I know that whole chapter was serious and all but like :
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Absolutely no link but this made me think of
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Well they've been built up as an intelligence unit, special affairs could mean anything

Nah they're supposed to be the emperor's intelligence service. Read that again. INTELLIGENCE. Lmao they looked real convinced Dante was guilty too.

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Say daddy
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Pretty fucking rough of an estimate considering you look different every other month in your teens. And these are supposed to be the best secret services of the whole empire ?

Nah it's just that it's a full action chapter, less dialogue makes it seem short. Also that's what she said

They'll get out when the dungeon breaks no ? It opens after a certain amount of time if you don't clear it, i think. Don't quote me on that though.

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They break walls and pavement with each other's faces, these kids are fucking superhuman damn

Please do

I thought he was pretty different. He's still the same character in both iterations but he's different subtly. It's just details that make the novel better but it's not like i can blame the webtoon there are some things they inevitably had to leave behind because it would drag it on. Arthur's more complex moments of reflection were part of it and it made his character slightly more childish.

Tapas(official) https://tapas.io/series/TBATE
or Lightnovelpub(not official wink wink) https://www.lightnovelpub.com/novel/the-beginning-after-the-end-web-novel-11110049

I'll put this under spoilers just in case, TL/DR at the bottom He acts and thinks older and quieter, he has a lot of moments where he just stops to think and gauge other people's reactions to his actions. Also much more introspection and more conversations with Sylvie and later Regis. In the webtoon Arthur can come off as a "more mature than his peers" child whereas in the novel he actually gives off the impression of a grown man in a child's body... Especially during his stay in Xyrus Academy. I found that they dumbed him down a bit during this arc, maybe not to overshadow the side characters. Like the scene after he beat professor pedophile and went to Goodsky's office was VERY different and it actually felt like they were talking as equals. Also there is a lot of explanations of the magic system that is lost because the webtoon didn't have the time to show all the scenes where Arthur was teaching or just didn't extrapolate because it needed to save time for story progress.


TL/DR More introspection, more thoughts and dialogue that sounds like a grown man (seriously Arthur genuinely thinks he's good at acting as a child and it's hilarious), more description of the world and magic system and most importantly more Sylvie.


Also i forgot to add but TurtleMe's way of describing things is very pleasant. Especially later on when we get to read about aether and more abstract concepts.

Something i just noticed on reread but this an interesting way to illustrate "aura"
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Usually it's just two eyes and no nose. There's also those upside down note looking thing near the corner of his smile. Maybe i'm reading too much into things but is this foreshadowing or an image of whatever gives "heroes" skills (or maybe just Han because his berserk is unique since it shouldn't be possible)

Novel readers i summon you please tell me if i'm bullshitting or not.

The start imo
The novel has better dialogue and even Arthur's character is different as well.
It's also interesting to compare the two since the narration changes from different characters' POVs.
Otherwise last paragraph of chapter 144 if you want from the end of last chapter or around third paragraph of chapter 145.

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Thank fuck it was that simple
Now for the important stuff
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She makes my knees weak

How many does that make now ? Like 5 or 6 ?

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Man, their kids are going to end all wars...If they don't do it themselves

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(Undefeatable)...
There's a reason there's a parenthesis and his name is Lee Geon
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Lezgo

Wdym finally, he's been showing off every chapter since chapter 4