially reads like a typical yaoi manga, like, the first sentence of my review tells you everything—but it's like the author was tired of reading the same repetitive dumb romantic tropes and thought, "Hmm, what if after the story-trigger initial dumb misunderstanding, the characters actually met up right away and talked to each other and communicated properly and openly? What if after a stereotypical silly misunderstanding the couple addressed it swiftly and were open about what they misunderstood? What if when the characters hear something weird or off-base from the other party, they actually asked about it and headed off another misunderstanding instead of not questioning it and letting things snowball?"

And the result is a sweet, simple story about misunderstandings not happening (or being swiftly and reasonably resolved) and how two blockheaded-in-different-ways guys manage to realize they're in love, sort through what their feelings and aspirations are, and cooperatively try to figure out how to align their differing visions of the future without melodrama or angst.

Smut scenes are included and include consent, respect, and not taking advantage of situations where consent is compromised. WOW. Ikr?

Initially felt this as 3.5 stars as I read because it's pleasant but not exactly gripping, then as I thought more about it bumped it up to 4 stars because it's such an unusually consent-and-respect-filled story, and then finally thought about it more and gave it 5 stars because stories don't have to be all about being gripped by suspense or flushed with passion or rife with conflict and I realized after I finished how much I actually enjoyed this story. This story is short but just the right length to subvert common tropes and weave a nice tale about an honest relationship. While I do like being highly invested in dramatic stories and passionate affairs beset by constant conflict, there's just something sweet and nice and decent about a story shedding unhealthy and dramatic expectations and being healthy and wholesome instead, you know? <<less

It's a cute romance, the characters are cute. There is a lack of communication, but it is resolved quickly! This story is wonderful, I liked it

It's worth reading... tho I am treating it like a short story and treating ch13 like it's the end, mostly bc the pace is very slow and it's not to my taste rn, BUT it is a good story, with realistic characters who develop (esp the heroes who understand their wrongs, reflect and apologise - that sort is hard to find nowadays)

Not just that but the leads understand each other well, there's no one being forced and it's a sweet story about two ppl doing their best for the... more>> ppl they want to protect... worth reading fs <<less

Decided to write this after reading ch 13 and the previous review under the spoiler tab. For goodness sake, don't make a review that misled people who's planning to read this story.

I'm gonna say this only for the spoiler part, that MC's saying that with no bad intention. He's just giving bad jokes considering the situation. What can you do if you're in that kind of situation really, esp when the princess is (in overall, except for the relationship with ML) in better "condition" compared to MC himself.

Til ch 13,... more>> eventho this story actually not my cup of tea, it's quite emotional and not necessarily bad. MC had a hard life, and he tried his best in whatever he does, I don't think this as a bad read. Let see if I change my mind after finishing the story.

*EDITED*

finished the story. It's quite satisfactory considering it's a short one. It's still not my cup of tea with confusing pov and not knowing who's saying what. MC and ML understand each other-character wise. Means, ML knows when MC was tired and doesn't even speak it out to others. MC knows ML has a rough style but actually nice. It's just that MC, despite not s*upid, bcoz of having a bland past, and his struggling during his almost 30 years of his life, he become a lil bit slow catching ML's innuendo, while ML bcoz he thinks he knows MC, keeping silence and guarding MC the best he can, they never crossed the friendzone. This is actually a rare relationship compared to other stories, where the relationship rather ambiguous and ended up having so many misunderstandings. Hate that, really~

So yeah, the beginning is hard to read, but I love both MC and ML. But since it's a very short story, there're almost no character development, only MC being "alive" and for the snu snu part, more open. Lol <<less

I liked the characters a lot, ML is wonderful which is such a rare thing. However the story itself was a bit boring, uneventful with a lot of unnecessary fillers.

It's Really Wonderful Novel! It's Heartwarming and Comforting and Super Sweet!

At the beginning of the novel, the other characters had misunderstood about Reiru (uke) 's character, while in Rei's view, he misunderstood some of Gio's (seme) feelings toward him. So from his Unreliable Narrative, at the beginning, we (or at least me) would though Gio was a Tsundere who hide his feelings. But actually it's NOT!

Our Gio here was Fully focus on his Protectiveness and Caring and Lovingness toward Rei. He just don't say it loudly, but all his actions... more>> was actually loud, far from Subtle. People misunderstood because it's confuse them why Gio so 'nice' to other MALE.

Anyway, there's no actual Drama, or any Big/Long/Heavy one. Just a tiny bit of Rei's feelings.

Gio is So Sweet and Truly a Devoted Loving Patient one.

This novel is Truly Fluff and Super Nice and I Love it SOOOOO MUCH!!! Forever LOVING IT FOR ETERNITY AND BEYOND!!! <<less

Oh God, I don't know why I'm so excited to do this even though I'm only at chapter 13, hahaha. But I've seen that many people don't like this story, especially the MC. A lot of them dislike how insecure he is.

But up to this point, I don't think the MC is insecure—it's more like he's just a realistic person. Besides, in the beginning, the MC didn't have any feelings for the ML, so there was no reason for him to be overly emotional about anything the ML did.

