like there’s no depth to the story
A bit but the way I see it is that
Ray: needed to be married in order to properly ascend the throne
That person needed to be talented
Hilda being a much more advanced seamstress that their world had ever seen adds to her capabilities since they are constantly behind and at odds with their neighboring empire who is much more advanced than ray’s empire in terms of fashion and fabrics which is a large industry and money maker
Hilda: needed money
Needed medical care for her mother
And wanted things like immunity and all the fabrics and things she could possibly need to produce and make the clothes and items she wanted
It was a mutual deal and there is a good amount of respect and care put into it for both sides
I feel like it's not their relationship vibes but your suspension of disbelief that is being tested here.
Like, it's not the characters themselves or their emotions but their actions based on a world where the author is trying their damn best to make every conflict solvable via mending and making clothes. I hope that made sense.
That's the issue with manhwa like The Duchess' 50 Tea Recipes, you might get a lot of fun facts about a specific thing and learn but ofc the story is gonna make that talent the center of this world in return, which might impact the realism. Or rather call it your sense of being engrossed?
But anyway, whether that's bad or not is up to each person.
And I gotta add my own 2 cents: this manhwa doesn't do the whole "hobby exposition" rofan trope any honor if you ask me. It's ok for what it is but the story just doesn't care for heavy plot and doesn't go that heavy on niche sewing facts either. So it's kinda of a meh if you ask me.
That’s fair and I can understand and see where you’re coming from but I haven’t really read too many stories of the single talent genre unless it had something to do with cooking honestly so I think of I’ve read more like you have id likely have an opinion similar to yours but yeah I don’t think the story is bad it’s a decent read and I’ll probably just wait till it’s completed to read the rest honestly.
Queen Cecil's pants goes a bit more in depth with the seamstress archetype. It's completed and very interesting to read.
Is it just me or the reasons for their actions (marriage, contracts, etc..) seemed too shallow?