But then, we need to remember that unlike other FL that was born as a noble or with great power, Ibelina is just a maid and an ordinary Jane. She didn't have any power to go against a prince and jaepordize Alejandro. She transmigrated to make him happy after all.
So even if I'm annoyed, I can't find myself to blame Ibe because her character improvement is limited
I like recommend manwahs about Female Protagonists where they are not obviously inferior or weaker than the perfect powerful ML!
Maybe "This Girl is a Little Wild", "The Pet Of The Villainess", "Chitra", "The Duchess with an Empty Soul", "The Monster Duchess and Contract Princess", "Light & Shadow", "Charlotte Has Five Disciples", and "The Lady and the Beast".
I mean "Beware Of The Villainess" is quite one of a kind. BAKARINA could be her little stupid cute sister and "Cale" from Trash of the Count's Family could be her fitting older brother.
Other manga/webtoon stories about unapologetic strong women in Fantasy stories:
"Claymore", "Peerless Alchemist", "Slow Prison Life", "Potion Tanomi de Ikinobimasu!", "Saving 80,000 Gold Coins in the Different World for My Old Age", "Daisy(Lisabel)", "The Stereotypical Life of a Reincarnated Lady", "Tearmoon Empire Story", "The Reincarnated Great Saint Hides Herself as a Saint", "Of course, I'll claim Palimony!", "Sousou no Frieren" and "A Peaceful Dungeon Life"
Tia is much more competent than "Aidin".
The MC from "Daisy - How to Become the Duke's Fiancée" also display a similar competence and determination. A normal impoverished mistreated baron's daughter empowers herself with the limited knowledge she has and from her past horrible experiences as a wronged woman.
Oh god I so loved Light and shadow. Such a good read. And it is completed.ლ(´ڡ`ლ)
Lady of the beast is another good one where thr mc is cold and calculating, but is still kinda cute. I cant wait for the updates.
This girl is a little wild has stopped being updated sadly. Or at least on this site. But its a good one. And the mc is female. A lot of readers got confused since the most characters also tought her to be a male.
And monster duchess and contract princess has a few really bad quality chapters, but is a wholesome and good one, just S2manga messed with it, and ruind some parts. But I reccomend, since not all of it, and we may get a new translatior for it, with better quality.
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Also there is still the Villain Is A Good Match For A Tyrant is also good, and Priscillas marriage request as well. And Seduce the villains father. Oooh and Miss not so sidekick os getting really fluffy and cute. I also recommend Doctor Elise. (=・ω・=)
"Villain Is A Good Match For A Tyrant" is interesting because the sexy glamorous characters of the creations of a novelist and that author possessing the Saint tries to kill the MC because she acts out of character. But it's not exactly my cup of tea.
Not a fan of "Seduce The Villain's Father". Pink Haired MC is too weak and typical for me and the antagonist is an overused jealous evil witch type.
Prefer the portrayal of witches in "Majo To Kiketsu No Kishi" or "Absolute Witch".
Priscilla is ok even though I think that her motive to turn back time isn't that emotionally heartbreaking/devastating enough. I get the impression that she has it actually too good (now)... I am just not interested in her. Maybe you understand my taste, if you read "Peerless Alchemist" which is also about a op FL.
It bothers me that the MC in Miss not so sidekick is at the mercy of the fickle ML Magician who treats her as a toy/pet. Do not like the power dynamic between them.
I like Docor Elise but I feel weird about these two being together.
The ML executed Elise for her evil sins in the first timeline and he got curious + falls in love with her because she acts differently than usual and has become literally a delicate innocent healing saint. Reformed Elisa was determined to let go of her fiance and move on but fell in love with his false persona/alias. And now she can't help it but to be with the ML who killed her and had zero interests in her originally... What a messy soapy logic...
"Doctor Elise" logic and characters are still better than "The Abandoned Empress" and "Lady To Queen". The MLs from these stories are fucking shithead manchildren who made the FLs suffered tremendous pain! And the authors force these women with PTSD to be with these incompetent alphaholes at the end!

That SCUM red haired duke really reminds me of the red haired bastard prince from "Sincerely: I Became a Duke’s Maid".
I know that Ibelina is just extra maid but she had the potential of becoming a strong smart woman when she took care of the Second Male Lead. And now she is kinda dumb, clumsy, delicate, innocent and helpless...
Fake Charlotte really knows how to use her knowledge about the novel to her advantage and even doesn't waver at unexpected events. PRAISE HER for kicking the ass of the red haired asshole! She really has spunk and guts compared to the now weakling Ibelina.