U r so generous, 8.7? Somehow I ranked this shit , mb art, or this concept of killing ml's to become one. some things here r really fresh and potentially good, but overall, yeah... fl stupidity is top tier, and villain, and plot. God, her dropping accidentally that dairy was hilarious, that pond must be so deep, and the contents of that diary... if I remember correctly, she don't know who secret ml is, so why demon king know it's him, actually im not sure.. whatever. Thnx for your hate, I'm with u
Everyone has their own opinion and interests when it comes to stories, and there are stories that many people like that I don't. So it's okay if you don't like the story, but I have to give my opinion on some of your points because I thought you weren't seeing things from all perspectives.
1. I also think the villain is a bit dim, and logically speaking, he definitely has no reason to hate our protagonist. However, you also have to consider that the villain is completely mentally unstable (which, of course, doesn't justify his behavior). I mean, not every villain in every story has a plausible backstory that makes you understand his hatred and think, "Yeah, if I had lived like him, I would act the same way." There are also villains who are simply evil or crazy because that's how they were born. And in this villain's case, his existence, his isolation, and so on have made him mentally ill. That's why you can't really argue with logic regarding his motivation and character. His behavior isn't logical, but it's not supposed to be. That's the point of the story. The villain is the secret ML, and as we know, all the MLs in the otome game FL woke up in are crazy, illogical jerks.
2. I think your hatred for our FL is a bit over the top. I mean, if you don't like her as a protagonist, that's fine, and there were moments when I thought, "Okay, why are you doing this?" But, for example, you mention the encounter with the mage. And I think you're looking at this from the wrong perspective. First, Presepe has died several times and has already completed all the routes in the game except the secret one. And as you see at the beginning of the story, she couldn't move or speak freely. She was practically trapped in a body where she could only think freely. And when the system started to crumble, she was naturally confused. Your claim that the mage could have teleported away with her is also a bit outdated, because she knows how the MLS behave on the different routes. And I also have to say, your statement "Whether she hasn't learned from the many deaths." What could she have learned from deaths she couldn't influence? I mean, if she could, she'd probably kick every MLS in the groin and never talk to them or be in the same room. Secondly: If the mage wants to talk to her alone, what is she supposed to do? Run away, kill him, tell him? Do you think any of those things could have prevented him from taking her or harming her? I think you're forgetting that our FL has no powers or authority to do anything against the MLS, especially since she can't act against the system. The only reason she's getting off so lightly is because of the Duke. And besides, our girl isn't doing well. You asked if she hadn't learned anything from her deaths, but she has, namely that no matter what she does, it's hopeless. Imagine dying and dying and dying and being powerless, unable to do anything, not even believe it away, because your body doesn't belong to you. The girl isn't doing well; she's mentally broken.
3. So, it's okay if you don't like that the Duke is a hypocrite, but personally, I find it very interesting. And here, too, I think you're not seeing all the perspectives. First: Yes, he's also very obsessed with her, but in a slightly different way. He even said that while it would be easier to practically force her to be happy, he's more afraid that she'll hate him, which is why he doesn't do it. In that respect, he's already miles ahead of the og Mls. They just wanted to possess her, and what she wanted, whether she hated them, or if she got hurt, was irrelevant to them. But not to our Duke. Secondly, I think you're forgetting the significance for him that those guys aren't killing her anymore. His fate is intertwined with her death. Every time she dies, he's thrown back into the past, and not to a peaceful place, but right into the middle of a war. With each of her deaths, he had to fight another war, and everything he'd done before was useless. That's why it would be better for him personally to just lock her up somewhere safe so no one can hurt her, so he doesn't have to repeat the same thing over and over again (which definitely isn't good for his psyche, especially since he's already experienced several wars, something that drives many people crazy after just one). That's why he's actually the only one for whom I could logically understand if he acted selfishly and had her locked away. But his feelings for her are simply stronger, and his desire to save her outweighs the fear of having to relive everything. That's why I find the point that he's a hypocrite in a certain way very interesting.
4. Regarding the romance between the two, I don't know where you got the idea that she fell for him just because he stood up for her. Because she didn't. She develops feelings for him gradually, and the more time they spend together, which is understandable when you consider that he's the reason she sees the beach, why she went to a festival, why she's no longer trapped with the OG MLS and can finally let loose for a little while. Of course, she was surprised and probably a little touched when he first stood up for her. But she didn't trust him immediately. Even if he turned out to be a jerk in the end, it would still be something new for her that someone stood up for her, because the other guys hadn't done that, even on their routes. And the fact that she ended up going with him, even knowing he might also be a jerk, isn't illogical. Because what other choice did she have? Should she have said no and stayed with the other Mls, the ones she knew were jerks? He was the best option, and also the only one for her. And it could have been that he was the secret Ml; she only realized later in the story that he wasn't.
That's why I think it's unfair to hate the story so harshly. If you don't like it, that's your business; not everyone likes everything, and everyone has different interests. But I think in many respects you're only seeing it from one perspective, namely yours. I think if you're going to justify your hate, you have to consider different perspectives. Is the story perfect? No. Like any story, it has gaps. Yes. And it's perfectly fine to debate them, or to simply see the villains as somewhat clumsy from your perspective because they lack strong motivation. However, you also have to consider that the protagonist herself stated at the beginning that the otome game she's in wasn't well-made and had many incomplete plot holes. So the story is specifically written so that you'll think, "What the f*** are they doing?" when you see the original characters, the villains. You can like it or not, but please don't just look at it one-sidedly.
