Usually in manhwas, we just get told that the emperor is evil but never really see them do anything that remotely explains why he's evil, a lot of the times they're just plain stupid despite their reputation. However, in this story we actually get to see how low the emperor will stoop to get what he wants. The protagonists are smart, they have the hero halo and future knowledge. Despite that the emperor comes up with ways to fuck them over anyway. He knows exactly how to strategize and plans according to that to get under the protagonists skin and show them how powerless they are against him. He also reads people accurately, knows how they might move to counterattack HIS plans and places measures for that too.
Usually in manhwas, we just get told that the emperor is evil but never really see them do anything that remotely explains why he's evil, a lot of the times they're just plain stupid despite their reputation. However, in this story we actually get to see how low the emperor will stoop to get what he wants. The protagonists are smart, they have the hero halo and future knowledge. Despite that the emperor comes up with ways to fuck them over anyway. He knows exactly how to strategize and plans according to that to get under the protagonists skin and show them how powerless they are against him. He also reads people accurately, knows how they might move to counterattack HIS plans and places measures for that too.