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Hello..how are you?.Well,I don't mind what you want to do anywhere. Headcanon or detailing fic. I got that thought make me wonder until I eat. I imagine this Cale Henituse/Han Yoojin already got the start of his own strong allies so (Y/ N) felt that she was a burden so or she thought they didn't need her anymore that's why she disappeared without telling them..That's more or less my imagination..I'm sorry for rambling(⁠ꏿ⁠﹏⁠ꏿ⁠;⁠)..

Take care of yourself, writer.. Make sure to drink a lot of water.. Goodluck for study or work(⁠｡⁠･⁠ω⁠･⁠｡⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠♡

Hiii thank youu!!

When i read your request it was more like this in my mind

Our dear reader who didn't realise that her bf/hubby was a yandere, went out in secrate since its his birthday was coming up. Her timing was wrong and no one noticed she left. When he realises she isn't in her room, he searches the whole building/mansion. He doesn't have much stamina so you can imagine how tired he must have been after running from room to room hoping you would be there. He started panicking and called all his subordinates, practically ordered them to find you. His right hand man finds you in a male accessory shop looking for something. He zooms their pretending to just stop by. He finds it so cute when you blush and stutter trying to make excuses since his gift was supposed to be a secrate, but all in vain when the shop keeper brings out the custom order you had placed months ago and only went to collect it. It was a thin neckless, with a small openable? locket with a picture/ painting of you two (painting which u made by hand) also adorned with gems complimenting both of your eye colour . And he is over the moon. He escorts you back with him and then picks you up, takes you to the bedroom for a long night. He keeps whispering 'you are the best gift' while thrusting hard and fast. He tell you he want to wear it now while fucking you so you could see how good it looks on him.

Lets just say you both liked the result of you sneaking out.

Ps. He fucked you harder on his birthday while wearing the neckless. You found out you were pregnant like a month later......

And i'll make headcanons since i really liked your idea!

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The tags did it for me😂

Why is Basen’s life low key like Sofia the first

Seriously though, I've fallen in love with tcf during the pandemic as Cale became kind of a comfort character for me and tcf kept me happy even though the world was shitty back then. It's also plus for me that Cale is quite lucky and OP and how his problems were "alWaYs sOlVed viA ovErlY cOnVeNieNt dEus-eX-maChiNas".

(I'm looking at you, tcf reviews from Novel Updates. I feel like those haters just love it when protagonists are dumb and suffer a lot of angst and heartbreak and shit, that's why they hate how easy it is that Cale solves and plans things even though his intelligence and capabilities literally fit so well with his characterization. I mean srsly, KRS was a high-ranking strategist in a monster-infested world. I'd be disappointed if a person like that isn't "OP" from all the experience and combined skillsets they've gained through hard-work.)

Unfortunately tho, Because of school things and kind of slow updates of the translated ver. of the part 2, I had a falling out with this novel and stopped reading it in January of 2023 (or maybe December of 2022, I forgor..) but I've now picked it up again and rekindled my burning love for it. (Still rooting for Clopeh to establish Caleism)

Side note: I hate how I legit haven't read the tcf novel for more than a year and yet I've managed to binge read all currently translated 223 chapters of the part 2 in just TWO days.. now I'm cranky and hungrier than ever for more tcf content :/

TCF is all about healing

- This is a review about the novel.

There's possible SPOILERS for readers who haven't finished reading the first volume.

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When I first picked up the novel, I didn't have high expectations. After reading a lot of stories that end up disappointing me because of how the author eventually adds romance or harems into the story because their main character apparently needs a romantic relationship to feel good about themselves, I thought that Trash of the Count's Family will be the same thing further down the line.

But damn, did the author prove me wrong.

In the first few chapters, the novel's entire vibe was almost unnoticeable. Sure, there were some small details like him not being used to extravagant clothes or finding a simple meal delicious, but it wasn't obvious. It made me raise my eyebrow but I simply thought that he's a simple salaryman or something.

The first lines about him not having anyone who would miss him if he's gone in his previous world can be excused as him having no lingering attachments. And honestly, some transmigration/isekai stories do have their main characters having no attachments in their previous world. So it makes sense and it didn't alert me of what could've possibly happened to Cale, former Kim Rok Soo, for him to be so aloof and calm at the forced transmigration.

