I wanted to upvote
From what I was told, Seolrang is obsessed with the idea of marriage because for her is the only way they can become family. Like leon mane=family, boss=not family, how can boss become family if he isn't part of the leon mane tribe? That's why she wants to marry him. As for Yutia,she reveres him like a god, so she sees Seolrang beneath his greatness or something like that. But let's calm down. He thinks of them as his children, nothing more than that
Yes I do know that, but what seems very off to me is that... That kind of subplot is not necessary tbh. Like the manhwa would still be amazing without those trivial things. I don't mind Yutia's obsession. What I'm not liking is that it leans too much on a romantic obsession rather than that of worship if anything. Maybe the manhwa failed to capture what a unromantic and pious devotion looks like and if it is not in the novel. But having Yutia jealous of Seolrang isn't something that shows pious devotion that author(if that's what they want to portray) wants to have. For Seolrang I'll let it pass but it would have been cool if that custom instead turn into like akin to how Ferrets treats their human owners and how they show their offspring to their caretakers. (I advise you to search up coz it's a pretty wholesome but somewhat kinda bad type of trivia). I know Seolrang is a lion demihuman but I don't think we know how lions treat some human as part of their pride. And I'm pretty sure it doesn't involve marrying.
Despite me enjoying this manhwa, I always have the ick when it is brought up the fact that Yutia and Seolrang have this crush on MC. I know some would say 'Oh bUt He dOeEsN't LIkE tHeM bAck' .
THEN WHY THE FUCK WOULD THE AUTHOR ADD THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE IF THE MC WOULDN'T RECIPROCATE THEIR FEELINGS?!
I have watched a lot of animes and read so many manhwas, mangas and manhuas that it irks me so much if a one sided love, ESPECIALLY FROM GIRLS YOUNGER THAN MC is treated like another way to show that 'OH, THIS GUY HAVE THESE GIRLS FALLING INLOVE WITH HIM SO HE'S THE GOAT!'
He can be the GOAT without those facts! Without those girls wanting to marry him, girls who he like raised like children!
Why is this trope even existed?! Like having daughters think they would marry their fathers trope being found cute when it's straight up pedophilia. I haven't met a girl in my life who said they wanted to marry their dad as a child.
If anything, this kids should be inlove with the Evan, the MC's sidekick.
He's the one who DIRECTLY saved them. Did the work in buying them as slaves (was it) and saved them from wherever cages they are. Yet he didn't get credit at all. It's like brushed off that he practically roamed the world or travelled in order to save this kids. YET NO ONE IS ACKNOWLEDGING OR FALLING INLOVE WITH HIM!!! WHY ARE BRUSHING MY GUY'S ACHIEVEMENTS! NOT ONLY THAT HE DIDN'T BRAG ABOUT IT! HE JUST ASKED FOR A CAKE! AND A SALARY (I think).
Some might tell me 'MC is their sponsor and writes them a letter so they very grateful to him'
Why isn't Evan mentioned in those letters?! If I were those kids who were saved I will always include the MC's sidekick because he went out to save me even if he was paid to do so. But the fact no one even asked for what he's doing is making me sad.
All in all, I think the feeling of the girls are just the way of the author to show the MC having moral superiority by showing that the girls younger than him falling inlove with him and makes you think 'Oh he knows better' AS HE SHOULD!