apopoi's manga / #Royalty(70)

This is absolutely fascinating! The MC being so different from his past self makes the story seem more real and relatable in a sense. So the Cardinal turned out to be the King's twin younger brother...I knew that there was a connection between the two but this was unexpected. I even had the thought that they looked alike but I left that to be the author's style since some authors have a distinct style that appears across their various work *ahem* Love Shuttle..The King's love for Ian is so noble and pure that I feel cleansed just by witnessing it and the Cardinal's is more twisted, possessive and dark. He imprinted himself on the young Ian and brainwashed him. So while Ian feels so much love towards Jack, he still feels guilty and indebted to his 'saviour'. The little kid was so cute but ended up being used as a pawn to lure out Ian. Ian being so anxious and on edge about Brian and him feeling jealous is valid since the tales about their bond and love is rampant in the kingdom. At first I brushed it off but him feeling that way is normal considering where he came from and how he lived until now. If he fails in regaining his memory, he won't become the 'Brian' that Jack cares so much for and he feels that his love is directed towards 'Brian' and not 'Ian'. Also their personalities are polar opposites, Brian seems to be a nice childhood and grew up being loved while the same cannot be said for Ian. Um..Sienna I know that you mean well but u are proving yourself to be a nuisance. The bodyguard though I like, since he is so collected and does his duty well. Brian essentially made up the King's personality. He taught him things from the scratch. How to handle people, how to feel and even his demeanor towards people is based on Brian himself.

Wait, who is the top? President Mo or Secretary Xiao? The idea of them being switches is totally plausible too, with the President being a huge tsundere and being a Lil cutie and Secretary Xiao while being outgoing and seems harmless usually, he turns different when he is drunk or during intense moments. Also he was the one who suggested not to talk about the one night stand as well while President Mo was contemplating on what he would say and thought about that moment over and over. Also his Lil sketches are so cute. The gap moe is deadly!! The Lil hamster he named Secretary Xiao cuz he fusses like him, and follows him around. But that's one of the three(four?) conditions he set for him if he wanted the position of his secretary. Which btw is hilariously impossible, be free 24/7, my business is your business, never oppose me, don't wear the same tie (colour)as me and one more, I forgot. But I reckon that's an excuse to strip him. He keeps having naughty thoughts about him to the point he ordered him not to drink coffee with cream cuz he imagined him saying 'lick the cream off my nose, President'..what? FYI I read upto CH10 Welp! It seems our cutie tsundere President is the bottom. He is so cute when he blushes, oh I read upto CH10 but I saw the scenes from the featured thingy. So the guy I thought would be the second ml is a cross-dressing famous tiktoker? And the scene where Mo gives bj to Xiao and Xiao telling him not to be scared of people walking in on them since they were the only one in the office while adding 'Boss' at the end of his sentence. That is hot! Also Mo is so demure and loves Xiao too much so I'm afraid that he will get hurt. Seems like my worry is not unfounded since many comments agree that he deserves better.

