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T0 be concise, this novel had a great concept as to how the MC and ML meet each other, but they both feel like wooden boards halfway through. There are no high stakes, very little foreshadowing, missing context and poorly utilised side characters. I feel like I was fooled by the slowly darkening plot at the very beginning, and I fell into the trap of thinking this novel would be different.It has a few original ideas, but they were not built on very well. The only part I truly enjoyed was the somewhat misunderstood relationship between the ML and MC at the very beginning.Spoiler
I literally didn't understand why MC still had fatherly feelings for ML and then asked to be in a romantic relationship??? There was no reason for that to be a thing except to set up the best joke in the novel about MC treating ML like a son when he's bald and like a lover when he's not.
[collapse]SpoilerThen suddenly MC's livestreaming bc of his siren voice, but he never chills with his fishtail out at any point? There's no need to be getting unnecessary attention as a lucky koi merman (when author has already said how dangerous it was to be one already? ML literally said he'd provide energy stones for him...
[collapse]I'll stop here, I'm getting worked up. I'm thinking of all the plot holes now.Tldr: Good description, quite misleading. Beautifully written at the beginning, loses touch later.