kunii~<3's manga / #Royalty(6)

mmmmmmrgh i was looking forward to it since the summary sounded fun and the cover looked pretty, but it's pretty boring in all honestly. the actual art is kinda messy but not bad, yet the story and characters aren't compelling at all, it's very cookie cutter uhhh also lowkey found myself more interested in adelina the bitchy sister haha, she's clearly a villain but she also worked hard and planned everything cleverly (except for whatever the heck the poisoned crown was) so i kinda wanna see how she did it lmao

yooooooo this is so cute?!! the fl, astelle, is actually rlly smart, like goddam I love her, she's so pretty and capable AND THEOR IS THE CUTEST BEING THE WHOLE WORLD I LOVE HIM TO BITS and yes, the ml, kaizen, is acc cute and cool too okay, so one thing I wanna get outta the way is all the comments hating on kaizen. I was really close to not reading since I hate the mc forgiving assholes in romance, but the art seemed good so I gave it a chance while scrutinizing kaizen very carefully. I legit went into reading this with prejudice against him, and he ended up being pretty likeable I believe the opinions are derived from spoilers? h o w e v e r the spoilers are from the novel in which I am assuming the ml is a massive asshole, but the manhwa is different! kaizen is acc rlly fun and cute, and he clearly has affection for astelle. buuut due to miscommunication there is obviously the portrayal of him being a jerk in the past. trust me when I say I've read a lot of these types of stories, I can spot an asshole ml or an annoying fl real easily, and these two are neither! they each have their reasons for their behaviours and actions, including why kaizen keeps distancing himself from astelle and why astelle feels the need to hide that Theor is their son. the story is very nuanced and (to quote the translators) you need to read between the lines to understand what is really going on, especially since this is from astelle's perspective and she doesn't know all the facts does this mean they havent made mistakes? of course not! while astelle hasnt done any real big mistakes I would say, there are a few mistakes from kaizen's side. I wish he would've believed in astelle more in the past and divorcing her after just a day was a kinda rubbish move, but then they were both teens and he was trying hard to navigate the harsh political landscape. plus you can understand why he's always so careful since her literal father is sucha big enemy. fr the astelle's father is the real asshole of the comic so yea, i'm rlly glad i acc read this, and to sum up this story is really interesting with gorgeous art and fun characters (yes, even the annoying redhead advisor is lowkey hot and also his interference just provides opportunities for astelle to be badass so that's great) also Theor is a blessing to this world and I would literally die for him, 100 percent my favourite fantasy manhwa child, if you're still waffling read it just for him also the translators are rlly cute and funny, their comments make reading less lonely and more fun, and I appreciate that they took the time to clear the air abt the negativity surrounding kaizen and some of the other characters anyway dont let the top comments deter you if you happen to read this, and go for it! keep in mind you need to be a bit of a smart reader to understand what is going on, even if the comic lowkey hands kaizen's perspective to you on a silver platter lmao

Wow this is so fun! I love the relationship between Shou and Kansei-- siblings isn't quite right, definitely more than just friends and lovers is not it. I think blood Brothers as Kansei mentions fits best perhaps? Regardless it's lovely and I'm very invested

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Holy shit the mc is diabolical lol I like this portrayal of a demon's behaviour, Belial in the girl's body is certainly demonic, the way they plan and act is fun to watch, and their lack of care for human life is always present and likely won't change, but you forget about it sometimes because they know how to blend in Basically has black butler vibes, Mc reminds me of sebastian but without ciel as a moral collar, doing whatever is needed and also whatever feeds their belly to make the mother's wish come true

It started off not great tbh, I was vibing until the first sex scene, and I am not a fan of the forced sex / fwb to lovers trope, especially ones that start with rape, which no matter how it's dressed up as 'yin snatching' doesn't change what it was. But I liked the art so I stuck with it and it's acc pretty interesting, their relationship outside the smut is acc rlly cute and gave me feels. I think it's super cute how the prince fell for his friend cause he unconsiously reminded him of the demon guy, that's acc rlly cute and fun. Honestly, this would be like way better without the smut lmaooo, if they took it out entirely, or like just reduced it, I'd enjoy the story much more because it and the plot are acc interesting. Honestly if they just did the kamisama kiss thing where they just had to kiss instead of have sex that woulda been waaaay better Actual rating is 3.5, but I put 4 stars because I love the brothers XD