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Read the novel, as far as I remember, the ml doesn’t stoop that low, rather using the status effects to tease him. Also their relationship gets less one-sided later on in the story, when ml slowly starts to trust mc and they start working together as partners rather than servant-master. (Also ml addresses how badly he treats the mc near the end, feeling extremely guilty about it.)
idk but the first thing that came to mind when i saw that ring is how the seme would punish uke
like, imagine uke does something to make seme jealous or mad, so seme decreases the affection to below -10 causing arrousal effect , then leaving seme in that state ,edging himnd many things
negative affection causes melancholy, affection less than -10 causes arousal, i wonder what awaits at -20 or below. like will it be just heightened sensitivity or will he gain other status effect