The Youngest Hides a Lot Chapter 30 Discussion

This story is a mash of various genres (childcare, crossdressing MC, elements of war, and I'm sensing a possible (not very sure so please take it with a grain of salt) Spoiler

yandere ML?? If the ML is who I think he is. We've barely seen him and he's like my type already (by that I mean ML type, not my irl type lol) BUT he may not be the ML (I'm talking about the mage whom FL saved and communicate with through some ear marking??)

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Btw, this brings me to how the author is able to turn a classic cliche into an actual mystery (for me). Spoiler

Usually in cases like this, it's obvious that the MC is the "dead" unborn child of the adoptive parents, but in this case, I'm actually on the fence about whether she's the daughter or not since the author gave her a parent (the king of the mage kingdom) and that backstory seems equally compelling/legitimate.

[collapse] The FL's interactions with the other characters are all very cute, and the story flows quite well (although I've only read 30 chapters). Thank you to the translator for their efforts!

Another small detail that stuck with me was when Spoiler

FL's adoptive father realized that she went to look out the window to gauge the time instead of looking at the clock, and he wondered if she was involved in the war (yes, she was, sadly as a child soldier) before ultimately dismissing the idea. Just the fact that this detail was caught impressed me a little. On a similar vein, the other minor characters all kind of had a gut feeling that FL was a girl, which added a touch of realism to the story, but they sort of deluded (?) themselves into believing that she was a guy because no way would her adoptive family not know that... right? (Yeah right 😂) I can't wait for the reveal lol.

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I like how the family is sweet but not to the point of being unbearable or cringy. Grumpy tsundere grandpa is my new favorite! He (and the second oldest brother) have a way with words that makes me giggle. Spoiler

Grandpa calls FL booger LOL. I guess because she's very tiny in their eyes and sticks to them??

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Lastly, I want to urge people to give this story a chance because as someone who has read dozens of stories in similar genres, somehow this one has managed to stand out and hook me. Of course, it may be due to the timing of me reading this story (I haven't read OI in a while) or my taste buds, but I do think it's worth a try!