The Hunter’s Gonna Lay Low Chapter 220 Discussion

If you've read and enjoyed ORV you'll almost certainly enjoy this one.

The beginning starts slow, with a few of the expected tropes of the power fantasy genre - Spoiler

wow, MC has cool shiny valuable thing sitting in their inventory etc.

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Then (mild spoilers ahead) Spoiler

you see examined in the MC's past the struggles he faces as a single individual - as THE singular most powerful human being, and the burdens society places upon him and their emotional toll.

[collapse]. A lot of the stuff in the beginning actual becomes relevant much later on, which is pretty cool.

The romance in this novel is also a slowburn in the beginning, and the plot definitely accelerates before the whole 'realisation of feelings' stuff, but once the romance catches up it's very present. Sayoung (the love interest) has the temperament of a clingy cat, if that's what you're into.

Overall the two main characters are very well developed. The supporting characters, although less so, are often utilised very well in the moments they do get. The humour shines through very well.

I highly recommend this if you like wacky timeline stuff and character-centric stories.

(As a side note, the author seems like a pretty cultured/ well-read person? They make references to paintings and (big spoilers) Spoiler

the huge white whale that appears when the 'big bad' happens is almost definitely an allusion to Moby d*ck and the 'unstoppable force of nature' thing, because even when the whale in this story gets stopped..

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TLDR: Interesting character dynamics, well written plot w/ a clear sense of direction, great quality translation, has funny moments and incredible amounts of angst (mostly in part 2/ after chapter 144).