I haven't even read this yet, but long rant incoming because I agree 100%:
This is SO incredibly common in manhwa/hua/ga and I always find it ridiculous. I mean yes, unreasonable people exist irl too, but the way such characters are depicted in fiction is exaggerated to the point of being absurd. Adults bullying children like they are 5 year olds themselves (not to talk about the classic "child mc being neglected by the dad because they are blamed for the mother's death" etc. in 60% of childcare manhwas), the trope of jealous women randomly targeting fl for male attention (I'm especially tired of the "jealous and comically malicious sister/best friend stole my husband and killed me, so now that I regressed I'm gonna get my revenge" OH MY FUCKING GOD STOP THIS BULLSHIT PLEASE) + the caricature-like sadistic cheating ex husbands, the trope of main characters hiding their abilities getting underestimated and bullied by every character... like, do these characters not know how to human?? Again, people like this DO exist, for sure, but why do authors always have to include the same old annoying tropes all over again for the sake of face slapping? I like some drama but I always hated THIS kind of ridiculous drama. I'd rather there be some angst because of an ongoing civil war or something, not childish bullying that adds nothing to the plot
This is a murim story, what did you expect. You look at the main character and she is basically one of the most decent characters despite being a former assassin. That's saying sonething about general character of various murim people. Even people from "righteous" sects are often assholes, not to mention those from demonic sects. Seriously, the more powerful a murim person is the more likely they are to be an asshole. It's a case of unchecked power where Namgung is basically synonimous with justice, so some of the clan members start thinking they can get away with anything since they are the ones who punish people, not the ones who get punished.
Not just murim but typical large clan power politics east and west. They can only see what's in front of them. A superpower niece is a threat to their position in the clan. That's the extent of it. And in a moral landscape that isn't just about the strong but about Face, where straight forward honesty is itself a crime.
Rather than a child, they see her as a threat because of what they represent. They’re scared of their position being taken because in the world of murim, yesterday’s cub can turn into a tiger. Just because someone’s a child doesn’t mean they can’t become dangerous later. So, in their eyes, it’s better to get rid of the carnivorous sprout, before it can bloom. Not to mention, if she shows something of herself, plus with how much the head favors her, there’s a high chance he’ll give the position of head to her dad. Not to mention, he’s held off on giving the head position for a while now, and they already had suspicions that the head favored the mc’s dad.
There are many people who would do ANYTHING to keep their positions, even if it means killing a child.
How do you say "Epstein" in Chinese
There’s so many instances where the adults and people who should know better show open malice to the CHILD mc. She’s like 13. That’s crazy work.
They first look down on her and wanna kick her ass and even when she shows her strength they either cower or wanna beat her up even more. Huh??? Is this just some form of face slapping to the extreme??? Or do people here not care for children???