#tcf rant

[blueteller]

OG!Cale has time travel powers? Is that canon or is it headcanon? So why did he make the deal if he could go back in time on his own? I think I'm confused, I'm definitely understanding something wrong.

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Good question! In canon, OG Cale was never stated to have any specific powers at all. No mention if he ever developed swordsman's aura as a soldier, or if he knew any magic, or if he ever possessed an Ancient Power of his own – not even the Annual Rings of Life. He told KRS!Cale where to find his mother's power, but he never explained whether he obtained it in the TBOAH timeline, or if he simply knew on sight what it was (when he witnessed the White Star grab Choi Han and make that "time is warped for you" comment). Basically, OG Cale's skillset is 100% a mystery. It was stated he was completely average in body strength when Cale transmigrated at the age of 18, and his plate was naturally weak (unless the plate was originally OG KRS's, not OG Cale's, which might make things even more confusing).

But I kinda figure that OG Cale had to be strong by the time he reached 40. He made that comment that in TBOAH timeline, "all sorts of strong people gathered under Alberu Crossman for that final battle", and since he was present – and he survived long enough to get "buried under the bodies of his comrades", meaning he couldn't possibly be the weakest one there if he was one of the last to die!! – it all means that 40-year-old OG Cale just HAD TO be someone quite formidable even if he never went into detail, when he spoke with KRS!Cale. Not to mention that he was fit to replace the OG KRS - the insane workaholic Team Leader who had a 100% success rate - in a soulswap with such success that others only noticed a weird personality shift, and not a "skill issue".

Basically, all signs point to OG Cale being really, really strong. And the possibilities of what that entails are endless.

But then we come to the problem called "Regression", and uhhh.... how do I say this... we have exactly ZERO information on it, if not NET NEGATIVE??? Like... no one ever mentions it even as a possibility! No one considers regression as a thing people can do – heck, not even the GODS are supposed to be able to do it! In fact, Choi Han tells Cale in the Sealed God's test that gods are supposedly unable to send someone in time. Either it's a plot hole or a freaking lie – and considering how TCF gods are proven LIARS, I'm inclined towards the latter!

So how did the God of Death pull his time-travel scheme off, then!? You tell me!!! 😂

My original thoughts were something among the lies of, "God of Death used some sort of divine, limited-in-use Deux Ex Machina that let him regress a whole world through the deal with OG Cale". However... now we know there is quiteeee a few gods who (slight spoiler alert, but I'm keeping it very light) are not only antagonistic towards the God of Death, but also several insanely powerful gods who are straight up pure evil! If THEY had any time-travel on their hands, they would have used it to destroy Cale and everything he stands for a long time ago. Heck, the one villain in Part 2 with time powers was freaking crazy, and he could only PAUSE time, not REGRESS it!!

So... my second theory was that the God of Death has a single unique, ultra SECRET time-revealed power, that he could use only once, and now he will probably be forced to retire soon. Which seems plausible, all things considered.

However, my third and current theory is that there was a mixture of factors. Yes, OG Cale himself can have some sort of time-travel related potential, and the God of Death was able to combine it with his own power and use it to their advantage. Or maybe God of Death got an item or the help of another person who was able to manipulate time. Maybe there's a whole freaking plotline in TCF waiting to be explored in that direction. Who knows! NOT ME!! Lol

Look, my point it this: time travel is CONFUSING when you consider how the multiverse works in TCF. From my understanding, only one world should have been affected by the regression. But so far no one, not even our dimension-travelling villains the Hunters, seem to notice that regression has taken place!! Isn't that strange?? It freaking is!! So I hope we get an explanation on it sometime in the future, because my nerdy brain is exploding from all the unanswered questions!!!!

...I hope I was at least to answer your question, haha. OG Cale has no confirmed powers of his on in current time. Only the ones he inherited from OG KRS, after he transmigrated.

[misakisakuya]

White star Rant

Ok so listen, (also i might be stupid for just realizing it...)

I was just randomly brain storming then i had an idea. That was, that White star's character had so much potential to grow as a character than just be a power hungry villain who is nothing but a stepping stone for the protagonist. He looks nothing more than a puppet

And then i realised

That's what the author wanted!

FOR HIM TO BE A PUPPET!

THAT WAS THEIR GOAL FROM THE BEGINNING!

