Ah, great to find a kindred spirit. Thank you for nicely writing out what I also felt was missing but didn’t put into words myself. I agree with you. Initially, at the very beginning (probably first 20 chapters when tia was restarting her life), I wasn’t sure if I should continue with the manga when I found out they would still end up together. After just reading the chapters on the previous life, I couldn’t fathom what could possibly happen for tia to be able to let go of this pain and fall in love again.
I thought some parts of the manga had some potential; I liked this manga gave a different spin on the isekai troupe and instead of following the one who went another world, it focused on the one who had her life ruined by someone who came from another world.
It certainly would have been more satisfying and more realistic if tia’s past life was acknowledged by the prince not only just as a dream (esp since she knows it wasn’t.) I don’t think ruve should be blamed for a past life he has no memories about, but this just makes the ending really sloppy. esp with whole god and blessed child thing behind the reason why time was turned. To me, it seems more like a curse rather than a blessing that Tia, the one who did nothing wrong, has to carry painful memories of the past while Ruve, who ruthlessly hated her, continue to live scot free while she has to live w emotional and mental trauma. I don’t get why the innocent has to live with the painful memories (〜￣△￣)〜
Though I didn't really mind who she would end up with, I was sad that Ruve didn't have a redemption arc. I was actually ok with the plot however, after having to read the ending, I didn't like it as much. It's such a waste but it would've been better if Jieun stayed as the villain. I would've like it if the fact that Ruve loved Tia in the past life was definite. I would've love if it Jieun and Ruve didn't have a child. Now, I feel so bad to her. And now, I am questioning Ruve's feelings for Tia. Because even if you say he now love Tia with all his heart, could he have done the same if things were different? If what happened in the past was definite and not corrected?
I wish we would've seen a side of past Ruve being sorrowful and regretting his life decisions. I've said this about that one character in The Villainess Lives Twice, and I'm also going to say it here again. I wish he died knowing where he was wrong.
This is an addition but I wish the future Ruve and past one had met. So Future Ruve could scold his past self. And even hate his past self over the stupid decisions he has done.
I also wish Ruve realizes the dream Tia was ttalking about was reality. Not a nightmare but a reality.
But alas, that would never happen now since the series is finished:(