As much as some people think that Yona should become the ruler of Kouka, I still feel that...

Soowon is a great king...
when he's stable. But I still feel like he's gonna start making more over-aggressive calls like he did when he was facing Xing. He said that he needed them as a vassal state in preparation for Kai invasion, but had he gone to war with them like he planned, their military would be decimated and they would be useless to him right now. but if he had gone for the treaty when Yona offered it, they would have been able to negotiate terms sooner.

His call would have been costly and it was far too similar to his father for my comfort. I'm afraid that he'll start making more and more calls like that. so I'm not too comfortable with him on the throne long-term.

That said, I don't think Yona is ready either. If she were queen, she wouldn't be able to move around the country so easily for her vigilante work. And at this point, I'm pretty sure she would hate being bound to the castle. In any case, she's still only 16 years old. And her skills at this moment serve the country better off the throne.

I don't think I really want either of them ruling right now. But Soowon is the better option for the time being.

That sounds good too. But I kinda like how realistic Soowon is and how Soowon believes that humans can survive without the dragons power. Humans are really strong and I do believe that humans can defeat the dragons, well... not easily but it's not impossible.

Soowon can't predict that the Kai invasion would happen after warring with Xing. And do u think without Yona's VERY SERIOUS persuasion ever happening that Kouren would agree in becoming Kouka's vassal state? If Soowon hadn't start the war first and Xing decides to attack first, Kouka would have faced much more trouble. It's either kill or be killed. Kouren has a warrior spirit so she won't give up easily. Soowon is being cautious bcuz if Kouren decided to pretend to cooperate then harm him, that will definitely cause trouble.

And u shouldn't really underestimate the military much less calling them useless even if they're injured. Soldiers should have great spirit after all. And besides, I'm pretty sure Kouka's soldiers are better than Xing. There are five tribes, Wind, Sky, Fire, Water and Earth. Soowon used the Sky, Wind and Water tribe to attack Xing if I remember correctly. The Wind tribe decided not to attack bcuz of Hak but if their country was really in trouble, there's a high chance they will attack as well. This goes the same with the Water tribe.

There's still the Earth and Fire tribe. And I'm pretty sure Soowon wouldn't take every single soldier out to battle. He would have left enough to guard the kingdom. I wouldn't call it over aggressive calls, it's about being rational. And it might be costly but risks have to be taken to make Kouka a better kingdom or the best kingdom. A person who doesn't take risks can't achieve a higher place. I don't really know enough about military and this is only based on my assumption but I'm quite sure that I'm right. And I also do think ur opinion is right but I could only agree half of it.

I think Yona would make a magnificent queen but I agree that Soowon's fit to be the ruler. A true Queen doesn't need a throne but her people (and dragons) ;)

In reality, a true Queen needs a throne which is like a symbol of recognition and her people's trust and I'm sure dragons aren't a necessity. And Soowon has both.

Bcuz of Yona's father, half of the people doesn't trust Yona to take the throne. And they are more delighted when Soowon takes the throne. Of course the people who sided with Yona would think that Yona would make a capable Queen but they can't deny the fact that Soowon also makes a capable King.

What I meant tho that even though she's not in the throne, even she doesn't have a crown, there's something in her that wills people to obey her. She can gain the trust and love of people as you can see in the manga. I know you adored Soowon, I agree he's the one fit to rule because he always put the kingdom before anyone else. I don't care about the reality. Youre completely missing the point here. Being a true royalty resides in one's heart. Will. Determination. Love for People. The throne can be easily stolen but yes necessary. Soowon and Yona are similar in some aspects.

And I'm stopping here now because you seem to be an aggressive Soowon fan hahaha. Your loyaly to him reminds me of his generals (excluding the wind tribe OFC)

. A true Queen doesn't need a throne when in heart resides the will to protect her people. Throne can be taken away but never the royalty that can be found in one's blood. I'm not even against Soowon but I feel like you're making be that way. I agree Soowon is the one fit to rule. I don't want Yona to take the throne, I still would love for her to wander around with the dragons. It's like she's a shadow queen. And it's not only dragons she has under her thumb, she also has many alliances with people.

And I'm stopping here because you seem to be aggressive when you're making your point across people hahaha. Your loyalty to Soowon rivals the other generals (excluding the one of wind tribe ofc)

I was never a Soowon fan tho??? I'm more like Hak's fan. I just admire Soowon's attitude so u shouldn't judge me without knowing anything first. And I also admire Yona but the feelings I have for both Soowon and Yona are only that, my feelings of like belongs to Hak. If this conversation is not about Yona and Soowon but Soowon and Hak, I could be that type of fan for Hak but not an aggressive one tho, I like to be seen as rational.

And what ur talking about is right but that answer is for the fantasy world. In reality, the people obeys the one with throne. Sure rebellions happen but that's usually only a portion of the people anyway and sometimes rebellions happen bcuz of such ridiculous reasons I don't even know if I should laugh or cry.

That's just the feeling I get from your comment. I'm sorry I misunderstood you :(

I see your point about Kouren. She probably wouldn't agree to the treaty. But there would definitely be a better chance for peace talks and an alliance if Soowon offered it in the first place.

As for the military being useless, (I was talking about Xing by the way, Kouka would be fine.) I didn't mean they wouldn't be able to fight injured, I was going more along the lines of them being dead. Sure, they might not ALL be dead, but MOST probably would be. And if there was a state of emergency in the near future, like the one with the Kai, (which, you're right could not be predicted, but as a leader, you should plan for both the best and worst case scenario,) then the Xing military would be nearly decimated and of no help to Kouka.

And you are absolutely right; in leading a country, you must take risks in order to improve and expand. But We forget that Soowon, a genius though he may be, is still only 19 years old. He is young, immature, and idolizes his cruel, unjust, war-mongering father. While he is inherently a kind person, (Disregarding how he came to the throne) the pressures that power brings may be getting to him, and he may be consulting how his father may have handled certain situations when he's stuck. He has nobody else that he knew personally to model his rule after. He was too young for Junam's rein, (not that it would be much better) and he knew that Il's method didn't work. so he only has his father as a real reference.

That's why I'm so concerned.