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"Because of you! Why? Why do I need to struggle like this! Humm? I want to be a slacker! That! Is! My! Dream! I'm someone whose dream is to live quietly! Also, keep your damn subordinates in line! Huh? He wants to use Raon as a sacrifice?! Where the hell is your lackey getting the confidence to spew such ludicrous statements out of his damn snout?"- Cale beating up White Star with a Rock

Kumiho!Cale AU

You can't tell me that Cale doesn't fit the stereotypes associated with foxes, cunning and beautiful, a trickster and a con man, someone wise and strategic who can turn anything around. ( ‾́ ◡ ‾́ )

Cale has all of those characteristics and although I have seen some fics where he is a member of the fox tribe I have never found one where he is a nine-tailed fox in this case, a kumiho.

Here comes my ideas:

Kim Rok Soo's parents were kumihos who decided to live hidden from society and therefore hid their true race from Rok Soo with plans to tell him later.

But the car accident they had when Rok Soo was eight ended up killing them before they could tell him about his inheritance.

Rok Soo grew up knowing nothing about his blood and heritage until the cataclysm where in a fit of hysterical adrenaline he manages to break the disguise of him later portraying him as an ability.

His life in the shelter differs greatly from canon because of this since he has an ability, but the curse of the white star ruins everything again.

His life continues as in canon until the moment of transmigration where he wakes up with Ron seeing him in a confused way and even without knowing him he interprets it as a cold look acting in the same way as in canon.

By some miracle he manages not to see himself in a mirror until he enters the bathroom where he screams in surprise.

Then Ron appears behind him saying "From your reaction I assume you don't know what this is, do you young master?"

Now he has to deal with his "initial ability" transmigrating with him, hiding his fox traits, and creating a convincing lie.

(Later during the Sloth Test: "You mean to tell me this was never a skill?!")

Is it possible to die of tenderness?

Because I'm dying of tenderness (xωx)⌒☆

Cale as Naru

(＾〃＾)

Just come and scam me as much as you want you two handsome (unlucky) bastards.

Give Cale the credit he deserves, he named Raon and we all love his name (⌒ω⌒)

Although he get the idea from Jung Soo…

“What is the name of that thing?” Lee Soo Hyuk was asking about the monster’s name. Cale pulled its name out from his memories. “Electric Eel.” “…Ho.” Lee Soo Hyuk let out a short gasp. “A scary monster that is unranked has such a stupid name?” “Yes, sir. That’s its name.” “Did you give it that name?” ‘No. Team leader, you came up with the name later after you survived the attack.’ Cale held back those words. Lee Soo Hyuk interpreted that short duration of silence as he pleased. “You must have come up with that name since your foresight probably only let you see or hear the monster. Your naming sense is terrible.” “No-” “I understand.” Cale felt wronged.

Lol, Cale feels wronged because Lee Soo Hyuk told him that his sense of naming is terrible. But I mean, Lee Soo Hyuk is right - who the fuck would name an inn "Hope and adventure loving Inn"? Both of them have a terrible sense of naming. :)

In the translation I read the joke was explained, but I didn't understand it well.

I do it now (─‿‿─)

Warning: Laws of Hunting spoilers

Okay so I know Cale's name got mistranslated to "Gae-il Henidukes" in Central Plains, which later on became "Kim Gae-il" before becoming "Kim Hae-il".

What you don't understand is why "Gae-il" is so funny.

Raon said he dislikes "Gae-il" with a burning passion for a reason he doesn't know; Choi Han nearly bursts out laughing right then and there; Sui Khan was holding on for dear life.

Here's why.

I read the Chinese translation of this chapter (chapter 85) first, and in Chinese, "Gae-il" is "狗日", which can colloquially be translated to "Dog Fuck."

Literally.

The Emperor is literally calling this audacious tiny ass man "Dog Fuck" to his face, and Cale couldn't do anything about it because he literally brought this upon himself.

Yes people, we were robbed of "Kim Dog Fuck", and damn do I wonder what other jokes might have been lost in translation.

