Like that Eunhoo got something in the end but would've hoped there would be a scene where the brother wakes up and Eunhoo and the brother fuck to distract him (they could be Bi) and it's interlaced with Jiwon and Yeohee fucking.
HELP
Leading lady is generic kind, soft, doormat shoujo girl but don't think she's a pushover because sometimes she gets "angry" (like she'll glare at someone maybe once or twice. The ML is kindo of interesting but they don't really delve deep into him nor flesh out his personality that much like he's interest in the FL but "why?" I do not know maybe because "she's not like other girls" because she didn't know he was the prince and he was into that. Also once again the trope of everyone who's mean to our MC is either stupid (only when they're maybe gonna get redeemed as a cast member) or evil/wrong because how could our our MCs ever do anything wrong. Everything is overly redundant for the sake of it like maybe ask "why do they care so much about status and money?" Or "why would they think lowly of the common folk?" Maybe explore that instead of just going "statuses are evil and poor people are people too" yea no shit but why do the other characters think otherwise what would make a person think like this is far more interesting.
Fujo standards are real low for semes but we don't have enough standards for what it takes for the uke to accept the forgiveness and what it takes for a seme to be redeemed. I feel like it should take more than an apology and child custody to apologize for rape, sexual assault and most importantly being a loan shark that blackmails. Seme is telling us he sees uke as a romantic partner without showing it as much and some of you might say "but he saved the baby boi" he always took care of the kid even before he knew he had feelings for the uke so yeah no it means nothing in terms of his conveying his feelings.
You are a breath of fresh air
Both the girls have the same face and now you give them identical haircuts and hair colours the only remaining difference now is their tit sizes. Honestly ask yourself if you're going to start paying attention now.
I knew this fucker was up to something it felt like he was faking mourning Dietrich like he was just waiting to get him out of the picture. I think that Wilhelm left Dietrich for dead and didn't expect him to come back or he felt something for him that made him have some mercy. Wilhelm did some shit, a dog should only follow masters orders and this dog lost his leash. Dietrich come back regain your memories and tear this crazy fucker apart for your old friend Rein's sake.
The brushing of child abuse, the lie that child abuse has no effect on the child's social, learning or emotional wellbeing and the overall comodification of children as props, little pets that won't care if you leave them alone as long as they have food and a place to rest. How the FL is always in the right unless it's inconsequential. The bending over backwards to the FL because she's a "pure","kind" and "cute" child as that's the ideal way a child should be and if a child isn't those things a child is immature and bratty she isn't allowed to throw tantrums over small things she isn't allowed to be selfish unless it caters to the story's perverse view of childhood and children that just feels so insincere as the children don't act like children but how one narcissistic parent would imagine their child. The weird age difference/ height difference between FL and ML that's totally ok because she fixed his trauma and "healed him with her purity" also he's pretty, skinny/buff(they'll change it later on in the story because skinny ML are a rarity) and hot and that makes it totally ok for him to not lust but love her because if hew as ugly and/or fat this story would make it look like it was the bad thing it actually is. Her mother ignoring her for a 3/4 of the story having no effect on her. The MC isn't allowed to act out unless it's "really important" and she's "totally in the right for acting out" she's like a bland inoffensive doll and it's so painful to see her like this. The weird pedo thing they threw in there where she "just knows" when an adult has malicious intent and the implication being that the other kids were stupid for being lured by a pedo and "it was their fault for getting raped" why couldn't they be smart like our perfect MC?. Why would a child who's been hit and berated constantly by adults feel comfortable around random adults? why would a child be compelled to act obediently without reward set in place? Why would a child like this not be hurt? Why would the story be like this?
The whole thing just feels icky like someone who wrote a story about children without ever having to take care of children. Little girls getting married to older men is bad unless he's conveniently attractive and "purely in love". Children who are victims of domestic abuse that lash out are bratty and selfish. The whole thing just feels like it's preaching purity and obedience just for the sake of superiority children only act kind when they learn fairness "that's not fair" as they want "fairness" for everyone and everything friends, pets, family.
honestly i agree
I understand your complaints but this simply isn’t that kind of manhwa. It’s not about FL’s trauma and it being addressed. It’s about a little girl whose mother got remarried and her navigating her new family dynamic. If anything, she’s still in survival mode. She’s making sure she is a “proper” princess and doesn’t “ruin” her mother’s contract marriage. If you noticed, a lot of the political plot is happening in the background while lily is focused on her “princess” duties. There’s a few other manhwas that I’ve read which does the trauma and healing a lot better. BUT that’s because that’s the focus of the series. This one isn’t. The abuse she experienced is being conveniently forgotten for plot’s sake, which is shitty. I do wonder if it will be addressed further along the story, which is what happened with her recent breakdown over her mother “leaving” her. It’s also kinda shitty that the mom supposedly regressed because she regretted her actions but ends up ignoring her child for the majority of the plot so far. But if you think about it, it makes sense. She never was a good mother to begin with. It’s not a surprise that she’s forgetting about lily either intentionally or unintentionally.
