There's a wide range of 'twisted villains' in disney that causes a major turmoil for the plot to have a plot twist.
From what I understand (and remember) Elzay got reincarnated into a novel she read. There's 2 books on it, but she has only ever read the first book that consists of Aseph's past and how he lost to the prince that caused him to adopt the dark side. And that Elzay was never a character in the novel she read.
However, in the unexpected unraveling twist in around chapter 80 (Aseph fights demon guy), apparently Elzay did exist in the novel??
My theory is that they have been repeating lives, but Elzay is the center. So whenever she gets thrown back into the novel world, it'll re-do the sequence of their "first life" agenda, suggesting they've been redoing this life for many times. -Now my theory is that Elzay has always loved Aseph, but he doesn't always reciprocate that feeling. Maybe because she never resonates with him. So to make Elzay be more sympathetic and charismatic towards Aseph, the god of the novel world makes sure Elzay knows about the backstory ALL THE WHILE removing any memories she has when she reincarnates out of the book? It seems very twisted.
I'll rate this a 4/10
1. I kinda liked the relationship buildup, where Aseph wants to fool Elzay but ends up falling for her, though I wish they could've expanded on it more because I don't get why he'd fall for her. —an approach that I liked is the ML and FL from Dr Elise, Elise had something to prove to ML to make him change his perspective about her.
2. The climax is underwhelming. — severe lack of POV from the duke and the demon, there's not enough reason for them to team up against the leads — the demon is pathetic for a villain. His main goal or purpose is to make people blessed with the god's partner thing to suffer like...did u not get one? Is bro lonely? Is that why bro makes couples suffer? Lonely ahh — from Elzay's perspectives and opinion about the novel she read, it seems like Aseph and the prince would have nothing to do with each other. I find it hard to believe they're friends.
3. I do like some of the plot twist — Elzay mentions that the duke (her father) was the one in charge of the death of Aseph's parents (or in this case, Elisa's father ; because Elzay isn't in the novel she read), and this is one of the reasons that made Aseph hate Elisa in the novel. However, in this version, her father the duke was sent to retrieve Aseph's mother, but his mother wanted the duke to set the house on fire (this is my understanding of the situation). — The duke didn't know Aseph's mother, he just thought she looked awful lot like his late wife (I think is the prince's mother). — That there COULD be different storylines. MAYBE the 'god' or author, or whoever that controls the world, manipulates the world. Though I think this part is poorly written.
4. Romance, where? — Elisa and the prince's relationship was just, out of the blue. At least Aseph and Elzay had a build up.
5. The crest — in the end, Aseph is rewarded the same crest given to Elzay. However, does that mean Elzay was fated to never have a fated partner if Aseph went to the dark side? Does that mean Elzay x Death was canon if Aseph didn't love her enough to sacrifice himself against the bad guy?
There's a wide range of 'twisted villains' in disney that causes a major turmoil for the plot to have a plot twist.
From what I understand (and remember) Elzay got reincarnated into a novel she read. There's 2 books on it, but she has only ever read the first book that consists of Aseph's past and how he lost to the prince that caused him to adopt the dark side. And that Elzay was never a character in the novel she read.
However, in the unexpected unraveling twist in around chapter 80 (Aseph fights demon guy), apparently Elzay did exist in the novel??
My theory is that they have been repeating lives, but Elzay is the center. So whenever she gets thrown back into the novel world, it'll re-do the sequence of their "first life" agenda, suggesting they've been redoing this life for many times.
-Now my theory is that Elzay has always loved Aseph, but he doesn't always reciprocate that feeling. Maybe because she never resonates with him. So to make Elzay be more sympathetic and charismatic towards Aseph, the god of the novel world makes sure Elzay knows about the backstory ALL THE WHILE removing any memories she has when she reincarnates out of the book? It seems very twisted.
I'll rate this a 4/10
1. I kinda liked the relationship buildup, where Aseph wants to fool Elzay but ends up falling for her, though I wish they could've expanded on it more because I don't get why he'd fall for her.
—an approach that I liked is the ML and FL from Dr Elise, Elise had something to prove to ML to make him change his perspective about her.
2. The climax is underwhelming.
— severe lack of POV from the duke and the demon, there's not enough reason for them to team up against the leads
— the demon is pathetic for a villain. His main goal or purpose is to make people blessed with the god's partner thing to suffer like...did u not get one? Is bro lonely? Is that why bro makes couples suffer? Lonely ahh
— from Elzay's perspectives and opinion about the novel she read, it seems like Aseph and the prince would have nothing to do with each other. I find it hard to believe they're friends.
3. I do like some of the plot twist
— Elzay mentions that the duke (her father) was the one in charge of the death of Aseph's parents (or in this case, Elisa's father ; because Elzay isn't in the novel she read), and this is one of the reasons that made Aseph hate Elisa in the novel. However, in this version, her father the duke was sent to retrieve Aseph's mother, but his mother wanted the duke to set the house on fire (this is my understanding of the situation).
— The duke didn't know Aseph's mother, he just thought she looked awful lot like his late wife (I think is the prince's mother).
— That there COULD be different storylines. MAYBE the 'god' or author, or whoever that controls the world, manipulates the world. Though I think this part is poorly written.
4. Romance, where?
— Elisa and the prince's relationship was just, out of the blue. At least Aseph and Elzay had a build up.
5. The crest
— in the end, Aseph is rewarded the same crest given to Elzay. However, does that mean Elzay was fated to never have a fated partner if Aseph went to the dark side? Does that mean Elzay x Death was canon if Aseph didn't love her enough to sacrifice himself against the bad guy?
6. Poor horse. For that I give -1