A review at 20 chapters. I posted a couple of comments in the first chapters about what the MC was even there for, figuring that he would just be a slave of the system. I'm really not a fan of that type of trope, so I was dreading reading another story where the MC is led around by the nose. Turns out I was half right, in that the MC isn't led around by the system, but by the situation and the customers he's helping. Which could be seen as a distinction without a difference. But it turns out it's not important at all. You see, the MC isn't really the MC. He's a side character, and that's fine. The system isn't the MC either, as it just facilitates what the MC needs to do. No, the real main character isn't a character at all, but the story itself. Or rather, the stories contained within the story. So far, in 20 chapters, there has been one completed story, and most of a second. The first was... heart wrenching. Good in its way, but the characters involved are really something else. There's anger, there's sadness, there's actual emotion that's pretty rare to find in these parts. But the second story, well, it's just... beautiful. A story of a noble heart and unwavering spirit that is truly touching. And where are the MC and the system in all this? They're just facilitating the stories being told. And that's just fine.
Hotpot With Cilantro
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