
Spoiler alert! I'm on ch 57. And could someone please explain to me what it means?
Maybe I'm just too dumb to know (lol), but what did the painting mean? Was it a depiction of the Empress Regnant (the late emperor's mom)? What did that imply? And Oedipus complex???

From what i got the Empress Regnant was the only adult women the Emperor loved. The painting was of her and some of the little girl he had relations with. However the mother was in the center of the painting and basically the focus. The ED was upset that he threw her away after she grew up and only did his pedo mama's boy thing with no regard for her.

Ah damn he really was trash, wasn't he? But I do remember that in the next chapters, Jinshi asked ED if it really was the Empress Regnant that the late emperor drew, hinting that it could have been ED in the center. Especially since she always wore yellow (turmeric family business) and the lady in the painting wore yellow.
Also, what was up with the late emperor trying to go to young Jinshi and being stopped by the Empress Regnant and then by his mom?

But notice also the look Jinshi said ED had on her face. Complete disgust. Their family dynamic seems better than most royal families I've read. But to be honest it seems like the yellow would just be the Emperor mind placing pieces together. He was gone in the head for a while or from the beginning. I think that the ER was the main cause of suffering for all those young girls. But then again the Emperor may have loved the younger ED and her becoming a woman ruined his mind(sicko!!) And that's what ER meant by she cursed him.

Awww my heart hurts for young Alloy. It's so difficult to deal with the responsibilities of being an Heir, and it's even more difficult when you see your younger siblings enjoying what you could never have.
Gosh now I love her even more! She's grown to be so mature and capable now, a real sister figure for Durua. ╥﹏╥

Rylie and Bibi deserve better ;-;
Spoiler below:
It pains my heart to know that they were made to love their witches with all of their soul, but that the witches aren't the same. Seeing someone you love more than yourself, love someone else is an excruciating experience. And to endure that for as long as you live? My gosh.

This was sooo fun to read! I wish we got to see more of how Izumi "controls" Aki-kun and just how "nasty" they can get (without getting toxic ofc)!
Weirdly enough, they were actually quite a healthy couple and I was 100% rooting for them throughout the story even if the seme's not my type lol
Also, where's the punishment play? (づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ
The last thing I read before taking a break was the beginning of a fight between the twins, and Our!Ciel was in Lau's care before going through the sewage area (?) To escape. Has that fight been resolved now?
No, they are wanted criminals and they are in hiding.
Thanks! Decided to keep reading, and mYGOD IM SO STRESSED I feel so bad for everyone from our og!Ciel :( But also proud!!! Genuinely hope no one from the manor dies ╥﹏╥
I'll like to be optimistic too but I think Snake is definitely going to die.
did you catch up..
Yeah, I decided to read all the way through and binged it