This type... more>> of MC is exactly the kind I like. MCs like this are usually not pushovers and know how to carry themselves properly. It looks like there won't be many complicated conflicts in the upcoming chapters, and this will be a fairly light novel.

I'll come back to review the rest of it later, hahahahaha.

Ugh, just forget it, I am too bored to read the rest of it. Just read it by yourself, I think this manhwa is light you'll maybe like it:) <<less

I really liked it, I couldn't help but like the MC. He suffers so silently and live for others that he doesn't even realize that he's so pitiful.... more>>

Spoiler

He doesn't eat enough that he's so skinny, he's always looking after the babies that he doesn't even get the time to rest, the clothes that the ML buys for him are coveted by the teenagers so he yields and has to wear unstylish clothes donated by some women. What hurts most is when the princess and the hero party members tells him that he's holding down the ML and because of his inferiority complex, he believes them.

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That moment of emotional relief when the hero's party realized they had misjudged him and when we get to know about his selflessness from other people's poin of view made me cry. I also liked how the ML cherishes him. The ending was also satisfactory. It was short but sweet. <<less

Honestly this is a pretty short novel compared to most but it’s very well done. You often find stories where the author insisted on following the typical guidelines of a regular novel and didn’t have the space so it creates a strange summary-like story. By it being a different format I mean an average length novel is like a recipe in how step by step it is; covering the in-between stages like walking and setting description. A short book meanwhile is more like a play in which it feels like... more>> there are “scenes” that allow the plot to move quickly. The in-between sections are where subtle character development happens though so not having this can make characters feel “2D/flat.” But having a proper amount of internal and external dialogue of main characters can prevent that. In that regard this author did it perfectly. Within under 50 chapters I became solidly attached to the characters which is a great feat.

I also LOVE that all external factors are dealt with before chapter 10. The princess and his friends that interfered in his life leading to this were confronted and it was resolved BEFORE meeting MC so they didn’t ruin progress. (I hate when characters cause a rift in the relationship of MCs, and they’re left alone so after it’s fixed they ruin it all over again.) I also can’t believe I’m saying this but I almost teared up within the first five chapter when ML went off and basically proved all his love for MC in front of royalty and all his friends. Literally an icon.

Anyway onto the review itself.

I will say if you like unique MCs that feel “otherworldly” like MLs often do then don’t expect that from here. The MC is as average as they get. Not too handsome but not ugly, not too kind but not mean, not too smart but not dumb. (People may disagree that he’s dumb for not recognizing MLs feelings. It’s clear that he has low self-esteem though which can cloud people’s judgement a LOT. He isn’t constantly beating himself down or anything but he’s not too confident either. Anyway-) I don’t know how to describe him other than “he’s just a chill guy.” It might feel a little weird how calm he is when meeting the princess, crown prince, and people of high status, but imagine you are in regular contact with your childhood friend who is basically a god’s chosen one? Who tf cares about some guy with a crown. Plus he kind of acts like someone with a little depression.

I got very sidetracked in this because I’ve written 3 reviews today and am so tired. I write reviews to combat things other people might insult about a story so that new readers will try it. (As well as give future me a reference what story this is if I ever want to reread it because I basically have the memory of a goldfish.)

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!! <<less

This is really sweet and I like it. It is light-hearted and if you want to read something romantic and sweet, and that's your only focus, this is the story.

In the beginning, some may find that Gio is annoying or Reiru is, but slowly the story unravel why they act like they are. I also like how every problem were solved in a good way and not dragging.

Longest foreplay ever!! Until ch 9 they just stayed in the same scene talking about each others achievements to diffrent people. Wtf?? Get to the point! The agnst is good but they are draaaaaaaaaging it out with meaningless information. It's mostly tell, not show. So it's like reading a plot outline

For a short novel, it's good! Obviously there's some time skips over "important" scenes and some things that could've been explored but weren't, but honestly that didn't bother me much.

It was short and sweet, but if you're looking for a complex plot I wouldn't come here, but I think that's a given since hardly anything can be developed and finished in 23 chapters.

If anything my only complaint is how quickly the MC accept his feelings for the ML considering he didn't seem to have them in the beginning. But the... more>> extras give a little bit of information on that so it got better <<less

I really like this simple short novel. I don’t find the MC to be dull at all. In fact, I found it quite refreshing that he dealt with things in such a mature way. He had low self-esteem, but it wasn’t too low to the point where he belittled himself. He just had a very high opinion of the ML despite his belief that their relationship wasn’t too good. The orphanage was a heavy responsibility that he took on at a young age. For someone who had not established himself... more>> in the world beforehand, the responsibility took a toll of himself. I was so glad to see him loosening up after giving up his responsibilities. He deserved that freedom.

The ML was also a very likable character. He didn’t chase after the MC immediately because there was no need to - what mattered was that he was safe. He also needed to ensure that his departure from the political scene would not harm the MC.

The MC and the ML had such a high level of understanding that the MC easily accepted their new relationship. I liked this interpretation a lot because it shows how much they fit together. <<less