I cannot... My heart hurts for these children. The fact this story reflects the reality is just too upsetting....
It doesn't help that this story took place in Korea where they take these crimes way too lightly for my liking. I hate it how some actual criminals are still walking free after commiting unforgivable crimes... I hate it.
Tldr, the flashback pretty much sums up that MC and ML were childhood friends of some sort, MC's twin died (maybe due to blood loss from having his tongue cut off), abduction of kids to use them for sexual exploitation. The part where kid!ML staring at the wall with the handkerchief was where the time he stole money for the sick twin only to come back and saw them gone (the time where this woman approached them).
The warnings helped me piece the clue together and just the implications left me feeling disgusted.
I look this up and got a brief explanation what actually went down. I knew Yorishige would die at some point but ugh.... Huhuhu, it doesn't hurt any less.
He's actually one of my faves... I'm still around chapter 116, I'm quite hoping he'll make an appearance even as a ghost and even id doesn't interact with any characters... Just his presence will be enough (/TДT)/
Of course, he has to be given a "redemption" arc
Yuck, I'm gonna barf, his reasons won't erase all what he did... So he did try but he didn't try harder, now innocents got involved in this pathetic war all because of his incompetence (╬ ̄皿 ̄)凸 and because he doesn't want to die, he'll let other die in this war he created. Fuck you Azlack, burn in the deepest depth of hell (╬ ̄皿 ̄)凸 (╬ ̄皿 ̄)凸 (╬ ̄皿 ̄)凸
So lemme try and give this some sense
Does ML and the girls are in some sort of pretend/practice relationship? Is this what's truly happening??? Like the girls also knew ML's feelings for MC and it's more like, ML will have some companions, at the same time, the girls have an eye candy pretend boyfriend, cuz it seems like one of them easily let go of him after finding a new one. The ex is not even bitter, the girls are even concerned for him.
But no matter what, i feel bad for MC... If you truly want a companion, you have this devoted friend of yours where he doesn't even mind your clingyness man... Bruuuuh
Me with the empress: oh god, what the hell is she scheming now
Me with the emperor: oh god, what is he yapping now? Pls disappear already, no one wants you here.