At the end of the day, if you’re looking for something in the manhwa and are not getting it, it’s time to drop it for your mental health’s sake. No need to anger yourself over it. Personally, I don’t take this story too seriously and I only check back every once in awhile when there’s a batch of chapters to read. There’s tons of other series for you to read that might suit yourself more. Don’t force yourself to keep reading this. :D
I agree with this whole thread. The main comment contains good observation and valid criticism which are educational. You cannot really get political correctness from fiction, as it will also affect what the artists are trying to convey, however twisted or bad it can be. As much as the observations are true, you can only hold those in front of everyone and advocate for changes in how artists write. Although, I also really wish good representation in any form of media and art, it will be inhuman to filter the flawed ones.
The thing is we're not paying the artists using this illegal platform, so that itself is unethical and should comfort you at least.
i agree with this as well
dude wants everything to be realistic when forgetting we are literally in a fantasy world where magic and shit exist..
plus, of course lyrica isnt a bratty kid, she literally had to learn to work and to sustain her mother all alone in the slums. my gosh you people really take everything at face value and dont even care to go deeper
plus im sorry but have you even read the story?? its so clear that lily has so much trauma from her mother abandoning her, shes a strong kid so she doesnt show it well but she is incredibly insecure and it shows in one of the latest chapters when she breaks down. The age difference is honestly quite literally just bullshit, the two are only 4 years apart and they're literally both children??? i dont see anything wrong lmao. How are the characters being pretty a problem??? realistically they're literally royals, its obvious that theyre going to be pretty since they dress and get ready like royals and also i really dont see how this is any different from any other manhwa lmao, characters are drawn pretty because the artist wants to, so be it.
（￣へ￣）yall try to nitpick everything istg
she aint forgetting her, we are shown multiple scenes of them together and 1. shes an empress and she is in a contract marriage where she has duties to fullfill, 2. we are show scenes where lily is doing her duties and hanging out with her friends and brother, so why would the mother be added there? it wouldnt make sense 3. the mother is still figuring it out, the story is one of the only realistic ones that dont show a perfect mother, so yall are just not used to it, but shes trying to change and its happening gradually, she is relearning thow yo me a good mother so of course she wouldnt know how to deal well or pass time with her daughter properly. On the trauma side i think yall are misunderstanding lily's character. shes a kid that after years of abandonment has been shaped into a though kid who hardly shows her discomfort, so why do yall think her trauma isnt there or is forgotten just bcs its not shown?? she is clearly just living very happily and obviously repressing her feeling, which is literally shown in one of rhe recent chapters where she absolutely breaks down crying afraid of being abandoned??
i dont get yall lmao ╮(￣▽￣)╭
I think they said they're both straight because rarely in yaoi do they ever say they're "gay" or a "homosexual" there can be different reasons for this. One of the reasons which I believe applies to this case being the "fantasy" or "ideal" of loving someone regardless of gender as an "exception" rather than being bisexuality or some other form of homosexuality like "I'm not gay or anything but I'm in love with you/ think you're the one but I'm totally not gay.".
The Yandere fangirl inside me is conflicting with my rational side because I love murderous, stalkerish, obsessive characters but also I love Penelope and believes she deserves to have nice things.
The mermaid singing can only attract men but what about the lesbians and gay men? I'm just trying to think of the logistics of this. Does the singing attract all men or only people attracted to women?
You know I was having a similar query. The basis of sirens/mermaids is what they shared in relation to straight male sailors being led astray or to their deaths since the lore is traditional and non inclusive. But your right attraction isn’t so black and white, I was thinking what about mermen as well. I’m all for female sailors…but I’m guessing Atlantis won’t be a detour. （￣へ￣）
For fucks sake they are dragging this romance out just have them get together already. There's some light sexism "man have to do that" "women can't do that". But oh my god this is getting on my nerves just get together already I'm so sick and tired of this bullshit.
Please drop the Chapter they get together I am so tired and annoyed.
Maybe try watching anime, I think they get together faster