The best formula for each plan d(¬‿¬)

Don't you love how all of Cale's plans basically follow these steps:

Scam

Loot

Corner (rat in jar)

Beat the s*** out of 'em

❤ (ɔˆз(ˆ⌣ˆc) <- Cale

Villains who deserve redemption (✧ω✧) (Part 3: Fog Cat Tribe)

Here is the reason for my question a while ago (Many thanks to @blueteller for answering it for me ♡(>ᴗ•))

Of course I am not referring to the uncle of our treasures, he could die and no one will care, I am referring to all those who were trapped in the coup d'état within the tribe, the non-combatants who did not take sides during the coup.

Just think about the wasted potential, what happened to them? where were you? were there more mutants among them? (¬ _ ¬)?

And just think about their abilities, they said Ohn and Hong were rarer than dragons because of them, so the tribe has more abilities than fog and poison.

In order of rarity I think these are the fog cat tribe's native abilities:

FogPoisonVenom (Because they are not the same)Acid

It's a real shame that more attention wasn't given to them in the book, you just have to think about the possibilities. ⸜(*ˊᵕˋ*)⸝

Now I want someone to write a fanfic about a concubine of King Zed trying to survive the intrigues of the harem. (￣ω￣')

Now that I think about it, doesn't Alberu have like, a bunch of brothers and sisters? Then like, Zed had a lot of partners, though I suppose he only officially married the third prince's mother and the rest are concubines like Alberu's mother. So like, didn't Zed kill his siblings in the fight for throne? Or was it in another story? Did he like, ever think that his successor might choose his path and kill the rest of his kids and perhaps his own father too to sit on the throne?

And this third prince whom Zed favored, I was like, dying to know his name in the beginning. And Alberu's mothers name too. Then I just went like, if the third prince's name was like something long, complicated and hard to pronounce, wouldn't it be hilarious. I can imagine Cale's and Choi Han's reaction when they hear the name for the first time. Cake would just give up cuz it's too hard to say and he couldn't be bothered lol.

Back to the Crossman family. There are so many members there. Like damn. Wouldn't the tea within the family be quite juicy? Like, I can imagine all the family drama behind the doors? The public might not be aware of it, because they like to keep a good image and all. But I am very curious of all the sh*t happening within the palace. I've always thought about it from the day I've heard Zed have multiple kids from multiple women. When Cale hears all the drama, he'd be like, damn, I was right in thinking that nothing would do good if I get involved with you. He might enjoy the tea, but he'd be too scared to get his slacker life dream ruined.

Alberu: Are you sure they will be okay? Cale: The children are going to be fine, the one you have to worry about is the lunatic. Alberu:??? Cale: Hopefully he'll be alive when we get back.

Clopeh: Children, people will criticize your dreams. 'You can’t just secretly film every single battle of Cale-nim and broadcast it to the world'. 'Being a devoted Cale-nim follower is not a real job'. 'Stop trying to register Caleism as an actual religion'.

Clopeh: Ignore them. Be real. Be yourself. Start a Cale-nim cult.

On, Hong, Raon, Lock and all the wolf children:...........

On: Who though it was a good idea to let him babysit us today?

What memories…

When I first found this deck online I spent hours searching for it to download.

I have it ready to print if one day I get the paper they use to make the cards for the decks (*¯︶¯*)

Found the Cards

KRS: *Gremlin Mode On* LSH: *Holding KRS like a little child* Look at this cuteness… ( ◕▿◕ )

I know I have previously said how I want Cale to use his combat skills he learned as Kim Rok Soo but now I have a different idea. I want Cale to pull out the skills he had to have had as 20 year old Kim Rok Soo. The skills I speak of are being a downright feral gremlin. I want him to claw at eyes and bite. Because he had to have survived as tiny 20 year old Rok Soo somehow and it wouldn't have been with his combat prowess or strength. I mean im sure he had to fight for food before shelters were found and he had to have been attacked on his own by monsters so I just imagine he went for the eyes and throat instantly. Lee Soo Hyuk would think of it as very funny and cute

I feel like if this game existed all the players would go crazy trying to figure out why Cale changed so much after the update… and there may or may not be a secret route where OgCale's time travel and his switch of bodies with KimCale are discovered. but no one would ever find out because they don't know how to activate it. ┐(￣∀￣)┌

Okay, so you know the like Otome game au for TCF? I wanted to draw something based around that.

So what I imagine here, is that Birth of a Hero is a popular Otome game that suddenly gets a sudden update after a year or two of nothing from the game. The update completely changes one character, Cale. He went from a romanceable minor villain to an un-romanceable mysterious character who actively avoids the player.

