ladyjlb's manga / #twins(18)

Similar to “Ouran” anime but: Less comedy, more about ikemen fan service, extremely shoujo. Bit too cliched and predictable so not good enough to get 4 stars.

Read ch 5 as of 15/02/21 - art is ok

Read ch 64 as of 16/04/21 - DROPPED * plot is so stupid - especially how the imperial family are portrayed. If they’re so amazing why were they so clueless about protecting the twins and about Duke Rosea’s treachery. So many gaping plot holes. - Twins (reborn, now 25yos), illegitimate children of emperor, go to imperial palace after enduring 5yrs of child abuse and neglect from a spendthrift, alcoholic mother (accidental death) and the servants - Twins “born” from curse of the blood contract - Twins can speak telepathically to each other - 3 attributes of imperial family: lineage (blonde hair, beauty), manifestation (growth ie adult appearance when still child), guardian (animal familiar). - Imperial family are “blessed by god” with royal healing powers - Twins underwent “imperfect” manifestation, growing only slightly but lost all scars - Twins guardian: red wolf, Jason. Needs the twins to not hate their royal bloodline for him to continue to exist. - 1st Prince Loyd’s guardian: black panther - 2nd Prince Alexander’s guardian: white wolf, Niwe - 3rd Prince “Mad Dog” Eiji’s guardian: green hawk, Killua / Kira - Emperor guardian: green serpent transferred to Empress - anti-imperial (anti-emperor) faction trying to kill the twins - Head maid Ishina, an important info source on palace for the twins (despite being hard nosed bitch) - Duke Rosea has his son visit the twins as their “friend”. He points out the twins are not listed in the official records, implying they do not (deserve to) exist. - Bloodthirst spell thwarted by 2nd prince protection charms saved twins. More protection cast but 2nd prince now under strain. - Riolu, mage slave picked up from slums as child by Duke Rosea and adopted by Count Clone. He is accepted by twins as their new servant when they move back to their old castle. - Crown Prince arrests Duke Rosea for conspiring treason after anti-imperialist group meets at his home - As twins leave main palace to move back into their now renovated previous palace, Riolu betrays them and their carriage is attacked. Mages subdue the knights but Jason appears to help the twins. Duke Rosea teleports from prison, surprises Jason from behind and stabs him. It is revealed that Ishina witnessed Duke Rosea’s desire for the Empress and had always suspected him to turn against the Emperor. - Duke Rosea kidnaps the twins and plans to display their dead bodies publicly in the central plaza to humiliate the imperial family by revealing the dishonour of illegitimate children, and that the imperial family aren’t immortal and are actually very weak so people will lose faith in them. - A mage attacks the twins, setting off the 2nd prince’s protection spell which glows with an intensity that can be seen from afar. - Elsewhere Duke Rosea has purchased a black magic scroll that interferes with the mind. - Riolu appears to stop the mages. Is he there to help?