He was nothing more than a puppet this whole time! And they made him seem like the actual final boss of the story's part 1

Like that'a crazy dude

Crazy

Those are some top notch writing skills right there

[justanotherpjofan]

You know most of the time people get angry at Cale because he can't for the life of him communicate things as they are, specifically regarding his health and seems to be unable to register his family worries for him.

And to that I said, of fucking course, his whole life on earth was horrible and he didn't develop emotionally because let's do a quick recap:

His parents died.

His abusive uncle took him in

He ended up in an orphanage.

When he was twenty the world collapsed.

He was bullied because he didn't have abilities.

Then the shelter he was in was destroyed

Once again he was alone until he met with LSH and CJS and let's not forget he was already 20 something.

Not long after they died as well.

Then he closed off with everyone because he didn't want to get attached just to lose them again.

He woke up in a novel

GoD confirmed he was supposed to die not CJS nor LSH.

He had to face his past again due to SG test.

...Well you get my point by now he was a little too busy surviving for him to actually develop self worth, most of his life he learned he wasn't someone who deserves affection or care and unfortunately no one said otherwise and if they did they die leaving him worse than before.

So it is no wonder he keeps things to himself all the time, after all why would others worry about him it makes no sense? At least from his pov.

That's why he is so detached at the beginning, still he can't help but try fixing things because it is the only action he knows

Surviving and saving others is so deeply engrained in him that unknowingly he keeps getting in a bigger mess. He got attached against his best efforts and gives more than he can take because he is not used to getting, the people who ever gave him anything always ended up dying before he could understand being emotional or plainly having emotions is normal.

[weirdsht]

Eruhaben is such a grandpa, ofc he would know what his kid wants to eat

Side note: I love how Cale will always give in to the children's wants and demands I'm trying really hard to not say something angsty about it because i want to keep this post cute

[makzee-51percent]

I think, somewhere deep in my soul, I need a reaction fic that isn’t Cales coolest moments or his most traumatic backstory but just where his family sees him. They just see what he used to do in his daily life.

I need them to see how he was casually treated, how he treated the people around him. Who he was close to. Who he wasn’t.

Or I need his family to see his mistakes, big and small, and how he overcame them so they can know how he comes to the conclusions he does.

I want his family to see the life he lived before they met him so that Cale can really be SEEN.

Because we know from the POV’s we’ve gotten from other characters that Cale is seen as this incredible person, this pillar of unwavering support, but I need them to see Cale when he wasn’t.

When he needed that pillar of support that he became for his family.

(Ao3 authors lock in)

[crazydaymycrazyway]

Now that I think about it, doesn't Alberu have like, a bunch of brothers and sisters? Then like, Zed had a lot of partners, though I suppose he only officially married the third prince's mother and the rest are concubines like Alberu's mother. So like, didn't Zed kill his siblings in the fight for throne? Or was it in another story? Did he like, ever think that his successor might choose his path and kill the rest of his kids and perhaps his own father too to sit on the throne?

And this third prince whom Zed favored, I was like, dying to know his name in the beginning. And Alberu's mothers name too. Then I just went like, if the third prince's name was like something long, complicated and hard to pronounce, wouldn't it be hilarious. I can imagine Cale's and Choi Han's reaction when they hear the name for the first time. Cake would just give up cuz it's too hard to say and he couldn't be bothered lol.

Back to the Crossman family. There are so many members there. Like damn. Wouldn't the tea within the family be quite juicy? Like, I can imagine all the family drama behind the doors? The public might not be aware of it, because they like to keep a good image and all. But I am very curious of all the sh*t happening within the palace. I've always thought about it from the day I've heard Zed have multiple kids from multiple women. When Cale hears all the drama, he'd be like, damn, I was right in thinking that nothing would do good if I get involved with you. He might enjoy the tea, but he'd be too scared to get his slacker life dream ruined.

[tooselfaware]

The characters aren't perfect. They aren't omniscient or omnipotent. They move according to what they know and what they prioritize and value. We know what they're thinking because we're the readers, but other characters don't. That's why all they can do is move according to how they evaluate the opponent.

"Why don't they think this?" Why don't they do that?"

They're trying to move within different plans for different paths while trying to avoid or destroy their enemies. Lives are on the line and they are never sure their plans will succeed. Every move is a risk. Every step could be a trap.

