While I'm not a fan of the overly sexualized drawings of the woman in this manhua, I'm pleasantly surprised the fan service has been super minimal in comparison to lots of others and it doesn't seem to be quite heading in the harem root as the MC is quite devoted to only one person and while at the beginning it might have seemed to heading in that direction, apart from the demon queen having one off instance of saying she had feelings, it's never mentioned or talked about again so far and there's been no development towards that either. So far I'm honestly surprised that the plot/storyline in the main focus and hope it continues that way
Wow, so you blocked me from replying because you don't know how to have an actual conversation with someone who has a different opinion. You clearly have very little emotional intelligence and only know how make straw man arguments and insult people when you actually have nothing to say and little understanding on a topic.Good luck with becoming a functioning adult.
Ate
I didn't even realize there was a block function despite being here for half a decade ʕ º ᴥ ºʔ
Gotta love them, lol. Can't recall if that was the one that blocked me, but I do know I got blocked as collateral for commenting to someone on their comment thread... I only notice it when I attempt to comment, and it doesn't go through because you can't comment on their created threads rofl
We have a block function??
I found kiara!!
Actually, it might not be because ure blocked, but some words you typed were blocked by the site itself. Been thru it, and tried re typing them and somehow managed to send em
Nope, I tested it and had to be blocked because I could post what I typed as new comment thread, just not on their comment. It was the only way to learn I was blocked, lol.
Dang haha sadge
I honestly wish just one manga/manhwa/manhua/webtoon would deviate from the "I need to save this girl from the consequences of her own choices and actions because she's supposed to be a love interest", it's tiring and there isn't even chemistry or a connection between the two. I'd feel less annoyed if her character wasn't so insufferable and there was an actual connection between them, but there just isn't and she is.
Idk if its just the bad translation or the actual story, but the characters and story seem so shallow even with literally every single character having trauma. The story lacks depth for me personally and the MC's very, very soft personality is grating; she trusts way too easily and will waiver on her convictions with the slightest breeze. Don't even get me started on the weird pairing they have between her and Hardwin, while he's definitely the best option personality wise, him developing feelings for someone who looks identical to his sister is gross, especially since she's literally acting as his sister. Also makes no sense that the MC has had zero training in etiquette and every other subject a nobel would have been taught, especially since she's supposed to be taking the place of someone who was the heir and Hardwin is like yeah, you need to go to this ball and neither of them at being careful at all about her meeting with Lenon (who suspects her)
as the story goes on, it's getting more and more annoying. I thought there was going to be actual character development but so far the only ones who actually have any development is the shitty ml and it just makes you feel bad for him overall and the original saintess that we barely get any chapters of. People seem to like the fl but honestly she annoys me the most. If she just even used one iota of one brain cell, she'd by less annoying and eden's entire character is trash.
So I'm not sure why everyone is hating on the direction of the story, personally for me, the pacing is just like a majority of the pacing in other manga/manhwa/manhua of the same genre, and majority of this information was already pretty easy to see coming and was in fact foreshadowed. The only thing that's throwing me off is the fact that Duke Spes literally looks the same with or without the magic jewel, so I'm not sure how he's hiding his identity at all?
Right?? I really agree with you. I've seen this coming and I feel like the direction this story takes make it actually interesting? I'll copy paste what I've been wanting to say about this story (I can't post topics atm because mangago isn't letting me :/ but it's been a few days since I've been wanting to write a comment like yours!)
This is apparently a very unpopular take but I really like the direction this story has taken? Cause the concept with diamonds and all was cool, but I like that this hasn't decided to stay purely a "dating show" but to show that there is way more behind it.
I feel like a lot of things were progressively installed only for them to take more importance in the last chapters - like for example we get told about the importance of mermaids somehow through the story of Obsidian for example, only for it to be linked to her acquisition of the egg. And I think there may be honestly more to it, about her, given that so far we don't know the reason why she got it and all.
