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I absolutely love this novel. The writing, the MC, the clues in the chapters you might have missed that connects back later, the horror, the comedy, etc. The unreliable narrator/limited perspective/dramatic irony is just a chef's kiss on top of that -literally one of my favorite tropes.Spoiler
Also (romance) ? (Yaoi) ? I'd personally replace that tag with comedy, especially for the beginning. Most of the romance is just suffering and the MC is practically gray-aroace. Imo it's shonen-ai and a fantasy with a male love interest.
[collapse]Edit:Saw another person saying that the MC is straight and the novel is going to "bend" him, that the description is a bait, and that it's made for a webtoon.I heavily disagree.- 1. He doesn't show interest in girls, heck, he doesn't even notice the men AND woman that likes him. I personally see him as being closer to aroacespec, like demi or grey.2. The title here says that he's not a cult leader, but a serf Spoiler
(while the original Korean title says he becomes a god)
[collapse] so I don't see why that comment feels tricked by it.3. Even before, I thought that it'd be difficult to adapt such a dialogue heavy & descriptionless novel like this into a webtoon.One of the most fun part of the novel is using the limited knowledge and information that, when scrapped together chapter by chapter, paints a picture.For example, Spoilerit doesn't say out right when the ML regresses, it gives readers clues to figure it out.
[collapse] and drawings simply can't capture the full mystery and intrigue of the Novel; it can't visualize the Lovecraftian unknowing without showing too much. Additionally, webtoons tend to get rid of unnecessary details in novels when adapted, which would suck for this 'cause some details you wouldn't think would be important turns out to be important and it'd also be boring to have chapters of inner monologues and conversations lol. But I can understand how it's a very hit or miss trope.