They also act according to their nature and instincts even as they plan. Just because we found a solution doesn't mean they found the same solution. Their psychology may not be the same as ours because their experiences also differ from ours. And that's not a bad thing.

Tldr: I love this novel. They're great and mighty and trying they're best. But they are not perfect and that's fine.

[clara-licht]

OH NO HE'S HOT

*faints*

[i-am-totally-meh]

Every time I see Clopeh's name mentioned in the posts of people who read the raw chapters, I want to bust out the Google translate.

But then I see the screenshots, and... I hate it. I wouldn't be able to handle the name switching and all that, kudos to those who can.

So I have to wait for more Clopeh content, that's fine. I can be patient... but..

ONCE I GET MORE CLOPEH CONTENT, CAN WE BRING BACK JO HO SHIK?? I KNOW I'M PROBABLY GOING TO LIKE THE NEW CHARACTERS TOO BUT COME ON, GIVE ME HIM BACKKKK

...I feel like my favorite characters have a typing...

[sheepibum]

remember me (but forget my fate) chapter 1: 681 words chapter 2: 2377 words WIP chapter 3: 6302 words (and counting)

*horrified whispering* how do i stop? i don't want to split this chapter bc it'll mess with the 5 chapters i want, but it's so long already! It was supposed to be half of this!!

please, i just want to update this thing!! (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)

[lappel-du-vide83]

Trash of the count's family has been living rent free in my head for the past month so here have me LOSING MY MIND OVER HIM <3

Warning this is quite long and has swears and only starts at around chapter 300

See if you can guess what was happening ;)

Tcf rants

Chap 355 ERUHABEN PROTECTING CALE AND RAON I AM FOAMING AT THE MOUTH

352 why do I have no money? JSOWPWHEJEN PEPEFUCK YOUFUCKYOUFYUCKYOUm

And omg eruhaben picked him up LIKE A WET CAT WJWIOWQP

Like some point of record introduction is where the video call unbutton happens way before 350 why did I have to find calberu so late

OMG krs life is so sad " you were meant to die" 394

424 He and I are happy as well gahhhhhh cale crying stop QnQ

When you try to pay attention to the villains monologue but the voices in your head won't shut up 446

464�� piggyback super funny bro gets carried like a haystack

485 self doubt is a bitch

BUT CALE RESOLVES IT THE VERY NEXT CHAPTER OMFG THAT WAS SO UGHHHHH <33333

THE BAIT IN THE NEXT CHAPTER AHHHH THERE'S NO SERVICE HERE

BRO that one chapter pls just LET HIM Cook

OMG "Please. Hyung-nim. I trust my smart hyung-nim.’

What in the goofy fuck is this arc (naru von ellejan)

543 was kinda cute dkwhy

582 The FEELS OMG LSH AND CALE HUG WJSIWPWPQLLQ

595 cale? Sparring? Training his physical body?? Impossible

601 BDAY CHAPTER YAYAAYy ALSO CALE HON NO STOP HURTING

602 ."God. You must have seen me die today." Holy fucking shit my dudes

"Cale had started at some point to caress Alberu’s mane whenever he had the time." kuxiydsljxkysiysitzjgzkyxou pls and thank you

Ws needs to STOP

605 ‘Even though he tells us to live, why?! Why?! Why does he push himself overboard each and every time?!’ WHY IS HE SO TRAGIC also choi han almost screaming cale instead of roksoo

"Choi Jung Soo looked as if he was about to cry as he responded to the weak voice." ubc am shakibg

Taerang is so funny omg

609 RAON IS JUST LIKE HIS DAD

612 ALBERU GOT A GUN

Let me see what you have

A gun

NO

613 "brightly as young Cale used to smile." awwwww

622 HIM SMILING BRIGHTLY OMGOMGOMG

623 "The Henituse household’s number one priority during that battle was-

‘To make sure that Cale survives.’" :OOOOOOOOO

The misunderstandings lmfaooo

626 ON AND HONG PART OF THE MOLAN HOUSEHOLD

LMFAO FREDO CALLING CALE SON AND THEN BASEN LILY AND VIOLAN LOSING IT

628 did not know duke deruth was chill like that

Poor guy cale bruh new member to caleism

644 Excuse me noble sacrifice???? Bitch you better not

646 INSTANTTTT

HE BETTER BE FINE "called the beginning and the end of everything." ISTG CALE IF YOU DIE

"Raon swore in the exact same manner as Cale before heading toward the terrace." RAON IS SO CUTE

652 RECONNECTION???? YOOOOO

655 THEY MEET AAGIN

656 STOP THIS HURTS ME BUT OMG OG CALE NOW KRS IS SO SJWOPWW

OMG why are they so wholesome to each other???

