To Live, She Must Entertain the Grim Reaper <3 Years with the Grim Reaper>
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Today, I’m back to introduce another exciting webtoon.
The webtoon <3 Years with the Grim Reaper> is a romance fantasy following the story of Stella Crowley, a sickly young lady on the verge of death.
Faced with her impending end, she forms a perilous contract with Levi, the Grim Reaper who comes to claim her soul.
Trapped in the middle of a malicious plot by her stepmother and stepsister—who scheme to devour her family estate—she manages to buy 3 years of limited time.
This captivating narrative unfolds as she struggles to reclaim her life and ultimately stirs the heart of the cold Grim Reaper.
Now, let's dive into the review!
The story begins in a field brimming with dazzlingly beautiful flowers.
A young woman shouts cheerfully, laughing like a child.
"Levi, look at that! It's so beautiful!"
Beside her stands a man, watching her with an expressionless face.
Stella runs through the field, saying she would be truly happy if she could see such beautiful scenery until the day she dies.
As Levi watches her, he quietly warns her not to run too much, seemingly worried about her health.
However, Stella smiles brightly and responds that she's alright.
She adds that even if she collapses, he will help her up again.
"Because that's the contract between us."
With an indifferent expression, Levi replies that he'll gladly help her as long as she keeps him entertained enough.
Yet, his inner monologue that follows reveals his true feelings, contrasting sharply with his nonchalant exterior.
"Since when...
did I start wishing to keep seeing that child's smiling face?"
Swallowing a regretful confession, Levi thinks to himself that he never would have entered into the contract in the first place had he known his feelings would grow this deep.
It is a pivotal moment hinting that the Grim Reaper has lost his heart to a mortal woman.
Soon, the scene shifts to the past, showing Stella bedridden in an extremely weakened state.
Standing beside her is Morgana, her stepmother, who seems to take pleasure in her suffering.
Morgana snickers, remarking on how stubbornly persistent Stella is for still being alive.
Her stepsister, Tiara, takes it a step further with a fake smile, asking her mother not to pick on Stella too much since the doctor said she doesn't have much time left.
It's a scene of classic villains that instantly makes you frown.
Lying in bed and listening to every word of their vile conversation, Stella feels deep anger and sorrow at her helpless state, unable to utter a single reply.
Although Stella was born as the lady of the Marquis Crowley family, she was frail from birth.
She was so sickly that even stepping outside the mansion was difficult, yet thanks to the immense love of her parents, she spent a childhood happier than anyone else.
Tragedy, however, struck without warning.
During her childhood, her mother passed away due to an infectious disease. Lacking laughter as he grieved his late wife, her father suddenly announced his intention to remarry a year ago.
Honestly, Stella wasn't thrilled, but for her father's happiness, she accepted her new stepmother and stepsister into the family.
However, a month ago, her father also passed away in a sudden accident, turning Stella's life into a living hell.
After her father's passing, the stepmother and Tiara revealed their true colors.
Tiara complained that remarrying was pointless if all the inheritance went to Stella, leaving them unable to live luxuriously.
Hearing this, her stepmother Morgana chuckled and reassured her daughter.
"My sweet Tiara, there's nothing to worry about."
Morgana revealed her greedy intentions, stating that the sickly Stella would die soon anyway, and the Crowley estate would ultimately be theirs.
This scene clearly shows that Stella's death was what they desired all along.
Overhearing all of this, Stella silently sheds tears.
Looking at Stella in bed, her stepmother mocks that in this condition, she looks ready to pass away to the next world today.
Tiara approaches Stella's bedside and cruelly whispers to her.
She sneers, saying that perhaps it's for the best since Stella can now rejoin the mother and father she loved so much.
Telling her to leave the affairs of the Marquisate to them and die in peace, the two leave the room.
Left alone, Stella desperately prays to be saved just once, unwilling to die so unfairly.
At that moment, a voice breaks the silence.
"Another dull day."
A black shadow slipping through the window turns out to be Levi, the Grim Reaper who came to collect Stella.
Levi gazes intriguing at Stella, who stares directly at him despite being a mere human, finding it fascinating as she is the first human who can see him.
It was the moment of an uncanny first encounter in a room cast in the shadow of death—between a woman desperate to live and a Grim Reaper seeking to cure his boredom.
One can't help but look forward to seeing how Stella will form a contract with Levi to extend her life, and how she will fulfill the bizarre condition of keeping the Grim Reaper entertained.
This work is truly charming, blending the desperate survival instinct of a sickly young lady with the romance of an indifferent Grim Reaper.
It makes you eagerly want to follow the upcoming story, anticipating Stella's fight back and the subtle tension between the two.
If you're curious about what happens next, check out <3 Years with the Grim Reaper> right now on WEBTOON!
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