I just realized one of the reasons why I like this story so much: I got so used to knight female protagonists being more stereotypically masculine, be it in physical aspect or in how they dress (and other female characters that act feminine are often kind of made out to be less cool or less brave than her for conforming to society), even in stuff like not being good at 'noble ladies activities' like fashion or dancing. Eki is NOT like that and it's so refreshing to see! She's extremely feminine and pretty and she OWNS it. She does the exact opposite of all the other mcs: she's not "not like other girls", she's "exactly like every other normal noble lady" because she CHOSE to and doesn't care about other's opinions. She dresses in colorful frilly dresses and carefully does her makeup, and doesn't try to act more knightly for the simple fact that she likes to dress up (not wanting to be recognized was the beginning but ultimately that's what she actually likes, source: the novel). She's great not only at fashion and makeup but at dancing too, which is rare for a female lead! She really breaks the stereotype of female knights, be it inside or outside the story. I love the typical "not like other girls" female leads but I also crave for some change once in a while, and Eki might have just become one of my favorites It's also refreshing how she's actually much stronger than the male lead, an actual WHOLE BIG LEVEL above him who's a sword master, when usually it's always "FL is stronger than everybody, but ML is the strongest". Even then he's no less cool just because the FL is stronger than him, he's no "damsel in distress" that the FL always has to save either. I love both of them and they're so cute!!
I just realized one of the reasons why I like this story so much: I got so used to knight female protagonists being more stereotypically masculine, be it in physical aspect or in how they dress (and other female characters that act feminine are often kind of made out to be less cool or less brave than her for conforming to society), even in stuff like not being good at 'noble ladies activities' like fashion or dancing. Eki is NOT like that and it's so refreshing to see! She's extremely feminine and pretty and she OWNS it. She does the exact opposite of all the other mcs: she's not "not like other girls", she's "exactly like every other normal noble lady" because she CHOSE to and doesn't care about other's opinions. She dresses in colorful frilly dresses and carefully does her makeup, and doesn't try to act more knightly for the simple fact that she likes to dress up (not wanting to be recognized was the beginning but ultimately that's what she actually likes, source: the novel). She's great not only at fashion and makeup but at dancing too, which is rare for a female lead!
She really breaks the stereotype of female knights, be it inside or outside the story.
I love the typical "not like other girls" female leads but I also crave for some change once in a while, and Eki might have just become one of my favorites
It's also refreshing how she's actually much stronger than the male lead, an actual WHOLE BIG LEVEL above him who's a sword master, when usually it's always "FL is stronger than everybody, but ML is the strongest". Even then he's no less cool just because the FL is stronger than him, he's no "damsel in distress" that the FL always has to save either.
I love both of them and they're so cute!!