
Is 1st Prince Hamir a villain or 2nd ML?

kinda both. a villain AND a stalking horse for the price of one lol.
he's charmingly two-faced and sneaky af. he's definitely working against Tarkan but he doesn't seem all that dedicated to his mother or sisters. he often just flatters and reassures them when they're hysterical then moves with his own personal goals in mind.
but then he meets Aristine - who doesn't know who Hamir is, mistaking him for a gigolo/gold digger when he approaches her lmao. Aristine ends up considering him a friend. his morbid curiosity kept increasing when Aristine always seemed to subvert his expectations and he alternates between secretly giving her a helping hand and doing nothing as his mother schemes against Aristine, just because he thinks it would be amusing to see how she reacts.
the last couple of chapters i read though seems to cement him as a 2nd ML when he genuinely felt alarmed, thinking Aristine was in danger and he acted before he could think. he was absolutely petrified when Aristine cut him off (after a series of events & discovering who he was) and he was also confused why he felt that way. his inner monologue seems to point down the "If I can't have her, then no one can" path.

lol kind of. to be clear, the parts i've read doesn't really point to him going extreme-yandere mode, harming Aristine and being crazy enough to make a careless attempt to steal her away. he's still very calculated in his choices and just inwardly confused about his 'missteps' when it comes to Aristine.
like, from a non-emotionally stunted perspective it's obviously a friendship-turned-crush. i remember the part when Hamil tried to beg for Aristine's friendship once again and he was coldly rejected; metaphorically he described it as a closed door he could only gently knock on, whereas before he would either leave the door alone out of disinterest or break it and force his way in. but somehow with Aristine he could do neither.
like, it's my own speculation that if we're talking yandere he would probably be the type to put Ari on a pedestal unharmed while destroying Tarkan just to get to her.

It ended abruptly.
I was happy she finally exploded and all that fight... but (1) I hate when ML suddenly interfere on the catfight (2) It wasn't the right time for y'all to be cuddling and all (3) I wanted her to curse more, like really get in there, destroy her brother more...
JUST FINISH THE DAMN FIGHT, BEAT THE HELL OUT OF THAT BITCH FIRST THEN Y'ALL CAN GET ALL HANDSY ALL YOU WANT.

I know Shushu is still a baby, I'm not expecting her to do anything grand.
But its really sad that in Duke family nobody even noticed that a child being abused.
Honestly, I don't want Shushu to be the one to expose the old bastard.
I don't like that she only relying on the system.
It's not like the system have absolute power.
And tbh, it's not like she is a genius capable of planning and tricking

First of all, I love the arts.
Everyone looks good.
At first, I have high expectation for this webtoon because (1) the FL is smart and calculative.
I thought this is gonna be like the webtoon "what it means to be you", the ML is so hateful but you understand his POV and it make sense/contribute to the progress of the story.
This webtoon on the other hand is just meh.
Shallow misunderstanding, FL is smart but weak (not cunning, not spiteful enough, doesn't have any useful pawns to help her).
The ML supposedly ruthless but ummm all the 80 chapters, he is just kinda there, doesn't have any real confrontation with the villain Father in law.
I mean ML is the emperor.. there are ways to make life hell for the villain, no?
The only redeeming part is the cute child.
I don't even remember mc name, that's just how boring this webtoon.
but the plot not so much..
the kind of FL that I hate.. Not doing much but gets the love.
have knowledge of the stories but not smart enough to get by herself.