
I dropped the same argument in another similar manga, but I'm just going to leave the same thing here too.
While Shii looks and acts a lot more well put together than most teens of his age, please don't expect the same level of maturity as you would on proper and good adults who could properly assess what should be done. Both Tamaki and Shii are still teens who are a lot more susceptible to self-doubt, confusion and non-intended mistakes in life.
Imo, as far as this manga has gone to, Shii has shown that he is a good kid, with much more emotional composure than the usual teen. Ngl, I was midway even scared that due to repressed feelings, he would lash out and force Tamaki, but I instead saw him do the proper thing and talk it out. Some things, we just need to see play out. It's youth (⌒▽⌒)

In truth the comic feels a lot different from the novel counterpart, it feels a lot more soft and child friendly (? Lol). Even the way the events play out feel different. When I first read this comic I was quite dissapointed because of how different it is, as well as the artstyle that was quite different from how I imagined it compared to the novel. Now, it has it's own merits for me. There's a real difference in the vibe and impression you get from comic ria and novel ria. Much of the sass isn't translating very well, and it comes off as a long winded ramble, but novel Ria had that complaining and narcissistic quality from the start. It would be good to try out the novel since imo its actually a lot better in a sense.

https://www.novelupdates.com/series/daughter-of-the-emperor/
you can find the latest translations in webnovel. It's around 140 chaps already
If seme does a 180 and becomes a full dom by the end of thsi manga using his S and M skills ლ(´ڡ`ლ)
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