His mom bro omfg I am tearing

669 damn he's cold. But ig it's war bruh you gotta cold through the mess

670 just stab yourself they said. It'll be easy they said. BRO WHAKANDA REQUIREMENT IS THAT

671 AHH ANCIENT POWERS CALLING CALE " our kid"

The absolute disregard “Man, you talk to me so disrespectfully.”

680 THAT IS INSANE NO FUCKING WAY BRO

681 BRO DID HE JUST BITCHSLAP WS HE IS SO COOL THAT WAS EPIC

684 'cales in danger'? YOU FOOLS HE IS THE DANGER

And alberu spinning the gun??? How did he get so cool with it

685 MF JUST SOLOED THE WS THROUGH SHEER BLUFF HE IS SO OP

686 THIS PLACE ABOUTA BLOWW

687?? '“I finally think that my life is a bit precious.” CALE NO

He had an extremely useful worker BAHAHAHA

689 rasheel is so real

683 UPGRDAES PEOPLE UPGRADES

694 ALBERU IS TRULY A SIBLING OF CALE

697 HE DOESN'T EVEN REALISE HOW HYPOCRITICAL HE IS

BRO got a taste of his own medicine sit yo ass down and rest mf

699 OMGOMGOMGOMG

700 wait stop this is kinda sad

702 cale in his insane era

703 yo what is happening

705 foolishly thought there'll be angst but look at that potential

Alberu the og glib tongue

715 the sealed god better fucking stop before I beat yo ass

717 that gave me chills for some reason

720 shit not even cale is safe from the abusive childhood tragedy

BRO imma beat the ws up his stupid curse affecting krs

Also the plot thickens

723 clopeh is crazy in the best way

736 this entire arc bro cale is causing so much chaos

WTF why is krs life so sad bro

737 THE PLOT THICKENS

I love this arc wait they're supporting each other so much its so adorable

740 MF CLOPEH IS SPEEDRUNNING THIS THING LET'S GOOO

752 HE HIT HIM WITH A ROCK STOP

756 WHAT IS GOING ON????

759 AND HE STABS THIS MADLAD

760 CALE IS GONNA LIVE LOONG

And omg reactions!!

766 CALE FINALLY GETS IT

Karma bro

Sidestory 2-1 OG CALE FULL OF CLASS????

2-2 istg ogcale and krs ARE THE EXACT SAME PEOPLE "FLIP EVERYTHING OVER"????

2-3 HAHAHA I GONNA QUIT BEING THE MOST USED THREAT IS HILARIOUS

2.3 raon: can I be nice

Cale : no

WHY he so ruthless

BRO I just realised that this man has not sat down wtf he just finished fighting the sealed god let him REST

2. 4 "No matter what happened, the Crown Prince’s biggest ally was the Duke’s House of Henituse which had his sworn brother and his sword art instructor." GUYS

Ahh he was so sweet to the kid

2. 5 LET'S GOO MEET UP

2.14 wow that's insanely convenient that you need exactly 3 more assistants

2. 15 LET'S GOO MARY

RAON MADE HENI FROM HENITUSE STFU

2. 23 Mary tryna copy cale and alberu is so cute

2.23 WHY IS HE HURT????

2. 40 "The rejuvenated ancient Dragon smiled a lot more these days." AWWW GOLDIE GRAMPS

Also omfg cale stronk

2.41 so wait fire of destruction did become a god? How else does he know about super rock

2.49 AHAHAHA CHOI HAN GETTING CALE THE FUCKING PILLAR

2.55 damn our cale is strong

2.58 cale proving that once again, he is the scammer

2.59 nah bro this shit too goofy they're just waiting for him to faint

2.64 can we appreciate how fast choi han and sui khan protected cale like omg

2.65 GoD is so real bro is funny af

2.68 caleism ftw

2.70 LMFAO what does alberu want??

2.71 "I’ll give you the title of Minister of Finance. Will you do it?”" BRO IS ON HIS LAST STARW

