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The last 20-30 chapters are good. I don’t know if they are worth reading the 80 chapters before them though….

So if you’re snooping through the comments to decide whether to read it or not: the majority of the story is pretty childish and at moments insufferable. But it is a feel-good story, makes you feel attached to the characters that appear. As I said, the ending is well executed and I think it’s partially thanks to that attachment to the characters that everything comes together. If you like a bit pointless but warm stories, go for it.

And if you’re already reading it and started to get tired by the constant pointless side-quests: if you reached the chapter 70-80, then you might as well finish it. This is around the time the story starts to get interesting. But if you’re already considering dropping it at ch 20-30, then don’t bother, honestly. It’s not THAT worth it to last till the end.

I can only really read like 5-10 chapters in one sitting and it’s… fine I guess? Feels like watching some fairy tale that I’m not an audience for lmao.

The curse of ML got revealed so early, that there was no suspense or anything. Boom, he’s handsome but he can’t know! I think I would prefer to be kept in the dark for a little longer. MLs and FLs feelings were also mutual from pretty much the very beginning. So the whole story feels like going through some random side quests you don’t care about and waiting for the main story to progress.

And it never does. I’m at ch70 - the only thing we learned about the curse since the day that FL found out about it is…. nothing. She has some hunch with that great sage from the past but that’s it, we literally learned NOTHING new since the chapter she had this vision of a demon(?) telling her to keep quiet. Feelings-wise they also haven’t made any progress at all. BUT - she did start a business, make her own currency, created a fake loan company, scammed a demon through a fake bank account, discovered a delivery-service, started a cult, became a live streamer, ….

If those side quests were at the very least interesting - had some intrigue, kept your interest, made you wonder how it will get resolved. But no, everything is ridiculously simple, like in children’s shows, literally. At first I found it funny how the manhwa was poking fun at capitalism, but the ways of capitalism that FL is using, and the issues she is trying to resolve, are shown in such a shallow way, oversimplified way. It feels like a parody.

Every time I see another shitty father, who hates his child for “killing” his wife, I will be coming back here to feel the satisfaction of him admitting it to his wife’s face. It’s like wet dreams come true, I always thought that regret is not enough, I wanted them to see their wife’s reaction and feel their hate.

It’s kinda weird. In chapter 4 there is this scene in which a white-haired man comes to meet her, about her appointment as a tutor. Now, in the official one it is translated that “even the grand duke who never cared, came to see me upon seeing the royal decree” or sth along the lines, not a direct quotation. And in the fan translation it was said that it was the butler who came to see her to inquire about her appointment. I thought it was a weird mistake to make but okay. But then, in ch6 the duke is wondering why she’s not around recently, and it seems like it’s his first time hearing that she left for the imperial palace? So it seems that fan translators were right after all lol. The official translator accidentally translated “butler” as “grand duke” huh

Lmao I usually don’t read translations comparing them back to back btw I’m just re-reading it and I was trying to decide whether I want to read the official translation or stick to the one I was used to.

So, let me get this straight. They have a very delicate mission, with only one chance to succeed, cause otherwise emperor would hide his tracks and accuse them all of treason. The last time she was snooping in the area, she was already found out by that head magician, so she knows it’s not save to appear there again - it’s like screaming “hey, I know something!”. The plan is due THIS day. She is literally to meet with ML in like hours or minutes. They already have their location set, so the best thing they can do is lay low, so that no one catches on that the crown prince is aware of emperor’s plan and that FL is working for him. And despite ALL OF THE ABOVE she goes “lemme just check that room real quick to see if nothing changed”? GIRL your appearance there is a thing, that may raise suspicion and cause them to change their plans. Where the fuck did she leave her brain? The story was progressing so well, why is she suddenly acting so dumb and out of character?

The previous skanlation group used the term Achtschwerz for the guards. I almost choked when I saw the sentence “They both were accepted in Auschwitz.” Help

MLs in these revenge type of manhwas always seem to suck the beauty out of ex boyfriends as the story progresses, help He didn’t look that bad before

I am very thankful to all the people who mentally prepared me that there are only a few chapters left but it still hurtss (8-8) In fact, I think I will be re-reading it RIGHT NOW, I’m not ready to part yet

Leo is a little, emotionally undeveloped brat, who should learn how to hide away his pride, and be honest with himself and the other person. His fault for acting all cocky and failing to make the other person appreciated.
And then there’s JJ - he seemed to just bottle everything up inside and be horrible at communicating his needs and boundaries, so I felt bad for him… but it seems like he just used sex as a way to relieve his frustrations, and at best it’s just low. I hate how normalized intimate aggression is in BL. Some people might be into it, sure, but that needs to be agreed upon beforehand, in this case he seemed to almost use sex as a form of violence idk. I know Leo asked for it, but that was so forceful it just felt wrong.
CONCLUSION - JUST TALK PLEASE.

Usually, when both characters are shitty, I always root for the woman, since I am a woman myself, and I can relate to her emotions better. But in this case, I don’t particularly like the MC, so weirdly, ML seems to be more sensible to me (even though he’s not exactly perfect either). I know they are both going to grow throughout the story, but it’s a nice change - to be frowning upon the female character rather than the male one. I don’t like her but I like how her character is flawed in a way that is believable, rather than a one-dimensional or villainous way.

Also, another thought, I wonder what people’s definition of cheating is? In the world there are people in open relationships, polyamorous or whatnot, so in my understanding, cheating is crossing a set boundary between two people who agreed on that boundary. She was semi-forced to enter an arranged marriage, had no love and no relationship with the ML, and seems like there weren’t any rules they set regarding lovers. So sure, on a formal level, she is a cheater, but not on an emotional one? At least not yet, since they still don’t have any relationship.