Tbh, I catch myself not caring that MC is going to end up with the prince, AND then I read the first chapter again and remember why I couldn’t stand him. Of course after her reincarnation he somehow changed his character to not grow into such a giant villain/sociopath. But I have to wonder. The only reason he changed was because MC wanted to not go through with the engagement. Seriously? That’s it? Her not loving him anymore and being justifiably deathly afraid of him, has such a great impact he starts to use his brain and won’t develop this huge inferiority complex which plagued his former self? And he suddenly won’t be influenced by advisers against her anymore? I don’t know. Her only crime was being attentive to him and getting praise for her accomplishments. He treated her like dirt under his feet. He brought some girl in and made her his empress. MC was left with the empress’s duties, while they were enjoying themselves with mundane couple things. MC made the empress aware of her duties, and the latter went crying to the emperor. And this bastard, driven by his inferiority complex with MC being the cause, went all out and slapped her around ”how dare you wanting my love to do her duties that come with her privileged station”. Then he raped MC, which is just horrendous. She becomes pregnant and looses the child. And this sociopathic narcissist can’t even show any concern. I think there was a panel of him looking conflicted about it but his next actions leave no doubt in my mind about him having any human decency or compassion. He tells her in front of witnesses that her father is being put to trial for treason and he will show mercy if MC kisses his damn shoe. In front of the whole nobility he humiliates her utterly. After she does, he tells her that her father is already dead. She goes into a rage and tries to fling herself at him unarmed. He uses this excuse to claim treason and lets her be executed. He drove her to madness on purpose and without remorse. His disgust and abhorrence was clear. I don’t think anyone could come back from that. So as much as the prince is on his way to redeem himself, I can’t help but remember this. The “heroine” might have played them against each other, but he decided to rape, abuse, humiliate, and execute MC out of his own free will. Just because she was better than him and cared for him. Doesn’t compute (╬￣皿￣)凸
Tbh, I catch myself not caring that MC is going to end up with the prince, AND then I read the first chapter again and remember why I couldn’t stand him. Of course after her reincarnation he somehow changed his character to not grow into such a giant villain/sociopath. But I have to wonder. The only reason he changed was because MC wanted to not go through with the engagement. Seriously? That’s it? Her not loving him anymore and being justifiably deathly afraid of him, has such a great impact he starts to use his brain and won’t develop this huge inferiority complex which plagued his former self? And he suddenly won’t be influenced by advisers against her anymore? I don’t know. Her only crime was being attentive to him and getting praise for her accomplishments. He treated her like dirt under his feet. He brought some girl in and made her his empress. MC was left with the empress’s duties, while they were enjoying themselves with mundane couple things. MC made the empress aware of her duties, and the latter went crying to the emperor. And this bastard, driven by his inferiority complex with MC being the cause, went all out and slapped her around ”how dare you wanting my love to do her duties that come with her privileged station”. Then he raped MC, which is just horrendous. She becomes pregnant and looses the child. And this sociopathic narcissist can’t even show any concern. I think there was a panel of him looking conflicted about it but his next actions leave no doubt in my mind about him having any human decency or compassion. He tells her in front of witnesses that her father is being put to trial for treason and he will show mercy if MC kisses his damn shoe. In front of the whole nobility he humiliates her utterly. After she does, he tells her that her father is already dead. She goes into a rage and tries to fling herself at him unarmed. He uses this excuse to claim treason and lets her be executed. He drove her to madness on purpose and without remorse. His disgust and abhorrence was clear. I don’t think anyone could come back from that. So as much as the prince is on his way to redeem himself, I can’t help but remember this. The “heroine” might have played them against each other, but he decided to rape, abuse, humiliate, and execute MC out of his own free will. Just because she was better than him and cared for him. Doesn’t compute (╬￣皿￣)凸