2.72 BRO THE DYNAMIC HERE IS MWUAH AND EXCUSE ME?? ALBERU IS STILL HURT?? I WILL FIGHT SOMEONE

ALSO CALE NOT RESTING AND IMMEDIATELY GETTING AN INVITE IS RIDICULOUS

2.76 cale is too nice omg

2.79" H, human! I figured it out now! Clopeh has gone so crazy that he’s gone full circle and looks calm!" I FUCKING LOVE CLOPEH THIS CRAZY BASTARD

The foreshadowing here is nuts my dude

2.81 HELP ALBERU

ALSO THE FORESHADOWING IF HE GETS HURT ISTG

ALSO WHY IS ONLY MY MAN SEALED??

2.85 GAE-IL LMAFAOOOO

2.93 TOONKA REALLY WAS ABOUT TO THROW A CHAIR

2.96" up.? Who is above me" OMFG HELL YEAH

2.101 aww choi han and raon supporting him

2.104 AT THIS RATE HE WILL FAINT STOP IT

2.106 LMFAO THE CHOIS ARE SO AWKWARD

2.107 Jakqpqpq Ron using sneak attack to make cale rest

2.110 lmfao choi han is the best at knocking people unconscious

2.113  cale is coughing too much blood bro I know it doesn't hurt but godamn

2.116 I love dominating aura so much

2.119 I DIDNT KNOW I NEEDED CHOI HAN AND BEACROX SO MUCH

2.120 omg toonka found his bff

Tbc

In conclusion I love this story and everyone in it pls and thank you

[weirdsht]

Damn they had to put a label

Which is fair because I also got scammed going into this story. I thought it was gonna be a fun and whimsical, following the life of a slacker story 😭🙏

[popdrop]

I may have a type.

And because im a coward, bonus below

HNGRGHRHHRT

[applepies-with-some-looting]

FOR REAL OMG.

My first introduction to the fandom is through SQH, making me start off on a bad note with Shen Yuan because from the get go I'm just like: "Okay this is the literal CREATOR of this world, why tf is a random rich kid millennial the one who's speed running this story on easy otome-esque mode." because seriously, I mean, why not SQH?? Why did he have to actually make an effort and live through everything to reach where he is, when SY just pops in to take over SJ's body when SJ had already fought tooth and nail for his strength, body, position, and prestige? Not to mention, the system is more lax w SY than SQH??? like why??

Then I transitioned to SJ thru a fanfic where SQH saves him and of course SY is "better" than SJ I mean, a pampered third young master of rich parents?? Obviously he would be more subdued and kinder than the guy who literally had the misfortune of living in the rotting bowels of society since childhood.

Nobody wants a broken man.

They prefer those who are soft and good and kind, when a lot of those people are that way because they have the privilege to be. Like that quote from Parasite(?) "She's not rich and nice, she's nice because she's rich. If I was rich I could be nice too." It's easy to be "nice" when you've never suffered or worked a day in your life. SY didn't have to work or suffer because he was fortunate enough to be born rich, and that's why he's so 'kind' without consequence.

YQY being kind had fucked over SJ.

SJ trying to be kind and help LQG just ended up with his being accused of trying to kill him (twice).

SJ pampering NYY? It fucked him over.

SJ sparing QHT for unknowingly helping him even though its her own family at fault (and her ignorance is frankly annoying)? Fucked him over.

SJ saving and following YQY even though he thinks YQY never went back for him???? FUCKED HIM OVER.

Shen Jiu has been dealt bad cards all of his life, obviously he would be bitter, resentful, and deal out bad cards in return. I'm just pissed nobody tried enough for him yet they have the audacity to fawn over an imposter waltzing around using his face, body, power, and prestige doing things he would hate. This is why I hate calling SY or SJ as SQQ. SJ is the one who earned that name and identity but SY just gets it granted to him by the system??

