Relationship : Edwin and Emilia are related to….
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Edwin and Emilia are related to Kaiden — they are his nephew and niece - the last two people who share his blood — rumors about his state that he was a born commoner who staged a rebellion and took down the Lionel Kingdom but he is actually The king’s son from a tribal slave dancer - and his half sister Princess Edith was the only person that was good to him .
I’m not complaining about the romance cause I knewwww from the start that she’s going to end up with the ml and he deserves someone special BUT the way it’s executed is a bit lacking Idk it feels rushed like suddenly he’s in love with her- yeah I know sometimes people fall for no big reasons but I just don’t feel it like him admitting that because she looked good in black at the banquet- I wish it was as slow burn between them yk with the confusion and all not just because Lionnia has been brainwashing them about being in a relationship- as I said I don’t Mind the ROMANCE I just wished for a better execution that will make me giggle and blush when they look at each other
The emperor as usual is a piece of I hope I’m misunderstanding his intentions but so far whenever he gets screen time I just role my eyes- this trash only married the 3rd consort as a tool to control the west but she died after giving birth to Emilia so he discarded the children cause they aren’t useful tools - he’ll let Edwin join the training- he and Jerome will plan to strengthen him to become a shield to their chosen Heir Prince Adrian they want to use Edwin that’s why Rachel will reject Jerome when he offers to become the sword instructor and then this petty guy will retaliate by doubling the training so Edwin suffers - the emperor doesn’t even know who Emilia is and then when he remembered he referred to her as Edwin’s sister not my daughter I just DISLIKE him - he KNOWS that the second consort and her son harass Edwin but he just watches cause worthless tool don’t matter if they can’t be used for his empire and he’s actually proud that he took the throne after killing his siblings because they were just living livestocks as he referred. Anyway I just hate him
You know the saddest thing is that because Edwin isn’t really young ( not a child) by that era’s standards so I wish that Rachel or Sage would have a serious conversation with him- I feel he’s oblivious of the true nature of his situation-like he’s a prince in name only and NOW the emperor starts paying attention to him ( to use him as a shield for the first prince) So Like Rachel should make him aware about the schemes of the palace so that he wouldn’t be USED then discarded- like Rachel is already feeding him poison with each meal to build a tolerance and Edwin is keeping up with poison training so At least he whould get Emotional Training so he doesn’t cling to the emperor’s shallow acts like having tea together/ inviting him to family breakfast/ acknowledging him in front of the nobles at the hunting event- Edwin is actually mentally weak and he’s easily terrified and flustered — but I’ll still give the emperor the benefit of the doubt that maybe his actions aren’t hypocritical and that maybe he’ll genuinely care BUT the doesn’t forgive him for neglecting both children just because their mother died and he has no use for them
Whenever there’s a brother who’s obsessed with his SISTER like the fool here who thinks he owns her I feel DISGUSTED honestly it’s a reason for me to stop reading cause I only have brothers and imagining them being obsessed with me will genuinely freak me out and just thinking about it is uncomfortable like ewwww-and this weirdo is openly showing his obsession like brother pls get lost
This kept bugging me since the early chapters i seriously get annoyed with her constant change of hair length- see in the beginning it was like covering her ass and in the last panel it was till her thighs- i know it’s a silly thing to say but it confuses my eyes sometimes it’s shoulder length then bam it’s waist length
I know it’s said before but god that body is too much just look at her legs they’re literally sticks i know it’s just a story but would it harm anyone if she at least looked athletic?! - like come on a true swordsman body is Asha Pervaz with her muscles and scars . How can she strike monsters with that arm !








Spoiler:the first meeting
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Kaiden Lam was the illegitimate son of the king of Lionel , his mother was a barbarian slave ( kidnapped from her land ) . When he was a kid he was brought to the palace only to be tormented by his half brothers he was beaten insulted for not carrying the Lionel surname but Lam ( his mother’s surname) . The only one protected him and considered him family was his half sister Edith .
When he was 7 , princess Edith was to marry The Ventrum emperor ( political hostage) . Once the emperor saw kaiden with Edith and didn’t bother to hide the look of contempt to a bastard barbarian ( fuck you emperor) . Anyway before her wedding he was beaten by the first prince- Edith shielded him and promised once her situation settled she’ll invite him to the empire .
When kaiden was 13 - the first prince became king and sent assassins to eliminate his half brother who showed strength with the sword . Kaiden was chased and somehow the assassins following him stopped when they encountered a red haired person. Kyla killed the assassins simply because they disturbed her nap. She then told kaiden to run , he was surprised when he heard her real voice that she was a woman because with her tall lean build he thought she was a man .
Anyway she asked if he wanted to live he said yes and cried.she decided to agree to his request of taking him to Barbarian lands - they spent days together she told him not to tell her his name / he liked how she took care of him throughout their journey until one night Ian came ( Ian is 3 yrs younger than kyla) . He saw them kissing and how they were comfortable with each other kaiden experienced jealousy and his stomach hurt when she said she considers marrying Ian
. Kyla kept calling him KID/ Brat - he said he was 13 she was shocked she thought he was 7 ( thin malnourished) anyway when they nearly reached their destination they were attacked by 30+ assassins. She killed them - when it was time to say goodbye he clung to her waist and cried saying she should take responsibility for him that when she saved his life now his life belongs to her - she said she can’t allow him to follow her life cause she didn’t want him to be an assassin like her . He said he didn’t care she told him to live till the end and to reach high and become strong to protect not to kill . He kept following her so she knocked him out and carried him to the entrance.
13 to 16 yrs he managed to survive in barbarian lands at 17 he decided to leave then he became a mercenary and when he was strong enough he went to the Lionel kingdom and conquered it and he became a young king at the age of 20/21
Amazing, thank you