And then...he thought about poverty and pity when interacting with On and Hong. That was the first sign that he may have left a few lines out of his introduction.

It steadily got worse when he was talking to Choi Han about him being used to the cruelty of people like Venion. And then, at the first meeting with Raon, he appeared as if he understood the hopelessness of a child under an abusive adult's hand.

That's when I finally thought that TCF is a story about healing. And I was pleasantly surprised.

Sure, there's action, drama, and comedy, but TCF is mainly about moving on or healing from past hurts. There are moments when it can be called "cliche" but TCF is unique in the way it portrays Cale and his relationships. There's the found family trope that I love but what I love the most about the story is how these characters who have lost something or were about to lose something if OG Cale didn't make the deal with God of Death to have KRS replace him, is slowly understanding that they're not alone and that they can improve as a person if given the chance.

It's heart-warming and completely unexpected. I didn't read the first chapter expecting this fantasy-themed action novel to be about this.

OG Cale, Choi Han, Raon, On and Hong, Lock, Taylor and Cage, Alberu, the Dark Elves, Mary, and so many characters paved the way for me to completely fall in love with this novel.

If I sound like I'm exaggerating, then I don't care because this novel is just beautiful.

What completely blew my mind is the final reveal of Cale's past as Kim Rok Soo.

Listen, I have a love-hate relationship with KR survival novels involving monsters and dungeons and the freaking apocalypse. I love some of them and I can't stand the others. But I did not expect that Kim Rok Soo was in a world trying to survive from the effects of the apocalypse.

My first reaction was "What the actual fuck" because I 100% did not expect for the story to go that way. And my second thought was "So that's why!" Because it finally explains why he hates "papercuts"! This guy is so good at making big things about himself sound so small that it left me stunned when the big reveal happened!

I wanna slap him and hug him at the same time.

It explains why he's so good at being a commander. It explains why he's used to getting hurt or why he hates the thought of his friends and family dying with him as the survivor (I believe he has a survivor's guilt?). It explains everything.

He may be in a new world but he's still stuck in his past no matter how much he says about not thinking about what-ifs and his past. The time he spends in this new world is him slowly realizing that he's not alone and he doesn't have to be so scared.

And when I finally thought that I'm done being surprised, OG Cale appears and flips everything I knew about the character. They talk about how content they are with their new identities. They smile. They're happy. And that proves why this novel is about healing and not the simple transmigration novel full of action and comedy. Instead of getting angry at Kim Rok Soo, former Cale Henituse, for the deal with God of Death, he's just happy for the man and for himself. I just love how the author doesn't forget about Kim Rok Soo's sacrifices and rewards him with a happy life with his mother.

It's so hard not to finish the novel within weeks because of how good it is. It can be fast in some parts for the action, which makes sense since everything is happening at once. But there are also slow emotional moments that keep reminding me why I love this novel.

So yeah, this is my review about TCF. It's not a perfect novel but it's a good novel about healing and family. And I'm waiting for the second volume to be done so I can finally read the rest.

Cale Henituse every time some hoes decided to threaten his loved ones

Cale Henituse as the story progresses

KRS!Cale: It's also a great stand in for wood varnish, window cleaners, pesticides, gasoline, vaccines, hair-growth syrums, cooking oils, war rations, holy water, the primordial sea, and is a very strong nuclear reactant :)

Og!Cale: ....What the actual fu—

Og!cale: I have these sevem products for my skin, these five for my hair and these three for the rest of my body

KRS!Cale: oh I have this one product for all my body and the floor of my house

Og!cale: ...

Periodt.

Seriously, with the ever increasing bullshitery that Cale is going through in part 2, he needs all the help he can need.

Not to mention, he can't be with them all the time or forever. They will need to fight one day, whether literally or figuratively.

It's better they start getting used to it now when there are still reliable adults around to guide and help them if they ever need it instead of being coddled for "being kids" and end being unprepared/caught off guard in the future when they get older.

Involving kids in battles

There are a lot of opinions about Cale Henituse, formerly known as Kim Rok Soo. Some readers love him and some readers don't. Some find him funny and some think he's annoying. Some see his selflessness and some judge him as selfish.

