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I stomped on the brakes at chapter 30.
First of all, I don't know if it's just me but the dialogue felt so... theatrical in the beginning, the pretentious kind, perhaps thats just me.
What bugs me more is my disappointment towards how FL is percieved. Like, girlie was so quick to analyse and see through all these handsome bastards, so I expected them to do the same thing and test her. But all of them buy it just like that, and the prince's 2nd birthday banquet set that in stone.
I was really thinking that the Duke had secretly already seen through FL's lover girl poker-face and taken advantage of her anyway. Same with ML, but it turns out he just fell for her while the Duke fell.. into her trap. Meh. I wanted more of this suspense in not knowing whether they were being honest of not.
Also, I don't understand why FL didn't tell ML who really was behind his kingdom's downfall, about the prophecy etc. Visit the old man with him. She is so happy to have a common enemy with ML but fails to tell him that he's misguided in his hatred for the Emperor.
And ofc now ML runs into the Duke's arms, unknowing of the truth, just to build up this cheap-feeling drama born thanks to non-communication and oversight. Amazing.
If this does go in a different direction tell me, but for now I'm turned off by where this is headed.