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When failed martial artist Kwak Noh is tasked with protecting a group of young orphans, he plans to send them off to good homes. However, after growing attached to the children, he decides to raise them all as disciples of the Shadowless Clan. But as times get tough, Kwak Noh is forced to journey far from home to make money, leaving Sunyu, first brother of the clan, to provide for his siblings. If Sunyu wants to step up for his clan, though, he'll need to step up his skills! Training begins now!Original Webtoon:Daum, KakaoPageOfficial Translations:English, JapaneseFrom the author of Peerless Dad:Some children are raised in the hands of Kwak No, After establishing a Disciple-Master relationship, the children dream of their own dreams by practicing martial arts and walking in that path to become masters. In order to make a living, Kwak No always had to leave his seat, and Seon-yu, the eldest of the children, has to take care of the Children, and He'll be the Great Master.
To say that, this is really good... until it suddenly isn't, may seem both silly and obvious, yet it sums this title up perfectly.
A so-so kung fu master takes in orphans and struggles to raise them; it's a slow-burn story but really engaging and a nice change of pace to the usual mayhem of the action genre. Suddenly though, the story doesn't make any sense - as in, are there chapters missing?
And, nope, there aren't!
Undeterred by this massive red flag, I kept reading as the story became more and more messy and I felt myself not giving a crap as to who was whom or what happened to any of them! If I hadn't seen that it ended at 89 chapters, I would've dropped it at 60, but I had the false hope of it finding a spark of its former glory.
At the end of the 89th chapter, however, the translators cite the title as going on hiatus as the author attempts to fix the myriad storytelling issues.
I doubt that's possible and this one will likely never be back.
After the first 30-40 chapters pacing starts to become a real mess. Art is okay, but not more than that.
There have many important characters, the plot may look a bit all over the place though. You can also recognize some from Peerless Dad.
For example :
It seems that many of those children will become a central figure of this universe.
Anyway, the plot looks a bit rushed. The kids suddenly split due to some events and due to some reasons, none can contact back their hometown. They will grow up each their own side.
For readers like me who are interested in that universe, this is a must read. To complement your knowledge on Peerless Dad and such.