A Mary-Sue-like FL always with modern ideas that everyone praises. Multiple love interests. Obvious villains. Cliche (main) ML (especially later in story): cold, talented with swords, only loving with FL, moved by FL’s determination to help him despite his belief he’s cursed, etc, etc…
Plot was kind of funny initially but now ch 45 and I’m bored. It’s made clear who is behind the initial plots, they find the traitors immediately, there’s a trial, justice…The FL launches her bank and is in process of opening trade route. Some stuff with the heir to the Throne: a crown prince and his mother scheming with abusive uncle, the crown prince fall ill, people start looking for Linus (main ML)
I think it just got really boring because it’s spelled out to the reader who the culprit it every time and the FL is such a Mary Sue that it’s obvious she always wins in the end.
——— MAIN CHARACTERS ———
🪻Countess Adelaide Gran De Edwith (FL)
- character plotted to assassinate crown prince
- in novel, she was executed for her crimes
- wanted by authorities
- “Everyone knows Countess want(ed) to kill the prince. So if he dies, I’ll be suspect NO.1 therefore I must do everything I can to keep this idiot alive!”
- father went mad with grief after wife died
- FL took on role as Countess very young
🔎 Edward Dustin (love interest)
- matter-of-fact, detailed, dedicated, calm
- FL’s secretary
- from fallen noble family (due to debt) but father still headmaster of imperial academy
🌙⚔️ Prince Linus (love interest)
- suspicious of FL
- abused by guardian-uncle
- older brother, the crown prince, doesn’t see him as competition for the throne
- always seems to be under threat
- very talented with the sword
- Thought FL was beautiful and talented until she straight up told him to die…
- has poisonous blood. Cure is his mana heart
🕷️ Duke Blake Ruhmann Alzenberg / Igor
- “being who eats darkness” awakened
- guardian of chaos and darkness
- evasive, bold, confident flirt
- rumoured bloodthirsty tyrant
- supposed to be mysterious but comes across as a creep
🌸 Claire Izeph (OG Female lead)
- turns into the biggest fan of Countess
——— ASPECTS / TROPES ———
- every imperial family mana has a mana heart..
- …is taken out of child. Given back in adulthood
- Who keeps trying to assassinate Linus?
- Trying to get Linus’s mana heart back without him knowing
- Pretty fast paced romance
- FL well-known among nobility (in a bad way)
- FL well liked by commoners
- Multiple love interests
- Magicians and Sorcerers
CONTENT WARNINGS
Blood, hallucinations, corporal punishment