cedric (correct me if im wrong but he's the ml in the villainess lives twice right?) and ditrian are an absolute sweetheart. did dropped the villainous empress halfway cause it's just not my cup of tea though. what i am talking about is the fact that sir joseph has the possibility to become the 2nd ml compared to the other male leads that eventually ends up with the main lead,,, and now that we've witnessed his point of view and thoughts during the first timeline, it truly is heartclenching knowing that he genuinely care for keira and if given the chance back then, it might develop into romance.
god this is so painful to read :(( and ngl, sir joseph deserves the ml's seat. i've never seen someone who's really deserving of being the ml as sir joseph. hopefully the manhwa will have some changes and wouldn't follow the flow of the novel