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It’s been on my “to read” list for so long cause the proportions and character designs (especially in the earlier chapters) were so ridiculous, that I was convinced FL is gonna be the dumb, cute girl acting like a 12 years old, and the ML will be the cold toxic duke tm, BUT I am so pleasantly surprised!! They do fall a bit into that image, but they aren’t flat and one-dimensional, and their dynamic isn’t unnatural and ruled by cliches.

I love how we can get a feminine, a bit naive and sensitive FL, without turning her into a mindless doll with no opinions of her own, who just flows where the plot and other characters carry her. She can stand her ground when she has to, she has her own level of authority and she can communicate her feelings well.

I mean…. Apart from how dumb and oblivious they both still are about each other’s feelings but it doesn’t feel like dragging out the plot at all, they just both have their own fears and inner struggles, which is portrayed in quite a realistic way.

Such a gem hidden behind a very cliched characters design (hahah I mean, I do have a certain level of nostalgia towards those exaggerated features, but whenever I see them, I never expect an actual good story to be hidden behind that design)

(atp I speak fluent whacky translation’s English istg)
1. An election for emperor’s chamblerman (or whatever it’s called) is going on in the political sphere. Duke Arzen (FLs father) is the main candidate, so FL figured out that some family is trying to undermine his foundation and get that position of power. Hence all the plotting.
2. Emilio, that guy who brought in a singer and stuck to FLs side, is just the pawn of a family that is trying to orchestrate it. He has a weak noble title and position but he has the money to support the plan. He spread those rumors about the duke planning treason in the high society (that was the real meaning behind the siren song), using the singer. But FL figured out that his position is too low to seek that sort of position, so there must be some family behind his actions and is determined to find the real orchestrator.
3. The last chapter we learn of a possible culprit. The prince and king talk about Mould’s family. The mother of a current head of the family (that freckled ginger’s) used to be the emperor’s lover. She caused some stir in the palace. Plus the current count Mould mentioned some disgraceful history between his father and the husband of the empresses lady in waiting. It’s not explained in detail yet, but it seems like the Mould family somehow caused its demise? Anyways, be it for revenge or for the power they seek, they are trying to orchestrate for the duke Arzen to fail and to get his position within the kingdom. Another thing that supports this theory is the fact that count Mould came to visit that lady of waiting with some children that he is sponsoring. Just like that singer who got sponsored.
4. Officially, ML was sent to the duke’s mansion to investigate the rumors of duke Arzen planning the treason. But the duke and the princes know it’s just to find the real culprit behind those rumors.
5. Side note but as you all remember from that story about the goddess and everything - the problem of the emperor’s bloodline is that they all go crazy for power because of the blessing that they get. They consider themselves superior because of the blessing and fall into belief that they are destined for power, when they should consider themselves to be people’s protectors. That’s why the first empress moved the blessing from the current crown prince, to the ML. To end the curse, the emperor must finally use his blessing for the people, instead of for his own gain and ML is people’s ruler, meanwhile his brother is hungry for power. The story made that contrast quite clear.
6. And this situation portrays it in a very interesting way. The whole treason accusation and this situation poses a threat for a civil war. The emperor didn’t explain his plan to the crown prince and instead told him, that he should be able to understand his intentions as a chosen child. The crown prince believes, that the emperor wants duke Arzen to find the real culprit and eliminate him as a loyal dog. And if he fails to do that, then it mens he isn’t useful for the emperor’s power. So he thinks of it in terms of - who will make my power as an emperor stronger and who is useless to me so I can eliminate him. When in reality, the emperor is concerned about the peace of the kingdom. So we see how ML is better suited for the crown because he figured out his father’s real intentions. He doesn’t want to test his loyal subject. He is concerned that someone in the kingdom wields a power thar might threaten the peace. Because if one of the pillars supporting the emperor’s power fails, the people who will die underneath that falling foundation, are civilians. AKA: crown prince is worried about keeping his power and a true ruler should be worried about what will happen to the people if his power is undermined.

