The Second Coming of Gluttony by Ro Yu-jin

In order for a story to be about personal growth, the main character must be quite flawed in the beginning. The chapters where Jihu apologizes all the people he has hurt are so raw that they hurt to read a little, in a good way.Īnd, everybody who whines about Jihu being a 'beta' or weak-willed or other silly descriptors in the beginning is just self-reporting. I like that it's not a one and done thing. Upon realizing this, he makes real efforts to grow and apologize and make amends. Paradise is his escape, just as gambling was. When he was back on Earth, he had to be constantly confronted with the painful consequences of his actions. It's the one thing in his life that he was succeeding at, that he could be good at. One thing I like a lot is that Jihu channels his former gambling addiction and self-loathing into a terrible obsession with Paradise. With his entrance into Paradise, he throws himself at the trials that await him. His future self only has enough contribution points to send back his undying emotions, which are enough to suddenly fill Jihu with a overwhelming. He's truly a garbage scumbag at the start. Seol Jihu is a fantastic tr*sh protagonist. I want to start with the character growth. I'm not saying Second Coming of Gluttony is objectively better, just that I liked it more. This is saying a lot, since I prefer it even compared to masterpieces like Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Kidnapped Dragons, and Lord of the Mysteries. Just for once, I dearly wished to know the truth about myself.My personal favorite novel. The tower I built up with my own hands crumbled into nothingness. I wondered if salvation would come at the end of the long road.īut, I was forced to kneel down in defeat in front of a powerful entity. In order to change my pathetic life, I chose fantasy, instead. The reality told me thus - that I would amount to nothing no matter what I did. I turned my back on my family and even betrayed my lover. But redemption does not come so simply, and only through hard-work and suffering can Seol truly change himself. Returning to the parallel world, Seol attempts to live without regret and atone back on Earth. On his last breath he makes a wish to restart from the beginning.įrom his lowest point, with the future granted feelings of regret, and a restored mysterious childhood power to spot potential danger and opportunity, Seol manages to avoid the choice that would have resulted in total ruin. Seol is a gambling addict who ruined all his relationships on Earth before continuing down another path of failure in the parallel world. The Second Coming of Gluttony | 탐식의 재림 By Ro Yu-jin | 로유진

The Second Coming of Gluttony by Ro Yu-jin