He's a very complex character that is just tired of the bullshit the gods did to a lot of people including himself.

But the one thing that some readers do not like about him is how he includes kids in wars and battles against multiple powerful threats.

I've made a post about female characters that slightly mentions this. It can be found during On's part in the post if you're curious.

So here's the thing about the kids in TCF, or rather, the kids in Cale's group. They're strong in different ways.

And most of them, excluding Lily and Basen, are not humans.

To understand why I think their presence in battles are okay, let me first bring up Kim Rok Soo's past to understand the way he thinks.

As we all know, at least the ones who finished the first book, Kim Rok Soo did not have the best life. His parents died from a car accident when he was young and he was left to his abusive uncle. He was mostly alone with no connections to other people (for reasons you need to read about if you haven't yet) until the apocalypse (when he was a young part-timer) happened where he had to survive by himself until he became a member of a team with different abilities. He was a member who had to fight and watch people die when he was young until he's 36 years old.

He doesn't have a normal life and childhood.

'Kim Rok Soo had once had to starve in the past. He did not enjoy seeing children looking so skinny. Although Lock had always looked feeble and his tall height made him skinny from the start, he seemed even thinner now.' - Chapter 234: Something Obvious (3)

So if a person who grew up under these circumstances is suddenly thrusted into another world where anyone can die easily, what would he do?

Basen and Lily

His first reaction to the idea of Basen being sent to the plaza where Cale knows a tragedy might happen, is to agree with Deruth's idea of replacing Basen, knowing full well that his younger brother will not come back completely fine, especially since he's a normal kid. He chose to sacrifice his safety for a brother he barely knows since he recently just got transmigrated in this strange world. Basen is more fit to help in their territory than to fight in battles. And he does not see this as a weakness.

When Lily asks for a sword instead of a normal toy a child of her age would normally want, he easily agrees. This is a kid who wants to learn how to fight. He knows that there will be war coming to Roan Kingdom and their territory will be the first to face this danger. So the idea of her learning how to fight, with the mindset of someone who survived in an apocalypse, made him agree without complaints.

Raon Miru

Fast forward and he gained the trust of three children who are harmed by a tribe and a cruel noble. He pities them but also understands their pain at the same time, especially after everything he went through. He knows coddling them would not make things better since they already know how harsh the world is.

Raon is a baby dragon but he's stronger than all of the people in his group, except Eruhaben. He's a kid who easily talks about destroying the world if Cale doesn't wake up after fainting. He's a kid who wants revenge against Venion and he never let go of that anger even when he was freed by Cale and his group. He knows he's stronger than Cale and does not want to leave this "weak" human despite the strong enemies they face.

But Cale, even with this thought of "putting him to use" at first, told him to hide himself in all battles and when around strangers.

Even though he knows Raon can fight, it's obvious the little dragon will face potential problems if everyone knows there's a dragon in the group. Arm would do everything to get Raon and bring him to DHB, the nobles would probably become greedy, a lot of people will rely on him for things he shouldn't even need to do, and Raon will never be truly free from all the expectations placed on him.

He could leave Raon with Elves and Eruhaben but considering what Arm did to the elves, Eruhaben's lair, and Olienne, there are no safe places to leave him.

Cale gave him the freedom of choice. He can live freely as a dragon without trusting a human. He was fully confident that Raon will not follow him. But he did. So Raon is his responsibility now.

I made a post about liking both Cale and Reigen Arataka and I can honestly see their similarities in this part. They know the kid with them is stronger than them but they also know that fully placing all the responsibilities and expectations on this kid will ruin them.

He, like Reigen, tells his kids that it's okay to run when facing a strong opponent. That it's okay to rely and let the adults handle the hard part of the battle. He respects and relies on them when necessary and pulls them back when they face real danger.

When the White Star first appeared, Cale's first instinct was to hide Raon in his arms and to defend themselves from the man. He was also prepared to fight until Eruhaben appeared. No matter how much Raon wanted to fight, Cale kept hiding him and was genuinely scared for the dragon.

So yes, he cares for the kids in his own way but doesn't treat them in a patronizing manner.