If players chose a route in which bad things would happen, Cale would step in and solve the issue and cause one of the hearts Cale has to go black which stands for dislike or hate. Even if Cale should have no way of knowing the player made something happen it would still happen.

The only way to even raise his affection stat would be to mainly leave him alone but if you chose to follow him around than the scene I drew would be prompted to start.

Cale and Choi Han's friendship truly moves you to the core, their camaraderie and unconditional loyalty are enviable ♡(｡- ω -)

I was thinking a bit about character development.

Like, Cale, Choi Han, and Alberu have a beautiful friendship - and it grew over the course of the entire story.

I'm probably going to talk about later parts of the story, so Imma put the rest behind a divider so you can avoid spoilers

In the beginning, Choi Han was loyal to Cale but .. it was kind of shallow.

Choi Han didn't understand why they had to wear those shitty Arm robes, was shocked when Cale created his alibi by drinking, and so on and so forth.

He followed Cale, but he didn't really know Cale that well yet and that was clear.

Oh, and it was much more of a hierarchical relationship. Cale as his legs, Choi Han as Cale's knight.

This slowly began to change, though I think there were a couple of key turning points.

Cale almost dying after the Battle of the Gorge was one of them.

I think that's when Choi Han truly realized he couldn't trust Cale when it came to his health. Not that he hadn't seen signs before, but Cale always brushed things off and I think this was when Choi Han realized that no, it's really not okay, no matter what Cale says.

After that, we see Choi Han start asking more questions...

And Cale (with a clear flashback to his time as a team leader, where his people desperately wanted to help more) actually answered them.

The relationship started to shift, and become less liege and knight, and more colleagues. (This, btw, came from both of them. Choi Han asking more, and Cale telling more. Somewhat. A little bit.)

They definitely grow closer in other ways - Choi Han telling them about his long life after they found the Dragon Village, for example. (Though Cale already knew it, so you also see just how much Cale is still keeping his secrets).

And then...

We get Choi Han receiving Choi Jung Soo's memories.

That causes the biggest shift yet.

Now they aren't just liege and knight.

Now we have Cale thinking of Choi Han as his best friend's elder (even if Choi Han doesn't feel a need for that).

Also, Choi Han now knows. Not just that Cale is a transmigrator, not just about his life as Kim Rok Soo, not just about the cataclysm (and what happened to the Choi family).

He also knows about the tragedy that has pretty much defined Cale. He may not know about the aftermath, or Cale's time as team leader, but he knows that Cale was devastated after losing everyone.

We also see Choi Han (who got Syrem's ancient powers and now knows what it's like to use them) insist that Cale shouldn't absorb the Blood-drenched Rock power, a potential standoff that ended when Cale found another way and used Embrace instead.

They are no longer liege and obedient knight.

And then came the sealed god's test, where Choi Han gave up quite a lot of his potential lifespan, just to join Cale in one of the worst times of Cale's life.

And he was happy for it.

We see Cale truly overcome with emotion. The trust and friendship between the two of them is just beautiful.

And I truly meant to talk about Alberu as well (him joining them also adding to this) but I only realized when writing this just how much I had to say about Cale and Choi Han, so maybe I'll do that another time.

Anyways.

That still wasn't everything. Because we also had the indignity test...

And while I think the author didn't fully finish everything Choi Han saw because it'll probably come up in part 2 (it hasn't yet, but I think I see the author building up to something. Because so far they've all been too busy to really address a few things, plus apparently there's dragons dealing with time? Anyways, I suspect we'll get more on Cale's childhood, and what Choi Han knows, and some other things, but we'll see. It took almost 300 chapters in part 1 before we got all the amazing scenes with Cale and Choi Han and the sealed god's test and instant so I'm willing to let the author build things up again.)

Oh, sorry. What was I saying? Right.

Even though we don't have the full story, we know that Choi Han knows.

And in one of the side stories, he says this:

He didn’t know at first, but that person’s days of rest that Choi Han saw was more of a period of recovery than days of rest. Of course, the person himself thought that he was playing around, but it did not seem like that to Choi Han at all. That was why his people, who at some point realized the meaning of this rest day, tried their best not to bother his recovery.

And again, in the same side story but referring to a moment later in part 1

Cale was mumbling. “Haaaa. It’d be great to be a slacker.” Choi Han knew the meaning of those words. ‘I want to rest. I need to heal.’ That should be the meaning. However, he now knew what Cale would say after that.

