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I'm so happy that Astrid finally realized MC's feelings. Sure MC is labeled as sacrifice, but Astrid should see how her family treat her first.
They spoiled her, kept delaying the ritual or whatever it is, and showered her with care and affection. While the duke indeed want to use MC's mana/power to cure the land, he never do any experiment or action that could possibly hurt MC. Which, I think, played a big part on how the MC insist on staying and help them. MC could feel the warmth the Duke family gave her.
I hope Astrid will takes her time to observe the situation first in the future before taking any extreme judgement or action.
Now please move away and let your children step in again, I miss their interactions with our MC
Stop, please just stop making your family the bad guy in this story. You're smart and you know how they actually feel. Please stop looking at them with hatred when you know that they care about you. How can you respond like that when Chamuka said "prepare appropriate measure"? Its obvious that means he'll be sad and need to prepare his feeling on seeing his parents getting divorce ToT
The way she looked at MC with an affectionate sweet eyes and switched to hatred to her son after MC fell asleep is hurting me so bad. I really want to comfort Chamuka who had to see his own mom ,who he missed so bad, ignoring him and treating him like an object while she showered a stranger with love