I think casual readers might assume that because Hestia is the main character, she's the typical heroine. But I don't see her that way at all. To me, she’s more of an antagonist or villain because she literally ruins people's lives on purpose just to achieve her goals. I actually love that! The story subtly highlights this through Hestia's sinister panels whenever she's plotting her moves.
Having a main character who isn't a traditional heroine (yet remains super likable and refreshing) is great. She’s a deeply gray character, bordering on villainous, driven by pure hatred and destructive intentions toward people who literally never did anything to her before in the first place. I also loved how the story showcases her obsession with Caelus and his "revenge," and how bad it looked by the end to the point where God literally had to step in to explain the real reason she traveled back in time and the truth about that world.
Another thing I loved was the dynamic: it started as a villainous antagonist (the MC) versus the original heroine, but by the end, the MC manages to take her down and makes her become the villain herself. Meanwhile, the other male lead was only able to save himself through his own capability and genuine remorse toward Caelus and the situation.
What makes it even better is that no one here is truly innocent. Caelus shares the blame for turning a blind eye to Hestia’s destructive and malicious intentions, Helios for his cowardice, and Diana for her stubbornness and outright hypocrisy. I love that Caelus eventually confronts Hestia, telling her that what he did wasn't healthy and accept that everyone ultimately acted based on what they believed and felt.
Also I agree Diana didn't owe Caelus love and had the right to choose but accusing him of murder, refusing to back him up, and socially betraying him was messed up. And Helios just blindly going along with his wife, of course would left Caelus feeling totally isolated and betrayed is quite understandable.
That should've been the main of reminder Hestia's revenge than his heartbroken. But it all fits together so well and gets super interesting when you remember that everything is from Hestia's point of view, a literal fanatic, making her a pretty unreliable narrator regarding her judgments of the characters. Because let's be real, from Diana and Helios's perspective, she is the villain who flipped the whole empire upside down purely out of selfish reasons, not for the greater good. So obviously, all that venom was bound to poison her in the end and it totally wrecked her mental health, which wasn't even great to begin wit
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I think casual readers might assume that because Hestia is the main character, she's the typical heroine. But I don't see her that way at all. To me, she’s more of an antagonist or villain because she literally ruins people's lives on purpose just to achieve her goals. I actually love that! The story subtly highlights this through Hestia's sinister panels whenever she's plotting her moves.
Having a main character who isn't a traditional heroine (yet remains super likable and refreshing) is great. She’s a deeply gray character, bordering on villainous, driven by pure hatred and destructive intentions toward people who literally never did anything to her before in the first place. I also loved how the story showcases her obsession with Caelus and his "revenge," and how bad it looked by the end to the point where God literally had to step in to explain the real reason she traveled back in time and the truth about that world.
Another thing I loved was the dynamic: it started as a villainous antagonist (the MC) versus the original heroine, but by the end, the MC manages to take her down and makes her become the villain herself. Meanwhile, the other male lead was only able to save himself through his own capability and genuine remorse toward Caelus and the situation.
What makes it even better is that no one here is truly innocent. Caelus shares the blame for turning a blind eye to Hestia’s destructive and malicious intentions, Helios for his cowardice, and Diana for her stubbornness and outright hypocrisy. I love that Caelus eventually confronts Hestia, telling her that what he did wasn't healthy and accept that everyone ultimately acted based on what they believed and felt.
Also I agree Diana didn't owe Caelus love and had the right to choose but accusing him of murder, refusing to back him up, and socially betraying him was messed up. And Helios just blindly going along with his wife, of course would left Caelus feeling totally isolated and betrayed is quite understandable.
That should've been the main of reminder Hestia's revenge than his heartbroken. But it all fits together so well and gets super interesting when you remember that everything is from Hestia's point of view, a literal fanatic, making her a pretty unreliable narrator regarding her judgments of the characters. Because let's be real, from Diana and Helios's perspective, she is the villain who flipped the whole empire upside down purely out of selfish reasons, not for the greater good. So obviously, all that venom was bound to poison her in the end and it totally wrecked her mental health, which wasn't even great to begin wit