Yes! A YAOI centric plot

Spoiling a girl is such a huge turn on. I do love spoiling an abused and wronged girl but this just lacks braincells on so many levels that I can't take it no more. The Duke's son, the Prime Minister's son, a prospective knight etc are all at the beck and call of a single woman. Their justification are stupid and boils my blood, you attended a ball holding another woman's hand while engaged with another(that too in her presence) and get angry at her for trying to call off the engagement saying that since she's an Earl's daughter, she should know better? That knight of his glaring at her and pointing his sword at her because she made her cry and thereby she is at fault(?). Seriously? A male Karen, even that nasty haircut. Also Idk what I expected from a shoujo manga but for such a fearsome existence that would bring about the destruction of the world, they sure talk casually to our ML 'Ragna'. They are fearful yet keep on talking back to him. Even the Emperor is dumb, you can't kill that brainwashed trash even at the request/threat of the Evil Dragon? And why is he so complacent? And for the son of the Prime Minister, there is no logic to that bestie of that bitch. The whole country is being threatened and then offered protection because of the presence of a girl and yet you kidnapped her and try to kill her? Also that bitch being a saint is just plain rubbish, her being a hidden saint because there cannot be two saints at the same time? Yeah right... Also her being a saint doesn't make all the other stuff vanish into thin air. Why are people bending left and right for her? Also they treat her as a god and revere her. I mean saints are supposed to be like the messenger of God (so equivalent to God?) and yada yada and their presence bring peace and whatnot. Yet it still isn't a strong enough justification for all this mess. Muse not sharing a glance to those trash, I get but I want to mutilate them and make them eat that bitch flesh or something. Call me a sadist but.. Also Ragna being so cute was a plus. I don't get why he didn't kill them when he had the chance tho, I mean Muse did tell him not to do it but he has the memories of all her lives now so why? He was actually very patient and trying to be civil with those bitches. But a dragon is an existence where such formalities are not required. Also I dropped it after the story progressed towards the school. Because we all know the cliche drama that will take place. I read upto Volume 1 Chapter 5.1 Aaahhh! I changed my mind. This has taken a complete 180. The MC isn't sane anymore because of some ceremony (I didn't read that part, some comments said it) and now has like black dull eyes and lives solely for Ragna. And Ragna that despicable dragon, like I don't understand that mindset. You fell in love with her for her noble mindset and virtue yet you strip that away. She is only an empty shell who is obsessed with him as much as he is with her now. The scene of Laura (she is isekai'd I knew it, she transferred souls so she took the body of the real hidden Saint and brainwashed those dudes) being tortured by Muse's older sister(I guess she has siblings now, her older brother was also introduced) by breaking her fingers one by one, being submerged into water etc was cruel. But since she's a saint, she heals from it but still feels the sensation of pain etc. The thing that made me furious and disturbed me was her being raped by Alfred's body (his soul was eaten by a demon, don't ask questions) and then being raped by numerous demons so she ended up pregnant. In only a few days, her belly had swollen up and some gnarly created emerged from her *pukes* belly and it ended up dying. Also the ML manipulated her to think it was his child to which she desperately clutched to it saying that it was his child (she loves him) to which he laughed at her saying that it was a chimera. Now Muse is there in all of this with a blank stare and she even said she doesn't care but seeing all kinds of emotions anger, disgust etc being displayed to her from him made her jealous and that it should be directed towards her only. With her hand clasped around his neck, she says 'I might love you so much that I might kill you' to which he lovingly stares at her also repeating 'I also love you so much that I might kill you'. It also said he was shuddering(in delight probably, this freak) but the screen just said shudder without any clear indication ( it was the moment she tried to choke him so I assumed). I hate this!!! Also the girlie that I called a bitch(sorry, even u didn't deserve it, no-one deserves to be raped and tortured) was executed. Then the two freaks got married with Ragna saying some shit like he won't dedicate or promise their wedding to God with her saying the same thing. My take : Muse doesn't love him, her dependence on him made her believe that she does. Also he was the one that saved her at her lowest points, so of course this whole situation could happen. I skipped to the last four chapters and I can't recognise her. She seems like a puppet that exists only for Ragna and he thrives on it. Ahhhhhhh this leaves me in a sour mood

The Duke isn't my favourite. For seemingly having lived in poverty for a year, he is still incredibly naive and doesn't shed off the nobility mindset. He is such an incompetent person, I just know for that one year that he was with the Saint. He didn't lift a finger and the Saint took care of him in every way. The first prince...I despise. The second prince..not enough info. The Duke's vessels are all good people though. Carlton isn't that bad. I would despise nobles too. He has more patience than I would give someone with his background and history credit for. He is also a smart lad since he made some arrangements when he felt something amiss. Not capturing the Duke's vicinity in one day eventhough he could and not letting his pride get in the way when his suspicions about the first Prince was proven true.

Maybe one day? Yeah..no..this was a waste of time. Like what in the Wattpad is this? The MC is a dunce who utters the most cringey lines that can be summarised as 'I'm 14 and this is deep'. Y'know what I mean? The plot is basically Beauty and the beast..with some twitches. The King who loves beautiful things held a banquet where people present gifts to him, beautiful gifts ofcourse but amongst the beautiful gifts was a single rose. The King was furious over this and fumed at the hooded figure with the most beautiful pair of eyes. The mysterious figure tried to tell the king that a rose too can be beautiful since it was beautiful to him, but the king didn't listen and ordered his knights to kill him but to gouge out the pair of eyes. The hooded figure was angry at his impudence and cursed him..along the lines of ' A person whose world is filled with black and white will appear and stain your world with red'. The King didn't heed his warnings then the ML was born who was the 8th prince, he was the most beautiful person so he was favoured by the King who liked beautiful things. Until he learned to speak that is, they soon learned that he was colour blind. The King tried to fix this by bringing in painters to teach him and the MC is one of those painters. She is isekai'd btw, though none of her previous knowledge is utilised except for her being the author of the plot so therefore she feels responsible and that is the justification for her seemingly doing everything for the male lead. The ML is not a standout, the villains are dumb as fuck.. especially the 6th prince. Also the MC just saying things that she should not know was dumb, like the fact that the prince can see red cuz he felt hatred towards the King. When asked about this, she said it was because of his nanny but if the prince were to ask the nanny, wouldn't that negate everything and make him doubt her even more? Also the nanny won't lie to him since she is very protective towards him and would view her as an enemy among other things. The prince is starting to take a liking to her but she is dense to it, while saying shit 'I will stay by your side' and 'Just you and I, in another place...' etc. And she does this all while trying to match him up with a girl with black hair and red eyes. It was the last sentence/description that she wrote of the supposed female lead. I read upto Ch15 and it was a chore to get through. Dropped.