…at chapter 5 rn, don’t really get why everyone hating on the first prince (ML?)

Already creating a scene for that kopiko ad in case the webtoon gets a drama, I see you -.-

What a portrayal of ‘murica

Started it for the story, realized it might be just smut, stayed for the smut, now I’m enjoying both the story and looking forward to the smut (๑•ㅂ•)و✧

Why is everyone mad, I find FL kinda relatable and believable?

Idk what kind of friendships y’all have but my closest friends are often closer than a lover or a family to me. I will always try to fight for them and our relationship, if I can. If I really consider someone a friend, I’m not going to just abandon them. The FL thought that Yuna truly was her best friend. So yeah sure, in the previous life she saw her bestie get with her crush. But when she came back to her past, she hoped that maybe something went wrong down the line and it’s something that can be avoided. I mean, if I knew my friend will become a bitter, horrible person and maybe I have a shot at preventing that, I would try to help, wouldn’t you? The plot was never about REVENGE, idk where you got it from. FL just wanted to live a better life. She tried, realized that her friend is hopeless and finally moved on from trying to save her. It was done in a very natural and true to human emotions way.

And her being confused about her feelings towards ML and the guy she had a crush on for YEARS is also kinda understandable. I feel bad for the ML too, it’s horrible to wait for someone’s answer. But you know, when you have a crush on someone you are friend with for years, it must be hard to catch the moment when the feeling of love turns into a simple attachment. It’s not that crazy for her to be confused.

Since he was on the verge of tears I really thought we are entering some angsty era. Meanwhile he really woke up (or more like didn’t sleep a wink) and went “if it wasn’t for my daddy, YOU would be my boss, so you either treat me as just a man despite my background or I will abandon my position to pursue you as an equal, you choose^^”

…So half of the story I suppose? Or more like about how it was resolved? I understand that picking up music as a career is an important decision. It’s just that for 20 chapters, and what seems like a few months/weeks in the story, we got almost nooo interactions between Ueno and Sato, just some miscommunication trope. And then it was all finished off with just one concert and some beach scene?

Sato shouldn’t feel like he has to choose music because he will loose his lover, if he doesn’t. And even though in the end, he chose music for music I guess, I still felt disappointed that he didn’t even admit his fears to his bf and get reassurance. More so, he was told he has to “work harder at music so Rotsu will wish to play for him”. If Sato’s doubts were so important, that it got dragged out for half of the story, it’s a pity that Ueno never even learned WHY Sato was so anguished about that choice. Especially that it all stems from past relationship trauma.

And there is another thing - after we were done with the side couples’ love stories (which I loved, not mad about them getting so much attention), I was hoping we will get to see some cosy moments of our main couple. Some people are complaining about the story being centered around Sato, and while I didn’t mind his role, I think that this feeling might come from the fact, that it feels like we didn’t really see much of ritsufuyu after they got together? They started to date and after that, they just became a side couple. And even when the plot centered back to them, they were apart and going through a poorly handled turmoil. I feel soooo unsatisfied~ Idk how to explain this feeling of something LACKING but even just the fact that we saw literally all of the couples getting intimate (even the ex ones), except from the main one. And I don’t mean it in a creepy or horny way, just that after all of those funny crickets thoughts, I was so curious about what’s the vibe going to be between them and how will Ritsu handle being less experienced.

Feels like at certain point I was just rushing through the chapters, waiting for this misunderstanding to be finished, and it never ended until the end of the whole story. So I didn’t really enjoy the story, waiting for SOMETHING to happen or get resolved, and then got disappointed, left with a “that’s it?” thought.

I’m so tipsy rogt now. I read so many similar stories that I ALWAYS forget the plot so I wasn’t even confused. I was reading it for like half of thw chapter trying to convince myslef I am grasping what’/ going on