Death Progress Bar Chapter 56 Discussion

I enjoy reading this novel because the MC is quite clever but not to the extent where he can't have reasonable explanations for some of his bizarre actions.

The characters all have their individual personalities, and a lot of their actions are really well explained. They have their reasons, but it also doesn't forcefully justify their actions. They don't try to forcefully receive forgiveness which is really nice!

One of my favorite parts of this novel so far is the good mix of fluffy cuteness with some underworld (?) action scenes. It's actually really refreshing and some of the slight changes in the characters' actions show their gradual change in feelings! It's such a smooth development between the mix of plot and romance, which is something I really appreciate.

However, the reason I knocked down one star was partially because of the romance among other things that I (personally) found odd and unreasonable.

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First of all, my complaint with the romance is how they try to pin blame on the mc's denseness and lack of EQ. I think the problem is that no one tells the MC the important emotional stuff. Like, the subordinates looked at the MC like he was dumb and dense when he couldn't recognize the ml's feelings.

I think that it was perfectly reasonable for the MC to not realize the ml's feelings bc the MC had never seen the way the ML acted before meeting the MC. Furthermore, the ml's cold act (which is perfectly aligned with his character) does not help in getting the MC to realize the ml's feelings. But the biggest problem is when the MC is trying to figure out what the ML is thinking and everyone basically tells him to figure it out himself.

I mean??? He's asking because he wants to know and he can't figure it out since no one is giving him any helpful hints. And they still look at him like he's an idiot, and quite frankly, it annoys me to no end.

Anyway, the second thing that bothered me was a little minor part of the book, but it just seemed off putting, character-wise, for the MC imo.

Basically, the text said that the MC struggled with studying high school problems despite being a university graduate in his previous life. Also, as a former police officer, I would assume he has some basic knowledge for school rather than just saying "I don't know" to every question.

This might just be me though since I actually enjoy learning so I remember a lot from high school. But of course, my view might be biased because I don't know what Chinese high schools teach (as opposed to US high schools).

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Maybe I'm just nitpicking, but those scenes disrupted the flow of the novel for me. Even so, I still recommend reading this because it's definitely a fun read (with a few emotional bumps here and there).