On and Hong

Like I've mentioned in my other post, On and Hong also did not have a great childhood. They were chased from their tribe who wanted to kill them because they're "useless" and mutants.

They did not trust anyone until they met Cale who says one thing and does the opposite. They placed their trust on Cale who may appear indifferent and cold but seems to care for them by giving them bread, medicine, and meat without having expectations from them.

Some readers might find it distasteful but it's obvious that they want to be useful, no matter how small their contribution is to the fight. I think the term "useful" makes it cruel but for them, it's something to be proud of. When he first uses this term, it's when they were saving Raon. But his next instinct was to check if they're okay after infiltrating the cave.

Is it bad to let these kids fight after they escaped death? Yes and no.

They should be safe, away from harm or danger. That's normal to think about children and I agree they need safety like normal children. But once again, these kids aren't human and they are in a different world from us. They grew up in a tribe that expects them to be strong so in every opportunity, they look for ways to be strong.

That's not exactly a normal kid's way of thinking.

And again, Cale's initial indifference to everything around him is the extension of what his former life did to his psyche. He's not a normal person either. None of these characters are normal. Oddly enough, the most normal are Litana and Valentino.

And in all honesty, knowing how he thinks and respects someone's needs and wants, if they want to stay away from danger or stop fighting, there is no doubt he would accept their wishes and let them hide somewhere far away from Arm. But like Raon, they want to fight back against the tribe who wants them dead. In a sense, they also want revenge and to prove everyone that they've become strong.

Lock and the Wolf children

Lock is still a young boy, no matter how much he shoulders after the death of his tribe. I still see him as a kid like Basen.

When Lock was having troubles during the war, Cale did not scold him. Instead, he encouraged him to eat since he noticed how Lock hasn't been eating since he first learned he can't use his berserk form. He told him that he did not need to fight. His only role was to stand and protect Raon. Simple but it made Lock feel relieved and happy that Cale didn't get angry at him for being weak.

I see it as Cale just wanting him to step back and get stronger, to rely on the rest of the adults and to not worry about regressing. I can only imagine what Kim Rok Soo went through to be so wise about this kind of situation.

This part is one of the most memorable to me because of what happens at the end of the battle,

'I am the adult.

I am the guardian of these two children.

I need to take full responsibility since I chose to take them in.

I need the Super Rock's power.'

Cale, despite all his inner complaints and initial reluctance about how he's suddenly involved in a group of children's safety and protection, finally admitted how important it is that he takes full responsibility of those he took in. And the way he does it is by "sacrificing" himself.

When Lock finally overcome his fear and was about to protect Cale, Cale got annoyed and said,

"Children grow up so fast" with a pat on Lock's head.

He sounded like a father or an uncle who was proud of Lock for overcoming his obstacles. This one scene among multitudes of others made me recognize how much he cares for these children. It's happening mid-battle but it doesn't detracts the emotional value but only increases it. It was another reason why I find Cale Henituse so interesting and mesmerizing.

Conclusion

Cale Henituse, for all his self-hatred and low self-esteem, does not bring down a child or person's confidence. He gives them the choice to become strong and protects them when they're weak.

He does not force them to do anything they can't or don't want to do. He knows what he went through as Kim Rok Soo is bad and he doesn't want them to go through the same thing.

Reading between the lines made me see that there's something deeper than what Cale shows.

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I'm not gonna lie, I sound like Clopeh at some parts whenever I write like this. I felt the same when I was writing about the female characters lmao

I'm sorry if this is so long 😅 I became too passionate about this topic. I understand the people who are worried about the kids but this is still my opinion about it.

Choi Han chill💀

He really be out here telling the master arsonist/terrorist Cale himself to bomb-and-dash if he ever encounters a threat😂

Rasheel would approve lmao😂

The great and mighty Raon Miru is great and mighty Raon Miru-ing

If he said "fuck" instead of marry, the kids will probably ask about it to Cale, Ron or Eruhaben because of the different context it was used in (besides the context they were already used to) either way, someone's dad mode will kick in so Alberu would either need to wake up to a complex, ridiculous prank (or a kingdom's worth of paperwork) or just straight up find himself in GoD's doorstep😂

Alberu: A group of kids averaging 10 years old tried to fight me today, but by pure coincidence I happened go know their dad on a first name basis. I called his name, he looked at me and smiled, and after that, I told them; "I'm gonna marry your dad." I gave those children more sociological damage then any past trauma they have ever had.