In comparison to TCF (another fandom I'm in), Cale is not privileged. He had also been abused and suffered almost all his life. (pre-transmigration) But why don't I prefer the original Cale if I liked SJ? Okay, for me it kinda comes down to 'privilege' again. Og!Cale literally took over KRS's body as KRS is already a fundamental part of the company, taking over his body, strength, face, abilities, prestige, and some of his memories (+ a literal human guide) while Cale gets yeeted to a world on the verge of war with nothing but incomplete information (and emotional clownery /affectionate/). After fighting tooth and nail for survival for at least 20+ years in Korea, now he has to do it again but with ✨Fantasy DLC and Adoption✨ installed. (Though, liking SJ opened my eyes and made me like Og!Cale more, I still prefer KRS!Cale)

Compared to SY, Cale's kindness just feels more... meaningful to me. More raw, more real. Now, while he did have ppl guide him compared to SJ, I prefer him over SY simply because this is a man who suffered and was abused like SJ yet... he's still kind?? It's more admirable to me when a man who had "given in to the place that was supposed to be called home" and had to fight for the survival of himself and others for years exhibits kindness.

Because hurt people have the tendency to hurt people and unlike the kindness that stems from having a home, freedom, shelter, money, love, and family since birth; kindness that sprouted from love and the desire to help others not experience the same abuse and hurt that he did (and suffering more in the process) evokes more deep emotions and a sense of fondness within me.

Also, Cale treats the ppl around him as actual real ppl and not just characters. He has empathy, and a lot of it.

Heck, he even had the time to worry about the OG!Cale and his happiness in the middle of dealing with a fuckin war led by a thousand year old reincarnator!!!!! He only let go of his worries when it was confirmed to him via a trusted source that Og!Cale was happy!!!!

I've been into the TCF fandom for years now and it seems I've been spoiled by Cale's care and fucks to give even towards ppl that are seemingly not mentioned in the novel or those that can be deemed not rlly important. ig that's why I found SY's indifference and even hate towards the original owner of his body (and his reaction to GYX's death) to be off putting. (Though, SJ did abuse SY's fav character so rlly, I can understand. Still put off by his indifference + reaction to GYZ's death though)

Maybe it's also a plus that Cale's relationships with others aren't rlly romantic but focus more on family. I'm not against romance, it's just that SY's wife beam is a bit too potent for my taste.

This post brings up a point too: → [°_°]

Look this is just an opinion not a fact don't get into such a tussle over a stanger opinion on a book of all things which are meant for entertainment. How I view this doesn't effect you nor do you take it as fact in fact youre free to disagree don't care.

It fucking says a lot about Shen Jiu as a character and the fandom as a whole in fanfics when the majority of them make him in fanfics having a better turn around in his life is always when a respected man is attached to hip usually( Liu Qingge) or acts as a voucher for people to even see him past his shell or his lies about the true reason he goes to the brothel goes out the window because otherwise he's a liar, a no-good and lecher and scum villain and because he's so emotional and volatile people do not respect him as a peakleader at all. He doesn't have a voice like it's telling me he's so female-coded cause ladies knows how dangerous people giving character assassination at your person could do tons of damage to your future prospects in future life and honestly I really like even though the ficwriters don't outright say it cause it subtle how majority every man and person in his life have taken away his autonomy and I find the most egregious example SY not actually giving a fuck about the person of the body he's inhabited and him not emoting at all when he saw the OG being abused and still validating LBG like if even the modern man from another era doesn't give a shit either someone who has to have sensible morals in society and even he doesn't care . This dynamic reflects a lot how society often undermines individuals who don't fit its norms, stripping them of their autonomy and dignity. SJ's struggle for respect and recognition in the story mirrors real-world issues of power and validation.

Everyone prefers SY. I'm not going to act as if I'm better though in real-life same I'd like him more too but his martial siblings barley tried. If they dislike him whatevs, but you guys are not at all suspicious about the 180 change in behavior how the kid he used to hurt and abuse is now being loved and pampered wtf??? Don't you guys owe him that much to investigate.

They could have tried to dig deeper aside from the one time they test him for possession but they didn't because they prefer the new and improved him". It actually so telling how the author chose someone of such a rich and idle pampered background to be transmigrated to the villain who's origin the very opposite of that and yet seemingly integrated himself better and incorporate better relationship with them then SJ.

The cultivation world, as well as the characters within it, reflect deep-seated classist attitudes. SJ's rough background and survival tactics make him an outsider, whereas SY, coming from a more privileged background, can navigate and be accepted more easily.

What does that actually say exactly that someone of a better background get along with the peaklords but not SJ because with our SJ he's a fighter and biter, he plays dirty to win in their eyes, he a lecher every inconceivable things is literally placed onto him just based on their perception of him. Is it that unconsciously they could tell SJ is not of of them or am I looking to deep haha??? The cultivation world is very classist is not news to anyone and that being the exploration in MXTX next book and how WWX background being how he literally met his end because of it says an actually lot how she took the things from this story and incorporate it into her next book.

