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@LordoftheKeep
The other version of the chapter is better, I think.
@theilikepie
Agreed!
@maddery
I don't think that this is a case of passiveness: different situations call for different solutions. I mean, the hero didn't
do anything horrible to the MC; I mean, he didn't betray her, do anything horrible to her, or cause her some kind of downfall. What he did was at most a bit careless: at most worth a slap on the cheek.
All he did was not give a reply (as far as the game bothered to show)— then again, she had said herself that she didn't want one, remember?
No one is obligated to reciprocate romantic affections like that, plus the MC never was "cannon fodder" of any kind. What's more, the hero hasn't fallen for someone yet (so it would appear), so there
really is no need for revenge. If it were something about his basic character that would be one thing, and if he had pre-planned something nasty by this time (if ever) that would be yet another. As it is, there simply was no depicting of his family and childhood friend after he leaves home (not all that uncommon among such stories, although having a character that is left hanging like that
is atypical and generally the sign of an axed plot or sub-plot or simple forgetfulness). Not something worth revenge (expect at the writer, which isn't possible here) and definitely not an example of this "Japanese passivity." If you prefer Chinese stories more, go ahead, enjoy them (I kind many of them to be overkill — in various ways — myself; yet again
preference). However, none of your preferences are any reason to be complaining like this about a work you don't like, publicly, in a thread such as this one (it's another matter if you can kind
actual faults and give a constructive review). In this case, I recommend re-reading the chapter a bit more carefully (if you're going to bother reading this series at all).