[This is just my opinion, if you don't like it then just scroll past it]

Tbh, I find it strange how some people completely erase KRS!Cale from their stories and instead just have OG!Cale regress and just take things off from there or something.. I get that they like the guy but I can't find myself liking him more than KRS!Cale. (or at all, I don't know him that well)

And yeah yeah, it's their fics they can do whatever the heck they want but I just want to share my opinion and perspective on things.

I just can't see OG!Cale achieving even half of the success that KRS!Cale had obtained even if he regressed or took KRS!Cale's Ancient Powers for himself, I mean, the guy legit spent 20 years in Tboah just being a mere foot soldier while KRS!Cale fcked over WS in just two years and with limited information.

Even though his experience being a soldier can be useful, it's not gonna get him that far. Instead, to make it so that Og!Cale actually creates change, I feel like they just give him sheer dumb luck and a thick-ass plot armor bigger than KRS!Cale's. (I get that Krs!Cale is kinda the same but it just doesn't hit the same way)

There's also the fact that KRS!Cale's ginormous intellect and charm made it so that he can bulldoze his way into the White Star's thousand year plans.

Intellect and Charm that Og!Cale simply doesn't have. If he did, there would have been people that noticed he was soul-swapped. (I get that he was acting as trash but srsly? not even a single person noticed?)

I mean, in order to integrate him into Korea, GoD legit gave Og!Cale some of KRS's memories and also a fraction of Record and Instant while KRS!Cale had that kinda unreliable Tboah novel that he only read till like- the start of the invasion to the Henituse County or something?

There's also Record, Instant, and Embrace. These abilities were important in preventing casualties and is a big-ass stepping stone of KRS!Cale's success. There's also the bonds he has with his people and AP's that allowed him to fight enemies via power of found family and an excessive amount of explosions. There's a lot more I can rant about but I'm getting lazy.

TLDR; I just find completely removing a novel's MC and replacing him with a side character to be weird.

random thought #3

[Minor SPOILERS for the first part of TCF]

Cale treats his ancient powers like they're his friends. Some would say he "stole" them for his own benefit but I just can't see it that way after everything I read in the novel.

Cale, former Kim Rok Soo, made a connection with these people. To me, they're not just powers to him. In fact, it feels like he understands what happened to them and if he doesn't, he quietly listens to their stories. And the way he talks to them also feels less like a selfish person who wants to use them for his own protection and greed for power but more like giving them the chance to see a beautiful world that became peaceful because of them. It's like he's comforting them after they suffered so much in the past (which is also connected to the healing thing I talked about in my other post).

Like yeah, he's annoyed at them most of the time but he doesn't blame them whenever he gets hurt or bleeds way too much as a backlash after using them. Instead, he simply helps them achieve what they couldn't do when they died.

“I’ll come back tomorrow.”

Cale said goodbye to the rumbling tree as if it was a person and exited the fenced area.

- Chapter 5: They Met

If he truly didn't care about them, he wouldn't get angry for them or at one point, he would've let their voices disappear in favor of getting stronger.

I like his relationship with them. Like they're the voices inside his head (lmao) and it might feel like he has wireless headphones attached to his ears 24/7 but he treats them the same way as the rest of his friends and family and it's really nice to see.

This is kind of the reason why I feel a bit weirded out(?) when fanfiction authors would completely erase Cale's (OG KRS) existence in the fic and replace him with OG Cale and give the other the ancient powers. Like I get people like OG Cale, I do as well, but it feels kinda wrong to see them with another person after seeing Cale bond with these people. In fact, I can't imagine them being with anyone but Cale, this chaotic little shit who gives Super Rock huge headaches and makes the others go violent for or with him whenever he's fighting with an asshole. Aside from one ancient power (if you know, you know), I just can't see him having none of them with him after everything he went through with them.

