u/LAMBRGINY

It is by the same author as Ten Day Ultimatum, and serves as its prequel. It’s extremely enjoyable. According to the author, Ten Day Ultimatum and Legend Management Bureau are connected. At present, it seems that Xu Liunian is a ferryman of the Yin Soul Management Bureau and belongs to the original Du Yu timeline. Hopefully, the author will create a major crossover later on.

Through the organization of the Legend Management Bureau, the author has rewritten many legends—not only Chinese ones (Hou Yi Shooting the Nine Suns, Zhongli Chun the Ugly Woman, Empress Houtu, Yingning, the Jade Emperor Zhang Jian, the Legend of the White Snake, Black and White Impermanence, Xing Tian Wielding Shield and Axe, Nuwa Mending the Sky), but also Japanese creation myths (Izanagi and Izanami), Britain’s Jack the Ripper, and Greece’s war goddess Athena. It is incredibly engaging and fascinating. The author not only sets up and resolves plot threads but also includes many brilliant callbacks, and the world-building becomes increasingly vast as the story progresses.

One slight drawback is the emotional relationship between the protagonist and Shiranui Asuka. It feels somewhat forced in the later stages, mainly because there was too little emotional buildup in the early part, as the protagonist was always focused on their career.

This is the author’s first novel, and achieving this level is already impressive. You can see even more from the second work, Ten Day Ultimatum.

u/LAMBRGINY — 20 days ago