
Hello, what happened to the whole "stopping the war" plan??? Girlie decided to act on it but instead got sucked back into the doll and we're just ignoring it despite all the black smoke around the emperor during that meeting it's also frustrating how he goes along with the madman accusations and not even in a good way. It's just because he can't be bothered to do better. Erica needs to get her crap together and keep actually pushing him towards the right decisions or nothing will change, arghg... like dammit I wish we had more of Erica trying to persuade him to not hold the birthday banquet and into holding a memorial banquet instead.
It's frustrating bc this story has a fun concept and I'm actually enjoying the unique art styöe, but I wish we were more focused on the political affairs since it's trying to go for that but keeps ignoring them I wonder if this is based on a novel and if it skipped some parts, bc that's what it feels like to me rn.
Sidenote, if/when Erica eventually gets a physical human form, I hope her hair gets darker and won't stay blonde. Would make her even more different from Chloe. Preferrably she would look somewhat closer to her old self but knowing these stories it's unlikely.

One of these days I'd really like another story where the FMC tells the ML the truth/being a transmigrator/from another world!! I feel like this is story, while super pleasant and fun to read, is p basic/uses a lot of familiar cliches or tropes, so I don't have my hopes too high... but imagine. It would be fun.
Though knowing the prince's trust issues I don't think the two are close enough for him to believe her one sec ╮( ̄∇ ̄")╭ but wahhhh this story is really so so pleasant to read, the art style is fun and clean and sort of fresh, if that makes sense, and this honestly feels like somewhat of a palette cleanser among the many other stories of the same genre. It's familiar and fun, but it has it's own little mysteries and story aspects that make you want more! Never mind the leads' interactions, I love them sm and seeing both develop more care and trust in each other (not necessarily romantically, I'm happy with platonic caring) (▰˘◡˘▰)

OH HEY I FOUND SOMETHING LIKE THAT ACTUALLY! The MC is a transmigrator and she told both ML and her sister, but sister didn't believe while ML did. And both her sister and the ML are regressors... I gotta find it again, hold on... Imma be back.
Also another one I'm not sure if MC told the emperor exactly if she is from another world, but try this out. It's called I'm a Doll, but the Tyrant Is Obsessed With Me.

It's so funny to read people's shocked reactions, as someone who had read spoilers years ago about this story point and has just been waiting to see how the story reveals it.
No, Judith didn't die. This is the third life trope - previously I thought it was the typical version of this trope, ie. first life in novel, second life in our world, third life back in the first life (with memories getting mixed up). Really interesting to see that her first life was in our modern world, second life as Judith, and she simply ended up regressing and mixing up her memories. I can only assume Luca's regression wish played a part in this, as we know he has regressed, which is why he doesn't act like a child really.
People who wonder why Judith was originally mean to Luca, I don't think that's all there is to it. We know from wayyyy earlier there was a flashback where Franz had captured Judith (in the same place where we are now) and Judith refused to do/give/say what he wanted, and that's how she died, I'm pretty sure. I haven't gone back and reread it, but I remember seeing that scene and rising my eyebrows, as there is clearly more to "og" Judith (or should I say first timeline Judith) than we know. All we know for sure, even from before, is that she loved her older sister deeply.
There's also been more than one moment where Judith has questioned how she knows some things that she shouldn't know about (ie. details that she questions if they were mentioned in the novel), and this also leaves confusion for why she knows all this if she was only the og Judith. It's possible this was a novel she read before, idk, I guess we'll see in the next chapter or few.

