After reading a bit of the novel. I now get why the manhwa can be confusing at times.
They're literally just illustrating what happens in the novel almost page for page, but the novel has SO much inner dialogue that isn't being shown here. So you end up with silly that make no sense.
link plspls
The Duke (Ain) is sabotaging himself so hard.
Its been obvious that Ain is the Duke since day one imo but scenes like the one where he's explaining to Michel how couples spend some time alone to see if they're sexually compatible basically confirm it.
Then we have the scene where he says the "Duke" (him) likes to hunt by "setting traps and waiting" which obvs refers to the whole pretending to be a servant thing.
Someone else said he's an illegitimate child. I'm assuming he set this all up as an elaborate plan to see if Michel (someone from the south, where cheating and having mistresses and illegitimate children isn't frowned upon) would fall for someone else given the chance. Which like, is basically a self fulfilling prophecy and also something incredibly dumb.
Beautiful art and writing tho.
I've said it once and I'll say it again. I feel bad for Derrick.
He has guilt over losing his sister, which causes him to have a stronger aversion to Penelope when the Duke first brings her. Stronger than the other brother. Which makes him reject the idea of her as his sister. To him, she was just an unwelcomed guest he had to grow up together with. There’s no familial ties in his eyes, so when she changes and becomes someone he can respect, he sees her as a woman, not as his sister. So he develops feelins for her, but he recognizes that that is wrong, so he suppresses them. Suppressing feelings is never healthy and when you mix that with his unresolved guilt over loosing Yvonne you get... well, exactly what we just read. That is not to say that he couldn't have acted different, he certainly could have, but Yvonne and her brainwashing really didn't help either.
Honestly, the writing in this manhwa is just really really good.
Right? I feel sorry for him but his decisions are not great. He just needed some wake up slap, he’ll get it together
Yo, why did his aide (Anton) get all hot all of a sudden.
I'm surprised they even managed that with this art style.
God: "Hey you, I see that you're serving me, but you should know you're destined to become a powerful mage."
ML: "I don't care. I love you!!"
God: "Okay bet, I'll give you special treatment. The power won’t compare to that of a mage, tho.
God: "and when you DO become a mage, because destiny means you WILL, I'll let my followers brand you so you can suffer for centuries."
ML: "Huh?"
God: "Too late, no takesies backsies. Teehee"
I dont think I have to dive into the symbolism behind the argument between Heart and Head, right? ....RIGHT?!
On another note, I can't believe it took me 14 chapters to realize Heart looks the way he does because he's a literal walking manifestation of Henry's heart. Literally. He's all patched up, broken and "ugly" looking because that's literally the condition Henry's heart was probably in (emotionally).
So, two dicks for Dick because crazy libido. A patched up body for Heart because patched up heart. Now Head... I've said it once and I'll say it again, he really fascinates me the most. Still not beating the psychopath allegations. Preserve the head because all Victor really loved was his beauty, possessing him etc etc. But the tentacle??? It's giving Victor low key saw him as a toy to play with (to a degree) similar to how Henry saw all of his fwb. This requires further analysis at a later date. But make no mistake, this manhwa has convinced me that everything has symbolism, including the tentacle dick.
Also, I'm gonna go out on a limb (heh) here and say that Heart wondering if he would love anyone Henry loved is def tied to Head initially going out in search of a "past lover"
The amount of ppl in these comments that lack reading comprehension. I know its been a while but this was explained in the beginning yall. She will ALWAYS die before the year is up, that's part of the curse. Keeping her locked up and away from harm did nothing, she just got sick and died.
first of all it's been 3 years, and second - there was always a visible reason of her death, but now she just suddenly expired
3 years and yet the entire point of the manhwa is that she keeps dying because of the curse. "Waiting it out" was never an option. It doesn't take a genius to infer that she simply got sick and died because the curse couldn't get her in some other way. She didn't "suddenly expire"
No need to be an ahole, they are right. There was always a clear reason before and it's not unreasonable to expect a clear explanation.
Nobody expected "waiting it out" to work ,but usually the actions of that turn had an effect on her death so at least I wanted to see how she would die this time considering how much the ml interfered.
Youre not being an ahole. If anything, I am. But I can't be bothered to care about that rn.
Not everything needs to be overexplained or conveniently spelled out for it to be understood or infered.
I knew this was coming since the moment the baby prince died but it was still gut punching. Damn.
That is both the best and worst possible way he could've gone. For everyone involved.
It can be spun in any way you want. Him redeeming himself. Him burdening her with his death. Selflessness or selfishness. The poor boy slave and the disgusting creep who continuously kept refusing to let go and be better.
Alas. Humanity.
Ikr? Like his death will forever shackle a piece of her, but also, there's no turning point for him besides death.