He spared a rapist (yknow he was with how he acted drunk that’s he’s assaulted a few women) and an attempted murderer, if he wasn’t already… Ik y’all in the cmts justifying Abel’s decision bc of his background, but DAMN does it leave a bad taste in my mouth to see a holy moly character. Hope Kara’s deals with him in secret.
I think spared is better. He'll suffer more alive. He'll be forced to face the consequences of his actions every single day. The moment he was spared, he's already sealed his fate for the constant torment in his lifetime. The ML's definitely going to make sure of it.
If it makes you feel any better, the only reason it feels out of place is cause in the novel Karas killed a BUNCH of the people on board, including the people he spoke with in the earlier chapters, so like yeah they definitely cut out a lot of the gore that was in the novel
Abel doesn't want him to kill the hostage that the man is holding on to. Karas is willing to kill the hostage without issue just because they are in the way and that's who Abel is comparing to an innocent bug.
Abel sees he doesn't care about the hostages getting killed once the first one gets hurt and is stopping him before he ends up killing the second hostage.
In the novel, Karas kills MULTIPLE hostages that aren't even being used as shields to prove a point, including the first one who is only hurt in this version.
They extremely toned down what he does he this chapter.
I do like that Abel acted much quicker to stop him in this though.
Exactly
Sorry my bad, slight correction. In the novel Karas doesn't kill the first hostage the fake is holding onto....he just turns away goes straight to the other people and kills them one by one using them as his own hostages.
He tells the fake to kill the hostage he has or "otherwise these people will die because of you." And then Abel stops him from killing all of the innocent people on board, comparing them to the bug, and explaining how they did nothing wrong.
For those fickle pickles out there like me who debated on reading this solely for the fact that seme married a women and worried if he had ~relations~ with her, I’m happy to announce he did not! He explicitly said it was a business relationship, he did not touch her, and that he was a virgin (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
Fr i was worried but still tried this and it was worth it
Damn that's what I wanted to know!!
Yall I’m on ch 29 and can’t deal with how the fl only has one working brain cell that causes misunderstanding on misunderstanding… ml asked her straight up if she liked that brown haired guy, and her one brain cell went “I like= they are good person” and said yes she liked him… omfg kill me now. Anyone know when both their feelings get properly expressed? And pls tell me it hasn’t happened yet… also anyone know the ch he finds out she is the black dog??? And again, pls tell me that all these chapters in… he is NOT still in the dark…
also this is my second attempt at reading this bc I saw a cute clip of ml being jealous on tiktok (≧∀≦) I vividly remember trying to read this back when it had like 20 chapters max and could not make it very far bc I constantly got frustrated with the silly misunderstandings, which Ik are supposed to be comedic, but why was I getting actually heated?? Lmao that’s when I knew I had to drop. Anyways I made it further this time, ch 29, and again the same silly misunderstandings are getting to me… I just wanna know- does the misunderstanding of ml thinking fl has a crush on someone else last long and does the black dog secret come out soon???
this story is ending soon just a couple of chapters left but yeah he already knows rosas secret
yeh no this shit frustrated tf out of me too so i just read a chapter occasionally to keep my sanity. i haven’t read the entire webtoon but i basically understand what’s happening without having to put myself through that pain
He kinda knew she was blackdog from the beginning but he was in denial for sm time
Y’all 2 chapters in where she was JUST assassinated and ml said “we’re going to war” I connected the dots asap and went straight to the cmts for confirmation bc I can’t do BS. The chill look on the brothers face sending her to an enemy marriage was all I needed to see that he was fishy. I read all 18 pages of cmts and the spoilers
And what I can conclude is the fl is stupid in the beginning to be so easily influenced by her brother in her 2nd life who she knew killed her when she lingered as a spirit for a DECADE (Gahdayum that sounds like hell)
Ppl defended her saying it’s her brother who she’s know her entire life and can’t just forget it so easily and that she deeply cares ab the ppl in her country so she’s willing to be his loser if it meant protecting the ppl.
What I have to say to that is FUCKKKK NOOOO she spent 10 yrs observing the situation and still can’t cut family ties?? I wouldve cried and wallowed in despair for like 2 yrs max then start bossing up to kill the little shit.
And I totally understand her fear of the ml, she witnessed him killing her younger brother and father, and that’s not easy to forget. Hell, I’m surprised romance even occurred bc I could not love my family’s killer, no matter their reason or cause.
From the spoilers, fl should’ve feared both her brother and ml, yet in the beginning at least, she’s the willing fool to her brothers scheme and harbors estranged thoughts on the ml being the main reason her family and people met their downfall when the root cause was the brother.
