sahlty's manga / #Josei(81)

Transmigration FL into the world where is the daughter of a noble man/normal family who is in debt. Much like FL’s previous life, she was also in student debt and was hoping that she could live freely once she has reincarnated but that’s not the case. FL ends up having a one night stand with ML and head over heels for her and enter proposing and marrying her. Not a whole lot of drama, ML is basically a puppy with FL and adores her to no end, going as far as acting out of his usual norm of the tyrant he is known to be. Update, as of 25/09/21, dropping this story from chapter 46 cause the story is monotonous and the art seems to have deteriorated? Or maybe I’m just realising that if the art even even good, and the story is lacklustre, there’s really nothing to carry it to keep reading.

FL, Edna is the fallen Prince Eden who lived all of her childhood years disgusting as the opposite sex to survive under the hands of the tyrannical and sadistic king. Despite all, the royal family fell and Edna managed to escape and survive with hope of reclaiming back what was lost. FL met ML as a replacement in an arranged marriage when the original bride, daughter of a count or duke refused to the marriage as ML was a commoner who was later given the title of a noble, earned for this fierce and bloodthirsty reputation after winning in battles. FL and ML get married despite the sham as ML takes an interest in the mysterious FL who claims to be a maid yet, has an abundance of knowledge which would say otherwise. FL is a strong, knowledgeable and capable person. She is kind and lends a hand to those in need. She is fair in dealing punishments and setting rules to be followed. Effortlessly, she gains the trust and respect of everyone she comes across. Even the ML, impressed by her, falls in love with her. There is no unnecessary drama in the romance department between the MCs, though political complications do happen and blood gets shed. Eventually, FL’s hidden identity is discovered but welcomed. The scenes where FL displays her prowess like the Prince she was who conquered battles is truly amazing. FL and ML end up having 3 children but we mainly only see the firstborn son, Alex in here. It’s is just so satisfying watching the FL being such a strong leader, inspiring her people and fear to those who oppose her. 103 chapters went by like a breeze, story and plot is so easy to follow and so intriguing to keep following. You just look forward to what’s going to happen next. Awesome read!

After coming across a tragic romance novel called ‘God’s Crest/Seal’, FL is plagued by nightmares of the horrific trauma and abuse the villain of the story, Aseph endures since he was a child. In this world, something called God’s Crest appears uniquely in pairs to signify soulmates and only those with the same seal/mark can be together or they fall under what’s called seal sickness which is unbearable. Originally, Aseph falls for the heroine who is the fated soulmate of the Prince and alas, because of overwhelming grief and hatred or having loss the love of his life, Aseph was ultimately killed by the Prince who was hailed for being a hero that slayed the devil. Unable to stop thinking about Aseph, FL prays to be able to save him from this cruel world. A miracle happens and FL wakes you to find herself in the story of ‘God’s Crest/Seal’ as Elzay Tiathe, the sister to the heroine of the story who supposedly doesn’t appear in the story at all. FL and Aseph have a chance encounter and slowly, they grow close. Unfortunately, FL develops a mark on her, sealing her fate, leaving her desperate and depressed that she could not be with Aseph and save him as she hoped. Aseph, ML, grows interest, obsession and love for FL. At the end of season 1 chapter 40, FL finally reveals that she bears the mark of God while the ML does not. However, they get engaged and intend to marry anyways. Season 2 sees the entrance of a villain known for targeting people with the crest, enjoying their suffering as they slowly lose their minds after losing their crest. FL gets visited by the Goddess Primetsa to discover that she was originally a soul from this world that because of her ability to resonate with people, by chance she saw Aseph’s fate and dedicated to sacrificing her soul multiple times to try to change his fate. So it would seem that FL of the modern world and novel world are the same soul just different identities. In Aseph’s original destiny, he was supposed to have died at 5. The goddess could not bear to see FL suffer and sent her to the far away world, which is Korea but even then, she still made the same choice and returned. At the end, ML, corrupted by the previous exchange of his soul to the devil, is finally able to receive his crest after gaining back his pure blood because of his sacrifice to save FL. He meets the goddess and is returned to the world of the living to live out his happy days with FL. FL and ML ends up having a child together and live happily ever after. ML does live up to being a villain, being cruel, obsessive, two-faced, and has skewed perceptions how how to gain and show affection which is no surprise given all the traumatic experiences he has experienced all throughout his life. He has felt little to no affection and has been constantly abused so it is no wonder he does not know how to love. He is toxic, but he was abused by so many before that he has become this way. It is also through FL’s love and faith that starts changing him in subtle ways. While he may never be the most wholesome, he doesn’t have to be because FL accepts him and he genuinely loves FL and would give his life for her. While some people criticise about FL being a crybaby, I’m not irritated by that. I find it reasonable that FL is emotional especially when it comes to ML because she deeply empathises with the pain he went through and is deeply in love with him. Wouldn’t anyone hurt to see someone they love hurt? Story is definitely dark, frighteningly so with Aseph’s trauma that just makes your heart cringe. But this is definitely a story about how love conquers all, thanks to FL’s determination and unbending love for ML that ultimately changed his fate.