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At first I felt anger like the rest of yall and the MC for the MLs treatment of Emi however after finding out the story I can’t help but feel extremely bad for the crown prince. I would even go as far to say that he is the second biggest victim in this story.
When is he introduced, his defining trait is his insecurity. Like it’s really important to stress how big his insecurity is because due to how big his insecurities are that he’s able to be taken advantage by someone literally praying on him. Like it’s nice how in the beginning said insecurities were temporary soothed by Emi’s words but like that doesn’t leave him the skills to fight it on his own. It’s only an oasis in the desert. Don’t forget that even though the potion doesn’t brainwash people, it makes them highly agreeable to manipulation which I imagine works especially well for someone dealing with intense insecurity. It caused him to dig his head in the sand because she was pressing all the right buttons and if he admitted that he was wrong all this time, I have no doubt that he wouldn’t break because it would mean the monster that tells him he’s not worth anything was right.
Which is why it’s so heartbreaking that he’s proven right and then thrown away like he’s worthless especially in a genre that is extremely reliant on the concept of empathy and redemption.