My speculation

Pip February 21, 2021 2:18 am

The first time I read this I thought it was just like those rivalry friendship thing, the second time I read this I finally understood there were some romance. I don't know how many times I've reread this but now I can see he has always been in love with her. Remember the mirror extra? We can see that he got distracted cause she giggled and he said brown eyes and stuff like that so my speculation is he fell in love with her at first sight and that's where the sudden rivalry sparked and you can get the rest lol

Responses
    Bell February 21, 2021 2:54 am

    OH YEAH NOH, UGH I love the friendship/relationship with each other

    Pip February 21, 2021 7:39 am
    OH YEAH NOH, UGH I love the friendship/relationship with each other Bell

    It's cute and funny when she doesn't get it but like she's too dense sometimes

    Bell February 21, 2021 8:49 am
    It's cute and funny when she doesn't get it but like she's too dense sometimes Pip

    HHAHAHA VERY DENSE, I felt like when he was controlled by the mirror when he was about to tell what type of girl he likes, I feel like he was supposed to say "Nunnaly" name, like ughh cant wait for their relation to progress

    pleasenoohgodno February 21, 2021 11:02 am

    Romance was extremely slow in the novel; definitely undertones but a god awful slow burn. SPOILER for getting together/confession
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    Iirc, it's literally the last chapter of the novel. Don't expect much romance; the manga has been a lot more than the novel has been though.

    Pip February 21, 2021 11:21 am
    HHAHAHA VERY DENSE, I felt like when he was controlled by the mirror when he was about to tell what type of girl he likes, I feel like he was supposed to say "Nunnaly" name, like ughh cant wait for their relati... Bell

    Academically smart but whole ass dense well I mean it's understandable cause he always hide his feelings but I just wish there would be a breaking point for him and he would just shout/whisper "I love you, I've always have" (lol Idk)

    Megami-Rori February 21, 2021 12:46 pm

    Yea i noticed the romance the time i reread it too. The scene that got me thinking that the ML really has feelings for nunnaly is the part where he said smthn about a law or smthn and the story behind that law was talking about a nobleman liking a commoner and he did/implemented that law because he wanted the commoner woman he likes to be happy and free. Just from this scene, my mind got me thinking that alves, a nobleman/the ML himself, likes a commoner and the only commoner he is close to is nunnaly. Like they literally see each other everyday at school. There are a lot of scenes and chapter that really strengthened my belief that alves really is in love with nunnaly.

    Pip February 22, 2021 8:36 am
    Yea i noticed the romance the time i reread it too. The scene that got me thinking that the ML really has feelings for nunnaly is the part where he said smthn about a law or smthn and the story behind that law ... Megami-Rori

    Yes! That too!! Tho I had to reread again cause I skippped reading that part at first lol