He's been like that in from the start.
To get what he wants he backs her into the corner so she has no option but to comply.
The very first thing he did after he found her was was actively prevent her from meeting the guy she wanted to meet.
The reason I can see the (very clear) manipulative elements of his character and you can't is because (1) I am sensitive to it, and (2) you're reading it shallowly. That, I can conclude from the 'not that deep' comment. Most readers read shallowly, and they get enjoyment out of it. I can only read shallowly when the plot is actually shallow. A shallow reader will read Harry Potter and only see the story of the magic and heroes. A person reading deeper will see all the darker elements and might question how much legitimacy there was to the prophecy and what it means to push predetermination on a child.
The author wrote for both. So I think saying it's not that deep isn't fair to either me or the author.
lol maybe i skipped a few chapters but i haven't encountered a scene where ares drives alicia to a corner to get what he want. if he does he won't let her go on their second encounter and won't wait for her answer. when did ares manipulate alicia? can you please tell me
and is he being manipulative with the part where he won't let lancelot meet alicia? i don't get why you included that scene
dude you don't know you sound dumb right now aren't you? asking if we read the same story sounds dumb when we're commenting under the same manhua. do you even know what being manipulative is like? you didn't answer my question properly, instead you keep insulting the ml when he didn't do anything wrong to the fl, answer my questions first lol and when did he threatened and trick her? tricking and threatening is different from manipulating
what the fuck are you talking about, you already said it she's mistaken ares as lancelot (..the girl ACCIDENTALLY sleeping she thought was someone else..) yet you said earlier that he tricked her. and i'm not defending him. I'M CORRECTING YOU those two are different. and you're adding something not relatable to what we are talking about AGAIN, what does the scene "are you suggesting that i date the other princess when i slept with you" have to do with this? we proved our point, but you're not making any sense at all. what emotions should i let go? kindly tell me.
I hate her brother the fucking emperor. Ungrateful brat. Seriously.