I just finished reading the Legend of Sun Knight novel... Or, should I say, I finished reading what can be read! Argh! This is aggravating! The suspense is killing me! I need the last installment of this series!
I must say, the author 御我 is really something. Her light novel series got me hooked for hours on end that turned me, someone who abhors learning the Chinese language since secondary school, to a Chinese reader! This unexpected development scared even my parents who expressed concern and worry that perhaps studying has loosened a few screws in my brain. I assured them though that my sudden interest in Chinese novels has less to do with breaking down under pressure and more to do with the interesting stories themselves. This is coupled with the fact that I AM Chinese in the first place, so reading Chinese novels IS a perfectly normal behavior and not something to be alarmed about.
Speaking of being alarmed, I was unpleasantly surprised by Grisia Sun's latest character change in the novel. Grisia Sun turned into a complete....to put it very bluntly, bastard! An evil, sadistic, and manipulative bastard. This is not to say that he was not such a character before he willingly underwent the ceremony to become a demon king. In fact, Grisia the Sun Knight has always been highly manipulative and at times vindictive when matters concerning his dearly cherished twelve holy knights arise! But during those times, Grisia's basic motive underlying all his manipulative schemes and methods was to protect his fellow holy knights!
However, Grisia the Demon King is now merely concocting plans for personal gratification, without a single strand of remorse, guilt, or care for the lives of others. To Grisia, people's lives, including that of his subordinates and former twelve Holy Knights companions, are mere playthings to satiate his desire for...enjoyment. One line from the chapter nicely sums up his current temperament:
"My dear Silent Eagle," I deliberately mention Deng Yang's previous words, "As you wish, I am a Demon King who will not destroy half the world, compared to the boring action of destroying the world, I like playing games more, I hope you will enjoy my games."
GRISIA SUN, YOU ARE SUCH A COLD-HEARTED BASTARD. But this is probably why I love Grisia so much! However, I must admit, I still prefer Grisia's previous personality whereby he spews nonsensical stuff about the "Under the God of Light's grace...blah blah blah...the God of Light will forgive all those who bask under his light...etc etc...." and his strong sense of camaraderie! A Grisia Sun who cares not for his comrades and only himself is NOT Grisia Sun! I really hope the twelve holy knights will rescue Grisia from this cesspool of madness.