lost_talez's manga / #shoujo(159)

ch69 MC is the maid of the 2nd male lead of a book, ML is cursed and suffers as a child, MC is the only person who cares about him, earning his trust and love and curing his curse (the curse was meant for the actual ML aka the prince but the king secretly transferred the curse to ML instead). Fast forward, ML is 15 years old now and in love with MC, MC leaves because it is 'inappropriate' for a servant and master to be together and because she is convince ML will fall for FL as in the book. ML lets her go but gets a female knight to follow her. They work as maids for 3 years in a random household when the crown prince (aka the male lead of the book) visits and gains interest in this maid who "hates" him -.- (most tedious trope ever). ML comes back, he buys a noble title for her and plans to marry her. King is now suspicious of FL and wants to find out if she cured ML.

ch112 - the art here is the prettiest, you can tell how much effort is put in, every page is a painting MC rebirths as the young daughter of a cruel cold blooded king, in the ori novel, she is unloved and killed by the king for the sake of the FL (the king's illegitimate daughter). MC uses her cuteness and brazenly tries to charm her father, and manages to win his affection. (seems like MC's mother died in childbirth which is prob why he hated MC) MC's magic went out of control and the king suppressed her power, but lost all memory of her, so she leaves the palace and goes into hiding. Now the king wants to meet her again because everyone keeps saying he loved her. Meanwhile, the FL who is living at the ML's house (adopted by ML's father as chess piece to get king's favour) has been meeting the king as her presence reduces his headaches whereas meeting the MC makes his headaches worse. A mysterious black haired man (likely king's brother) is staying at duke's house as well, who seems to be FL's real father, he wanted to control FL but wavered because of her innocent trust in family and stopped it. He still cannot touch MC due to king's protection on her. Lucas (court magician) is finally back and says the king is dying due to prev use of black magic, MC's magic seems to reverse his magic to prev state when polluted with black magic, whereas FL's magic soothes it. king used black magic to kill his emotions and erase his memories of mc's mother. Black hair villain uses FL to send a curse to kill the king, he becomes unconscious, MC has to take over his duties but Black hair villain has taken control over the prime minister and seems like trying to use him to usurp the throne. He instigates rumours that the emperor is indisposed due to black magic use and reveals his own identity has the emperor's brother aka the previous emperor who was supposed to have died under the the current emperor's blade. FL is his daughter and he wants to reinstate her as a princess. MC has to field probes and underhanded schemes by the nobles who grow restless. MC and Lucas find out that medium used to curse the emperor (aka ribbon given to mc by the FL) and Lucas realises that the mana on the ribbon has 2 sources, his own magic and the most powerful emperor in history aeternitas - Lucas speculates that aeternitas had stolen his magic when he was in hibernation, and somehow the emperor's brother has now come into possession of the power. Lucas reveals that he has the branch of the world tree that could potentially cure the emperor, initially he did not want to let mc do it due to risk to her life, but mc persuades him. mc sets her affairs in order and reveals the truth to FL, asking her to look after the throne if she dies. when travelling via the world tree, mc meets her mother who left behind a partial soul fragment to look over her family, she is reassured by mc and finally leaves the world, mc uses the world tree branch to break the black magic curse. after they both wake up, Lucas sets a trap on the prime minister's son Ijekiel (silver hair) and uses him as a medium to trap aeternitas who is hiding in the body of the emperor's brother. afterwards, the emperor realises that aeternitas was the real reason why his brother turned against him as he was possessed by him a long time ago. aeternitas tried to possess the FL's body instead but MC manages to drive him out (no idea how, their trust in each other?), hence Lucas destroys aeternitas. the emperor resumes his royal duties, punishes those that were plotting treason and his brother is sentenced to death while fl is found innocent.

ch14.4

v3c12 lol mc kidnaps the prince because she wants to cure him of his ailment - his cursed always on skill that lets him hear the thoughts of everyone lower level than him

ch91 - MC is a regina (candidate for bride of crown prince aka ML) ML now avoiding contacting MC because the FL threatened to expose that the 7th prince was killed by his mother

ch49 - MC is ex fiance of 2nd prince, acting head of her fief and put in reforms (tax reforms, banking system etc) + sell luxury goods (chocolates, conditioners etc), gains help from 1st prince Alfred (in disguise as Dean)

ch10

ch7

Ahh the ending made me cry. Initially 3 stars but added 1 star just based on ending. I guess I liked Jun x Marcus couple better than the main couple.