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Although I do like reading some mary sue or gary stu from time to time, I can't help but feel it's such a waste.Mary sue/Gary stu is a nice read when looking for some tooth-achingly sweet pampering romance, but this novel is obviously more focused on MC's development.... or at least reputation and popularity development.I feel it's a waste cause it could have been better. The MC's story is already good itself;Unfortunate idol who encountered bad luck (a.k.a that incompetent and pit digging "promoting" agent) failed to get recognition then quits entertainment industry to return to the sports circle as an athlete and rises as a star. It didn't even have to be as Gary stu as it is because the MC actually has a stubborn and hardworking character. Perhaps it would have been better if MC was another kind of gary stu, or just simply if the author spared more words on MC's independent growth, like his training, body tuning, or his transition from idol lifestyle to athlete lifestyle. Instead of focusing on the system because it kind of discredits not only the MC, the opposing athletes that actually has to continuously train year round, but also the ML who got motivated and fell in-love because of MC's stubbornness and hard-work. ———I found myself just skimming through most parts since c28 cause I realised the story was basically more about boasting the MC than MC's journey to getting stronger. Also realised that fans, netizens, and side characters has so much more dialogue than MC and ML 👁👄👁. Cause author uses them to boast about MC...So yeah, imo, story focused on the wrong thing therefore it got bland.