After going through the chapters and comments, you just have to admit while the imperial father and brother treated og Shu horribly due to misunderstanding upon misinformation and being lied to both in the past and present about Shu's real identity, those two truly does care now that they know the truth in the current timeline while the possessed Shu only knows the past and not the fact her birth started out with a lie that the imperial duo knew about when they heard the baby was a prince that died, not a princess. They have every right to do their best to make amends for the lost time but it is up to the current Shu to take the information in and deal with it how she pleases. I would honestly be fine if she keeps both families who do love her and want what is best for her.
Honestly, her father may have been a cruel man in the past and only turned back time for the sake of the Empire, although after reading the latest chapters I don't think that was the whole truth to begin with, he made some redemption here and there and being there for Keira, better late than never. I would still have a hard time forgiving him but with his effort of trying to protect her properly even though he should have done it from the start, he deserves a second chance
I get her willingness to help and be useful to Kay after discovering she is a relic sorcerer. However, she didn't take into account how he would feel or those who love her feelings if she were to sacrifice so much of her life to build what her husband wants. It's commendable to want to be useful even knowing the risks, but Kay is seeing beyond them and doesn't want to use her like that at all. He cares for her, loves her, she has already been out for a week, so why put her through more than she can handle?
To me, from the first timeline, the emperor disliked Shuelina due to not having spirit power just like any other member of the royal family, but he and the brother were manipulated to think like that because it was the red head princess who actually stolen the power. It's not exactly per say their fault...
In this timeline, we figured out at first, the emperor was told his child was a prince that died. From the very beginning, he was lied to and believed after legitimate confirmation that "he" was dead. After realizing that child isn't dead, he clearly cares for the child and wanted to find her but couldn't because of the events that happened. He found the orphanage but saw it was already fixed so cue in his confusion when Archduke told him she was miserable before he adopted her. Emperor doesn't know the full picture just yet but he will stop at nothing to get his daughter back (can't say I blame him, he does genuinely love the child despite what we have witnessed in the first timeline) and he knows the red headed empress is behind this.
I honestly can say, the og family were victims of liars and manipulation. The current Shuelina only knows so much and doesn't know that her og Family actually do love her. I would truly pick both families, she is a princess either way as in ducal households, daughters are also called noble princesses instead of royal princesses.
For some odd reason, it's giving... Beauty and the Beast but a more gruesome approach as well as the FL being the main cure instead of just love, it takes her blood to help as well.
Even with malnourishment and abuse, put that aside for a quick moment, teenage and adult females can literally be that short and it's even more salt to the wound if they have a baby face.
Either from a growth disorder or naturally, my grandma is literally her height and she was always fed properly and never abused.
I am sorry, but if my family member, such as my grandmother no less, gave it to me straight and released the cold, hard truth... I would have stopped whatever I obsession I have accumulated (although, depending really on the obsession, but let's just say it was something like this manga for an easier example). I would never have the slightest urge to leave my room ever again except for food, bathroom if my room doesn't have its own, or needing the good ole outdoors and vitamin D that I'm already lacking.
Shinobu is a sad excuse for a human being and a woman. She is so high on her pride and need to be the best and better than everyone else, I wouldn't be surprised if death was the option chosen because no one in their right mind would let that thing stay alive after what she is plotting against Nanao.
Props to the grandmother for not judging Nanao after hearing why she goes to the hospital. She saw the pure kindness and empathy in Nanao that not a lot noblewomen in that era possesses.
The fucking reason the Crown Prince, who's name I don't bother remembering at all, has personal vendetta against Christina who used to treat him practically horribly, and put her under house arrest for something she allegedly do without a single proof except for one witness is wild. At this point, it's really a she said/they said scenario. It's so stupid. Literally so stupid to have personal feelings when a literal crime has been performed and the only one that makes sense was the old Christina who perhaps would be the type to do but as we went through the story previously, we learned that the old Christina isn't stupid enough to do serious crime. Sure, she is rude and all but it comes with the territory of being rich and spoiled on most noblewomen.
I feel bad for both Christinas. To be accused of two different crimes that she didn't admit to or even committed is so heart wrenching.
This ML is kinda refreshing. He is considerate of the FL and it got to the point in a short amount of time where he revealed his heterochromic eyes to her. He has given her so much of his trust that he is willing to keep himself there and take power just to make her happy. He sees how tired she is and almost being shackled to his half brother was going to make her miserable as she can't get out of it. He needed the position of the Crown Prince to save her. That is honestly commendable and a huge sacrifice for someone who wanted to leave the Empire, but decided to stay for a woman's happiness, granted only for the time being.
I don't blame the FL for trying to be better than the original who also tried but ended up failing and brought the current FL in to change her fate. However, no one believed. She truly has changed for the better and still made her a villainess.
The ogfl is a fucking idiot. I'm usually okay with airheads but my lord... She is so annoying and incompetent to see how everyone is treating the FL... Albeit, that is a flaw with Female leads... Goodness only happens around them and other people's problems do not matter. I think I would prefer ogfl as villainesses at this point because at least most aren't as annoying as this one is.