I also like how Caen's whole existence sets the plot for the politics, the way other kingdoms are under the grasp of the Empire and there is discord but no way to rebel, and that some kingdoms already paid for that (Caen's being a main example). It is even more meaningful when you get to the point that the Jewelry Box is a political device for the Empire to work on their control and influence.
The fact that it's already something that you can think about but that it gets more and more revealed through characters, like Marianne's figure, is really for the best. The crown prince seemed fishy - but the recent chapter only reconfirmed how fishy all the "love stories" are. As for me, I really like that Marianne is not only a pretty doll or oblivious to things but that she carries a real goal and can be cunning and plot along to get to it. Like of course she was a queen so she had to be clever at least a little, but given the presentation we got of her so far - mostly told through the eyes of others, and somehow really under the perspective of the Jewelry box (which I guess is how you know that the Empire worked their game really well), as someone lively glowing pretty that fell in love and that is pretty much a figure of that dating show. Knowing that she's not only that adds so much savor and spice.
Maybe the pacing isn't for the best, but I'm honestly enjoying every new chapter and looking forward to every of them a lot. I want to know what direction this will take, although I mostly think this will be linked to the fall or at least the weakening of the Empire through the different figures that are scheming against it. So... yeah it's just my two cents, but 1 wanted to give a little love to this story because I like it a lot.
They seemed to have ended the story in like a "cute/happy ending", but the ML is clearly obsessive in an unhealthy way due to trauma and an incessant need for love. His actions are alarming to say the least, it really ruined it for me cause it's bordering on, if not out right abusive. Especially as the sex ends up turning into coercion and rape cause the ML literally won't stop when told to and told no. He literally stalked the MC and it's all just brushed off. Honestly, if the way this was framed was like "yeah, this is clearly wrong/scary", I would've been like ok, there are themes here they are exploring, but the fact that it's framed in a way of like "oh this is cute/endearing and is love" and none of the issues are addressed and it just kind of ends is really alarming and glorifying these kinds of abusive/obsessive "loves" that are really not love
How I love to see normal people on this site. I had to take a break to read the comments after ch38 to see if I’m the only odd one out feeling ickyyy. Honestly I expected the author to go more in depth on the boyfriend’s creepy behavior after they mentioned the rooftop guy the mc’s friend is seeing, being too much, and his bf doing the exact same thing or perhaps worse ON THE SAME CHAPTER. The mc even said “isn’t this almost stalking” LIKE WTF I’d get it if it was portrayed as some psychological thing but I think the author is trying to paint it as a cute thing. Like “only I get my bf, u wouldn’t, nor do I understand you though if you act the same”.
Same, I really wanted to see what other people were saying in the comments and was very surprised there was like only one other comment that kind of touched on it. I was also expecting the author to take a different turn with the story once we started seeing how creepy and controlling the ML was, but they really just were like "haha so cute"
It feels like winning the lottery whenever i see people find issues with stories that slowly take a weird route, and arent trying so hard to reason and defend it
Facts
Are we reading the same thing because I think y'all missed it. The author acknowledges just how complex it is all you have to do is be a deep thinker to catch it. When we look at it from MC perspective it's all cute and lovely because he DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING. HOWEVER, when we look at it from ML perspective you see just how dark it really is. Even ML realized something is wrong with him. He gave us his back story the reason why he smiles so often he was literally CONDITIONED that way. His mom would abuse him but the abused STOP when she realized she broke him when he kept smiling despite EVERYTHING, the abusive language rage fits etc. The MLs only form of comfort was from the aunt hugging him which made him realize something was wrong. He even acknowledged that and realized that there was this emptiness in him that he was desperately trying to fill. He even stated that he think his mom's word was a curse and that he was like her. Some mental disorders are either conditioned or genetic. Addiction is genetic not sure about obsession though. Anyways, I really wanna see what happens if we get a season 3 where MC finds out just how dark MLs thoughts are or if we go down the dark route and things really do get dangerous.
