
NGL with what was foreshadowed in the comments I had thought Eclis assaulted Penelope or something. Not like this!!
Damn I knew his description was way too short to be true for just being a slave knight. Ugh. I understand Penelope's anger. It's deserved that the one time she's trying to save her own life and it was cut off way too early, with that bastard just bringing someone to push her off the edge and blow up like that.
The next bastard is her 'brother' Derrick. He's never changed, his pride as the heir prevents him from seeing Penelope as anything better than his biological sister.
Reynold seems to have at least, some affection for Penelope, though his track record has been better than Derrick's, he's still a wildcard in this place.

Omo comments are finally back after two years..
But he's so cute oml I can't believe how he started and this is how it's ending honestly love all the tropes that are being thrown at us... The lonely kitten ngl I dunno if that is a huge trope becuase it's the first time I'm seeing it.
Plus oh man Hao is just so cute when he's being teased by Haru!!

DAMN boyyy he did crush her bones lolololl. For those with the glib tongue, kind of a predictable power? Anw, the top 10 ain't shit hurhhh : what, we got body modifications, (kinda tanky but ain't tank enough boohoo) and then a loud hailer, who as long as you can calculate trajectory and react, ain't that much, ofc sound is q damaging but not shown that she can control frequency and make ears pop etc, and then this other dude who is probably another body modder?? Dude world association or not you're not feeding yer kids right.
Honestly he said something that probably came from the game. Maybe what had happened all along was that
Since the Marquis wasn't being the character he's supposed to be (say for example if the date between Penelope and him didn't exist, and he went out with the lion mask child and he really got sacrificed or something in those islands,)
As well as how Eclis was frequenting the area, I suspect Yvonne had something to do with having one of the male leads bring her back to the duchy ANY WAY POSSIBLE.
In the game it was Winter, and now it's Eclis (previously he wouldn't have been there until the Duke picked him up from the auction house thing).
On top of that, it does seem like some weird things happen when her mask is off. Previously she was seen as a kind soul helping out Winter with the distribution of food in those areas and when she had her mask it was like she's the one behind the whole operation (I kind of forgot what it was) and getting rid of all the magicians??
Plus with how she's cold or chilled to the bone it could be that she's being controlled (like puppeteering) by a remote body? Her memories of past were erased maybe intentionally when she was kidnapped.
It would play out that she has the affection of all the male leads and the people, and her objective is to always destroy Penelope, but what actually happens after in the original game? Would it have been like there's a one true route and then idk she destroys the empire or something
I really dont want to spoil you but oh god. Your analysis is spot on and uhh something like that but not exactly, I gave you a vague answer so you could be happy about your theory
I want spoilers please
PLEASE SPILL ITTT
It's best you google because theres other more users on this platform, I'm sorry