
the real villain is the dad because not only does he discriminate base on blood (e.g. not loving the red haired girl js bc shes from a consort which isnt even her fault btw??) but he js pushes his desires onto other people e.g. he never once asked shushu if she wants to live with him and js assumed that the duke sucks and doesnt love shushu. hope shushu doesnt go back to him cuz he highkey sucks !!!

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the emperor didn't want to marry the empress, she said she had no feelings for him and that would be a political benefit and since he was already with the mother of the female lead, but he couldn't marry her because she didn't have a high noble status , he accepted the offer. At the beginning the Empress was also nice to the mother of the female protagonist and the Emperor thought they could become good friends. One evening the Empress mixed alcohol into his medicine. When the Emperor woke up the next day, he was lying in bed next to the Empress and she told him that they had slept together. Shortly afterwards she said that she was pregnant.
He was devastated because he fought he cheated on the family Mother.
The girl with red hair is not his daughter. He is suspicious about it. That’s why he does not like her that much.

(never read the novel) to be honest this story had so much potential especially bc of the characters, the ml and fl are both interesting in their own ways + having prior history filled with misunderstandings would’ve been fine and tbh theor is the mvp carrying the story but bc the webtoon feels so rushed the plot itself is kinda hard to follow esp when it delves deep into politics given that the fl’s highly politically driven father is the main reason why the plot is even happening which is so disappointing :// the webtoon couldve taken its time exploring themes and plot points but instead it feels incredibly haphazard and flimsy 5.5 out of 10, would only recommend this for the vibes but not for tasteful rofan enthusiasts

i think todoroki touya deserves a big round of applause for all the effort and thought that he's put through for this plan. i think out of all the villains we've encountered in the story so far touya has had one of the most elaborate and meticulous plan of all. that being said, it would be really disappointing if he were to switch sides after having a long talk with any of the heroes. the past few chapters has really shown what it means to be a hero and to have an ambition as well as how messed up the todorokis really are. at this point, it would take a god damn miracle for shoto and enji's mental states to go back to normal. i don't think this is the whole story yet though, we still don't know how touya turned into the dabi we know today. i'd love to see society start questioning their values though, especially after seeing a hero do their job. ( i don't think the public really understands what defeating a villain entails. ) as always, this arc remains to explore the lines of what is right and wrong.
current hottie rankings in this manga
#1 jazz’s brother
#2 evil cycle iruma-kun