So true and I can’t stand the Duke cause it’s so obvious he’s using her as a sort of rebound and that he won’t be able to find what he found in Betty because he will never like her for the same reasons the mage likes her.The mage has many mini moments with her that allowed them to grow sort of close.I was expecting more girl bossing though and her having a chance to interact with the townspeople. I acknowledge there is probably less she knows about running a fief as she only worked for a business before. But we also don’t get enough of the business side as we they could have her making more inventions or branching off her initial ones in the same genre.That would be far more interesting.
I have to give them credit with the amount of time it took for all the Ondol flooring to get done was realistic in a sense. (=・ω・=)
I don’t like the feeling when brand new female leads have to receive other leads scraps.No so much the business being used to help their own, but the men. The men are always looking for a semblance of the the other FL in the new one.Only thing I can give this manga plus points on is that it seem the mage doesn’t like the new FL for the same reasons he like Betty at all.
If you're not yet jaded by all the shoujo tropes, this'll be a fine read. If you're aware of the cliches there'll be nothing here for you. There is no suspense beyond the usual fief managing girlboss perils + a bunch of other tropes (child care, side char picking up the FL's fish, etc) on top of that. The worldbuilding doesn't add anything new, neither do the characters. ML's sad boy brokenhearted vibe was refreshing but he gets over that so quick and just becomes ok. The story started feeling very whatever for me the moment that the Duke shows up and it becomes clear that the novelty ends at FL picking up after what og FL neglected. I don't find FL all that interesting either because despite being a widow (which is rare) she's just another kind and competent lady with the typical vague korean office lady background, that nowadays is an instant -5 cha for me.
That is to say, if you can't see the things I'm seeing here: good for you.