How ironic is it that Izmael/Prophet/Old Man said that the shadow world is the ideal timeline and Artemis's will, but in the shadow world, Izmael perished during the Sword Saint Kei's coup d'etat. That means Artemis's will is a world where he perished but he's here, so paradoxically he's going against her will. What a mess
Can somebody explain his deal? I wouldn't mind a bit of a spoiler too.
I could be wrong but I think he thinks he's a prophet of some kind. He's experienced death and "seen the light" so he thinks he's on the righteous path. And bc of that he's trying to secure the Vatican to be more powerful than the empire by controlling the crown prince. And since he is securing a close relationship with the prince, that makes him a candidate to be the Pope. I could be missing a lot of things, and this might not even answer your question, but it's the best I got at the moment.
SPOILER(ish)
i heard his deal is a bit like the priest from the hunchback of nortre damn, i havent seen the movie myself but i saw a a spoiler saying he’s obsessed with Shuri and wants to possess her but would rather kill her than let her not be caged by him bc her very existence tempts him as a holy man or something. i hope that make’s sense
It was absolutely delightful to finally get to see the "second male lead" get chosen first (in this life) by the FL!! Kinda nervous that she might send him away though.
I appreciate that the romance wasn't linear in the way like: the first male introduced is the ML, or the relentless obsessive asshole is the ML.
ISAAC FOR THE END GAME!!!! PLS PLS DON'T SEND HIM AWAY AAAAAA
I must admit I wasn't expecting much with this manhwa when I picked it up, but it's progressing in a nice way.











...time to read the novel.