Something I would like to point out, usually in these type of stories, it's the rich villainess vs the poor heroine. In this story, the tables have turned with a rich and bratty Marchioness heroine vs a poor baroness villainess.
Oh, the og Luna wasn't even a villainess but a victim. The og ml wanted to keep her single even if he has the og fl as his fiancee! The total fucking scum bag of a man!
I have never in my life, seen such a stupid childhood friend such as the og ml, BECAUSE OH MY FUCKING GOD. How can you not have known why she suddenly wants to cut ties?! Better fucking question, how the fuck did you not know she was being bullied?! The sheer audacity to ask "why cut ties suddenly?"! You are the Duke's son and yet you don't know?!
I don't blame her or the og Luna:
No blame towards OG Luna - I can understand her obsession and the clinginess is because she was bullied from the get go and the Ogml did NOTHING to help her but let her die due to her jealousy. I don't think it was just jealousy, she was a victim who tried so hard to find ways to end the bullying that it went too far.
No blame towards current Luna - now that she knows who she possessed, she wants to just declare that she is stepping away from the OGML and even telling him via letter that she is cutting ties. She seems to be fed up with everything that og Luna had to put up with and this situation ain't worth it.
I think it's more fitting to let Lynn attack his Master rather than Lua. Sure, she could have exact revenge on the Scientist for what he has done to her family but letting Lynn handle it and watching him commit suicide (maybe not everyone's favorite way to let a villain die like that as it's seem they get off easy and with a quick death). The Scientist was definitely too broken and insane enough to do that, it makes sense he much rather go out in his own terms but at least gave something useful up in return after seeing that it's pointless on escaping.
I don't blame Lua for freezing up either, there would be too many thoughts running through her head and hearing that he figured out she can use a different power, she chose not to retaliate out of fear.
You know, I can't blame Ludwig for turning away from the truth. It hurts, especially when you discover it alone and have to bear the burden and pain all by yourself.
However, with the Natalia by his side, he slowly learns through this moment he isn't alone. As he knows now, Natalia has the power to see into people's hearts and their emotions, seeing her putting up a brave front to protect him from his Uncle, he is able to see the truth and hear it himself.
He has every right to be angry but through her eyes, we see that he isn't, he is devastatingly sad because the one family member who he thought was all that he had, turned out to harbor hatred towards him.
Luna: please don't tell my husband about the conversation with the Lady outside.
Empress: Sure, that's fine with me. I understand your views.
Also Empress: Bring me the Lady, I don't mind having issues with her House. She insulted my guest, she must be taught a lesson.
Sarid: I will let my younger brother handle this matter, it doesn't concern me nor my business and I trust my brother would get this done.
Also Sarid: oh? They harmed my Diana? Now they made it my business. I will give support to my brother as this has now became a bigger threat to the Empire after witnessing how bad it truly is.
If anyone is stupid in this moment here is Lina. She is being used by the demon to kill Seria just so the bastard demon can get his "Moon" back and will most likely throw Lina away when he is done AND SHE DOES NOT REALIZE IT.
Seria is being kind enough to give her a peaceful way out, without dying, mind you and she has the audacity to choose status over freedom? Bitch deserves what is to come.
At least Seria is not stupid enough to completely forgive her and should be lucky she is willing at all because fuck knows all that I would never.
I have never been this giggly in the almost 26 years I have been alive. Each chapter made me laugh nonstop. I love Ludwig, grateful he isn't really that much of an asshole as I can see why he is so angry and bitter. Who wouldn't be when your mother died from an "illness" all of a sudden and had your title taken from you?
I also love Natalie. She is just a girl with the ability to see basic human emotion. Of course it would be overwhelming for someone to endure such ability. Granted, she probably should have told her family at the very least as it doesn't seem like they know. Either that, or she did tell them and no one believed her but still loved her anyway.
I'm just glad she told Ludwig, even though she was pressured into telling him. However, he believes her as her reactions towards him alone made sense why she was so scared in the first place. He honestly does love her to some degree but we don't know if pink necessarily means romantic or platonic.
I think Adelyn was more in denial than being stupid that the "angelic" Liana would be so devious and cruel until she finally gives up on that thought after slowly seeing Liana's true colors. Especially when finding out it was her own best friend who set up the potential death with that monster, even at the very beginning shete our current fl woke up inside the novel, it was planned by Liana to get rid of her.. Girl was in so much denial, that was a wake up call and even hearing that the og FL's family was the fucking reason Estian's little sister went missing for NINE years is just diabolical. At this point, evidence is needed otherwise it's just cruel slander without a single proof against the Ellidit Family.
I don't remember if this Duke has any intentions of marrying and giving Leo a mother figure, but if anyone, that Empress may as well be the best candidate, she is gorgeous!
I may not have been in abusive relationship or marriage, but from what I can tell about abusive situations, I can understand why Lucy at first said no to both punishment and divorce of her husband. She most likely said that as she still feels the love he had when times were good but after experiencing it from a different perspective, she didn't have the heart to continue with her marriage and finally asked for a divorce by literally one of the most powerful people in the Empire who has great connections.
She deserves someone like Joseph who is pure hearted and the type of man to be a loving husband for Lucy.