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￣）
I think she's going to get paired up with Verite especially with how the story visually makes them look the same age.(yes I know that's for Sable not to get jealous) I believe Verite is going to be let out when Blanche is older so that when he can't hide his appearance it won't be weird. They're also making Verite and Blanche interact more as a duo with how they scheme and convine together about Abigal especially with how they similarly react to things. But that's just my theory/prediction (of course when the real prince show's up he's either going to be cartoonishly evil, downright creep, love rival because we all love a good love triangle or the less likely option that he's just a decent dude that wants to be friends)
Well yeah. Also Verite is younger than Blanche. He is only 3 yrs old. He is closer in she to Blanche than Abi
I wouldn't mind them paired together, as long as they have good development. I want some happiness outside the mirror for Verite, he's so adorable
I agree this seems very likely to happen. Also Abi is very protective of Blanche so she wouldn't accept any stranger with unclear intentions near her ^-^
I really hope verite will get more human as it gets
Actually they will be paired late run the story.
*spoiler*
Verite is a little prince cursed if my memory serves me right
Well actually he was cursed but they both were going to be put back in the mirror. So she went with him. The story ends with her telling the story to her baby brother thru the mirror. They can't age but they explore places thru the mirrors and the magical land that surrounds them. She tells stories to children and its sad that she doesn't age as she watched her mother, father and baby brother grow up and then you see her telling stories to a brood of her great grand nieces and nephews. They have steampunk technology now and she's now the keeper of peace and history. Through the mirror, she even says hello to her mermaid friends and their great grandchildren. She misses her family but with her prince, they are immortal and explores the world around them. One day they may get free, but for now, as long as there is magic, they are the keepers of stories and watch over the kingdom.... end
What?? She gets cursed too????
I thought they will release Verite from the curse and he will come out of the mirror.
How sad
... maybe.... or maybe I am a horrible liar?
Maybe the Dark Urge took over
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No stop
I can't... my Vampire Lord Astorian commands me.
Everyone told me that potato and pretty boy wouldn't end up together because "potato isn't even gay he just admires jaekyung" and "Heesung is a manipulative two faced bastard no way in hell he actually likes Dan"
-Hades is a very endearing ML because he is also a real funny somewhat arrogant narcissist that adds to his charm not only as a character but a ML too since he's funny,entertaing,cool and charming.
-I'm gonna feel real stupid for saying this but does this story even need the "isekai side character" genre/trope tacked on? Because with the knowledge of her being a reincarnated god child why would she be reincarnated in a non fantasy world and istg if you say that other god dude wanted her to read his prophetic novel then why couldn't he have just inserted a vision of it in her head or something because have this be an isekai feels real gimmicky and cheap at this point in the story because also she had to wait like 20-something years to even read the novel so what's the point .It feels like the story knows this too since Aisha has stopped using modern terms and concepts like webnovel, stan, favorite and any mention of the real world.
Yes it needs that side isekai character troupe, there is more to the story, they still haven't explained many things, and asiha still doesn't remember and know everything it's going to be relevant to the story later.
Not a single kiss in the latest volume. This hurts especially more considering this volume was full of interrupted romantic moments and kisses.
...I apologize in advance ↓
BLUE BALLS
Damn this comment gave me blue balls too
Shima getting anxious about how he looks and how other people perceive him is a new side of him that wasn't shown before and I like that Mitsumi helped ease worries when he thought very lowly of himself because a lot of the people on the trip don't care how he eats or sleeps because they're his friends it was really cute and comforting in a way to seem him relax. Nao looked really pretty in her dress
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 ╮(￣▽￣)╭