
Weak and pathetic. He might be strong physically but so weak emotionally. I understand the fear but seriously? Over a kid. Alicia would be a much better monarch. All throughout I can see that Trovancha though a much smaller country is better in every sense. The empire is grandiose on the outside so very weak fundamentally.

But then again he lived alone most of his life, the people he met either wanted to have sex or to exploit his money laundering skills. All the time he thought his family hated him and no one really loved him. He doesn't even love himself so how can he learn to love others the right way. This time, he now knows and can start to change

Don't like the emperor that much. He's not a bad guy but definitely not a good one. I can understand since he's the king but still he's so crafty and annoying at times. I do miss Trovancha though that country was just so beautiful.

From what I've read of the spoilers, I can confidently say, he is a bad guy.
Everything horrible that happened in the 1st timeline, you can trace back to him (intentionally or unintentionally)
He definitely deserves the ending he got.
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(Just to clarify, he is not the villain of the story, but I'd argue that he caused way more pain and suffering than the actual villain did.)
Trauma is trauma I guess but I don't hold the Emperor in any respect at all