Philomel is not a transmigrator, reincarnator, nor has she regressed, and the author portrays that well. Rather than already having an adult mindset and being able to understand those around her, she's a child who saw what her future could become and decided to force herself to let go of her true feelings and try to be an idolized version of herself. She never thought that the praise and kind gestures that were shown to her belonged to her for 2 reasons. One being she's not the real princess and the other being she's not even acting like her real self. This makes her not being able to trust others around her so understandable because no one even knows who the real her is.
I also appreciate how the men around her are understanding of her difficulties to trust them. The emperor practically hated her in her childhood and only came around when she went out of her way for him, so she doubts his love. Her real dad was out of the picture her whole life and doesn't even understand family bonds, and her fiancé is someone she thought would never love her and thus kept him at a distance. They all came to realize these things and rather than try to force their feelings onto her have agreed to let their relationships be whatever she defines them, which is something a lot of authors do not allow.
Lastly, I like how the main antagonist is being handled cause it reminds me of "The One Within the Villainess." This story doesn't gloss over the difficulties a lot of these characters have faced and the whole point is to not just treat them like they're in some story where they have no thoughts or feelings outside of the MC, but to rather treat them as actual people who you need to build a connection with. And not just by using the knowledge you already had before you ended up in that world, but rather by talking to them. I was so happy when FL decided to get to know one of the capture targets on his terms, rather than trying to use the knowledge she gained from the book to connect with him.
It's little details like that that gives this story a refreshing feeling. So, I hope this all wraps up nicely, cause if so, it will make this one of the best stories out in this genre.
I really like the direction this story took.
Philomel is not a transmigrator, reincarnator, nor has she regressed, and the author portrays that well. Rather than already having an adult mindset and being able to understand those around her, she's a child who saw what her future could become and decided to force herself to let go of her true feelings and try to be an idolized version of herself. She never thought that the praise and kind gestures that were shown to her belonged to her for 2 reasons. One being she's not the real princess and the other being she's not even acting like her real self. This makes her not being able to trust others around her so understandable because no one even knows who the real her is.
I also appreciate how the men around her are understanding of her difficulties to trust them. The emperor practically hated her in her childhood and only came around when she went out of her way for him, so she doubts his love. Her real dad was out of the picture her whole life and doesn't even understand family bonds, and her fiancé is someone she thought would never love her and thus kept him at a distance. They all came to realize these things and rather than try to force their feelings onto her have agreed to let their relationships be whatever she defines them, which is something a lot of authors do not allow.
Lastly, I like how the main antagonist is being handled cause it reminds me of "The One Within the Villainess." This story doesn't gloss over the difficulties a lot of these characters have faced and the whole point is to not just treat them like they're in some story where they have no thoughts or feelings outside of the MC, but to rather treat them as actual people who you need to build a connection with. And not just by using the knowledge you already had before you ended up in that world, but rather by talking to them. I was so happy when FL decided to get to know one of the capture targets on his terms, rather than trying to use the knowledge she gained from the book to connect with him.
It's little details like that that gives this story a refreshing feeling. So, I hope this all wraps up nicely, cause if so, it will make this one of the best stories out in this genre.