I call it bs with the male lead

yeah, it's him. He deserve to be the ml even risked his own life to give her a second chance even risked to have his own happiness taken away from him just to see her happy. So yes, he deserves to be the ml especially when Theon actually just wanted to use her and then kill her after he benefited from her

Are you sure ur talking about the right male character and not the wrong one? Wasn't it the white hair that manipulated her

bro are you even reading the story? Ethan didn't manipulate her??? Like when she was killing people it was actually nobles who turned her backs on her just because she couldn't summon the summon of lights? She was too boy crazy to actually run the fucking empire than Ethan did it in her steed?? And she literally said do whatever you want when he asked her what they should do about the nobles literally trying to overthrow her?? And if you actually try research why she overthrew her fucking family it's because her own fucking father trying to deface her and told literally everyone that she's dangerous and threat to the throne?? She was literally cornered by her own dad because she was better than his brother?? And Ethan killed those nobles because they literally try to overthrow her over and over again because she killed her family?? He literally got angry because why the fuck is that still an issue even when she's the emperor?? That's literally a fucking death wish in every fucking medieval style storyline?? Literally that's the fucking last chapter? Literally she only felt she was manipulated in her own POV because she was obsessing over a dude who's only using her. And what's wrong with asking telling the emperor that they're already in her throne, no need to get scared over people who only wanted to see her downfall because she's not a true royalty because she can't summon spirit of lights? It's pretty much telling you she's unreliable story teller because she actually thought everything wrong?? If you actually think about it she was manipulated by Theon? Theon knew that she's not the one who killed Julian but pretended that she was the killer to make her feel awful? She thought that she forced the marriage when Theon actually proposed to her?? And Ethan literally just stood by watching because that's what makes her happy? Girl, it's literally there. If you want more clarification, you can actually read the spoiler if you're still confused.

Like actually understand the story rather haphazardly reading the story without comprehension

Yeah, I understand why she would overthrow her family since her father was a piece shit and she was mistreated besides, Ethan was right there with her and not doing anything to stop her and just letting her get executed. Plus, Ethan gave her the idea to overthrow her family, as shown in chapter 22. Understand that she killed Theon's friend and the woman he loved. Ethan is more manipulative throughout the whole chapter, even though he has begun to change. I'm already dropping this since it confirms that the male lead is f*cken Ethan, and it is going to be the same sh*t as the abandoned empressed manhwa

Girl it's literally not the abandoned empress lmaoo You're really not reading the manhwa nor are you actually doing your own research. Theon never loved her or Julia, Theon never had a lover, Julia was only his best friend and MC misinterpreted. Ethan asked her to step up or she'll get killed, he fucking tried to stop the execution to happen but SHE let it happen because Theon died. And again, Ethan didn't gave her the idea, she was cornered by her father because he was telling nobles she's dangerous. IT'S IN THE FUCKING SPOILERS. IT'S LITERALLY TELLING YOU IT'S IN HER POV THUS SHE'S AN UNRELIABLE STORY TELLER BECAUSE SHE GOT EVERYTHING WRONG BECAUSE SHE MISUNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING. MY GOD. Even without Ethan she still needed to overthrow her fucking family because her own fucking dad pretty much branded her as a traitor. MY FUCKING GOD YOU WEREN'T READING MY COMMENTS PROPERLY. YOU'RE EVEN COMPARING THIS TO AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT TROPE