And skipping the specific details, what Choi Han probably meant when he said he knew what Cale would say after that

Cale looked toward the east and calmly commented. “There are too many things to do, so I can’t rest.”

Choi Han understands Cale 1000x more than he did when they started.

And Cale understands Choi Han better, too.

Which is probably a topic for a whole other post, considering Cale initially almost seemed to put Choi Han on a pedestal as the hero and protagonist of the story.

It's true when they say that clothes show a lot about a person…

Choi Han uses a lot of furs and leather because that's what she learned to wear in the forest of darkness and they are perfect for his active lifestyle.

Rosalyn wears a lot of stereotypical wizard clothing because she identifies more with them than royalty even though she still wears a lot of fancy clothes since that's what she's used to.

Ron wears a butler's suit not only because that's his job but because it's the perfect disguise for an assassin, after all, how many daggers and poison can he hide in a suit with lots of pockets?

In short, your clothes say a lot about you, your social status, your habits, your way of life, your economic level, etc. ╮(￣ω￣)╭

random thought #5: clothes

I only noticed this after remembering what he went through as Kim Rok Soo but I think Cale actually likes or prefers to wear dark-colored clothes. That, or there's another reason why he wears them.

It's not as obvious in the manhwa because the artist probably wants him to have bright colored clothes (fair) but it's been mentioned a few times in the beginning of the novel.

Cale, who used to enjoy wearing fancy clothes and showing off until just two years ago, was suddenly only wearing dark clothes, and had a completely different demeanor about him.

Chapter 43: Somehow

I'm not completely sure if he likes the color (shade?) but I remembered seeing Kim Rok Soo wearing them behind Cale Henituse in a cover.

[SPOILER for the first part of TCF]

Dark clothes could mean a person wants to look cool and stylish or it could mean a person is boring. And in some ways, the person wearing black is grieving.

I looked it up because I wasn't too sure (and I don't want to offend anyone) but Koreans apparently wear black clothes at funerals.

And knowing his past, it could be that he never stopped grieving even as Cale Henituse.

Like I've mentioned before, and what most readers know about him after reading the novel, there are a lot of funerals back in Korea and he attended some of them.

People die everyday in his world and some of them don't have anyone to grieve for them. It's why he's the one who showed up in Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo's funeral.

One of the things that changed the most was the funeral tradition. The reason was simple.

Too many people had died.

And even more continued to die every day and will die in the future.

- Chapter 719

Him constantly grieving for those he lost could appear in what he's wearing.

Yes, there are moments when he wears them to look intimidating in front of the nobles or his enemies but there was this one scene after the Plaza Terror Incident when he actually wears dark clothes, albeit more luxurious.

“It is a beautiful day today. Probably because we are here to respect the fallen.”

Cale’s red hair fluttered in the wind and created a stark comparison to his black outfit.

- Chapter 48: Somehow

It's a sad thing to think about if this is actually the reason why he wears them.

Another preference that was briefly mentioned before is him liking simple clothes. It could mean several things for him.

Simple clothes could mean he's lazy (which is debatable but probably true). Simple clothes could mean he's a guy with simple tastes (also debatable). Simple clothes could mean he's poor or doesn't have the more luxurious type of clothes. Or simple clothes could mean he's used to wearing them in a world where the apocalypse is real and he needs to move comfortably to survive.

I'm thinking he's so used to getting too injured, he never allows himself to wear something different. Like if you're gonna get cuts all over your body after using an ability, I doubt you'll bother wearing something nice.

It's intriguing how a simple mention of his clothes can mean several things.

I really didn't consider the possibility of something more just judging by what he wears.

From his words, to his actions, and even to his clothes, you can make different opinions and theories about him and that's why I'm having so much fun reading this novel.

Choi Han need tattos ヽ(~_~(・_・ )ゝ

I made a post about Cale's tattoos a while ago and I was wondering, "Does Choi Han have tattoos?" Σ(￣。￣ﾉ)

Literally his ancient powers are not complete, except for Abandoning your Life the Withe Radish has the other half of Sword of Disasters and Wyvern's Call so since they are not complete they should come with tattoos, right?

