Chuck ur morals because if we go in this timeline it doesn't have much of that. Alphonse has the power to behead their family with reason or without. So this really is a very very light punishment. The acts of the children reflects on the parents (not for everyone of course but this is how it worked before)
If it was this time line she would get beating bloody, and that remark of being vulgar in bed, I would have said .. your just jealous that you can't f*ck him like I can and yes I do real vulgar things to him in bed , things that your little brain can't comprehend, that's why he will never look at you cause I'm a freak in the sheets and I let him do whatever..
Honestly, I feel like it was proportional to the damage intended. It wasn’t just any person she targeted, it was the freaking Duchess who married into the royal lineage. Disrespecting her, trying to ruin her would equate trying to ruin the royal family. Being a noblewoman she knows that her actions reflect on her family. Which is why in other novels or manga you’ll see that when a child or parent goes astray the whole family tends to be punished for it. I’ll admit that it would’ve been nice to see him be a bit more merciful, but the intentions of Ariana can’t be dismissed. It seems unfair that her family should be punished, yes, but it’s just how things are in manga nobility
I've read so many otome isekai manga where noble families were punished for one person's actions. Usually those families turned out to be corrupt in some way, it helps to justify our MCs' decisions. I've seen worse so it doesn't bother me too much here. Alphonse's face does look a lil bit sadistic though.
i actually didn't like the fact that they are going to ruin her ENTIRE family. and the fact that Alphonse looked proud of himself. he lost 20 points from the 100 points he has earned during the series for me