The Greatest Estate Developer: A Review

The first time I saw this webcomic on Webtoons (a popular manga/comic app), it appeared in the form of a reading challenge: reading 20 episodes to get 7 coins. Since I wanted the coins to unlock chapters in other comics, I decided to read it. However, as I read more and more, I became so absorbed by Suho Kim’s (or rather Master Lloyd’s) personality and funny facial expressions that I continued reading past the 20 chapters.

The plot goes like this: Suho Kim, a civil engineering student in Korea, gets transmigrated into a fantasy novel he was reading before falling asleep. He wakes up in the body of Lloyd Frontera, who not only is an alcoholic, but his family has so much debt piled up despite the fact that they are nobles! Suho’s only goal after waking up as Lloyd was to become a crazy rich, lazy bum who spent the rest of his days work-free. However, he must first get rid of his family’s debt, which seemed pretty much impossible. However, using his knowledge as a civil engineering student from his previous life, he made money from building systems like Korean ondols that did not exist in that world. Then, he has to eliminate all of the future problems that prevent him from living his dream life using his knowledge from the novel. 

His first step was to get the original male lead, Javier, onto his side. However, Javier’s contempt towards Lloyd proved a problem, but Suho quickly overcame that by helping the citizens of the barony. Additionally, the System, who transmigrated him into this world, gave him sets of skills to use, including summoning creatures. With the help of Javier and his summoned creatures, Suho sets out to stop all possible threats to his future, defeating orcs, sea monsters, rebels, and more while making money at the same time.

        My favorite character is Suho Kim. Not only has he saved thousands of people from harm, he has the funniest expressions while doing so! They are always extremely exaggerated, yet nonetheless comical to look at. Additionally, while it may seem like Suho only cares about making money, he has his morals. He would never make money if it meant harming people to get it, and he benefits thousands of people from his businesses. I find his love for money and a work-free retirement relatable! However, he wouldn’t be able to form his businesses and eliminate threats without his quick and clever thinking. Suho makes this series a thousand times more exciting!

All in all, you should definitely check this series out (available on Webtoons). If not for Suho's eccentric personality, all of Suho's conquests and business ventures are quite entertaining.

-Joyce Zheng