i am really rooting for the shadows the emperor + empress are really funny characters innately by their sheer insanity but as many people pointed out they just exploit their workers to hell, providing them unfair contracts, legally binding them or its off with you, your family, and their dogs pet turtle’s head #－.－) plus the fact that all the shadows wanna do is reclaim their land + get scrutinized / discriminated against due to their physical appearance + sheer association with the shadows based on said appearance is NOT looking good optics wise for the empire lololol blah blah blah the emp+empr defeated the old emperor…okay…apparently they’re still treating their workers like shit so what have they really accomplished ??
and also, as many people have said (again) the ml is kinda creepy sometimes? some of the moments are really cute (i.e. her lily dress, spending time with her, taking care of her,) but others it’s just really really controlling (deciding she doesn’t have a say in whether the engagement is annulled or not) and that time when her father is looking at ml and he essentially glares at the mention of their annulled engagement??? hello ??? all this to say something about him feels spiritually israeli and honestly, i don’t think there’s gonna be that nuanced “death to the empire” , “give back their land” , “workers unite under unfair conditions” , or fuck even just racism is bad guys let’s stop type of topics are ever going to be touched upon in this manhwa.
still, with that being said and set aside: i love the fl. she is just so done with the royal family its so good. plus, her brother is so utterly insane yet also living my dream? i’ve seen a lot of criticisms against the fl that i do agree with, but i support women’s rights and wrongs so
sorry last thing i’ll ever say but she’s got her atp in laws breathing down her neck making bets on whether she’ll be one of their corporate slaves by the end of this whole ordeal, a sad thousand year old tree who’s just a really lonely kid, and a pushy ass s/o who won’t leave her the fuck alone all i wish for fl is to be able to return to the south, maybe a found family trope with ygg and pipi, and the black haired ml to finally reclaim the land for his people + rid of the scrutiny that comes with having red eyes
the one thing i don’t like about the shadows (thus far) is them trying to harm ygg. he’s such a cutie i wanna give him a big hug but since nothing is really going the same way fl has described the plot previous to her being transmigrated (ml supposedly cold to her —> whipped for her, side girl who is supposedly trying to steal her “fiance” —> peer pressured to by father, all she wanted was to pursue an education [one of the saddest micro plots of this entire thing imo], supposedly emotionally distant father —> can’t look at his daughter without being reminded of his dead wife??) all plots lead to there being something entirely wrong with the story or at least the one that fl knows, i hope they don’t take the lazy “make it a whole thing were she was always loved by everyone, she just didn’t realize it” route because this is at its core a really phenomenally comedic, yet somewhat refreshing take of a used and abused cliche
No you’re absolutely right that the story would be 1000 times better if they went the, ‘all the ravens want is their home back, so they’re fighting (the wrong way, but only way they really have) to get it.
I with the FL would take notice if it and help, but we know where the stories gonna end up.
A basic, they stopped the bad guys and she escapes having to be a corporate slave / lady in waiting by marrying the two faced stalker fiancé.
yes!!
I like the premise and the art style—cannot and will not complain about the way characters are drawn,, but the story just feels… lack luster? the idea is there but it’s not at the same time?? i’m not entirely hooked but i’ll prob keep an eye out and binge read once there’s enough chapters
WHEN DOES THE SHITTY EMPEROR FIND OUT IT ISN'T HIS PLEASE
Apparen6ly the divorce happpens un around 10 chapters I think, so I would assume not long after that
Wait wait wait what?!? Rash rash baby isn’t his? The one she’s pregnant with????
Yes the one she’s pregnant with now is the Duke’s son I think, and it turns out that the Emperor is the one who is infertile and not Navier.
Omfg serves him right omg omg. I didn’t even think of that but I didn’t believe that the empress was truly infertile so that makes so much sense.
But where does it say this? I read the novel 'til chapter 220 and I did not see anything about it
I actually read a spoiler for his so I’m not quite sure where it would be in the novel
i'm gonna be honest who the fuck is princia haha <3
she was one of the uhh empress candidates but only to catch the perpetrator of something i dont remember lol
Didn't Carsein's brother fall foor her?
The princess red head's brother married
an empress candidate from another country but her purpose was not to get married to ruve. kaysian (carsein's brother) fell in love with her and they got married.
he kinda looks like yo shindo......... smth about his aura...........
it's so easy to just......... not....... my guy...... if you know what you're doing is wrong, and object with the matter....... why can't you just join forces innit......
his brother is going to kill his family once he comes into power. obviously, mil will want to save them, which is mil's motivation for his actions
i understand where you're coming from , but from my perspective , he knows both sides are morally incorrect, so why not just....... try to talk it out with liden(?), mil knows that the people he's working with are only there for the crown, which he doesn't want. wouldn't it be in his favor to corroperate with liden and avoid bloodshed?
u have to realize that he only wants the crown to take revenge on those who wronged his mother and sister. i HIGHLY doubt he would treasure his brother's word, who is related to his enemies, over the deaths of his family.
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haron a bitch boy, betrays fl and has been talking to the white hair bitty the entire time. knows the plot n has been manipulating her - reason? unknown ( that or i passed through it when i was skimming through the novel www ) , probably cause he loved the person possessing white hair bitty. there's gonna be a lot of dragged out plot but a happy ending ig,,, turns out he fell in love with fl as time progressed
lmaooo and to think i actually rooted for this guy vioLET STICK TO THE PRINCE OR SMTH
So who is the ml? Is it still haron?
essentially,
Damn I knew something was off about him! Prince doesn't seem like fake, I actually like him. How I wish he was the end game
he did this without her consent, he did this knowing she didn't. as stated, he had absolutely no guilt. aiden. fucking hell. just communicate with one another. i understand where you're coming from but she never chose this life style.
It's cause he was an inexperienced hatchling. To be honest in humane terms he's barely 18? But I really hoped he would have at least discussed it with her. She forgave him for the many other mistakes he did but this is too.much.
from what i understood, beers ( blondie ) hasn't seen him in years.... like after he hatched out he went to wendy ASAP.....
literally anyone is fine as long as it isn’t as or asgnas or whatever his name is. like no hate no shame to him i like him as a character, he checks off all of the green flag points but like… i beg as a fun uncle type or something i can’t see her getting with the crown prince but honestly i can’t really see the chemistry between them? like he obv has a crush on her but she’s got so much love and adoration from everybody and their mama and their dragon dog i can’t see them getting together in the current time line. he acts more like a side character than a main one, he doesn’t really have powers’ other than nepotism and i do really like his dynamic with his father/emperor cause a lot of times they have a really shitty relationship (also the emperor is just so fucking funny i love the way they depict him but instead he’s just a guy. maybe i should pay more attention but they also never mention how old louis is? they said he looked around her brother’s age? i can also never tell how old these characters are period cause one panel they’re fully grown TILL THE MOMENT YOU PUT THEM NEXT TO AN ACTUAL ADULT AND I SWEAR THEY SHRINK