I'm sorry every time seme does a dirty talk like this I can only roll my eyes and sigh
The empire before Chloe appeared was probably shrouded in extreme misogyny even among nobles, so I'm glad Chloe's arrival changes things bit by bit for the better! Her influence is no joke, W woman.
I actually love seeing the MC cries every chapter and everyone in the comments is like begging for him to stop crying, it's funni (≧∀≦)
Someone remind pls why Philomel hasn't said anything about her bio family to the Emperor? I kinda forgot or maybe I missed the details. Why didn't she just say straight up that she's found her real family? Does she know about the fake Elencia already and decides to stay in the palace to investigate?
Something like that. There's also the fact that the magic tower and imperial gov are at odds with each other, as the imperial family's divine power and the mages' magic are each other's natural enemy.
She doesn't care about the emperor, she only decided to stay because if she left now it would feel like unfinished business. She grew up seeing Elincia as a perfect girl and the perfect daughter because of the book, and seeing her not only behave weirdly but also not getting along with the emperor is confusing Philomel because it goes against everything she believes in.
Remember, Philomel is often questioning what "family is", because her trauma revolves around that. She was deeply convinced that she does not deserve love because she is not the emperor biological daughter, while Elincia is.. Elincia is a very special being to her, so yeah she needs to investigate why shes different from the book, her own life's meaning depends on it.
Also, her actual father is basically the anti - thesis of the emperor, he is like his natural enemy, so telling the emperor that she is the daughter of the master of the tower (who is know for being chaotic) would only bring her trouble especially since it also means that she was born through an experiment like her brothers, who have a really bad rep because of it.
The emperor knew there was a foul play with the late empress death, did he even launch any investigation? Is he so powerless against the current empress? He can't even confirm the baby's gender until recently and how she's been living until now. It's like forcing her into the lion's den that is the imperial palace and pushing her close to her deathtrap. He's useless both as an emperor and father.
I feel like that’s pretty harsh. He was a very young father and it’s not like he knew the current empress was gunning for the former. What was he supposed to do never let the former empress leave his sight? Also, he kept investigating for all the years, but he had very little to go on and inaccurate information. Also, he’s not entirely powerless. He’s certainly managed to protect his son the entire time. If he recognizes and brings her under his protection from his point of view it maybe safer than leaving her defenseless with the current empress gunning for her. Remember he doesn’t know the current empress was stealing her power and that the duke is aware. In a sense he lost his wife by letting her leave his side he may feel she is in danger
He can’t protect his wife
do you think that he can protect his daughter
And like you sad he can’t be with her all the time how can he protect her
He is just too weak ╮(￣▽￣)╭
I mean everything you can say about the current emperor can be said about her current family.
It's so cute when Almond is fanboying over Bubblegum
Lmao stories like this I need to turn my brain off for a moment to truly enjoy it. I freaking love Mob!! So cute (≧∀≦)
No Theodor don't leaaaaveee
Bad things happen when leaves :(