Its not a contest about who had it worse, though if what he says is true, then Etty has actually died before....so. Also, even if the eyes chose him, he's still an imposter in terms of being royalty, right? Just asking, not trying to argue. Also, people can acknowledge the fact that he's been through some shit and want to hug him and whatnot, but it doesnt change the fact that he's being a little miniature shithead at the moment. Those two facts aren't mutually exclusive. He just accused her of being a demon, which, if they believed him, would endanger her life. And MC herself knows the truth about him, but empathizes and shares food or whatever.
Yes she died for the same reason you think.she had nobody to take care of her and the ML can obly show up during winter.the reason why he is so so weak is because he broke the taboo and you can guess wat it is.the reason why aquamarine eye is more tragic is because even though they were both alone and technically abandoned, she was abandoned in a secluded place and knows nothing of humanity and its cruelty but the boy does she had to surive not just from starvation but survive through human society
He is not an imposter. He is really part of the royal family. And can you blame him for calling her a demon? She saw that she was DEAD and now she was a live. He didn't see how she came back and assume she is a demon because demon cant really die. He is first of all in shock and hella jealous because she got it way better than him.even thoigh their past mirrors each other the difference is that he has to SURVIE THROUGH HUMAN society and had seens it cruelty and evil but MC she was abandoned in a secluded place and no nothing og the evil inside humans. He also had to survive alone.MC got the ML even though he can only see her during the winter. Not to mention his negative energy made it so easy for him to be possessed and manipulated by the former diamond eyes
I am mentioning the obvious Not really because they litterally mention in the beginning that only royals have jewel eyes since they are blessed by the sun god and the jewel eyes were given by the son god.not to mention in the legend of the aquamarine eye one was stolen and there is no mention the of the theif being able to use it. And in this recent chapter we see the boy finding two aquamarine eyes not one. And in the recent two chapters we saw her being very dead and it is obvious that magic was used to save her and the obly magical being with her is the winter spirit.

I will once again say it. THEY JEWEL EYS HAVE A SOUL AND IT CHOOSES THE PERSON IT WANTS AND ALLOWS THAT PERSON TO USE THEIR POWERS. SO BASICALLY No one can actually steal them.in the legend the original aquamarine eyes was stolen but there was no written record that the person who took ot can use it. Stop hating on the boy he actually had it worst than the MC.she at least had the winter spirit ML but he had nobody and is possed