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I know I should appreciate the story as is, and I do, but having read a ton of villainess stories, I couldn't help but overlap the two images: This is the type of story the MC of a villainess story reincarnates into, where the heroine is pure and kind and sweet, but is low of status and shows up out of nowhere. Without that reincarnation plot, the villainess would be horrid and despicable, and the heroine gentle and pure. What would have been. The original story, so to speak. So now a dilemma enters the mind: with contrasting values, and differing points of view, who is truthfully correct? I agree that true love is important, but I also agree that without proper qualifications, and considering the propriety due to prior engagement, it's also important to weigh the importance of this as well. On one hand, yeah, it'd be great if they married for love. On the other, yeah, the fiancee is being ditched in favor of it.
That's why to make it easier they make it a clear cut of who is indeed good or evil:
In stereotypical stories, to side with the heroine, you make the villainess utterly despicable, and the heroine's only fault is loving someone beyond her reach, but it's ok, true love, plus the villainess wouldn't make a good partner anyways.
In villainess stories, where everything's inverted,
The heroine is usually a sly temptress while the villainess is usually only a victim of circumstances. The villainess makes a comeback and said heroine should be utterly unqualified in becoming queen.

In conclusion: while nothing can be truly said to be correct, in the end we judge based on the story and circumstances. We are now able to see with better view the two differing sides of the story, so they had to make it a simple matter of very good vs. very bad. Who is the main character and whose story are we following? Without a clear cut role for either girls, is it simply going to be based on a winner or loser?

I don't know man, I feel like he should have ended up with the black-haired girl if it was going to be this way. Also, constantly sleeping with a particular individual means some feelings between you may blossom, even if it's "for support". Physical intimacy and emotional intimacy are usually closely linked for a reason. What if he goes into a spot where he's insecure again, even if he dates or marries her - will he do the same thing to cope with his feelings again? And if he doesn't - well, where will he fall back if he feels that way again? Another woman? The black haired girl? Finally, and I don't think it's completely impossible - what if he impregnated her? "Goodbye my first love"?

I've seen a lot of stories wherein the main character or their love interest sleeps with others in order to hide their feelings/in order to forget their feelings etc., but the thin line for me here is whether or not it goes beyond physical intimacy, I guess. Once that's crossed, it feels like there are feelings waiting to bloom or wither. It feels like, even if no feelings bloom, a seed was planted.
It's hard to get rid of. He likes the girl, sure, but the other lady will always be special to him as well.
Is it insecurity? Probably. I feel like even when the curtain closes, unless that seed is disposed of, it may just be waiting to bloom. I guess I just feel like I can't trust it. Maybe I don't understand him. Maybe I don't understand the main point.

But, well, this is of course just my opinion. The artstyle is pretty and the eyes and faces are cute. I think I'll use ch. 22 as referrence for drawing, but no more.

Her bumbling through to make herself appear as a cutesy princess who needs protection is foiled again and again by none other than herself (it only worked on certain dense people...)
But even though I had a terrible first impression due to that title, seeing someone so cute yet is a nerd for games is so fun for me, especially since her princess act is a hit or miss and her inner thoughts and speculations are pretty funny.
My favorite part of this, however, is the art. Even a some of the mob characters are drawn well, but Ceslia herself, and the 3 guys around her, wooooo... I like this art style.

I thought it would be the usual cliche reincarnated story, but so far I'm really liking it! I'm looking forward to more, but there's a trend wherein japanese reincarnation stories are updated a lot, then it either takes ages for the next chapters/volumes or doesn't get updated again, just like...

>The Former Homewrecker and Flag-Crushing Crown Prince: Even After I Reincarnated, I Still Can't Avoid the Execution Ending?!
>I Will Go and Disappear Obediently
>On Her 94th Reincarnation, This Villainess Became the Heroine! (Same author as this...)
>The Silent Daughter of a Duke and the Cold Emperor ~ The Child I Found in My Past Life Became the Emperor ~

And there may be many more...
So now even with shiny new uploads like this I feel sceptical about how often it might update in the future...
At least let me see the part where he turns around and actually becomes a "doting husband" to her first, as cliche as that sounds!!

