Once A Fighter Slave, Now Mate to the Dragonkin Who Freed Me Manga Reviews

Grateful it's not groomie. Massive trigger warning for violence against children to start, but that goes away after the first chapter, fyi. FL has PTSD though, so it crops up again. Blissfully the guardian ML isn't creepy (imo). Excited for further chapters.

The story is very well written, you will be surprised in a moment, anger in other, but the main line that come across the all story is the sweet relationship between the main characters.

Love exploring how matebonds can affect someone on a platonic level. I hope it doesn't evolve into something romantic, because I would love if it subverted the soulmate bond to be more than just romance by exploring other forms of connected bonds.

im hoping that the romance part of the plot doesnt happen until the FL has aged up a bit, and maybe some time away from ML so that it doesn't become a 'Father Figure to Romantic interest' type thing, so far the writing is very nice and all the characters are wonderful to read, nothing too over the top, no characters downplayed as of yet. so, nice story

Bear with me because I'm only 6 episodes in and I'm feeling conflicted. The female lead is somewhere between 8-12ish years old. Her fated mate is hundreds of years old. HE IS NOT BEING CREEPY. He is acting like a parent - concerned for her physical and mental wellbeing, beginning to discuss her education, providing food and clothes, etc. I REPEAT: THERE IS NOTHING SEXUAL OR ROMANTIC HAPPENING. However! They are fated mates. I understand that this is fiction, but the underlying storyline is making me very uncomfortable. He is taking a parental role knowing that she will eventually be his wife/life mate. That's grooming. If that aspect were removed entirely, I think I'd be all over this story because the art is gorgeous and the storyline is otherwise very wholesome.

His "Fated mate" being an 8 year old child is almost sickening. A waste of time in so many aspects. Also I don't like that she's weak and then then thinks of past memories and suddenly she's too powerful, makes no sense.