i see alot of ppl say who it was out of the blue that Eclis betrayed Penelope but really if u look at his character the story tracks. we know hes an obsessive person, really hes the classic yandere in any dating sim, overly attached, submissive and a toxic kinda love. and he seems to have gained a real hatred for the duchy especially because he thinks they keep causing penelope pain, weve also seen his immense jealousy (amplified when its about the crown prince) see when he was upset for days at a time bc Penelope had to postpone talking to him even though she was technically obligated to due to the princes rank. i think what he wanted was to either ruin Penelope or to create a huge divide between her and the family/ rest of the nobles. its why he encouraged his fellow people to sell the herbs, so it would get back to the duke and cause trouble for her, its also why he brought the real daughter back. it would cause a divide in the family and make him look good to them. he can then have penelope all to himself. its also why he didnt want his slave status to be removed, he wants to stay in the family so hes nearby and can keep an eye of everything. if she gets ruined in the process well then he no longer has to deal with class barriers keeping them separate.
obviously this is all my predictions but if you look at the character type of the yandere and the common traits then he does have alot. rather than the yandere who wants their partner to be happy and would do anything for them, Eclis seems to be the yandere who doesnt mind hurting their partner as long as it creates dependency.
i see alot of ppl say who it was out of the blue that Eclis betrayed Penelope but really if u look at his character the story tracks. we know hes an obsessive person, really hes the classic yandere in any dating sim, overly attached, submissive and a toxic kinda love. and he seems to have gained a real hatred for the duchy especially because he thinks they keep causing penelope pain, weve also seen his immense jealousy (amplified when its about the crown prince) see when he was upset for days at a time bc Penelope had to postpone talking to him even though she was technically obligated to due to the princes rank. i think what he wanted was to either ruin Penelope or to create a huge divide between her and the family/ rest of the nobles. its why he encouraged his fellow people to sell the herbs, so it would get back to the duke and cause trouble for her, its also why he brought the real daughter back. it would cause a divide in the family and make him look good to them. he can then have penelope all to himself. its also why he didnt want his slave status to be removed, he wants to stay in the family so hes nearby and can keep an eye of everything. if she gets ruined in the process well then he no longer has to deal with class barriers keeping them separate.
obviously this is all my predictions but if you look at the character type of the yandere and the common traits then he does have alot. rather than the yandere who wants their partner to be happy and would do anything for them, Eclis seems to be the yandere who doesnt mind hurting their partner as long as it creates dependency.