It felt like it had everything I wanted to know about it, and yet it didn't at the same time, as with a lot of oneshots. There's only so much ine can get from this; but I would prefer to read more, mostly to see where it goes. But from here, it is hinted that he was succesfully caught.

I must say though, the shifting of narrations confused me, until I figured out based on whose name was being said in the narration.

I don't know if the concubinage system is ok in here, it likely is; thinking back on all the stuff that went on in royalty back then, plus the reaction of everyone in here (and also considering that the mom is supposedly depicted as "kind" and "nice" when she could be seen as a person who wedged her way in a relationship, loveless or not - indeed, her being nice would then sound fake, like she is giving alms to the queen by asking him to give her his favor as well...) but when it comes down to it, it's the king's fault. From the illness of the mom, to the poison in the main character's body, to the jealousy of his wife. Considering what went on in the short while he's shown himself, he's a king without much of a backbone. Wishywashy, only thinking of what befits him, even when he deprives his daughter of her needs/orders his daughter's execution/sends her away. Maybe he does love her, but it feels so superficial.

It first reads like a Cinderella type story, but quickly diverges into its own plot.

The man is truly misanthropic, not someone who only claims to be or is someone who's mean for 2-3 chapters then changes his tune quickly. Indeed, it doesn't matter how much she suffered or what she dealt with, the only reason why he gives Excia special treatment is because of the dog, Hattie. Thankfully, the girl we're rooting for does manage to succeed so even if Glacie, the wizard, doesn't sympathize with her or aid her, (Just... I thought his eyes would soften a little bit and he'd try to sympathize a little... just a little, like, " I understand, but I can't help you." He just had to be really extra mean then, when she was scared and at her lowest point - although it did help push her to be stronger. And he IS a misanthrope. They explicitly put it in the title, and they did stay true to it. So, really, I can't say anything to complain, but... I CAN still feel sulky and a little bitter. I feel so bad for Excia. ) she managed to stand up and use her powers by herself.
The girl seemingly catches feelings for him rather quickly, so, currently, we are at a position wherein the girl has unrequited feelings for him, but the thing about having a similar soul as his departed beloved is definitely going to give complications. I don't know where this is going and I can't make predictions, but I do hope that this guy doesn't soften up NOW after finding this out. Just stay mean and cold, because it's going to be worse if he softens up to her because of this. I know that there's a high chance of them ending up liking each other, mainly it's the cover, but I hope that this new fact doesn't contribute to that - although it might.

I’m Sick And Tired Of his Childhood Friend’s, Now Ex-Girlfriend’s, Constant Abuse So I hope this will eventually get resolved. I hope the truth is learned not only so that Hanabi might lose some of her influence, but also because this will impact their futures, whether we like it or not. Otherwise, even after graduation, he'll be known as that guy, and it might even follow him in college and even his job hunting will be affected. His passive attitude may help, but something needs to be done eventually.
Also, I read from the spoilers somewhere a long time ago that Hanabi somehow gets off easy eventually in spite of all she's done? I get that justice doesn't always get served, even in fiction, but if this really is the case then please, at the very least, please don't let them be close to one another ever again. Not that happy friendship end between the two of them. She's gone out of her way to try to ruin people's lives and is highly unapologetic about it because she knows she can just get what she wants with a few cute poses and fake tears. If she had to deal with someone like herself, she would never find peace any more. (Now I'm kind of hoping she does, in the far, far future, as an adult: someone like her, but worse and more capable. Just to let her see how it's like to be on the receiving end of that.)

People may not like it, but I still hope there will still be updates. I mean, should it really end there? I want to know what happens next! I want to see the ending!

I read this a long, long time ago, back when it was first made available into this website. I remembered feeling excited over a new manga and then constantly feeling disappointed due to lack of updates. Still, hope didn't seem completely lost as it was updated once in a while - by that I mean once a year. Then... updates completely stopped. Along with a couple of manga at the time, it was a painful realization for me to learn that just because a manga is posted here, doesn't mean it'll constantly be updated until a series is finished. So many manga, even unpopular ones, left in the dust and fade into obscurity in favor of newer manga.
Going back here again, I guess it's the correct decision to not keep waiting and checking for an update, or expect much. Still, I'm going to take note of the name because I did like this once upon a time.