Just think about it, Choi Han with tattoos ヾ( ￣O￣)ツ

He would look incredibly cool, and could definitely make him more intimidating if they ever show up (o˘◡˘o)

I think he would look fabulous with a wybern on his back and a whole sleeve depicting different natural disasters.

Not only that, but I bet you that he could be completed perfectly with a black yong with white stars on his scales that starts on the shoulder where the sleeve is and extends to the back where he fights with the wybern.

Just imagine how cool he would look! (☆ω☆)

The cultural differences really are incredible, literally Cale was going crazy for having disrespected an "elder" of his sworn brother's family regardless of the fact that there are no consequences for it in his new world (that and no one knows about it...(´-ω-`)) when we could confront the intolerant grandparents in our friends' families without conseqences.

Both alies and enemies, watching conserned Cale during Northern Alchemists' tower battle: he might be planning something

Meanwhile Cale: shit fuck Choi Han is Choi Jung Soo uncle should i talk respectfully to him now because he is my friend's close relative i can't still call him a punk and bastard i might be trash but we should draw a line somwhere and this is TALKING DISRESPECTFULLY TO ELDERS

I understand you, I almost always try to think about what our hero would do if he were in my place…

The conclusion is almost always that I am not good at making plans (｡T ω T｡)

I've been noticing that I'm starting to pick up Cale's vibe. I catch myself acting and talking like him. I never used to swear that much before I read TCF, but now it's just a normal part of how I talk. Also, I find myself thinking, "If Cale was in my place, what would he do?" I don't know if this is a good thing or not, but I'm kind of into it ^^

"Who wants to see Alberu getting into a race?!"

I want it!ヽ(>∀<☆)ノ

Why this remenber me to TCF? (•ิ_•ิ)?

Chaos! Death! Destruction!…….

Forget my question… (|||￣ω￣)

I think it was something that happened to all of us, after all I discovered TCF thanks to a gacha club video ┐(￣ヮ￣)┌

I don't know if I like it or not, but at least now I can stop dying of frustration every time I read "Alver" (￣▽￣)

TCF headcanon !

I've had this HC for maybe over 2 years now n I've never heard of anyone talking about it here so:

I've always called Alberu Alberu in my head but when I read the manhua, it changed his name to alver so I made this up in my mind to make sense of that.

Alver: name he uses in public, this is what he goes by when he's doing prince stuff. It's formal and it's probably what his father/brothers refer to him as

Alberu: name he uses almost exclusively when he's in his bark elf from. It's the name his mother gave him at birth. I'd imagine this being the name the people closest to him call him! (Like cale, Tasha, choi Han ect.)

Got this because so many people around me have a name in their traditional language and another English name, so it just got stuck in my mind lol

I agree with you, there is a reason why I like fics where Kim Rok Soo doesn't transmigrate to Cale, so they can both be present and contribute significantly to the plot in their own way.

It's the best of both worlds (⌒ω⌒)

Cale Henituse and Kim Rok Soo

After I posted yesterday, I saw an opinion that I kind of agree with about the difference between Cale Henituse and Kim Rok Soo.

I'm gonna say my opinion without trying to offend the whole fandom. Again, you can read fics about OG Cale as MC. I will not stop you just because I have my own opinion. You are free to read whatever you want. If you don't agree with this, it's fine and if you do, don't antagonize or attack the fanfiction authors who made these fics. Let them do their own thing, okay?

This post is not a rant but me sharing my own thoughts and opinions about this topic.

To make this easier, I'll call OG Cale as Cale and OG KRS as KRS.

[✋SPOILERS for the first part of the novel✋]

Some say that Cale Henituse and Kim Rok Soo are the same person. While I don't know if this is true because I haven't read the second part of the novel yet, in my opinion, they are not the same.

Again, I repeat, I like Cale Henituse. He's very intelligent and kind to Basen to the point of destroying his own reputation, he targets thugs and scammers whenever he's "drunk", he's willing to sacrifice his whole identity in order to save his world after surviving for twenty years by himself. He's a complex character and in another world, if given the chance, he would've been a great MC.

But that's the thing, he is not the MC of TCF, Kim Rok Soo is. And I think some fans forget the reason why Kim Rok Soo became the MC and not Cale Henituse. Because in some fics that I see whenever I scroll down to look for something to read, Cale completely replaces KRS' presence in the story, to the point that he doesn't exist anymore.

