
Can some explain how his alchemy works? Especially what dictates whether or not the items disappear or not? Like I don’t get why he gets to keep Odin’s eye, but everything else disappears? Also for that dragon elixir, it was about to disappear but he used it before the time limit and now the effects are permanent?

I really like this but it kind of doesn’t make sense… I mean the ducal house only came into power three generations ago so either the current dukes grandfather or great grandfather depending how they’re counting it. Anyways they make a point to show all of their power is from the first generation who was a commoner and the rest to follow have been disappointments.
It’s just hard to imagine how they’ve kept their power and influence up to this point other than the obvious blackmail, and other illegal methods.
Like they don’t have much honor or glory built upon years of power they’re recent nobles. So they lack the tradition it’s hard to see how they’ve kept they were accepted by the other nobles…
So why hasn’t the emperor dealt with them before? If he was callous to kill off the royal family and throw a coup (even if they were corrupt) why didn’t he just get rid of them back then? What’s stopping him now?
With how indiscreet they are about murdering people it doesn’t make much sense, especially since no one is loyal to them or would miss them? Like honestly you could kill them off the same way they’re murdering people and no one would miss them or deeply question it, so why not?
I’m just waiting for the drama that’s inevitably going to happen like either MC leaving or some sort of accident where he’s injured or something that causes ML to spiral/bitch slaps the pride right out of him (๑•ㅂ•)و✧