
Really???? I feel it was a pretty smooth and gradual change though, like I wasn't caught off guard or anything. She's still pretty prickly, and it's not like she's outright fawning over him. Like during that recent dinner date, she was acting pretty much how she usually does, just a little blush here and there (I'm not counting this current festival arc because she's not in disguise, which makes sense to me why she'd be so flustered) . I genuinely don't see it. Isn't that within what you'd expect when someone's in love??? ( ̄へ ̄)
I also normally dislike romance in these types of manhwa, but this is super bearable. Like that dinner date, again, watching Helmut start to treat Alea differently made me pump my fist in the air ong it was so cute. Maybe I should reread and try to see what you mean.
I don't mind Alea being together with Helmut. If anything, it's REALLY cute. I don't get what all the fuss is about. It's not like she's weak or anything.