The entire story had me retrospectively think hard how SJ voice is silent and yet to me at least he stills haunts the narrative because of it then when you get to the reveal about his backstory it makes you fucking think of him as an actual person and not just an object as a vehicle for the main character to just insert himself in because no matter the nature of a person it stills their body.

Like i've seen some fans even reflect this saying it not his fault that he transmigrated or he deserved it's technically his body and that he's a better person than SJ. At first, I agreed but then I took some time to process this. I don't care about SJ actions and his nature if it at the expense of his fucking body. SY can live for many many years but he's not SQQ unless he reincarnated like Airplane like it makes me want to me want to debates about transmigration. SY is his own person an adult with memories he has his own thoughts and feelings so when he transmigrated he took over the manual controls but that doesn't mean he's actually SQQ because he's not he's a pampered millennial.

In Otome Isekai (OI) stories, the original souls often face bad endings, while the transmigrators, who are modern characters inhabiting and thriving in these disliked bodies, desperately try to avoid such fates. They manage to charm the original male leads and are so focused on changing the story's trajectory that they can't accept its original path. This comparison to OI highlights how these characters' actions mirror Shen Yuan's (SY) predicament. The original person's identity and struggles are dismissed for the sake of the new character's journey, leading to the erasure of the original identity.

I don't vibe much with Shen Yuan because he seems very indifferent. The world revolves around him and his bias, much like many other transmigration novels where the MCs are similar. I find it hard to connect with a MC whose actions, even bold, lack a genuine foundation with other characters because they continue to see them not as people but character roles they're supposed to fulfill. He does everything to save himself, not from the sincere intention. His reaction to the death of GXY was cold af.

I don't like transmigration stories for this reason. They're often treated more as reader-inserts for fix-it fanfiction. We rarely learn about the characters' past lives, so we end up thinking of them as the person they transmigrated into, rather than who they were before. All we know of before was he was cyber-bullying and harassing the author and a troll so an asshole, basically.

If you guys don't know about OtomeIsekai basically we have bunch of modern day Koreans jumping into european white women bodies and inhabiting their bodies and living vicariously through them basically wish-fufillment bullshit trash . 9/10 nobody notices because this is a person who is widely disliked and despised and because no-one cared for the OG soul it easier to just go under the radar hell even the MC don't give a shit to so we have another MC that become so beloved in the eyes of the ML and how she bewitched everyone into loving her.

Transmigration is literal horror. " His Present" a short story I read from novel-updates where it literally based on this very concept where his loved ones preferred the imposter ugh made me bawl.

It makes me think about transmigration. Does it truly matter if the person who took over lived much longer than the original soul does that make them "THEM" ? I actually do appreciate SJ backstory being added but like now with transmigration just popping off on internet novels where the concept is everywhere where the original soul is discarded and the new one is celebrated, kinda adds a layer of tragedy and ethical dilemma to the narrative. It questions the validity of the new identity and the consequences of such an erasure. I'm always biased for the OG souls maybe that why a lot of SJ fics make him the character who is most suppressed by his role as scum villain succeed in making him heard to be listened to and mattered.

Imma nap lol this rant was loooong!!!

[crazydaymycrazyway]

Writing fanfictions centering Alberu, I've always thought of the Crossman family.

We read how Zed just, offed his siblings to be the king after his father died. I wonder what happened to his mom? Like, was he the son of a queen or a concubine? Did his dad have concubines, or just a queen? Did all Crossman's just kill their family members to have the throne? Cuz if they didn't, then should Alberu have some, distant uncles/aunts or something like that? Cuz the other possibility is that the ruler only had one child or something, which I don't think is possible. If the Crossman's were dedicated to protect the country, they'd have made sure there are enough offsprings so that even if a few died, there would be a heir.

Did a Queen ever succeeded the throne? I mean, we know there are Crown Princesses, Rosalyn is an example, but I want to know whether a woman ever sat on the throne in the Crossman family.

