Novel reader here, the only reason the plot feels confusing currently is because we have not seen Karas's strategy - we see what Abel and friends are trying, we see what various members of King's heart trying but we don't see what Karas is actually getting done and that part is very deliberate. We are very close to the climax now guys, everything will make sense very soon and when it does you will realise how good the plot actually is.
So for now what we know and speculate on-
-Emperor raped ML's mother when both were already married to someone else
-ML born
-House Colica (empress's family) might have killed ML's mum to remove the 'stain' on the emperor.
- Emperor most probably did know what house Colica was planning and tried to use the temple to destroy them
-ML's mum bravely snatched that proof and gave it to MC's father's guild to give to her husband
- there is a good chance that house colica is the one that sent the warning dress most probably belonging to ML's mum to indicate they can kill MC whenever and to stop messing with them (because MC got crown prince's fiancee kicked out to house arrest.
You're right but Colica (the Empress ) did that, (send the dress) not by warning ,still,a little it's true, but not the way you think, it's for them to be careful and to also say she doesn't care anymore about covering for the trash emperor when he didnt even defended her family who did everything for him since marriage...
The art is phenomenal, adds such a great atmosphere to this story. I hope both the writer and the artist always stay healthy and happy and keep cooking. It's interesting how the writer made a story so closely related to scp.
Will our roe deer get a yjh of his own ? This story gives me such strong orv vibes that I just keep looking for yjh candidates lol.











At least J realises his lack of impulse control, dude always jumps into things without thinking it through. I am starting to sympathise with Sayoung lol.