ok ok hear me out PLS HEAR ME OUT I really don't try to give characters excuses for sex crimes, irl rapists are scum and tbh with this manhwa I really wouldn't be as bothered if it is rape and I'm just losing it considering they're both immoral asf people, but I want to raise a point. pls give me a sec
Ofc, the ML should've never done that either way since it was completely unclear at best and even if he moved away midway when kicked, he's still awful. And if all drugged sex is rape in everyone's eyes or in the eyes of the law in your country, then it definitely was rape! But I hear that's not necessarily the case, which is why I'm not completely sure it was rape from the MC's pov. I think it's dubious consent. NOT because of the way our MC acted like he was into it during that compromising situation where we can only infer that he was attracted to our ML and might be interested if he wasn't drugged, since they fuck later on in the manhwa. None of that means anything; people in relationships can be raped. But the way our MC acts and thinks afterwards makes me wonder.
In ch 13, our MC goes "Does that bastard like men?" with a cute blush and has some banter with his bro, which is a complete lightening of a rape situation, and while this manhwa treats killing like it's normal, they do not pretend death and child abuse are okay, so why would the writer completely belittle smth like this? In this chapter and in later chapters, our MC also begins to think about how he could use the ML through sex. This could mean he's taking advantage of a bad situation, sure, but also, given that he's in denial of his interest in men, it could also mean that on some level he just wants to fuck and has wanted to since they first got into a heated moment.
IF IT'S RAPE IT'S RAPE BUT our MC would care more, no? At least we would see some indication of trauma or discomfort that these same writers have shown with the younger bro's flirty friend. And yet, despite our MC being a very bold and brazen thinker, not once since they did it does he mention harbouring any actual anger or upset from that interaction to my understanding. A flippant irritation, yes, but he's not even avoiding him properly. It seems like even with the drugs, he wanted it. Or he at least kinda liked it until the kick, which made the ML stop.
This is why I think it's dubious consent, not straight-up rape
(disclaimer: irl rape is real and horrible, I'm not and would never say otherwise)
I've been trying not to ship these two for the whole time because I'm a huge boys love fan and I don't want to see things that don't exist. I even read some fanfic to try to get it out of my system but COME ON CH 184 Yoojin: "oh yeah that's just me and my homie who I have this tense chemistry with that I have with no one else and when I'm at possibly my lowest moment and about to expose myself to my kids and I can't look at anybody but him and then he (a usually manipulative bastard) pulls me into his chest and holds me tight (genuinely, not as a ploy), covering for me so that I don't look a fool and I feel comforted by it" like what?!?! atp I feel like I've been given permission
You can read it up to ch 134 here in English: https://mangafire.to/title/4jowx-forced-to-be-a-princess-after-reincarnating-in-another-world
And up to 151 in Chinese with a translator: https://www.baozimh.com/comic/chuanyuedaoyishijiedewojingbeipozuowangfei-lianghewen OR https://www.mh160mh.com/kanmanhua/chuanyuedaoyishijiedewojingbeipozuowang/
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Step 2: This list - https://aarinfantasy.com/forum/f129/t176402-saezuru-tori-wa-habatakanai.html
Step 3: If discs 7 and 8 are not working, idk about 7, but 8 is uploaded to YouTube here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4UvZXvztM8&t=5476s
Happy listening! (Do listen via this method or by buying the CDs! I'm a first-time reader who just binge-caught up, and the experience was eliteeeee the VAs are so talented hehehe)
Came from the anime movie and OVA, stayed for the drama cds and manga...oh and the 10/10 deep storytelling, slow-burn romance/drama, boss x bodyguard/outdoor cat x loyal dog dynamic, the intricate yakuza plot, action and side characters. While our MCs are pretty hot, the art isn't my preferred style, but the framing, the pacing, the angles are where the real beauty lies anyway. This shot up my fave bls list like it was a firework. I'm surrounded by nothing but the remains of who I used to be before this manga, and now that I've caught up after binge-reading, I'm just so grateful to be alive to have read ALL OF THAT
So I first came to this franchise through the anime, first movie and first OVA then I finished the manga a while back. Then yesterday and today I watched the animated adaptations and now I'm reading the mature epilogue and I gotta say something. As much as I like the other ships, while I NEED more if Ritsu and Mufu, I wish it was like 10 chs, I'm glad we got any future content without it ruining anything (I'm traumatised from other series). What a great story with a great gay (why was everyone gay and dating lol) cast and a genuinely happy ending that didn't make me cry but smile <3
I just finished this manhwa and even if this is my first reread after years I legit wanna cry tears of relief and longing for more...something. I'm seriously getting teary. It's only being sold in Korean but while I don't speak Korean, this manhwa is so fucking fantastic in everything it tries to accomplish, a 10/10 political drama deep sexy romance masterpiece with some of my favourite characters in all of media and such good messages, I just want to possess it. Maybe I'm becoming like Raymond haha
I MISS THEM ALREADY FFS









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