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The only reason why I can't give it 5 stars, and instead 4 stars (4.5 actually), is because this is a love pentagon. 4 MLs, all in love with our dear emperor MC. It sounds a lot more complicated than it looks, considering this is also under Yaoi, which means there's is r18 scenes. It becomes even more glaringly obvious when said characters get introduced to you. I'm a romantic at heart, and monogamous as well, so knowing the fact that MC f*cks all the MLs at least once before/after becoming an omega and then staying with his true ML doesn't sit well with me. If you don't like that, I rather you don't read this book unless you move past that fact.Adding onto that is the fact that if you strip this book down to it's very core, it's very... Plain. Dynamic isn't so far off since MC is the emperor but that line gets blurred and somewhat even when he becomes omega.Spoiler
MC is emperor with a shitty past and is trying to rebuild his kingdom. To do so he needs help from 4 MLs (whom are topping him). First ML is a wolf knight who has undying loyalty to MC as he is MC's childhood friend and is puppy like. Second ML introduced is a cold tsundere genius war knight whoes family perished due to MC's father. Third ML is a beefy gladiator s*ave who even though is puppy like as well, is the only one with dark skin and a barbarian like past. He gets saved by MC. Last ML is a tech genius who's talents look amazing when compared to the kindgom's advancing technology.
[collapse]When I say it like this to you, it sounds extremely troupey/stereotypical. because 2/4 of these MLs gets saved by MC. By process of elimination, you can deduce who will be true ML, cause common as is, Saviour/Savee has no true way of actually being a dynamically equal couple (if that's what Author is trying to accomplish) Now onto fangirling:"Our family crest is Silver leaf Rose, born from fire. The flames burn our skin, drain the moisture from the buds, and scorch the leaves to ashen white. But they can never corrode our roots and bones."- Emperor to his Son, Nero The MC, having his family being completely massacred, leaving him and his bodyguard to run for many years before coming back to take a throne, is a mentally powerful person who is riddled in scars and dried blood. His revenge to bury the people who took part in his family crashing down is not the only thing that defines him; his lineage and the education he learnt from his time as a prince defines him. As a tyrannical emperor, he believes everything under him is his; every general, soldier, commoner, omega/alpha are all his. Why? Because he is the sole king that will rise. That's where his arrogance and belief comes from, his undying confidence in him becoming Emperor. To you, it might seem shallow, but for him who had to lose his family and dignity, this is the only things he can cling to to remember his dead family by. The way the author writes him is insane, the characterisation - when he mercilessly tore apart the man who tried to strangle him in his mental pond -, the way he treats his people - rough but not unkind -, the love and ideals he has for his country, and the flaws/cracks he shows to his most trusted and friend. MC, who even though is emperor, feels human. He doesn't feel 2d, he feels life-like. And that's why I love him so much. As a person you wouldn't agree 100% with the way he deals with things, but you understand why. Because he has to.The author's way of writing is interesting, immersive and intellectual. It doesn't make you feel dumb, it makes you feel like the world is coming to life. They include excerpts, sayings, proverbs that aren't true to our real world but to the story's world, and that adds on even more to the world building. The novel is well written, with poetic descriptions about each character's feelings, situation and appearance, and the world + infrastructure building is amazing, as the kingdom is being built from the bottom up again; reformed in a good way. The concept of MC using the system for his own interests is also a plus.All of this makes the troupes and love pentagon feel more easier and fun to read. Anyways, I love this book.Edit: As of 227, I finally realised who the ML is, and I just wanted to say, why TT^TT I was rooting so hard for the knight but I understand :")