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I'm on chapter 46 and can't believe that this story has the energy to end at 124 chapters. I can surmise what happened next from the comments and how the story developed, but I'm not finishing this and I'm rating it while the story hasn't deteriorated much.IMO, this kind of story would be perfect to end under 100 chapters, 70-ish sounds right with how the plot was going. Each chapter is long, and with it being divided into two chapters, it felt even longer. Feels like a chore, some chapters are missing paragraphs and I lose interest.I read this in search for face-slapping. This story set it so nicely but dropped it at the climax. I have no idea why but none of the face-slapping moments are satisfying except for the first live streaming. The rest are so... subpar? I get that MC had to pretend to be the fool, but he chose lackluster methods that are lacking oomph. Face-slappings were the embodiment of 'I've taken off my pants but you give me this?!'Character-wise, I like MC and his motivations. I like that he knew it himself that hatred is what fueled him. He's careful but brazen, it's just that... for such a fiery character, he's not doing much drama? I think it'll be okay for him to harass/make trouble with the villain more with his troublemaker status, but he's pretty tame and lowkey. This opinion is mainly because I'm looking for drama/face-slapping.ML was a breath of fresh air, until he assumed an elder identity to control MC. Ugh, I prefer dominant CEO who knows that he is possessive rather than relying on his age and custom to meddle in MC's life. I really like the maiden heart but his pure and naivete can't cover my dislike of him using his elder status and the person MC like (when MC doesn't even know that it's him). Also, romance is nonexistent as far as I've read, it's mainly about revenge (and revenge is taking a break so romance is growing a bit in chapter 40s).The nationalism and dislike against foreigners are already shown since the beginning from descriptions about Rick, but I'll ignore this part.I don't really recommend this one, but if you're in desperate need of face-slapping read, you can read up to chapter 40s, or even less. I'd say stop after the livestream, but it's probably too early and you'd want to know how the revenge develop. Chapter 40s at least has finished one major revenge moment.