Let me explain.

Kim Rok Soo

Kim Rok Soo is a very integral part of the story. You can't easily replace him with another person, normal or otherwise, and expect the story to go the same way it did in the novel. He did things his way because he's a chaotic little shit. He's a different person from Cale, no matter how many or few similarities they both have.

It's not because he's simply smart or OP (as some would say) that he won a war that ended in only two years, but it's also because of his past and the bonds he made as himself.

He's a person full of empathy for these people that he meets wherever he goes, regardless whether he knows them from a book or not, because he understands them and their pain. He does not hide his personality and in a way, his charisma attracts these people who see him for who he is, a kind person.

Kim Rok Soo is different because he survived in an apocalypse by himself until he meets Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo. Plus, he did not have a great childhood. He was abused and lived by himself for the rest of his childhood and teenage years because of a curse (or maybe because his uncle is just a shitty person, who knows).

The opinions he has and the way he thinks are shaped by his own experiences. He is the Kim Rok Soo we see in the novel because he grew up under these circumstances.

To say that he's easily replaceable would be too disrespectful to the sacrifices he made as both Kim Rok Soo and Cale Henituse.

Cale Henituse

Cale, on the other hand, is different. He lived alone for how many years because he deliberately pushed everyone away because of his grief and after what Jour told him. It's not because of a curse that he became this way but because he chose to.

Yes, everyone he knows should've tried to make an effort by comforting him or talking with him (his family, the nobles he's close to, Ron and Beacrox) but that did not happen because he's the one who chose to live like this. I've mentioned it in my post about Deruth but if a person doesn't want comfort or doesn't want to talk, they will not talk, especially someone as stubborn as Cale. To blame all these people (including the kids) and the rest of the world because of his own choice is simply not right or fair since the only one responsible to actually help him is Deruth. Violan is not given this chance nor did she try as his stepmother but it all comes down to Deruth. But of course, he did not get any help nor did he seek any.

He lived his years shrouded in grief until the very end. He's a kind person but unfortunately, life is not kind to him.

Later, he survives in the war until the White Star kills him. What did he choose to do in the end when he made that deal with the God of Death? To return to the past so he can save everyone? No. Instead, he chose to go to KRS' world to find his mother. If CJS were given the chance to decline a proposal, why didn't Cale? He could've said he'll do it himself but instead, he left it to KRS. We all know he's stubborn enough to ruin his reputation, is he not stubborn enough to make a deal to save his world as himself?

You can argue it's maybe because the God of Death didn't give him the chance to argue with it but there are other ways the god could've sent KRS to this world. Like Choi Han or Choi Jung Soo.

Choi Jung Soo

Choi Jung Soo is a prime example of what could've and couldn't have happened if he agreed with the God of Death's proposal. He is not KRS. He has his own opinions and experiences that make him unique. He is not like Choi Han who drowned in his despair in TBoaH but instead, is a man who wants to survive with his friends (brothers) and smile with them despite the pain he suffers in.

If he were to replace KRS, the story would've gone differently. He might find Choi Han and they would do their best to survive in this new world together. He may or may not find Raon and the kittens, depending on the time and location when he arrives in this world. Alberu may or may not completely trust him like how he didn't completely trust Choi Han in TBoaH because unlike KRS who is too similar with Alberu, CJS is different. He might not look for the ancient powers since he has his own ability, leaving some that the White Star could've taken like the Sky Eating Water and Super Rock. In fact, the shield could've been left at the tree unless CJS knows about it and takes it. (Let me remind you that no one in this world knows there's an ancient power in that tree in the Henituse territory.)

I can list down things he could've or couldn't have done but it might be too long.

But my point is, it could've been Cale, Alberu, or Choi Han who were sent to the past but the story would've gone differently because these people are all different in their own ways. Heck, if the God of Death truly wants to save this world, he could've sent back Choi Han or Alberu instead of Cale. Because these two are also powerful in their own ways that do not need the help of ancient powers. Just give them enough information and they could've ended the war faster than twenty years.

Conclusion

So, yeah. Kim Rok Soo became the main character for several reasons. He was an ability user and team leader back in his world, he has the curse attached to him because of the White Star, he was an abused kid who had a sad childhood.

