
Might trigger the others, but I actually agree with Tess here. She's not asking him to accept her or return her feelings, only that he take the matter seriously. Though I'm sure Arthur means well and his way of joking about it is his way of being considerate, for these girls who mustered up an enormous amount of courage to confess, Arthur's actions actually hurt them more. He could have acknowledged their feelings and then firmly but gently tell them he's not interested in romantic relationships. There. Done. With how these girls are portrayed, I don't think anyone would hold a grudge against him for it.
Anddd although I'm pretty bummed that we're going the romance route, this is actually a very interesting character development for our MC. He's already grown physically strong, socially adept, and smart. We can already feel that if he encounters other problems relating to these, he'll be able to overcome it. We expect it from him. But Arthur hasn't really encountered an emotional obstacle that makes him reflect on his own character in this manner.

OMG OMG OMG I'M IN CH 81 AND ARTHUR WAS JUST ASKED OUT BY THE PRINCESS OMG OMG OMG
BUT IM SO TORN, I SHIP HIM WITH JASMINE TOO LIKE,,,, They travelled together, took care of each other, and literally formed a strong bond with one another. Plus, jasmine's very mature for her age, possibly good enough for our arthur a;lskefaj;osiejf bUT THE PRINCESS IS CUTE TOO ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄

Honestly, i ship Iris and the prince ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ノ~ Iris has a good head on her shoulders and she's responsible. Feels like she would do really well as a queen or simply as a leader, and her personality complements the prince's! He has to mature a loooot more, but that's okay. We all have some room for improvement! ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭

How can you be so proud of answering fairness as the most important virtue of an empress??? And then haphazardly trying to apply that to economics????? Bruh adam smith is rolling in his grave!!
Any basic lesson in economics would teach you to utilize your abundant resources so you can build comparative/absolute advantage. Support your weaknesses, sure, but leverage your strengths!! Why do you think Specialization exists, even during your time??
And as for virtues, it wouldve been better to answer prudence or wisdom for an empress. Rulers need to think, and to think critically at that. Without a good head on your shoulders, you'll just lead your country to ruins. Plus, prudence is one of the cardinal virtues upon which other virtues can be built.
My god, i didnt think i could be annoyed at irene and that empress more lmao

it was funny to me she said "Fairness" while the current empress is the opposite of fairness, she is super bias and acts on her personal emotion and grudge instead of the good for her people and common sense.
actually it was a good answer when you think about it XD cause both of them are not fair at all. only show how dumb they both are.
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Man, Derrick is like,,, really my type. Like really. Why does he have to have a bad personality (/TДT)/