In case someone didn't know, the ML will be the boy with the mole under his eye (at least I remember looking up novelupdates and seeing him on the cover after they're grown up). In case anyone else was worried about them calling each other sister/brother, since this is a martial setting, I assume the original terms refer to "senior sister"/"junior brother" that are often used in stories set in the martial sect world. I've seen them used in a platonic/familial sense typically but I don't think there's been opposition if things turn romantic (typically it's romance across different sects, at least what I tend to see).
I'm just assuming and guessing so I could be totally wrong, anyone who knows more feel free to comment. This is just from what I've seen from reading other series with better translations, and knowing how inaccurate/simplified MTL can be. ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭

They cut off the end of the chapter to make people go on their site.
Spoilers for those who don't want to go there and want to know what was cut out:
The treasure was the unrefined herb they were looking for. She tells Adelia "I saw you crying in my dream" and Adelia is confused, until she continues with "You lost your father and brother after your mother. That must be why you were crying so much... Adelia, my child." Adelia realised her grandma was thinking about her, not her mother, and how she knows of the past she had to endure alone. ╥﹏╥

Here's the chapter! There's more to it than what the OP said.
https://luacomic.com/im-done-being-a-hero-even-if-its-retirement-chapter-24/

Thanks for sharing with the others! There's definitely more with the chapter, I just didn't want to go on a whole explanation on everything and thought of my comment as more of an answer to those who were curious what happened immediately after the cutoff. (Which, tbh, was also the most memorable/important thing about the chapter for me personally)

for me it stil te same the ch end but thanks ^^ I found this website the full ch
https://harimanga.com/manga/im-done-being-a-hero-even-if-its-retirement/

I think their website is now broken. That link worked before, but when I use that link NOW, a different name is in the address bar, and when I pulled up the actual Luascans it kept refreshing the page nonstop.
But, I just checked and it's finally available on bat.to. All of the chapter can be seen there.

A TRULY 100% PLATONIC CHILDHOOD FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN A FEMALE AND MALE CHARACTER I'm sooo happy there's nothing actually more there, they're just really good friends and I'm so here for it. You really felt their friendship in the recent chapter (34), I laughed at ML's reactions to the redhead's love interest. They're great. Can't wait to see more shenanigans

oh my gosh this chapter... the tentacles?? ero trap dungeon, well - good to know what's coming so I can mentally prepare before the next chapter comes out (I will die once again if we see more of Rufue in there i'm so gay for her)
Anyway the quality of this chapter makes me think the author may have some experience from before and I would gladly read more ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
Of course, there's also the potential for doujinshi if this series becomes more popular (it deserves to)
What an annoying person, but thankfully not as a character (other than feeling frustrated for Rubetria, we know she's going to get it in the way and her being an obstacle first still makes sense, so it doesn't feel like she's just there for the sake of being annoying). The eldest brother sooooo clearly favors the twins over Rubetria, tbh we did learn the reason chapter and two back, but it's still ridiculous. There's no way he never saw or heard about Rubetria's bullying and abuse she experienced - there must've been something he just turned a blind eye to, rather believing that the people he thought were good were actually good.
I'm so glad the second brother is there with Rubetria, and is just as baffled/flabbergasted at Lilia's guts and how she played the situation. He really does seem the best of them all. Of course, do a degree he did also participate in her abuse (neglect), and he should've kept in contact/checked up on her more often, or at least write letters. At the very least he wasn't specifically neglecting/ignoring Rubetria, but the whole family in general. The father has no excuse because he is still a father, and should've thought about his kids more than himself. The eldest brother neither - it barely seems like he cares about Rubetria, from what we've seen so far. At the least he thinks Rubetria has it all, so he doesn't seem to even think about her, thinking she must be fine. (╯°Д °)╯╧╧
I actually teared up while I was binging this from chapter 1 to 22. It feels so... satisfying? Comforting? Vindicating? To see Rubetria show her hurt feelings and the truth of her abuse, and seeing her abusers (yes again the bio family counts, they might have their own circumstances but neglect is still a form of abuse) wake up and realise what has been going on. Seeing them regret things. I couldn't articulate myself to do the same. Or well, I guess I just know that they wouldn't feel the guilt even if I was being honest, and would instead turn the blame back onto me.
So it's really nice for me personally to see abuse victims make their abusers realise their wrongs in a way that makes them feel guilty and regret their actions. Before, my favourite for this was Penelope from Villains Are Destined To Die, and Rubetria definitely comes up there, even from only these 22 chapters we've gotten so far.