
The situation is "a bit" mess up but at least the ml is green??? I mean he did everything to protect the mc but still pretty forceful

Did he though? Sure, he can’t veto the king, but if you look closely, every single nice or supportive thing he does for Baekwoo directly benefits him. He leverages the situation to force Baekwoo to “agree” to give away little pieces of the freedom they’re trying to take away in exchange for other “privileges”. The prince wouldn’t allow him to attend his college program until he agreed to take on a ton more work studying for the duties of crown princess. If he had the authority to do that all along, why did he make Baekwoo work so hard for it. He supposedly cares about him, but only when he doesn’t have to risk of sacrifice anything
Since he knows everyone's weakness, he's good at manipulating