i dropped it at ch38 so i didn’t know about the spoilers you mentioned, but i stopped reading because it felt like it was heading in the same direction as those toxic front page BLs. the author or writing might acknowledge that it’s wrong in the story, but still end up romanticizing it or caterizing to people who find it hot, or they try to make the "forbidden relationship" aspect seem hot, even while also showing it in a bad light. it feels like the focus is more on making the toxicity appealing than actually digging into the psychological side of things. even if the MC eventually sees the truth or the ML gets some backstory, toxic BLs tend to keep that romanticization going, using "psychological" themes more as a backdrop than a main focus. sorta like the way dark romances appeal to booktok girls. i wouldnt know about the later chapters after 39 but guessed it was taking that route since i've been disappointed tons of times or left weirded out.
I understand it's not for everyone. It's just nice to see his back story and him acknowledging something is wrong and that he might become like his mom. Cause what he have is a disorder, that he obviously should seek help for. I doubt it will happen since honestly not a lot of people enjoy researching disabilities and and treatments so it might really go the route you think it will. I'll enjoy it either way.
I didn't miss it. You don't have to be a deep thinker to catch it. I already mentioned him having trauma that triggered his obsessive tendancies in my original comment. The problem is how it just ends. This is literally the end. There's a very basic/surface level acknowledgement that it's weird/wrong, but it's mostly just again, brushed off. Just saying "oh there is probably something wrong with me, haha, oh well" and then not actually acknowledging the harm that is being caused and not actually talking about how this is not love and is abusive is the problem. It literally paints it in a cute and acceptable light just because the ML has a traumatic background.
Also, him saying he didn't want to become like his mom wasn't about his mom being obsessed and abusive, it was about his mom being obsessed and then abandoned, the abandonment being the main focus, which is why he resorted to stalking him and then tying the MC down to him by any means. This is pretty clearly laid out as his thought process and feelings by both his actions and during the chapter(s) that focus on his background and how he views/sees everything
This is cute and simple, I like it a lot but that being said, Youngwon's love feels kind of shallow and honestly more about what Hyunwoo does for him and less about who Hyunwoo is as a person. Also the fact that Hyunwoo's entire personality and character were just completely overhauled and essentially thrown out. I like growth and development in characters but this feels almost a complete disregard of his character
Knew it, Hwan always gave me really bad vibes. I legit hate that kind of possessive love, it's gross and selfish. Does not care at all about Chiwoo, Hwan only cares about himself
I read some spoilers from reddit in regard to the novel. The ML is the father and she actually has sex with her brothers. I really hope this does not follow the novel. Not only is that clearly just incest fetish from the author, but they are all actual trash. While I do hate the cliche of the original husband doing a 180 and now being loving/caring and becomes the ML, I'd much prefer that over whatever the hell the novel does. I'm truly disgusted.
Wha— nothing in this world could have prepared me for your spoiler. No way, I rly liked it so far what the heck Thanks for your warning I think i‘m dropping it
Well for me I want the manhwa to follow the novel...set aside who the ML and sweet home Alabama but I'm here for the FL manipulating every men in her revenge..and also destroying their life until they began begging to have a piece of her stone hearted heart
Same, I'm really really hoping it doesn't follow the novel, but am debating just dropping it also
I'm all for revenge, using, and destroying those who did you dirty, but don't think you actually need to give those same people any piece of your body or heart in the process, especially if they are your family, and no revenge or using someone explains her ending up with her father
Just like I said I'm just reading for the revenge...her using her body or ending with her so called father (uncle) don't give me any reason to criticize her...I'm just reading for some fun and fresh storyline...no need to think too much of it
I'm not criticizing her, I'm criticizing the author. I think it's important to critically think about things that you watch and read as they do influence your values/beliefs/opinions even if it's just something you're reading for fun.