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Their relationship in the past life started in a wrong way anyway. It was an accident that neither of them wanted. Nevertheless Kishiar still did all the things that would better Yuder's position, even if he never explicitly said so and deliberately made Yuder question.
Sure, him hiding things may not be the best choice and it did hurt Yuder mentally. But would Yuder have been happier had Kishiar revealed everything back then? Remember, when their relationship started before regression, Kishiar's plate was already destroyed, which means his death was just a matter of time. Yuder back then was also too young (and somewhat immature) to actually understand some things.
'Never shielded MC' is even more of an absurd claim. Read the novel and you'll know how pre-regression Kishiar cared for him even after death. In fact, Yuder before regression would have been in much more danger if not for the little arrangements Kishiar made for him.
[collapse]Lastly, "MC despite the rebirth cheat is always 2nd place to ML". Utterly wrong.Yuder and Kishiar are two different kinds of genius. Yuder is the 'specializer' whose power lies in his beyond-irregular Awakened ability, plus sword skills and combat skills gained from training and hard work. Kishiar is the 'all-rounder' type whose power consists of divine power, sword aura, magic and Awakened ability. He has more powers, sure, but that doesn't necessarily mean he is stronger in combat.SpoilerAfter all, the problems with his plate are ironically due to his varied powers anyway. And it's not even only him who has this wide range of powers. All royal family members share the same issue and even the Emperor, Kaelusa, has various powers despite never undergoing strength training.
[collapse]If Kishiar was always No. 1 and Yuder was always No. 2, why would there be that special side story chapter where Cavalry/Mabyungdan members had a long debate whether Yuder or Kishiar would win in a duel? Most of them believe that the two's combat prowess is equal. Frankly, before Kishiar's plate issue got better, Yuder was even at an advantage.Last note, I hope more people would actually try to read the novel first instead of picking stray spoilers from random places and claiming that the story is tr*sh when they apparently don't even know anything about it.