all these MAGA nobles rly be more insecure than Blanche since the start of the story...
This just makes me even more pissed off at Francois now.
He's always been eccentric but that's just how mages are usually written
But after the past timeline lore...
PMO even more ngl, even tho I kno he has the excuse of "the demon did it"
Bro still killed ppl, possession or not.
basically Florentia rugpulled Empress into the thought trap that CEO/COO = Owner, although CEO doesn't exist yet in that time period iirc.
even irl its heavily misunderstood that CEO/COO and Owner are the same position. they aren't.
Clerivan is practically the CEO/COO bcuz he's basically figurehead AND the direct EXECUTOR/OPERATOR of all of Florentia's knowhow. Also because he owns the SHARES of the company, but NOT THE COMPANY ITSELF
Florentia is Owner cuz she founded the company from the ground-up, and hasn't named a successor. All she did was put Clerivan as basically Operations Head to smokescreen people like Empress.
WAIT THEY'RE REALLY GONNA DO IT?
HUH?
I'M STILL PISSED AT JAEKYOUNG NGL IM NOT READY （/TДT)/
We want--no, [NEED] Siwoo to be endgame im BEGGING jaebal jaebal jaeballllll
...But damn. Lowk the mystery just keeps getting deeper.
I'm curious about the author of the novel FL previously transmigrated to. Something's there, I can feel it.
Also, like some other comments, I hope FL doesn't end up with ANYONE in the end. For all of their sakes.
...Or at least until her uncle is genuinely safe from this craziness, cuz damn that man is the one consistent greenlight in FL's life
Just a fake smile would've been enough to brush past this scenario, even after considering what Jaekyung went through with his family.
Slow burn is slow burning but DAMN I can't get enough of how realistically messy this buildup is lol.
"Prepare the final rite"
"One blind to the rite and one who would dare to defy it."
This line has a double meaning. Bada explained one meaning, but I'll get back to the other meaning later.
"Their blood must mingle as one. Only then will the curse be lifted. Only then shall the rite be made whole."
Also double meaning. Wait for it.
"And only one person... He who partakes in the sacred act, shall be granted the honor of seeing all things returned to their proper place."
This line was misinterpreted.
Now, what's the double meaning of this rite?
The gameplay loop. Picture this from the perspective of a loop AND a player who knows this is a game.
If you know this is a game, then OTHERS HAVE PLAYED IT BEFORE.
Therefore, in the previous gameplay...
The "One who partakes in the sacred act" becomes the OTHER "One blind to the rite" in the next batch of players.
But how can "Their blood mingle as one" with the "One who would dare to defy it," hm?
BADA AND SEONGCHAN ARE COUSINS, REMEMBER?
That seals Seongchan's fate as the "One who dared to defy the rite" AND "one who partook in the sacred act"
But what sacred act? LOOPING THE GAME BY HIMSELF OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
Because of that, Seongchan doomed himself to be stuck in the game.
Just. Like. Bada. Who doesn't realize he used to be a player.
The only reason Doha doesn't qualify is that he isn't blood-related or marriage-bound to Bada before the game. Blood must mingle and allat.
So yeah basically Seongchan is doomed [deserved].
I really should NOT have read this right after reading ropan AND watching Single's Inferno back-to-back...