
Kuzumi deserves someone much better than Rio but that's how it is with love. It's easy if we can choose who we love. I'm too much like Rio, at least 80%. Way too prideful and can't face our fears. A liar and coward especially with love and relationships. I can never open up to anyone. Everything's mine to keep and only me to know. That's why I'm single :)))) I don't mind I don't like casual relations either. It's a hassle.

Just because it's another run doesn't mean the experience is gone. Just like when you play a video, you start a new life every time but how you feel/what you went through is never gone. Just because he treats her better doesn't change what he did - to HER and FAMILY. I rather kill myself than with someone like that no matter what especially someone who did that to my family who treat me preciously because what? their own problems? All useless excuses to me. There's a line you shouldn't cross. The author wanted her to end with him so badly, that's why all the other characters he/she created are "bad" compare to him. The bar is pretty low but no no there couldn't possibly be anyone else. HA

True. But can you condem a man who has not done that just because they did on a different timeline?
Tia has already answered that though and she is not vengeful.
Also, both of them did not know they were poisoned on the 1st timeline and I bet Ruve has known it too far too late. The reason why he goes on that expedition and never returned.

not really, his resentment for her is piled up from childhood. and more so fueled by ruth, the greenhaired father of the greenhaired dude. the poison just further increased his resentment into aggression. which is why when the revised present Prince became interested on who she is, his resentment faded and became love instead. if anything, Aristia's character building became chaotic just when things went smoothly. she was on the right track with giving up being an empress and had this firmness in her, but then makes half ass decisions to get away from the prince. and it's like the father doesnt exist anymore to help.
That was so uncomfortable and all of the sudden the uke "conveniently" in love with the seme so it's alright. The uke didn't care at all the next day even though he was raped. Just because you react physical doesn't mean you "wanted" it. I'm mad cuz this is how rapists in RL justify their actions. Look you're hard or wet so you're into it or want it so don't pretending or playing coy. No is yes. BS
Anyway just wanna stab the seme at this point. It's fiction but I still like to give a piece of my mind every time LOL