He still stole the MC's credit for slaying the dragon. He needs to experience some hardship
Wasn't his fault nor idea, it's the duke's lol
He still went along with it in the end. = Equally guilty.
Though I do feel a little bad for him when he was made to win by default.
"equally guilty" doesn't apply to this situation tho considering he had no choice, i dont like him much but he shouldn't be chained to smth that did out of his free will bc everyone knows damn well the duke's kids are being played like a puppet rn
He had a choice, tho? It’s not like his father would’ve killed him if he didn’t do it. He constantly was given choices and decided to treat his siblings like shit and live under his fathers thumb. He could choose to stand up for himself, which eventually I’m guessing he will which will even more show that he does have it. No one said the choice was easy, but it WAS A CHOICE. There’s plenty of people with obsessive-controlling parents and not all act like that. Is he a victim in this too? Sure. Is he without a fault? Absolutely not. Ante constantly enables and actively supports his fathers behavior. He is guilty, just not to the same degree.
As for puppets, aren’t most of these stories about how children are their parents puppets? Including MC, and they all show that there is a choice and a way out it, it’s just not easy. Also, what would the duke do if all of his children rebelled? He’s gonna kick all out? No successor? And how would that look to the nobility and his precious reputation? Not to mention Ante is also physically stronger than him. As much as he has a reason to be that way, reason is never a justification. They are victims (all siblings), yes, but I hate that whenever someone is in a difficult situation then people completely strap them of any accountability whatsoever. Even when it comes to the most heinous things (talking real like here, not Ante).
jesus christ here comes the birds of the pickme brigade, finally taking the cocks they've shoved down their throat out of their mouth so they can fulfill the one purpose they've believed they were made to serve for their entire life... defending mid ass to downright horrible men, real AND fake, from perceived and/or justified slights
HAHAHAHAH OHMYGHADDD
Like yeah it was a good ass political move on our mcs side and like yeah, the ducal family needed that bc they need to be upped down a notch (esp the father lol) and ante has ?had? His moments (idk idr lol) but bro rly worked hard for that like he was bleeding rly bad in some of the fights he had