I Stole the First Ranker's Soul

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This was my first action manhwa, as someone who only reads romance...It was a beautiful experience!!
The art is majestic!! the character design is really good!

the story is pretty straight foward with the title.... for some people it could lack depth, but it honestly has a lot of information that you wouldn't consider useless for the plot, it has pretty good balance of comedy, serious moments, and of course that little bit of romance that is really cute .... the plot of the story can be a bit confusing in some parts, but it does a good job at explaining and if you have an understanding ... of resources abuse you probably won't have hard time in trying to understand the political aspect of the plot .

Anyway, i recommend if you are looking for something with more action and some cute moments, definetely worth to give it a try!

Seo Jihan is currently on the number 1 spot as my favorite male character in all aspects!!!

I’d give this a 6–7 out of 10. It had a lot of “manic pixie dream guy” energy, drifting into simp territory, like the female version of those classic, overly OP male power fantasies. The plot was very predictable and could have been easily improved, but I still sort of liked it for what it was, fictional junk food. Realistically, if you can find something else to read or you do not have much free time, you should skip this and read or do something else.

Padding the Review Beyond This Point Because MAL Said It Wasn’t Long Enough:

- You’ll probably enjoy this manhwa if you ... haven’t read much manhwa or manga before.
- The characters are fairly generic, but I don’t think that’s necessarily a drawback for this kind of story.
- The art style seemed quite good to me, though I’m not an expert when it comes to art whatnot.
- Some of the interactions with the world’s politicians felt a bit pointless, given how overwhelmingly powerful the MC had become by that stage.

Naive Perspective on Authority and Material Interest. A king would have an intrinsic understanding of their sentience and the sentience of other people. His demenor would be that of nobility wherein their station would contradict their understanding of shared sentience. The contradiction would precipatate a sense of insecurity in their station. They would have an interest in feeling a greater sense of security. They would feel more secure by asserting those who do not hold their station are inferior. They would feel greater security from intimate examples of the alleged inferiority of others. They would have an interest in using their martial prowess to work ... against the interest of the common good. The work asserts that a King is predisposed to care for their subordinates. (Chap. 64) The reality could not be furthur from the truth.

Absurd and Idealized Relationships. The characters provide favors that go far beyond any reasonable expectation for their relationships. They affirm their feelings in such a way that demands a immediate response from the recieving party. The unreasonable favors shift the moment to precipatate the recieving party engaging in more commitment than what their level of trust would otherwise precipatate. The favors deminish the recipient's ability to deny their consent for levels of intimacy. Engaging in such love bombing is something that erodes trust in a relationship. The work consistantly fails to understand authority and trust relationships.

Not Enjoyable. The work fails to meet any reasonable expectation for representing person to person interactions. There is nothing to suggest the work is againt the absurd behavior of its characters. There is nothing to indicate a level of self awareness. The work gives no room to allow for such oversight. The work presents interpersonal relationships in a way contradictory to any reasonable expectation. One has to be on-guard when reading the work as their worldview is so untrustworthy. The work isn't enjoyable and it is not worth recommending.