I’m not a fan of the fl, but do understand it’s bc this adaptation is different than the novel which leaves out crucial details which makes her seem like a naive idiot.
I heard her character development happens FAST but idk in which chapter bc I want to skip the headache…
Oki the ml did not kill the lil bro and father DIRECTLY. The just got killed in the war (collateral damage) and that’s just bound to happen in war. Plus I doubt he knew if they were all in on it or not when it came to the fl’s assassination. Plus he pretty much lost his mind and I can’t rlly blame him when he became the emperor FOR HER and she is his reason to live. All that mattered to him was the fl (he doesn’t know the rest of her family like that), and he knows that Arcaea was the one who assassinated her so they must pay it back in blood.
Bruh I knew it he’s misunderstanding how to woo someone with little words and confusing actions
Oh geez I remember reading this, but the plot vanished from my mind and after seeing a cute clip on tiktok, decided to reread but omg I remember now. I remember how uke’s self respect was below ground level like stand up. So frustrating seeing him be weak to seme and going back to him again and again after the break up
Why are they introducing a frustrating side story with a fl with no backbone the EMPEROR loves her, so she could throw a damn tantrum and no one can say shit, but she chooses to sit quiet… WHY?!?
14 chapters in and the only person I like is the ml’s mother, the only one who treated the fl with kindness and respect, that even the fl doesn’t have for herself.
Ml is obviously a pos, idk what that blondie is up to but she has suspicious moments of trying to frame fl, and the fl is so… like girl… pls stop simping and blushing over the mf who called you a vulgar, promiscuous, evil, snake like bitch and has pure hate in his eyes. It’s so cringe to see her smiling like a goof to him and making playful jokes as if he hasn’t been constantly shaming and bringing her down at every chance. And it’s not even the purposeful type of joking and kind behavior she’s doing to lower his guard and make herself look better, but she genuinely said she “can’t stop teasing him” like cmon girl get up off the ground. He literally called her a hostage and she overhears this yet still simps and swoons at his face and body like a dumbass.
If the most handsome man in the world, Felix from stray kids, looked at me with MALICE in his eyes and poison in his words you bet my heart would drop, and I would no longer look at him with yearning.
I’m at the part where they accuse her of sending their family info to her family, and ml is all of a sudden acting honorable saying shit like “the trial will be unbiased I swear on it” after seeing her cry (which was understandable, but damn girl don’t let these assholes see you broken down!!)
And I already know it’s gonna happen and I’m dreading it, but after ml helps clear her accusations, she again, will swoon for the bare basic minimum and sorry excuse of a man that is the ml.
It’s still real early on, and I hope she stops the swooning IMMEDIATELY, and give the same energy back to the ml. Hell I wish she was more of a bonafide villainess.
Geez Louise I had to rant to get my frustrations out and did not notice the absolute NOVEL I typed lmao
I was gonna continue reading, but then one of the preview pics of fl with a back full of bruises caught my eye and, me being a spoiler lover, decided to check it out, and what I find out is ml still harbors bs thoughts ab fl even at ch 31, and that they had spent a night together previously even tho he still thought shit ab her… that’s a hell naw from me I hate smut in transmigration stories (my bad I didn’t see it was tagged with josei) but I hate smut even more if they’re not 100% in love. And why is fl pleading for him to continue despite the back pain with a desperate face… that doesn’t scream love to me
There's no outright smut in here. You should keep reading because things get better. Lmk if you want spoilers
YES PLS!! I love me some spoilers the more detailed the better
Hi sorry I took some time. Needed to get the right place where you last read
So after the report incident, Edith tells Killian that he's not gonna believe her anyways, so stop paying her attention. Killian gets mad but promises her she's gonna get a fair trial.
Edith is put under house arrest and Killian starts to pay attention to her by sitting with her for Lunch. Man's a tsundere my sister in Christ.
Edith picks up making dresses for dolls because she's bored and Anna, her personal maid is starting to like her because Edith treats her like a person rather than as a servant like everybody else does.
