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Upon reading this, I noticed something:
Side story 1 said Carmide died, and that in that moment of peace, Sa-Yan was bored. But Carmide is the reason, directly and indirectly, for the things that happened in the main story - the war, the secret child, and his sister.
They even said in Side 3 that Carmide woke up and that the pope sided with him.
I couldn't properly dismiss it, because it was boredom (said to be brought about by the peace due to Carmide's death) that led him to hunt, which lead him to witness Ilic's crime and love affair.
I could only surmise that he wasn't dead then (despite what they said) but weakened, leading to a "momentary peace", that lead to his boredom.
I think many people might have noticed this and done the same, but it just felt like a big jolt or gash, like a straight line that suddenly swerved diagonally, then resumed its original path.
what does this mean T-T
I understand that nothing everything has to be conventional, and sometimes divergence from normalcy can lead to different perspectives. Sometimes, things are just different. Odd. Uncommon. Uncanny. But, I think Sui and his family definitely have something going on in their heads.
Never mind not caring about propriety or decency in public, they're the type who takes what they want, in an almost instinctual way.
Sui didn't care for Leo before: complete indifference. Understandable. But in that one moment when he saw Leo as distinct from the crowd, it's like there was a switch, and now nothing much else in the world matters. Not where they are or what time it is, or even if there are people or anything - just him and him alone. Perhaps it is love, or perhaps it is lust;
I guess it is also a form of love, in that he's the only one in his sight.
I know that they find each other beautiful.
I also know that Leo is the one who gives in to Sui, and Sui loves that. So I guess, in that form, they truly love and complement each other so well.
But then there's the parents. Putting aside the betrothal and their advocacy for the marriage, what do you mean, it's okay for him to do "that" there? Even if you completely love the fact that they're getting married, witnessing such intimate acts with vigor feels off.
I don't know, it just felt like a continuous stream of: "I guess this is happening here and now, might as well go with it.", with Leo being from our world, being the one who has the most common sense.
Indeed: Why the sudden change? Why utter intimacy after a long period of not caring at all? Why jump straight to things without considering any amount of complications? Eventually, like the reader, he just accepts things as they go, questioning occasionally (like in the dinner party with the parents) but generally not minding anymore.
It's not a matter of dislike or like, it just confused me. It's like witnessing aliens interacting with humans. In the end, I suppose it's another case of "random reader thinks too much even if there was no need to". It can't be helped: the plot appeared in the middle, and then there was a mishmash of random things happening at once!
Oh, well, this is their normal, and everyone is happy, so I guess I'll just write it off as, "They fell in love and found their happily ever after. The end."