If all Crossman's killed off the remaining of their family so that they could ascend the throne/remove threat to their position, then it just makes me wonder about our current Crossman family. Like, there's a Crown Prince, the son of a concubine. Let's say if the Queen knew of how Zed liked the first concubine. Then Alberu is the Crown Prince, the son of the concubine her husband loves the most. Wouldn't she be scared? That to be the King, Alberu would just kill them all like his father? Or the moment he becomes the king, he'd dispose all of them, including her and her son so that there would no threat to his position? So when the first concubine dies, and the king suddenly seem to loose interest in the crown prince, wouldn't she just seize the opportunity? Plot against the Crown Prince, try her best to degrade/downgrade him, his power, his position, and everything? Try her best to, I dunno, kill him off so that he won't grow into something that would kill her or her son? Wouldnt the other concubines think/do the same too? Wouldnt the Princes grow up with the idea that, whoever becomes the king survives? Would it be a matter of survival for them? Obviously it would be for Alberu because he is aware of the plots brewing wuthin and outside the palace to push him away/kill him/bury him. He has nobody to protect him on the outside, so he has to protect himself, he has to survive. But for the other princes and princesses too, despite having all supports and such, it must've been a matter of survival. Imagine growing up thinking that you'll either be king or die. Wouldn’t any of the Crossman siblings wanted to have, I dunno, escaped? Because I certainly would love to. But can they? Is it even possible? With a father who loves to pit them against each other and watch them struggle to gain power, watch them desperately survive to sit on the throne? Was it intentional on Zed's part, did he know everybody in the palace would think this way? That they would develop thus survival mindset, and was this his goal then? Did Zed ever think that his kids would follow his path and try to kill the rest of their siblings so that they'd be the ruler? Did he ever think one of them might try to kill him too?

Zed Crossman. Was this how he grew up too, and did he not see any reason to change it? To break the generational cycle? Is he like this because it's all he knew to be, or is it because he thought this was the most efficient way? What had he thought, when he realized that Alberu truly didn't hate him (in the novel, I think it was hinted) despite all that he did? That Alberu was more than a cold and calculating Crossmam, more human than he himself ever was? Even more worthy to be the ruler? Was he proud? Guilty? After doing whatever he was upto and if he will still be alive after that, would he ever think of being better? Or is it too late to change him?

The Queen. Did she marry Zed for power? Did she have any say in this? Who is she anyway? How did she feel to marry a man she knew would never love her? That the man's heart belonged to a woman who died. That this man would always prioritize the kingdom before his family? Or was she someone who didn't care about love and just went in for power? Was was it a marriage she was pressured into?

What of the concubines? When Zed is in power, they'd have power in the palace. But what happens after he steps down? Are they imprisoned? Banished? Excecuted? Or do they just fade into the background of the palace to be never remembered again?

The Princes. Would they ever be able to not live in fear? Wver trust each other? Or did they ever believe that Alberu wouldn't just kill them off, because even after he removed every one of his siblings from the succession war and the political sphere, he had only kept them in check, not dispose them. Or did they think it was one of his clever moves to appear benevolent before everybody and trick them into a false sense of security, only to betray them later? Had they truly wanted power?

The second and third princes. Can they really not aim for Alberu's position and work together with him? In the novel, we've seen Alberu entrusting the troops and some other duties to them. They did trust and work for him. Like a second chance(?) or something. So, will they continue being that way? Even after Alberu succeeds the throne?

Are the dead princes/princesses ever remembered again?

All this kind of disgusts me, and at the same time introgues me so much.

I'm not trying to find excuses or justify their actions, but I truly am curious. Are Royal families all like this? The Breck Kingdom seemed different, atleast from what I've seen. Then there's Moogru, and they gave us an obvious reason as to why Aldin was the Crown Prince. Then the Sekka household. So is this just the Crossman Royal family thing? Wouldn't be surprised since their ancestor, or founder, was The Ancient White Star. There are so many possibilities, I just keep on thinking about this.

And gosh, the family tree would be so big.

[clara-licht]

Shall we add to my complaints about Dominating Aura? Shall we?

Now THIS is how I envisioned DA would look. At the very least.

Cale looks very menacing here, doesn't he? A glare with dark red surroundings, and the blood-like splatter at the bottom?

And yet this isn't a DA scene, nope! This is Cale talking about the mages in Whipper Kingdom.

My point is,,,, it's very doable to make Cale look intimidating. To make him look Dominating. So with how the scenes with DA have been handled so far, well.... I'm quite disappointed.