I enjoyed this. It was engaging although it feels flimsy at times with the MC falling into the 'I only care about money' mindset. All those faces he makes pisses me off too. The character development is non-existent as of now but hope is there for improvement. His first pupil is a puppy..so adorable. He misunderstands him to be some type of saint that only serves the people without caring for himself. Though the MC isn't a complete douchebag, I wish the author would just make him out to be a good guy instead of doing in a round about way of him acting this way for his selfish reasons yet a bit of consciousness prickle him when he makes an error in judgment. Also despite being an illegitimate prince, there seems to be some type of secret to his birthname 'Penin'; his mother's surname. That shady character mentioned something about his emerald eyes that some family possess so...it has to be him. This is a cliche I can get behind. I hate that the 'Iron steel' skill deprives him of development when he's anxious or loses his composure. He has been in situations like that so often now, you would wonder how he manages to be so all over the place till now.

The concept is interesting. The ML is a feisty one, ain't he? The MC is colder and more logical, always composed usually. Her amnesia and her ability..there must be some tie between the two.The third prince seems to know something about the MC, about the year 23, her ability and why he detest the church. Even when the MC and ML visited the church for research, the MC felt sick. So??? Oh and the MC having some weird sleepwalking in the night of the founding day. She called out Elior and got angry at ML for saying he was Elior. She strangled him and said he was the one who killed her. And there seem to be some lying undertone that the MC is already dead. But why is the third Prince's death a question (?) mark. I do like the dynamic between our main characters, they are so caring towards eo and the ML is a good ruler who prioritise the people's safety. The MC while saying that she isn't doing some grand thing just cuz of her ability, is still advising people which she has only met once and tries to change things subtly. The second prince is an anomaly but he can prophesise allegedly. The relationship between the princes are strained, I would expect them to at least be cordial since they all look alike so I deducted that they all had the same mother. The thing with the necklace is also intriguing...when the MC saw inside the necklace (it was a locket) while dusting it, despite the ML warning her or anyone not to look inside. The silence then the hostility was hilarious

This single-handedly cured my exasperation of this genre. Most of it from male-leads but female-leads as well, everything felt formulaic so I guess I like how straightforward this manhwa is being. I don't like how the male lead sees people as chicks or underlings but he atleast has five people he cares for now : Ron, Master, his sister, Charlotte and the bulky crybaby. He spares no expense for them. The plot is generic at best and it follows the typical cultivation method of Chinese novels but in place of that is mana and sword aura. The MC still possess the skills he has but not as proficient as he used to be and the longevity is halved. I hope to see his sister as a brand new person after the trigger has been placed. Their father is trash, so fucking narrow-minded. He has his eldest child who has the potential to become a master in his grasp but because of his idiocy, their family fell into ruins. Just because she is a girl, she didn't inherit her family name(?) And became the plaything for the royal family. Her younger brother parades around young lords asking if they want to bed her just to gain their favour. Jack cares deeply for his sister but he is a realist and makes preparations for his sister's change. I think his Master is the one he cares for the most, his sister comes second probably then Ron probably. The last two are interchangeable. His master is such a fascinating woman and would be the usual MC for other manhwas I feel.

I saw this from a YouTube short. The comments lured me in.. A toxic mom? Let's fucking go!!!! Update (27/8/23): It's not the best but it's readable. The MC is still childish but she isn't the typical 'reincarnated or regressor MC' so I can cut her some slack. The plot is a bit cliche and the dialogue cringy but it's fine. The mother is deplorable and the Emperor only sees his children as tools. Very stoic and no affection exists in his bones. The third prince is cute but man is he spoiled, I wanna beat his ass. The fourth princess is adorable af and Chloe is a naive lil child. The first prince is the most interesting of the Royal family, he surprisingly cares for the MC and seems irritated by his mom and uncle's schemes to make him the next Emperor. When he saw a hurt expression on his sister's normally prideful face, he was surprised then when she cut her hair, he assumes (wrongly) that a man made her this way and mumbles that he would make him pay. Btw I saw this in' Your Name' as well, when the MC cut her hair, her male friend assumes it was over a man. Is that a common misconception? The potential male leads are of course the og ML and the knight. The former is also fine, he has history with MC and liked her for a long time. I don't know how it went in the previous timeline but there is chemistry between the two, with only him being privy to the true feelings of the MC (when she wrote 'The Emperor is bald, he is wearing a wig, his ears are donkey ears' thinking that nobody would know the ancient language except her), he laughed quietly. And I like how that is in line with us seeing him for the first time in a library. He was also one of the potential engagement candidate for her. The knight and her are linked literally and can feel each other's bond (or maybe only she can?). I hate that the princess doesn't think twice about sacrificing an innocent just so she can cure her illness but whatever. Her speech to him was more personal and resonates more with me than the og MC's speech to him when he asked the reason for them choosing him. Well we all know that she will come to care for the two she calls "birds trapped in her cage". Right now I am leaning more towards the knight because he's so adorable. Also my favorite moment was when MC's maid showed him all her baby videos from her first walk to her first words to him because according to her 'no one can resist the princess' cuteness'. I like how it ties back to him finding solace in her from his terrible homelife with his insane father.