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The translation is pretty good. I think the story is pretty on par for the genre. It’s a fun read, but as others have mentioned, you might have to turn off a brain cell or two to enjoy it.MC is a fake saintess and the real saintess will appear in 5 years, so MC make plans to escape before she’s mu*dered by the MLs before the real saintess comes. But the gods (the celestial beings that talk to her through a chat interface) have other plans for MC.The story is a reverse harem with 3 MLs (or maybe 4 MLs later since there are 4 guys on the novel cover... ?). The first 2 MLs, the prince and the high priest, know she is a fake because they are the ones that put her in that position for political reasons. The 3rd ML is a savvy merchant that doesn’t really have anything to do with the political machinations, but MC meets him when she’s trying to pawn off artworks to make money for her escape.In any case, the story is interesting the and the gods messing with her adds to a lot of the humor. I like it so far.Now for my options of the MLs... So, as I said, the story is a reverse harem, and there are 3 MLs so far.The first ML, the blonde, stoic high priest, is the one that MC spends most time with since they both live at the temple. And I think MC has the most interesting relationship with him because, as MC gains more holy power, he becomes more and more obsessed with her. At first, he wants to Spoiler
kidnap MC and have his way with her, but at some point, he loses a bet with MC and he ends up with a magical leash and collar around his neck, which unlocks a special new fetish in him. 😆
[collapse] His relationship with MC isn’t very healthy so far, because she always trying to avoid him. But I think there is a lot of potential here, because she does think he’s very handsome and the only reason she’s avoiding him is so she doesn’t get caught with her shenanigans.The second ML, the hot-headed red haired crown prince, doesn’t get a lot of screen time. Like very little. But MC defends him from the coniving empress a few times, and he starts to have feelings for her almost immediately. I personally think his relationship with MC was written poorly, because, in one scene he hates her guts, and in the next scene he is in love with her. It was like whiplash. There was no romantic growth and suddenly he’s all over her.The third ML is the mysterious dark-haired merchant, and I’m convinced he must be end-game ML, because all the scenes with him are written very sweetly. But, just like the prince, he gets so little screen time and so little character development, that it gets really weird that he and MC go on a date only on their 3rd meetup and are acting all lovey dovey. Their relationship seems VERY forced. No build up at all, but it’s like she immediately accepts him and starts doting on him.Anyways, I’m rooting for the high priest, but alas, I think the author has the merchant in mind.As a side note, since they’re 4 guys on the novel cover, I do suspect that there is possibly a 4th white-haired ML. I think it must be the demon lord because he’s the only other character that has been mentioned in the story. But as of chapter 50, he has gotten zero screen time, so I’m thinking he must be introduced late in the story.