I keep remembering his "almost one-sided" conversations with all of them because most of the time it's chaotic but the rest are just as emotional with a feeling of deep understanding coming from him. It feels like he always has someone with him so whenever they're silent, I feel like the air is too heavy (like those few incidents when I just want to hug Cale).

I think the best description for Cale is that he's full of empathy.

So yeah, this is a random topic I thought about chaotic Cale and his equally chaotic ancient powers. Yes, I'm including Super Rock who isn't normal either. He's tamer than the rest but he's definitely not normal 🤣 I swear some people who think they're normal in the story are probably in denial like Cale is.

It just popped in my head when I saw the line about the tree in Chapter 5, which I quoted above ☝️

[Note: I'm not saying these authors are doing anything bad, by the way. This is just my opinion and I usually just skip those fics when I see them. I won't stop others from reading those fics just because I feel weird about this one thing about the ancient powers]

[Second note: This is about the first part of TCF, I dunno what happens in the second part yet but I hope to see more of his interactions with them]

I would've answered 'His cunty era' but then I realized it basically didn't narrow things down

Guys what kind of Cale do you like best.... Cale's Era's

Sometimes, I question whether TCF is actually a legit published novel instead of an unhinged fanfiction written by an author who snorted crack

Side note; That 'Dear diary' bit sent me spiralling fr fr😂

TCF Out of Context

Cale: (suddenly stripping) Choi Han, give me your clothes Choi Han & Billos: ???

Rosalyn: Young Master Cale.... what are you doing...? Cale: Crime in progress. Is something wrong?

Hannah: I wanna bathe in the blood of my enemies Cale: (internal screaming) .....Sure

Choi Han: Your highness, there's... a hole in the wall of the prison now, for some reason... Alberu: (headache intensifies)

Mary: Young Master Cale, you should eat. You only don't eat when you're dead. Cale: (sweating) ...??

Hans: (cheerfully) That's right Young Master, there's no such thing as hopes and dreams in this world! Cale: Just shut up. Hans: Yes, sir!!

Raon: Goldie Gramps! Play dead! Eruhaben: ...???

Clopeh: (points at Cale) Father, this esteemed person is a God Cale: ?!?!?!?!

Wind Elemental 1: CHAOS! DESTRUCTION! DEATH!!! Wind Elemental 2: Sorry about him... he's always like that...

Bud: (offended) I'm a swordmaster, not baggage! Cale: That's right. I'm the baggage. Bud: Wut- Cale: Shut up and carry me

Choi Han: So, what is your plan Cale-nim? Cale: Let's have our enemies start a campain to kill Cale Henituse Choi Han & Raon: ...?!?!?

God of Death: Dear Diary. Today, I got beat up with a broom.

Alberu: So this is why I probably shouldn't be the king- Cale: Your highness your ancestor was a criminal Alberu: ?????

Cale: (brutally beating up the White Star with a pebble) Everyone: ..........

Cale: (burns money and Laughs in Rich) Eruhaben: (feeling poor) ...I'm too old for this

A prime example is Cale who thinks that his Slacker-life is always just a step away or something and yet 1000(?)+ chapters later, Slacker-life is still nowhere to be found.

...I swear that TCF is giving me trust issues 😂 I literally cannot trust any lore structure they're giving me! Everybody keeps breaking the rules!!

Blood Demon: "Dragons can't become gods." Me: *pointing at the Dragon Lord of Aipotu* Then pray tell, woman, what the f*** is that??

In fact, if anything is stated to be "impossible", you better take it as "oh you BET it's possible and it's gonna happen in roughly 250 chapters" 🤣

Yes. I would be over the moon if they do it more often, actually.

My Ao3 Reading experience…

Also starting to think Tcf Ao3 writers put Cale in other universes just so other characters can call him pretty, and/or so he can have childhood

Frens >:)

If you love Kim Rok Soo, let's be friends.

If you love Lee Soo Hyuk, let's be friends.

If you love choi jung soo, let's be friends.

If you love Cale -I'm going to be a slacker- Henituse, let's be friends.

If you love White Star, let's be friends, I feel like I'm the only one who love him.

If you love chuuya nakahara, let's be friends.

If you love bsd and tcf, let's be friends.

[W: I'm sleep-deprived, writing this.]

