In other words, it's hard to enjoy the story in the moment, because we as the readers know that he's a noble, and therefore, we can conjecture all the trope repercussions in consequence to that. We know that despite how happy she is, that in spite of how heartening it is watch as such a lonely person finally finds love and companionship, that it's all just a fantasy that will come crashing down any chapter now.
He's going to leave. She's going to be hurt again.
If he takes her with him, we're going to have to watch her be looked down on again.
I think it all would have been a little less melancholic had he been upfront once he realized how much she liked him. Let her at the very least be mentally prepared on the knowledge that he could leave at any moment.
But I suppose that's the drama of the story, two people from different worlds, meet and indulge in a soft love story, only to have the world crash back down on them.
I'm thinking the problem might be that he thinks she knows what he is. At the beginning, when he tried to pay her, his attitude suggested that he assumed she should recognize him, so I'm thinking he might be under the impression that she knows he's a noble and is behaving this way even despite that. Considering the pharmacist recognized him as a noble just from his face and hair color (and he is the only blond person we've seen so far), it might not be so far fetched that he expects her to know.
I swear this story's chapter 30 is another story's chapter 80. The pacing is so quick. One moment five warriors show up on her doorstep, the next she's in heat, they're in a town, they're back at home, she stabs some more people, there's a basilisk, poison, super Saiyan upgrades. She gets shot by an arrow, there's a Princess, there's a Guild master, a red herring, red headed mercenary, then, there's ghouls, she has resurrection potions, existential magic apparently is a thing and no one remembers the warriors, weapons, and finally, now they're going to attend school. And, it's only chapter 30. Color me impressed lol.
I'm just waiting for the day that one of his friends decide to come out as a couple to him thinking he would be shocked, and he just responds with the most Saitama like face, "Ah, yeah, I knew."
He'd probably act like a mob again and just be like "Wow really? I didnt even notice" while his head is "it was obvious"
Likely, lmao. Then the chapter will be about the trope of, avoiding knowing too much otherwise people will think you swing that way. In the background, you will have a character answer as they did in my post, and then that character's two friends will suddenly try and set him up with another mysterious friend they know. +10 points if the mysterious friend has a feminine sounding name ╮(￣▽￣)╭
It's hard to word it all properly, but I think the heart of the matter is that all of this could have been the original Sylvia's but because no one even thought to reach out a hand to help her, her ending was that she chose death over abandonment and exile. It's painful to think about.
Sylvia was just a child that never received any love even until her end. The outside world looked at her and decided she wasn't good enough, and when she turned to her family, they rejected her because she didn't meet their expectations. They ignored that fact that every where she went, someone looked at her in scorn, and then they themselves then turned around and blamed her, criticized her for her worse traits.
The only one that seemed to actually want to help and bond with Sylvia was the very sister that everyone compared her to. Even her own father seemed to favor Eileen and never tried to understand why Sylvia acted the way she did. He just decided that she was a bad child and looked at her as though she was an enemy. It's also apparent that because Eileen was cuter and more outgoing, the brothers chose her over Sylvia, who was introverted and liekly gloomy. It's not hard to assume that they likely only ever sided with Eileen, ignoring the possibility of their being a misunderstanding and Sylvia's possible innocence.
Now, there's this new soul occupying Sylvia's body, using her memories, and because this new soul is 'brighter' and 'prettier' and 'more socially acceptable,' suddenly everyone's acknowledging her.
The father will watch her and see how this new 'Sylvia' has become a 'better' person, and finally. finally, deign to give her some of the attention she so badly wanted, but too late, his daughter is dead.
It's heartbreaking. Sylvia will never receive this. Even if the original Sylvia has been reborn again, she would have likely been just as introverted as before, so who's to say that despite her working hard to change herself, anyone would have acknowledged it?
I'd rather have read a story where the original Sylvia was given a chance to experience happiness.
I'm not sure if this is actually true but I read a spoiler that the MC is the og sylvia. :/
I do hope so.
Nonetheless, it doesn't make me feel any less better about the chapters already released. The character isn't treating herself as though she was Sylvia; she doesn't have that same emotional connection to everyone that Sylvia did. She could very easily forgive and forget will all the characters with no real bitterness or resentment on her part.
I'm not saying that Sylvia was a saint; she was cruel to the other innocent in the family- her sister. As we don't know how the older brother treats her, I can only say that I want to see Cedric and the Father honestly regret how they treated her, apologize, and not just believe, Oh Sylvia has changed, now I can give her attention. They didn't do anything to help her. They pushed her further into the deep end with no guilt. And now that's she working hard to have a better life, now that she's depending on herself and disregarding them, now she's worth acknowledging? It's just makes me sick is all.
The way most of these stories go, is that most of the time, characters like that don't even apologize, they just get let off scot free cause, naturally they should treat the past MC poorly, she wasn't worth the effort and whatever else excuse.
I'm sorry. I just don't have high hopes for the story's progression with the characters.
And if there is one, may it please be a spirit. If she ends up with someone from the royal family, I will spontaneously develop absolute power, enter their world through the computer screen, and slap sense into all of them myself.
Uncle dude, be a father and actually talk to your daughter. Your wife is hopeless. I think Lafilia and the Prince are perfect together. They both have technically done nothing wrong but are still very unlikable. They deserve each other.
Phew, okay, I got the frustration out. I stand by my quip about Ellen not needing a ML. The Prince and the Cousin are both redeemable. They're still children. There's still room for them to grow.
"I will spontaneously develop absolute power, enter their world through the computer screen, and slap sense into all of them myself."
Amazing might i join you shall we rule their incolence together
Count me in (▰˘◡˘▰) And I do agree that the prince and the cousin suit each other given their circumstances
So I'm having a hard time believing any of this is real right now, and if it is, it's all going to implode on itself in the next few chapters.
The little sister is going to say something to the scum father isn't she agghh