I Will Become The Final Villain’s Bird

So far so good! MC is quite the magical bird, finding himself in a rather fantastical kingdom with plenty of intrigue. He adapts to his new circumstances remarkably quickly, and the clearly-to-be-redeemed villain, the light-obsessed ML, latches onto the MC almost immediately as his last chance at trusting another being. Their relationship, still platonic at this point, develops very smoothly and rapidly. After 20 chapters, the cast remains fairly small. I'll update the review once the plot starts advancing!

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I'm gonna say out the gate that I am extremely biased. As a massive bird enthusiast, I always love stories where birds play a significant role. To top it off, I’m a sucker for romance, and the cliché "I was reincarnated as a non-human thing and later can swap between human and non-human forms" is very much my cup of tea.

Starting off, I love our main character (MC). His kind nature and fun inner dialogue are really captivating to me. He expresses caution and aversion to getting involved with the male lead (ML) at first, but can't ignore him in the end because of his nature. Yes, it can also be seen as an overdone character trait, the whole "oh no he's a villain but I can't just leave him to die!!", but I just find the MC really charming regardless. In his inner dialogue, we see how fearful he is, but he still pushes through with things to the end. Maybe that's what makes me so drawn to him, idk lol.

As things are now, I also like the ML. Since I'm not far in yet, I am worried about how he will treat our MC when he becomes human, since often in BL toxic relationships get romanticized a lot. Right now, he's a very sympathetic character, and I really, really, really hope he doesn't turn into one of those hyper-obsessive and controlling MLs. There are hints of obsession already, but it's at an acceptable level currently, and our MC doesn't seem upset or opposed to it at all.

**Spoiler**
The villain we've been introduced to, the Empress? I LOVE HER! She's such a good antagonist character. We've already gotten some glimpses into the tomboyish and cheerful young lady she used to be, so it makes me really interested to know how her personality became so warped. Also, she's already had some great lines. Like: "I, your mother, will place the empire in your hands." It's so simple but oh my god, she's so cool and hot. I'm looking forward to more of her.
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To finish, I want to give all my love to the translator, Frey Translations! Everything is so well done and reads smoothly. I can't help myself from going to their page daily to refresh and check for updates.

I'm excited to see where the story goes and highly recommend checking it out!

**Edit:**

Now, I want to start my update by outlining that I fully understand other people's feelings about chapters 29/30, and I agree to an extent, but I have a slightly different opinion.

**Spoiler**
ML kills an innocent person for no reason, and the MC barely reacts. As people with basic morals and understanding that murder is disgusting and horrible and should not be glorified or romanticized, this is obviously extremely uncomfortable to read. But, I think it's *meant* to be uncomfortable for the reader.

I think the author is showing us that not only is ML not a good person, he is a *villain*, but that the MC is no longer a human. As humans, we created our own standards of morals, of right and wrong. Here's a real-life example: dolphins will group up and literally beat a shark to death for fun.

The MC is no longer human, down to a biological level, his thinking is inherently different. It's outlined multiple times that the MC feels an aversion to humanity as a whole and is trying to grapple with this change as it battles with his memories as a human. This is taken a step further with this scene. ML kills an innocent person, and the MC discovers that all he really feels is mild discomfort. He realizes how messed up that is and doesn't want to continue dwelling on his own greying morality.

So, while I agree that the scene feels gross and bad to read, I also think it's a really good illustration of our main characters' major flaws.
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I genuinely enjoyed the premise of this story, but as two reviews have already mentioned, chapters 29 and 30 were tough to digest. Even the original Korean readers had mixed feelings about it. I'll keep reading, but wow, the author really threw a curveball there!