Kill Me Now 해구

1/5 stars

MINOR SPOLERS AHEAD:

I was disappointed in this manga. I was expecting it to be dark, but I wasn't expecting grooming to be involved. When I was first told about this manga, I was told it was an enemy-to-lover GL romance involving, Haegu, a professional hitwoman, and the daughter of a man she had been assigned to kill. I wasn't expecting the man to be killed immediately in front of his daughter. Although I was told about the age gap, I wasn't expecting them to meet when she was still very much underage.

Haegu decided to name the girl Mian. We then get a time skip in which we see a much older Mian try and fail to get the courage to kill Haegu. We then see her next to her teacher, who continues to grope her until her “mother” appears. We see him get threatened by Haegu, and we see them leave. A bunch more stuff happens before we see Haegu fantasize about having sex and being something more to Mian. I was shocked because I was secretly hoping that the love interest was someone else. To make matters worse, Mian does end up kissing her later. This leads to a series of old flashbacks which show Mian's evolution over the years and the different things she did in order to try and seduce Haegu.

Although we see Haegu reject Mian due to her being a minor, we see how more and more accepting she is of said actions the older she gets. Although a lot of people ignore the fact that Haegu practically raised Mian and is basically her mother, is something that can't be ignored, even if it's supposed to be a dark romance manga. I don't believe it is justifiable if you are attracted to a kid you raised. I understand that Mian may be doing it because she believes that it's a good way to get revenge, but I still don't think it's the best way to get revenge.

I wouldn't recommend anyone reading this manga. Unless you can condone the dynamic of the relationship, go ahead and read it.