And I think there are other reasons why, if KRS is not the MC, that the story could've ended differently. Put aside Raon who is powerful and has a connection to Sheritt and the Dragon Slayers and would be integral to the story, On and Hong could've died with no one knowing about them because they were barely mentioned in the books. Mary could've stayed in the City of Life because no one would need her to help Ron. Hannah and Jack could've died because no one would've known that they were killed. Paseton has a chance to live but no one knows where he is.

Some characters would live and some would die if Kim Rok Soo is not the main character. That's basically what I think about all of this.

The reason why they survived, aside from the books, is because Kim Rok Soo's heart is so big that he wants to help people or give them the chance to survive. Some people would ignore or not notice these people because they have their own problems to deal with.

But Kim Rok Soo just wants to live. And I think that's why the story went the way it did.

Kim Rok Soo, the man who became Cale. His life motto was pretty simple.

Living long without pain. Enjoying the small joys of life.

Living a peaceful life.

- Chapter 2: When I Opened My Eyes

Again, I'm not stopping you from reading these fics nor am I telling you to attack fanfic authors because of what they write. This whole post is just me sharing my opinion.

You don't have to agree with anything I said. You can ignore this and read whatever you want to read.

This is not a post undermining or disrespecting what Cale sacrificed and felt as a person. This is a post to share my opinion that Cale and Kim Rok Soo both deserve the respect that they should get for everything they did and to not completely erase a character for the other. But if someone does it, then I can't do anything about it.

As a Mob Psycho 100 fan, I will end this with one line that perfectly summarizes what I think about this topic.

Your life is your own.

This dynamic makes my little broken heart beat with emotion (*˘︶˘*).｡.:*♡

The Soos embody that "childhood friends who have witnessed every embarrassing moment in each other's life and are so used to each other's bullshit they don't question any of the actions the other does anymore" energy

And I have receipts for this:

Cale: *stops the Plaza Terror Invident and coughs up blood for the first time*

Choi Jung Soo and Sui Khan: *pops party poppers* congrats to our dongsaeng he did it! Now let's cut the cake

God of Death to Choi Jung Gun: they prepared the "Congrats Cale on Fucking Up Your Slacker Life Again" banner 3 weeks ago. Cale hadn't even planned on going to the plazza yet

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God of Death: Lee Soo Hyuk reincarnated and Choi Jung Soo became a wanderer

Cale: of course they did I should have foreseen this

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Sui appears as a hawk beastman: sup

Cale: ........ damn it I thought you were gonna be a baby

Sui: missed you too <3

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Choi Jung Soo: *crashes from the ceiling right in front of his friends who have been looking for his fugitive ass for weeks*

Cale: oh we found him

Sui: *mild annoyance but not surprised*

Choi Jung Soo: hi guys

A master of deception? (¯ ¯٥)

Only for himself (￣。￣ﾉ)

What Cale thinks of himself vs. Everyone

Cale: I'm a shrimp compared to them

Everyone: You are my king/Leige/lord, your not anything like that

Cale: I'll only do a little bit of work then rest

Everyone: Please leave some work to us, stop doing everything by yourself

Cale: Self sacrificing, what are you talking about.

Everyone: Are you kidding me!

Cale: Don't be like me

Raon: But I want to be just like you

Minus the self sacrificing part

Cale: I don't deserve this

Everyone: WHAATT, young master-nim who told you that

LOL ( ˙꒳​˙ )

Poor Cale, he could never be a slacker

Cale: “And this, is how I am going to become a slacker” *proud cale*

Everyone else but Cale: *don’t laugh don’t laugh….*

Jungsoo just needs to get a child form to complete the Soos trio (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ

I need Cale-nim in Naru form and team leader Sui Khan to act and scam the world together. The master and his top student, two master scammers, the whole ordeal is gonna be so beautifully done.

I don't understand how no one noticed it before! ヽ(°〇°)ﾉ

You have all my respects, you must be very observant to notice this! (⌒▽⌒)☆

woah pause ✋

‘I am very old now too.’ The old man accepted that he was getting older. Just like how tree rings don’t grow all at once, the effects of time did not avoid him as well. He then started to speak.

- Ron Molan

Chapter 34: Being Still

THE TREE RINGS?

I know it's just a metaphor but WHAT?!

I was just reading his conversation with Cale and was surprised by the sudden jumpscare those words gave me. The sentence doesn't help either. 😭

The author is so good at hiding things so early in the story. I didn't even notice it before when I was rereading this novel several times. Either that or I'm just so dumb.