So I was tryin to find a way to read Tcf's chapter 257 of book 2 but then I started to drift across platforms trying to get even a lick of the chapter when I came across the novel updates page of TCF.

So as a bored person who can't find the chapter she's lookin for, I decided to scroll through the page when I reached the reviews section.

Safe to say, I'm between offended for Cale and amused as hell.

How is he a pushover?

The reason Cale survived until now is meddling in the business of others, bro💀 He should've just let ppl die, ig

Also, Cale is the type of person whose thoughts contradict his actions, he says he hates cats, then proceeds to adopt two of em and make another one into a king.

It's literally his characterization at this point.

That he's such an unreliable asf narrator to the point that even his own readers wanna smack him in the head.

Not to mention, Cale is not "reincarnated" he's a transmigrator it was never alluded to that he died and got there, y'all this is too funny I don't think this reviewer got very far in the novel xD

But then I thought; 'What would Cale think of this?'

And just envisioned the dude reading the review, probly being offended he's in a novel, totally agreeing he ain't unique or special in any way, and then complaining in his head that he didn't want the problems, the problems wanted him💀

What I really got vaguely annoyed about tho is the last snippet.

Rating something as 1 star when even you feel that it's 3 stars just to try to bring down its "undeserving" high rating? What is dis pettiness bro

TCF helped me get through the pandemic and I'm gonna defend this novel with m life.

Also, just a bonus one.

The review itself is aight but the "There's no real goal that the MC tries to accomplish" part??? Help—😂

Even some readers don't see Cale's dream of a Slacker life as true, poor dude. ( ಡ⁠ ͜⁠ ⁠ʖ⁠ ⁠ಡ)

*Puts my reading glasses on*

Well someone didn't read the source material before leaving a review.

1.) This reviewer probably: "Dragons, Magic, Mythical creatures, Reincarnators, Transmigrators, and LITERAL MULTIPLE GODS are realistic enough but the MC not being a bumbling fckin idiot?? Hell no! that's where I DRAW THE LINE!!!

Also, 100 is literally the average IQ.

I don't know what's up with people hating it when an MC doesn't have the intelligence of a soggy piece of bread, but seriously? Why?

2.) The foundation of transmigration stories are built on lies. Where the hell have you seen an MC that upon transmigration, just straight announced that they're not the original?

Obviously a person will lie to get benefits, ESPECIALLY when said person just suddenly found themself stranded in another fuckin WORLD with a goddamn WAR on the horizon!!!

3.) This review was made in 2023. The reviewer probably didn't even bother reaching past chapter 50 if they can say that Cale is evil this confidently.

Like– ARE WE READING THE SAME NOVEL???

This reviewer literally said: "He helps the crazy people in a war so that his kingdom can grow better and he can live in peace"

IN WHAT WORLD IS THAT EVIL?!?!

Not to mention, the reviewer omitted that Cale helped the "crazy people" in a war against a bastard who had no problem EXPERIMENTING on the innocent. But apparently, that makes him evil because the ones he helped aren't mentally sane.

And yes, Cale "scams" people into thinking he's a good person, but don't you think they would've left him by now through their adventures if he wasn't actually a good person? None of the ppl close to him are fckin idiots. They would've realized it already if he was actually a rotten man by heart.

Does the novel literally need to spell shit out nowadays just because some people seem to be incapable of reading between the lines??

The reviewer: *Complains that MC's intelligence is unrealistic*

Also the reviewer: *Wants an MC that isn't selfish, bad, or (probly) morally gray*

GUYS ASAP HOW OLD ARE JACK AND HANNAH?!?! PLEASE I NEED IT FOR A FF DRAFT I BEG YOU ALLL

Me wanting to try out shading, highlighting, and using different blending modes: "Heheh Cale pretty, Imma draw him"

(Lawd why can't I draw better, I couldn't capture Cale-nim's beauty properly omg)

This is inspired by Cale's meandering in Central Plains that made me go: "WHAT IF HE'S WEARING AN OUTFIT OF THE JOSEON ERA?!?"

What do you guys think? :D

Idk what I'm doing help—

This is the realest description of Cale istg

Cale is the type of guy to doom the narrative back, but shits his pants when his kind butler offers him a refreshing lemonade