Like fuck them all, also I preferred Edgar over Johann. Why?
Cause at least bro didn't just watch her ruin herself and did nothing, did he plot behind her back? Yes, but he also resolved what he started, as soon as he realised he loved her, he went against his family, despite feelings of inadequacy as an illegitimate child. He went against the royals for her and was ready to live his whole life in guilt, just to see her happy with him.
Johann on the other hand watched as his WIFE suffered, was trampled by others, cried and nearly killed herself, before even thinking of helping.
In fact, bro was reminiscensing how she showered him in affection. He fell in love with how she treated him. Then she saw the current Olivia, who I remind you, is not OG Olivia and projected the old on onto her.
It's all egos and nothing more. Neither is good enough for her.
And we should have seen like a time skip, where she left for distant lands and lived her best life. At most, the author could maybe bring back one of them, older in age more mature or something, so their fates interline again or something...
Reading this manga as someone who's studying law is both funny and frustrating, because the things I would do to have a photographic memory like her
I'm out here struggling to get 90+ and can seem to get perfect scores. She's out here memorising another country's juridical system in what? A week? A month?
Like... I know she's reincarnated and all, and technically isn't that young anymore, but... Maybe it's the fact that the assassin immediately was alright with marrying her when she comes of age...
It's weird. You find an abused child then get attached and possessive and already think of marriage
The amount of problems that could've happened with MC bringing highly processed foods to people who have never tried anything of the sort is monumental, not to mention the sugar content that would destroy their teeth...
I get this is just a dumb fantasy story, but oh my god... A monster energy drink?? Really? She really didn't think of taking any veggies any actual nutritional food? Even I (totally oblivious to medical information) know that junk food doesn't have the nutrients for a starving person who just survived a famine...
Anyways, don't read this if you're looking for common sense this is purely comedy and mindless fantasy goes brrrrr (〜￣△￣)〜 moment.
Look did I enjoy some parts of the story? Yes, but it's becoming more mediocre by the second. Like... do I understand that she'd be delusional about still being alive in her world? I do, but there's no nuance, where's her struggle? Where are the lessons she'd learn from this betrayal? Why are we not getting any reflection on how she laments leaving her old world behind and ponders on how to move forward and should she contact this maid's family?
She doesn't even question why the maid "lost her will to live".
And it goes beyond her character, it's just each character isn't acting like they're characters with different motivations and thinking styles. It's getting a bit to flat and bores the reader.
At this point only ML's brother is somewhat of an interesting character, but somehow all the female characters are pure nothing burgers.
I know there are things you could criticise in the story if it was about anything else like if there wasn't a theater premise, but god do I love the idea of historical theatre and how she used some of the techniques that theaters used in the past.
I literally go to theatre performances every week, cause I love it to much and the premise reminds of so many of those emotions that I experience in each performance. Makes me wanna go back to participating in performances myself.
The seme has questionable morals, but Ike doesn't seem to mind it much, so okay ig? I mean it's yaoi, what political correctness does yaoi promise... But on to the storyline and content, in my opinion it's alright ig, not very well executed, not very though through, but just enough to be like a 6 out of 10.
It's worth reading once and then forgetting.
I mean, the character design is interesting and the plot has its uniqueness, but the ML circumstances are... a bit controversial.
I've read till chapter 42, and it does seem like he's not exactly growing up with the FL as much as he's remembering knowledge from his previous incarnation (previous dragon), but if you have a strong aversion to even alluding tropes, I can't recommend this.
Small spoiler tho. She also occasionally will shrink when her power is exhausted, and he pretty much is "grown up" by like chapter 42-45.
Anyways, are there worse shoujos out there, yeah? Is this one good? It's got its good points, but do keep in mind the slight weirdness of the trope...
This story...the pacing, the drawing style, the premise... Everything is perfect, down to the minute details. I need this story to never ever go into hiatus.
Computa, make the author's pillow cool on both sides, and the artist to have unlimited bacon and games.
Shit. It's chapter 14 and she's already smiley and blushy mushy. F this.
I understand if it was a random unsuspecting woman getting Stockholm syndrome, but she literally knows the plot of the story, knows he's a serial killer, knows she's in a novel. (which should've made him look less like a person and more like the monster he is)... And idc that she did something to him in her past past whatever life. It's bullshit. That guy deserves the electric chair for all those poor women he mistreated.
And FL isn't disturbed enough by the shitshow she's experiencing.
This had potential that went to the shiter because author decided to make the weirdo a ML.
It's like that other ruined manga about the villainess reincarnating and getting trapped by the ML, now for trying to free him. But this one is arguably worse, because here he goes full on psychopath and we aren't expected to feel utterly repulsed?
It's really good, the story has a good premise while still keeping itself to the isekai trope. But in this case what makes you recoil is the translation. Literally horrible translation, had to read it in another language to avoid it. (I don't think even plain Google translate makes dialogues sound this nonsensical)...
Like ... I get why Lael is the ML and up to now he's been wonderful to the FL, but it's just shallow idk. It's weird that we don't get any compelling explanation on how FL starts to see Lael as a potential partner and not the young aristocrat she used to serve. Nor do we get a good look at ML's attachment feelings, he just kinda meets her after years and falls in love with her for her talent? or because of familiarity? Idk, I'm just guessing here.
There's no real emotional bond that would make me root for the ML over the king, for instance. At least he seemed quirky and self aware. Label seems one-dimensional, flat.
It's a shame, because the manga is pretty, but the interesting premise is not explored enough and the romance feels rushed, which doesn't happen with even lower quality comics.
Everything feels rushed, can't help but wonder if they cut a ton from the novel is was based off (if such is the case).