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Was it ever that serious I’m sorry I just find cursing out fictional characters funny.
thank you for letting me not waste my time
No really I was already over this chapter 3
Persevering out of 49 chapters, I read this because they said this is peak. It's not peak. Persepe is an id*iot [I'm sorry for the lack of better words]. She's so d*mb that it physically hurts me to read this. The recommendation says it's good, it's not good. I was waiting for the BIG moment or reveal, there was none. Turn back, this is a haste of time reading this.
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The motivation for the main villain is st*upid and twisted like the twisted sh*t he is. What gives him the right to decide that she is worthy of pain and suffering from merely looking at her diary??? Does he even know that neither of them didn't like that they are both forced into a situation they don't like? NO. Then why the twisted f*ck would that be his motivation to do sick sh*ts to her [he admitted to twisting the male leads' mind to torment her].
Context: He is born a monster. He is lonely because he doesn't understand other living creatures. He met a boy, due to some turn of events he killed the boy's parents, when the boy found out, the boy also loathed him. Thus, the humans called him the demon king. He met fl's mother, left her alone, a few years later, fl (back when she is a child) went to where villain met fl's mother. Fl (who knows she was reincarnated as the game's fl) dropped a dairy containing the plot of the game that she knows of in the river/pond. Villain picked it up, read it, then his twisted mind concluded that the reason he was lonely and labeled as a monster was because of a predetermined fate forced upon him (he read that he is the secret capture target). He concluded that he was lonely because of fl. He then decided, then and there, that fl needs to suffer because of the pain and suffering he felt because of her. So, he manipulated fl's timeline so whenever fl conquers an ml, the ml will become twisted and torment her. He repeated it every timeline of fl's life. His justification is that fl needs to know the pain and suffering he felt and won't let her go and would torture her even more.
My opinion (If you like it, you like it. But I'm just sharing my hate for this story, scroll down if you don't want to read this
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1. Villain is a twisted, sloppy, sick f*ck that has NOOOO RIGHTS to torment fl. He doesn't even know fl in the slightestttttt.
2. Presepe, along the story, doesn't think logically. I was frustrated by her choices MANY TIMES. There was an instance where she met one of the twisted ml, it was the mage. In her past life she was inflicted with mind magic that tortured her, and this mage was the one who did it. The mage told her that he wanted to speak with her ALONEEEE. The d*mb b*tch dismissed her attendants, and SPOKE WITH HIM IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. SHE KNEW HE WAS A MAGE CAPABLE OF TELEPORTING HER OUT AND TORMENTING HER WITH MAGIC BUT THE D*MB B*TCH TOOK THE BAIT AND SPOKE WITH HIM REGARDLESSSS. I was like "Girl, have you never learned from you countless death???? How come you have the survival logic of a sunfish????"
3. I don't like that the archduke is a hypocrite. There was an instance when he said that he hated the other men who abused the fl and that he would do everything in his power to protect fl from them. But his overprotectiveness is slowly feeling like another one of those deranged obsession to keep fl by his side.
4. I don't like how fl's and the archduke's romance started, it feels too forced. Cuz' how can you tell me that fl fell for the archduke because the archduke is "standing up for her"??? Has she learned nothing??? Has she never learned to be cautious of people from her countless death??? Realistically, no person would be able to fall THAT FAST for someone who "stood up for her" after all what she have been through. Has she never learned that he might only be acting friendly on the start just to lure her in, and when that man got her full trust, he would reveal his true deranged and twisted side??? (YES. That's how she died REPEATEDLY. The "mls" would be all coy in the start, then would show their true nature once fl is caged up, then they would torment her)
5. I feel detached to Presepe, to the villain, to the archduke, heck even to the story. I couldn't care less because of how d*mb the motivations are behind every actions. The characters' actions are not relatable and not even justifiable. (This is coming from someone who is A SUCKER FOR WELL WRITTEN VILLAINS i.e. Anita from the princess second life, Cosette from I was the real one, the queen from I'll be the matriarch in this life, Bellatrix from I became a fake saintess, Rezef from The Princess is a marionette, etc. I have a reputation of LOVING ANTAGONISTS. Some of them are really bad, but you would get that they became villains because of what happened to them, and I just love it when they are like that because you would think that if what happened to them, happen to you, you might also do the same or even worse) But I'm telling y'all, this is not it, the villain's motivations are really not relatable, understandable, or even justifiable. If anyone was put in the shoes of the villain, no one would do the same thing he did. Because there is not enough evidence to support his misconception that the fl was the one who was pulling all of the strings all this time that has happened to him. You just wouldn't believe it fully by just reading a log of events that happened and might happen. Sure you would have suspicions, but you wouldn't be hell bent that they are indeed pulling the stringssssss.
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TLDR: This doesn't deserve to be 9.2★s. It needs to be lower, about 8.7★s to 8.9★s at most.
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