- #26
I think it depends on the case and the cause for murder.
For example, MC and ML in Abandoned Empress are set to be married from a very young age. Both didn't choose to be with each other at the beginning but only the MC try to get to know ML and have a good relationship regardless. I cannot like ML in Abandoned Empress because the ML was terribly unkind to MC in the first timeline due to his own misunderstanding and shitty personality. Others try to defend him by saying he was poisoned which does not explain his terrible behaviour BEFORE he was poisoned. The poison only escalates something bad that was already there. In other words, this is personal. If I were in MC's position, I would NOT consider trying with that ML ever again. I have no deep beef with the one in the new timeline but I can't forgive the one in the previous timeline hence it would be impossible for me to be with him regardless of the timeline since they are literally the same person.
In Angelic Lady, MC's original fiance was kind to her UNTIL he was brainwashed with the love potion that seems to remove one's reasoning ability as well (as proven by the MC who has taken the dose herself in the first timeline) which caused him to be terribly unkind to her after that. It's not his fault but the trauma from being betrayed and mentally tortured remains. If I were in MC's position, I would not forgive him as he has done nothing wrong. I would definitely consider trying to be with him again if only I wasn't so traumatized by him.
In The Villainess Who Has Been Killed 108 Times, MC and ML were political enemies and due to some missteps on MC's part in every timeline, it is difficult for them to openly reconcile even though PERSONALLY SPEAKING, they do not hate each other at all. Even when the ML kills MC in previous timelines, he does it quickly without humiliating her or her corpse, just to get the job over with. Even the MC accept it peacefully and is glad that he's the one who kills her instead of the others. No hatred between them whatsoever. If I were in MC's position, yes, I would definitely be a little bit scared of being killed again but traumatized? Traumatized as in 'suffering from severe fear, anxiety, or depression'? No. Maybe I do from other things/people, but none from the ML himself. So, again, there's nothing to be forgiven. I definitely wouldn't mind being with him if I were in MC's shoes.
In When the Nemesis Eats the Wicked Woman, I find it to be similar to The Villainess Who Has Been Killed 108 Times. The only difference is that the murder count is much lower in this one. They have never been lovers. They have never been betrayed by each other. They are enemies from the start. ML killed MC because he wants to protect his country. MC would have done the same if she's in his place. Hence, no hatred whatsoever between them either, just misunderstandings. Kill or be killed. That's it. So, would I forgive him if I were in MC's shoes? Again, no, I wouldn't as there's literally nothing to forgive. He has done nothing wrong. I definitely would not mind being with him in the new timeline.
For example, MC and ML in Abandoned Empress are set to be married from a very young age. Both didn't choose to be with each other at the beginning but only the MC try to get to know ML and have a good relationship regardless. I cannot like ML in Abandoned Empress because the ML was terribly unkind to MC in the first timeline due to his own misunderstanding and shitty personality. Others try to defend him by saying he was poisoned which does not explain his terrible behaviour BEFORE he was poisoned. The poison only escalates something bad that was already there. In other words, this is personal. If I were in MC's position, I would NOT consider trying with that ML ever again. I have no deep beef with the one in the new timeline but I can't forgive the one in the previous timeline hence it would be impossible for me to be with him regardless of the timeline since they are literally the same person.
In Angelic Lady, MC's original fiance was kind to her UNTIL he was brainwashed with the love potion that seems to remove one's reasoning ability as well (as proven by the MC who has taken the dose herself in the first timeline) which caused him to be terribly unkind to her after that. It's not his fault but the trauma from being betrayed and mentally tortured remains. If I were in MC's position, I would not forgive him as he has done nothing wrong. I would definitely consider trying to be with him again if only I wasn't so traumatized by him.
In The Villainess Who Has Been Killed 108 Times, MC and ML were political enemies and due to some missteps on MC's part in every timeline, it is difficult for them to openly reconcile even though PERSONALLY SPEAKING, they do not hate each other at all. Even when the ML kills MC in previous timelines, he does it quickly without humiliating her or her corpse, just to get the job over with. Even the MC accept it peacefully and is glad that he's the one who kills her instead of the others. No hatred between them whatsoever. If I were in MC's position, yes, I would definitely be a little bit scared of being killed again but traumatized? Traumatized as in 'suffering from severe fear, anxiety, or depression'? No. Maybe I do from other things/people, but none from the ML himself. So, again, there's nothing to be forgiven. I definitely wouldn't mind being with him if I were in MC's shoes.
In When the Nemesis Eats the Wicked Woman, I find it to be similar to The Villainess Who Has Been Killed 108 Times. The only difference is that the murder count is much lower in this one. They have never been lovers. They have never been betrayed by each other. They are enemies from the start. ML killed MC because he wants to protect his country. MC would have done the same if she's in his place. Hence, no hatred whatsoever between them either, just misunderstandings. Kill or be killed. That's it. So, would I forgive him if I were in MC's shoes? Again, no, I wouldn't as there's literally nothing to forgive. He has done nothing wrong. I definitely would not mind being with him in the new timeline.