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Apill,atinycapsuleencasedinabiologicallyharmlesswater-solubleshell;Ashellwhosevery...Readmore

Apill,atinycapsuleencasedinabiologicallyharmlesswater-solubleshell;Ashellwhoseveryexistenceisaresultofacenturyofresearchandtechnologicaladvancement.AmanmadesynthesisofChemicalsandproductofcomplexprocesses.Andintheend,ameanstoanend.AwaytodeliveraconcoctionofotherChemicalsforanagenda;Vitaminsfornutrition,medicationfortreatment,or…perhapsmore.Wetrustthatwhatweeatwon’tdousharm,andtrustthatthosewhoareresponsibleforitscreationhadthebestofintentions.Butintheend,itisdifficultorperhapsimpossibletotrulytellwhatlieswithinapill.ThatisuntilonedayIenteredaresearchinstitutionasatestsubject.AllIdidwasswallowapillIwastoldtobeahealthsupplement.Collapse

AdaptedtoManhwa,DeterminedProtagonist,HiddenAbilities,MaleProtagonist,ModernDay,Scientists,SpecialAbilities

AllthisandI'mstillgonnafaultthatchemclass

I'mkindasurprisednoneofthereviewsherehavementionedit,butit'sVERYmuchmoreromance/sliceoflifefocusedthanresearch/powers.Basedonthedescriptionitsoundedlikeitmayhavebeensomethinglike"Scholar'sAdvancedTechnologicalSystem"or"IHaveaSuperUSBDrive",wheretheknowledgeand/orpowersarethemainfocus,butthat'snotthecaseatall.ForthemostparthisdaysattheworkplaceareSkippedoverquickly,whereasalotoftimeisspentonhimdoingrandomotherthings-likeconsultingforarivalcompany,workingparttimewithafriendinordertoseesomeanidolhelikes,goingtoasleepclinicandthenonaverylong'date'withtheidolhemetetc.It'swrittenfairlywellandthecharactersaren'tannoyingorunlikeable,itjustisn'twhatiexpectedgoingin.Likehegainsallthisrandomnewknowledgeaswellasbeingabletocontrolthesedustparticlethingsthatlethimdominor"magic"typestuff,likepreventingstaticelectricity,messwithsomeone'shairbymovinghishands,auto-aimathrownringontoabottleetc.Healsobasicallyhasdetectivevision-canzoominandseethecompositionofthingstotellifsomeoneiswearingmakeup,failedatdoinglaundryproperly,whattheyhaveeatenrecently,whatnotesawinehasetc.You'dthinkthathewouldperhapsdosomemorestudyingtofindtheextentofhisknowledge,practicewithhispowersetc.Butnope.Hebasicallycanpulloutknowledgefromoutofnowherethankstothepill.Hedoesn'tpracticehispowersatall-justusesthematrandommoments.Wheneverheusesthedetectivevisionhebasicallyspewsatonofobservationsoutallatonce,whichwearetoldinpassingisbecausehecan'treallycontrolhimselfwhenhegoesintothatmode.Basically,aslongasyougoinwiththeknowledgeit'smoreromance/sliceoflifefocusedthanscience/powers,you'llenjoyit...providedyoulikeromancestuff.

RankB+It'slikethesayinggoes:thosewhoplantdatesdon'tharvestdates.Datepalmsaretreesthatbearfruiteveryeighty,ninetyyears.Onceaboywatchedamanplantingpalmtreesandaskedhim:whydoyouplantpalmtreesifyouwon'tbeabletoharvest?Thegentlemanwithakindsmilesaid:mysonwilltakeituphisass,it'smybackyardandI'llplantwhateverIwant.

FromNUReviews-TheTopReviewVerycoolmodernslice-of-lifenovel,basicallyMacGyver(1985,2016)+Limitless(2011,themovie),withastrongbasisinscience(mostly)!IthinkauthorborrowedsomeelementsfromthehilariousKdrama"HistoryofaSalaryman"(2012),whichwasanicesurprise.Asfarasmoderndaykoreannovelsgo,thisisonparwith"TopManagement".PREMISE:MCentersaresearchprogramandgainsasuperpowerviaapill,onlyitisn'tjustrawintelligence,buttheknowledgeofChemistryandthepowertoidentify/manipulatechemicalreactions.Heuseshisnewfoundabilitiesinveryuniquemodern-daysettings(muchlikeMacGyver).CHARACTERS:MCisinitiallyadown-and-outguystrugglingtomakeendsmeet,muchlikeBradleyCooperwasinLimitless.He'sadecentpersonbutknowshe'sonthebottomrungofthesocialladder.Ashiscognitiveabilitiesimprove,hedoesn'tbecomeadouchebaglikeBradleyCooperwas.Instead,hetriestoimproveandputhisnewfoundabilitiestogooduse,helpingotherspurelyoutofcompassionandgoodwill.Andbestofall,MCgenuinelydevelopsaloveforchemistry.------------------------------------------------------------------------Anexcerptfrommakingitsnowinanindoormallevent...AparticleofsnowbecamefocusedbyJungwu'svision.Itwastransparentandflat.Itwasamoreperfectsix-sidedwingsthananyothersnowflakehehadeverseen.'Oh,youweremadesowell.Byebye~'Theperfectlypureandcleansnowflakegentlyfloateddowntotheplazabelow.--------------------------------------------------------------------------Sidecharactersarewellwrittenwithdistinctpersonalitiesandareestablishedprofessionalsintheirownlineofwork(doctors,scientists,singers,regularworkingJoes,etc).Heart-warminginteractionswithMC,nobodyfallsheadoverheelsforMCunlikeothershounennovels.WRITING:Thepacingofthestoryisalittlefast,MCgoesfromzerotoheroprettyquick.Butthestoryandwritingmorethanmakesupforit.Youalmostfeellikeyou'rewatchingalight-heartedkoreandramaratherthanreadinganovel.MC'sabilitytovisualizemoleculesandchemicalreactionsiswrittenwithamazingmagicalrealism.Dialogueisgreatwithouttoomuchexposition.Fantasticallybeautifulchemistry-relatedanalogiesthatreallymakethesubjectcomealive,especiallywhenMCisexplaininghissolutionstoothers.Thetechnicaldetails/jargonareamazing,IcanonlyguesshowharditistotranslatetoEnglish.It'sarefreshingchangefrommostsuperpowers,makesyouwonderifauthorusedtobeachemistrymajororaMacGyverfan.SLOWUPDATESUnfortunatelythelackoftranslatorsandslowupdatesisarealproblem.Iunderstandthetranslatorhashealthissuesaswell.Unlesssomeoneelsepicksitupquickit'sgonnalanguish.

notthegreatestwaytogetpeopletoreadyourstorybynotreallytellingpeoplewhatyourstoryisabout

Poisontesters?

Thispoisonseemstobealittletoopotent..anovelaboutchemistryseemslikeit'sgonnahavetobereadwithadictionaryontheside