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Jan 28, 2015
Known for his cheesy plot lines, weak main characters, and rushed endings, Im Dal Young tells the story about a supernatural force that destroyed a town many years ago. The disaster killed almost everyone but a few that survived thanks to the mysterious Phantom King and an elite group of fighters. Now with the Phantom King missing, the main character Eun Sung-Min and his maid, survivors of the tragedy years ago, face the battle of their lives to uncover the secret behind this supernatural catastrophe and the evil that dwells behind it all.

The story focuses on the "Evil Phenomenon", the antagonist, which manifests from the thoughts of evil that humans might have such as anger, greed, jealousy, etc; and therefore fuels the creation of monsters and evil spirits that our main characters have to fight. Since the evil can manifest in anyone, including allies, it poses a great threat to the town and survival of the human race.

Like most Im Dal Young's manhwas, the main character is weak in the beginning and as the story progresses, he realizes he has strong abilities and powers that he can use to protect his loved ones. Shockingly, as weak as he is at first, he's a ladies man and some of the character development revolve around his harem.

The main cover of the manhwa with the maid is a bit misleading. Sure she plays a big part on the story and her interactions with Eun Sung-Min are really important(emotionally), but she's hardly the main character or the tough girl with a huge scythe that we imagine at first glance.

It does have it's share of comedy at times(or tries) which works fine to complement the seriousness of the story, but it's mainly a rush of drama involving loss, love triangles, action, and survival.

The art is great, the weight of Im Dal Young's name can be recognized with every detail that's put into the characters. Some parts can be defined as ecchi since it's Dal Young we're talking about, with big boobs and a few up-skirts but the style and quality are top notch throughout the story.

With endless plot twists you hardly get bored, although some of them felt like quick fixes to plot holes the mangaka encountered, specially towards the end.
Dal Young is known for working on many manhwas at the same time and most of his ideas are great enough to be developed further, but having countless projects at the same time could have been the cause of such rushed ending, as always.

Nevertheless, this dramatic story filled with looming mystery at every turn is a great one and one that's very underrated.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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