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ML is not even a relative. He is not related to the duchy. Simply put, he is just a robber. And MC is the OG since the beginning. She is the real successor and she had lived her life once fighting hard for the position head to head with ML, but lose miserably in the end because ML use drug to manipulate others and he is powerful underworld boss. So in this life, she only focus on escaping.
[collapse]MC is very sensible given her circumstances and her knowledge about the plot. Despite saying that she give up the position in her family, she is not coward or a pushover to let people play her around.For ML part, he got some buff as a Male lead meaning he is powerful from the beginning (given convenience) and always always at the right time and at the right place. Making reader feel super duper frustrating. There is no balance, MC is being super oppressed and ML is on the high horse getting everything easily. He is the real bad guy, a criminal and a robber of people hard work, (moral degradation type where you found in r rate story), so his thought and action on why he manipulating others and stealing are justified in itself.SpoilerMC is quiet badass and sensible. After she loss everything she worked hard for, you just want to root for her to success her goal, getting away, which contradicting to other dark fantasy novel where I close my brain and don't really think much about ML has his own way. It will be frustrating ride if she at least could not get out from the house.
I read some spoiler that ML is not relative. He is just a guys in underworld who happen to want a noble status and he used drugs to brainwash MC father into believing that he is a relative. As a reader, it is frustrating to know about this because ML has not only stolen MC right and position, but also her identity and chance where she could possible be an awesome family leader and prove herself in the world. It is sad actually because MC is capable to all those and crave to do so, but lose it all because some guy just use drug and is more powerful. Her position in the house is an only chance for her to find her worth in the world or feel accepted by others.
I read in the thread that the author wants to write ML as a real real villain, so we should not expect ML to have further development or turn to the high moral one nor we should expect the author to justify why ML doing all of these. By that, there is no reason for author to justify why ML stealing MC ancestor's family hard work is alright. He is just that, the real bad guy. (Imaging one day some random guy comes into your home claiming everything in your home his and he has not contributed or actually entitle to those at all). I view that an abusive childhood contributes to his character and circumstances, but it is not justify for stealing other's identity. However, since he is a real villain per author's intention, stealing behavior and morally degraded action are then just as expected for dark fantasy novel. We know it is r rate read and we need to throw part of reality and moral norm away and accept that this will be a story of such main characters. But by all mean, despite how popular the story is, it is not real life. No one should be treated like object. Again being controlled is not romantic even lots of novel tends to make it so.
well, we all know that MC and ML will end up together. She will mingle with this real bad guy who stole her hard work and identity. [collapse]In the end, I hope her status in the story will not end by Ravia being just one of ML's obsessive possession and his triumph trophy. That will be sad and almost become a Stockholm syndrome story.
other than swallow hard about a part above. The storyline is intrigue and you just root of MC to success. Translation is smooth too. Thank you translators for picking this up. Have a good anticipation on how the story will unfold.
