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Assault in this genre happens a lot, but this one appears unconventional to me: He not only unrepentantly assaults, forces, and degrades his former friend, but also that guy still sticks around despite being treated worse because of "love". (This may happen more in real life, but I barely read this in this type of story.) Honestly, I think neither of what they may have truly felt is love; but perhaps that is their perception - that they love each other like that: one willing to hurt his beloved, and one willing to endure the hurt his beloved gives him, despite no one being happy about it.
Seeing his passive, accepting way - only drastically doing something in the last chapter - but all out of love, I think they are truly fated.
Otherwise, dark-haired guy would've left ages ago or at least resented the light-haired guy, whether or not there be love; and the light-haired guy would've tried to apologize or mend things after, or at least distance himself for both their sakes. (I think that's what tends to happen 7-8 times out of 10 in these kinds of stories...)

It just seems off that after all that happened they became normal lovers with a happy ending; but I guess that's exactly why they're fated.

I know I ahould be focusing on the story, but I couldn't help but really stare at Udou. Was it the face? Was it the hair? I used him as a drawing model for a character I've grown to love (combining their traits).

What a cliffhanger!! I wish I had seen the update dates and I wish I had checked the comments...

I really hope all of the main characters get a happy ending. Of course, Yeon and Danmok Bi are a matter of course for my well-wishes, but I want Danmok Chang can be happy, too. Their father is a terrible man and - to isolate them and then treat them so cruelly will definitely cause resentment, hatred, and jealousy.

I wanted to look further into WHY their Dad's so evil, but then I remember that in the first chapter, he already cursed his sons in order to boost his family name and gain strength and prestige, so I no longer bothered to understand him or fathom his personality.

Side note: I also want the pipe-smoking dude to be okay. He hasn't discarded his morals unlike several of the servants just to please the head of the clan. Someone that nice might end up being left with no choice or simply end up badly... especially since he doesn't seem to have anything or anyone to protect him.

I know I've just started to read, but from the first chapter the other girl's father is funny. I know it's all meant to be taken with a pretty relaxed point of view to allow more flexibility, yet serious enough to understand the weighty parts of the story. I know, I'm the silly one for taking this a little too seriously when the title's already odd, but...

Nothing strange with the way it started- pretty standard fare for these types of stories. But when I imagine how they were going over this before she arrived, I can't help but smile a little.
"Ok, when she enters, I renounce her in front of all the important court officials, giving her no chance to say anything right away. Then, I introduce my daughter, already conveniently beside the crown prince!" Why does it have to be done this way? To humiliate her, likely, but the way he said things and how he constructed his words and sentences, I would have held back a laugh.

No, really:
"Starting today, your engagement to his royal highness the crown prince has been terminated!! It is because you neglected the queen's education; thus, you did not acquire any proper training and that is your sin!" And then, tada! Conveniently, he says afterwards, "More than that, I would like to introduce my educated and well-respected daughter, Lady Tiana Lemone, who's suitable enough and she will replace you as Prince Alan's fiancee!!" And then she's just right there.

It would've been seen as a cliche occurence - everything from the way the story progressed to their reactions, all to possibly make the MC shine - and having seen enough of it, I am unfazed. Pretty standard. I could've just skimmed it and went for what made it appeal to me, through the title. But... the timing! The way it was announced! The convenient appearance of his daughter just as she was introduced - it was pretty silly and funny. It's like: Bam - summoning. Bam - condemnation. Then: "By the way, here's my very awesome daughter!"

Noelle was a typical child: immature, naive, stubborn, well-meaning but brash and relatively thinking only of the present moment. Added to that, she was also sheltered and abused, and she only really wants to help the one person who was a major source of comfort and help to her.

She would sulk when scolded or denied, and somewhat refuses to see why people talked the way they do, or act, because barely anyone did that for her.

One thing I did appreciate with Noelle is her willingness to admit her faults when she does realize it. It was a great help that she was separated from Sion for a while, to allow her to grow and mature on her own, to calm her down a bit and make her look at things in retrospect. Her desire to improve and to see different perspectives are great markers of how much she's grown, and will be of great help to her when crisis arrives.

Off topic, but I find Yamada's sister to be refreshing. A lot of siblings in stories are usually somewhat antagonistic or uninterested with the characters, and then there's also those who are a bit too attached and doting that it nearly becomes 50% of their personality. I don't know her much, but seeing her normally interacting with Yamada, admiring her sister but also not being too enforcing or suffocating, at an age when rebelliousness would reach its peak (she's 15, I think), makes her seem like a breath of fresh air. She's got hobbies and a proper life beyond just thinking of her sister, but she not the "baka onee-chan, don't get too close" type. Then again, I get the feeling that she might be closer to the doting type if she was older...

While he would reside with his bride, I hope they come back to the land from time to time. If I know anything about folklore; it's that they shouldn't leave their dwellings for too long, or else it might be seen as "abandoned" and unsavory happenings and things might begin to appear there. That, and that he is bound to his land as a protector, like a caretaker, I think...

I don't know if soneone already mentioned this; but I was astounded to find that the artstyle of "Oblivious Mr. B" and this one greatly resemble each other. There are some differences, sure, but there's just a lot of similarities:
Nails (shiny, shaped in a particular way)
Faces (particularly eyes and head shape, expressions as well)
Skin coloring (it's hard to explain this; but they give off a very smooth feel... like the tones are more subdued, compared to other, clear cut counterparts, like a rounded carbunkle rather than sharp diamond cut.)
Eye coloring (eyes are striking, but also subdued; and sclera takes up this almost peach-colored tone.)
Even some hairstyles are so similar:
(Ex: kwon jinhyung("Oblivious Mr. B"'s Mc's bestfriend) has similar bangs and hair with the Mc in here.
I immediately checked if it's from the same author, but there are different names posted.
I wouldn't dismiss a possibility that the author used another penname to make the other work...

I'm just happy to see this updated. When I was younger, I did like reading this manga a fair bit; but rereading it now, I couldn't help but compare it to other similar stories. It's cliche, to be honest, but hey, better to see it updated than not at all.