Meanwhile Killian's brother goes to the Royal Palace and tattle on Edith to the King saying she leaked the documents when Killian threw a fit in front of his family saying "Why are y'all jumping to conclusions like this? There's no proof Edith actually leaked the info"
There's a craft market held as a charity event and all the noble ladies are making stuff to sell. Reeze, the show off is making a huge embroidery and being all coy like "Oh its not that good". Edith doesn't have much experience in embroidery, so she picks a simple design in a handkerchief for Killian and all the bitchy noble women are like "Oh my teen daughter made something like that when she started" Then Duchess tries to save her by saying "Oh the colour of this clothes is similar to Killian's eyes". Then noble women coo in like "Oh newly weds"
In the trade fair, Edith gets cornered by her brother and the asshole assault Edith while she's on the way to the washrooms and threatens her if their plans go wrong, she's gonna be the first on the chopping block. While Edith's taking the washroom break, Killian buys her handkerchief.
After doing the bad investments and loosing money, Edith's family gets impatient that Edith is not asking for maids from their house, so this bitch maid for Rigelhoffs come to Duke's doorstep throwing a strom saying she misses Edith and shit. So Duke let's the bitch in.
Bitch maid is abusing Edith big time. She's starving her, beating her where her clothes cover the bruses, there's verbal abuse, etc. Edith is put back to work with the secretary guy and she's only getting to eat tea snacks as a meal. Secretary guy is getting sus about her unusual appetite. Anna was pushed aside by the bitch and she isolated Edith from everyone.
Then Edith sends Reeze a gift sewing set as an apology. Bitch maid force Edith to poison the sewing kit but Edith doesn't budge. But Reeze gets poisoned by the sewing kit anyways and put on a coma to recover. Then the guards find poison on Edith's room and Edith is put on house arrest again.
Reeze wakes up and sends a cake as a peace offering, but plot twist! It's poisoned. Bitch maid put poison on it and makes the starved Edith eat it. Edith gets severe stomach aches but nobody finds out why she's sick. Also nobody else is worried for Edith except Killian, but bitch maid makes Edith to reject Killian.
Killian suddenly gets angry because bitch maid is blowing off Killian's attempts to have meals with Edith. Killian thinks Edith is doing it on purpose. So he tries to force Edith to sleep with him. Bro is being a massive red flag there, buuuut he discover Edith's bruises when he takes off her clothes. Killian blows up and send bitch maid to jail.
That's only like the 1st 30 or so chapters and I may have gotten some stuff in the wrong order
You should read this. It's bittersweet in the first part, but it gets wholesome
Wait so when he tried to force her to sleep with him, was their FIRST attempt at fucking?? Bc when I read ch 30, it was insinuated that they spent a night together already… and wow that sounds like a lot of bs fl had to go through that I would’ve blown up in anger if I had continued. Thanks for the detailed spoilers !!! I might pick this up right at ch 40 or later, past all the bs bc ml still doesn’t seem like a decent man and fl still has no power bc of how she’s viewed.
I read spoilers that he was under hypnosis to hate the fl, but did the hypnosis really make him say all that nasty shit ab her behind her back and to her face? I don’t think so. He could’ve looked badly upon her and ignored her existence, but he HAD to seek her out multiple times to basically say “you are shit, know your place”
It wasn't their first attempt at sex. I had to take a refresher because it's been a while since I read this.
Stuff I missed/ messed up the order
After the letter incident, Edith remembers a special event where og Edith trys to seduce Killian and failing. Edith us like "Well, let's get this over with" and goes to Killian's room. She kiss him on the forehead and try to leave. Killian takes this as her being willing to sleep with him and they do the deed.
Poison cake incident comes after the poison thread incident.
After Killian sleeps with Edith, the 1st condition to loosen author's authority meets the need, which is Edith following the script and changing the course of the story.
The forcing himself on Edith happens because he sees Edith being vulnerable with secretary guy and Killian gets jealous. He sees Edith's bruises and realizes that he was being an asshole.
Then Edith feels bad for seducing Killian, so she trys to stay away from Killian and turning him down 10 times.
I guess the hypnosis was more like manipulation due to being close with Reeze, author's authority over important characters and competition to have Reeze as a prize
Girl I hope both sides of your pillow is cold forever thanks for indulging me in spoilers
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You too bud
He’s such an honest babygurl doing the deed compared to his usual scowling self
So just started the side stories and it’s so shit??? This other Valeta was “tormented and violated” aka raped by the crown prine/king, and wants to die, only to be summoned by a crazy alternate ml who ends up raping her too… and I see some cmts saying she “consented” bc she agreed to the deal that he’ll kill her if she “sleeps” with him. If it’s coerced then it’s rape. And if she said, no, what was he gonna do? Keep her locked up? She wants to die, so ofc she has no choice but to agree to the bs deal.
I don’t know what happens later in the side stories for some of y’all to get frustrated with her, but 1-2 chapters into the sides, she’s a clear victim of a loser.