Cale is ultimately the unluckiest person in every world he visits, isn't he? (ᓀ ᓀ)

Eruhaben's ways of calling Cale :

Unlucky Bastard - 39

Unlucky Human - 5

Unlucky Punk - 2

Unlucky - 3

GRAND TOTAL - 49

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Eruhaben calling Cale "unlucky"

163 - “Tsk, tsk, what an unlucky human.”

167 - “The unlucky punk is quite ballsy.”

199 - "Well, you have the unlucky punk by your side, so you’ll probably be fine growing up slowly."

224 - ‘You unlucky human, tsk tsk.’

226 - “You really are extremely unlucky. You always bring back such useless things.”

230 - “…Why is the unlucky human laughing like that?”

230 - “…Now I know how you end up being so unlucky.”

257 - “Fine, you unlucky bastard."

267 - “…This unlucky bastard, huuuu.”

274 - “You unlucky bastard.”

276 - “You unlucky bastard!”

315 - “Get some rest. You unlucky bastard.”

319 - “Sigh, you unlucky bastard.”

340 - “Tsk tsk. You unlucky bastard.”

356 - ‘Shut up, you unlucky bastard.’

357 - “You’re saying something I agree with for the first time in a long while, you unlucky bastard."

372 - ‘T, this unlucky bastard!’

372 - “Aigoo, little kid. You should have done as that unlucky bastard told you to do.”

373 - “You unlucky bastard.”

450 - – You unlucky bastard.

479 - 'Well, you have the unlucky bastard by your side, so you’ll probably be fine growing up slowly.’ (it's the same as the one from chap 199, except 'bastard' is replaced by 'punk')

541 - – Tsk. You unlucky bastard.

546 - – You unlucky bastard, it must be hard acting like a little kid.

623 - “You unlucky bastard."

623 - The unlucky bastard must have received nutrients inside the black orb somehow since he is still alive after a few months but he doesn’t look good at all.

632 - – You unlucky bastard.

633 - “Then let me start with how I first met this unlucky bastard and the little kid.”

633 - – You unlucky bastard.

687 - "I’m not used to you saying that you are going to sit out, you unlucky bastard.”

696 - “You unlucky bastard."

697 - “Are you trying to be like this unlucky bastard?!”

755 - Eruhaben said that this was an opportunity that the unlucky bastard made.

757 - “Aigoo. T-that unlucky bastard!”

758 - “That unlucky bastard again…!”

Eruhaben calling Cale "unlucky" (in his mind)

154 - He could then see Eruhaben giving him a, ‘what is this unlucky human saying now?’ type of gaze.

231 - The unlucky human was screwing up his life again.

249 - ‘This unlucky bastard shouldn’t know about that.’

250 - ‘This unlucky bastard truly is different.’

252 - Eruhaben looked toward the unlucky bastard.

254 - However, some of the ancient powers that this unlucky Cale Henituse had in his possession were as strong as, if not stronger, than most strong individuals’ strengths.

256 - ‘Both the little kid and this unlucky bastard.’

267 - This unlucky and sly bastard was also a genuinely good person.

274 - It was hard to figure out what this unlucky bastard was thinking.

472 - That unlucky bastard is always wearing himself out.

473 - ‘The Caro Kingdom should give that unlucky bastard at least something now.’

604 - 'That unlucky bastard has no problem saying such disrespectful things to a Dragon.’

684 - ‘Can Cale, can that unlucky bastard control such a power?’

723 - ‘Did something happen to that unlucky bastard to the point that he needed to use so much of his powers that Raon could feel it from outside the orb?’

756 - He wondered what in the world was the unlucky bastard doing inside, and if he was destroying everything because it was a test about anger.

Raon calling Cale "unlucky"

150 - “Yes, I can understand how unlucky you are. So just trust me, the great and mighty Raon.”

Eruhaben calling himself "unlucky"

318 - He then mumbled, ‘what an unlucky final year for me,’ before channeling his white gold aura.

Cale calling Choi Han "unlucky"

347 - “…Cale-nim?” “Unlucky bastard.”

Super Rock calling Cale "unlucky"

347 – You unlucky bastard.

Alberu calling Cale "unlucky"

611 - 'That unlucky bastard. I can at least do that much for him.’