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Noooo....illicit is actually in love with the king....he won't admit it though....Read between the lines....He was thinking of the king when he saw the couples...he blushed when the king kissed him....He said he was never mad at the king and then he was even glad that the king was kind to him....
It seems to me that he is just annoyed by the king and just wants to live lovingly with the king...He is always more happy with the king...but he hasn't realised that yet
Read the 3rd comment under your comment...it explains this chapter perfectly!!!
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Call me whatever you want to...I am just trying to enjoy the Manhwa...at the end of the day ut is fiction...If you don't like it then leave it alone...no one is for being you to read you know....ilic is not in captivity...he us quite free and is even kept nicely in the palace...He can also plan and kill the king and run away if he wants to...He is actually happier with the king...there relationship is still a little messed up tho...but ut has definitely improved...let's see what happens next tho
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Actually he his he can't leave the kingdom or stay out for too long without the king wanting to drag him back home. Now if there's a chapter where the king let's him leave without fear of consequences and he decides to come back. Then it can be argued that he loves him back, but until then I don't think so. Also this it just my observation I still very much love the story(づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ
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it could be argued, this man kept illic in captivity for 10 fucking years. Someone is bound to become dependent to their captor. illic has grown accustomed to being restricted of his freedom. in order to be released from the king's spell, he might have to be physically ripped away from him. Even then the king would blame him for being taken away from him, and probably rape him.
ilic is like on the edge of becoming suicidal, but its like he never quite seems to get there. Idk thats what it just looks like to me