I wanna think of it like Shakespeare
It's not a masterpiece without the travesty
exactly
it adds drama and tension, solidifies the ml's morally grey characterization, draws in the smut readers without compromising the mc's characterization, and may also be tied to this purity culture idea of being "forced" to feel pleasure...
I think people has normalised rape as a part of revenge.
But revenge can be done without it and frustration can also burned out without rape.
I think they don't even know or realise what rape is and what it cause to the victim.
They just saw it like any other bad deed
Exactly
idk why every masterpiece with a great plot and atmosphere needs to have rape to ruin it. and i don't want to hear any "you were warned!!", i am not complaining about having read this against my will, i'm questioning the very thought process that comes up with the idea to include a rape scene in a great manhua that you're writing. but oh well, the art and horror elements in this are amazing.