+ it's kind of a typical isekai manhwa but at the same time not really since it's really focued on actual drama thats entertaining and not the random historical talk you skip on some manhwas
+ it's not everyday you see a gay couple in a rofan isekai manhwa AND they're the antagonists
+ I agree that it's a wee bit similar to KtV, but only in some aspects
+ Unexpected harem(?) debatable
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I think the locket is just to help them explain who Yurigel actually is, but I agree that the ending for him and Evans (former king) were just brushed off like that.
At the end we also never know why Caesar Kazich really wants to get on to the magic circle...? Does he want a kid although he's married to his enemy's sister? Or he just wants to prove Queen's infidelity?
Also a bit sad for the OG Ash's end bcs it seemed like she was also a bit of depressed before her soul vanished
The story was a bit see-through for me, but it was written nicely nonetheless. Depression and the MCs detachment was portrayed perfectly, but most of the side characters did have an unknown ending to their side of the story. (Maids, King, Prince)
I just wish we had more of what their perspective looked like since the story did a good job of showing what others thought and not just what the MC saw.
I think some things were just weird plot points though, like the locket that she ended up always wearing for some reason(?) which ended up helping in the not so climactic battle; unfortunately we didn't get to see what happened in the final battle so that finale was a bit of a let-down for me because it was quite obvious that Mikael was evil and he was cocky so I hoped for a good fight between him and the magician, apparently not though. The prince was the most obvious plot-point though, but we didn't even get to see much of him, and it's a bit sad they didn't get to meet (from what we see).
The pacing is okay, the MC isn't a Mary-Sue, it's a slow burn with most of the MLs only developing/showing their devotion for her 80 chapters in. Artstyle changed, and it doesn't really say who she ended up with.