Responses
Thank you for your summary, I didn't go past chapter 3. It's more than enough, not appealing at all.
I thought it was stupid and pedo since the chapter 0, and your summary confirms it. If anything it's actually worse than I thought. Thanks
> King asks MC to marry an 8 year old
me: wtf, does he want to kill her love life? And scar a child while he's at it?
> King: see, the evil duke who's manipulating said 8 year old wants to get me to betrothe his 12 year old daughter to the kid
me: And you can't just say no? wtf, aren't you a king?
> King: so the only solution is to marry this 8 year old to my 20 year old knight.
me: Or, you could take him under your protection. Or give him a retainer. Or just outlaw child marriage. Take your pick.
> King: He's also loaded so you'll finally have enough money to pay your debts!
me: Or, you could pay her. For fighting in your war. Like a decent employer/ruler. You stingy mf.
> MC: Wow, duke bad! daughter mean! Little boy adorb - must protecc!! I know, I'll marry him!
me: Why??? Can't you just, idk, adopt him or something?
> MC: okie, I spent a few weeks with the child and married him, I'm going to ice myself for a 10 year time skip
me: ...What? So what was all that about protecting him or whatever, you just disappear while the main baddie has full access to the 8 year old? Why even have this premise if you're too much of a coward to explore its implications author-nim?
> MC: Oh how convenient! My 8 year old husband is a very convenient 18! And everyone else is the same age(and position) as pre-timeskip!
me: how nice that you're technically not committing a crime. And how nice that the passage of time affects no one but the child characters.
> MC: Oh? Why is my former child husband so unruly? I didn't raise him like this!
me: You didn't raise him at all - you just f-d off into hyperspace a few weeks after meeting (and marrying) him! Your subordinate who trained him raised him more than you! The evil duke was in his life longer than you! Hell, even his dad who he last saw when he was 3 raised him more than you!
> former child groom: the lady who I saw for a few weeks when I was 8 (and subsequently married) is back! And I love her romantically for some reason!
me: child, how do you even remember someone you met at 8 for a few days? I don't even remember my teachers anymore! What magical memory do you possess???