@kalesalad
I can see how you can reach your conclusion. My own take is based on Zabotte's internal monolog in the first ch. It's not loving or even friendly in tone. I'd characterize it as downright contemptuous, very much laughing down her sleeve.
The cheating is once again how she refers to...
Is there any reason she is perpetually dressed as a maid?
I mean I don't walk around with a multimeter, oscilloscope or a computer (well development system). Send I have never worn a pocket protector or a slide rule. You don't see doctors wearing a speculum or a stethoscope or lawyers wearing...
@leusee
I always thought of the teabag as yet another American destruction and repurposing of ancient cultures*
And it turns out the patent holders were from Milwaukee
https://time.com/3996712/a-brief-history-of-the-tea-bag/
*That's pride BTW. Biomass feeds the combine after all
I think the neighbor is the stand in for the western readers wondering WTF is going on with this manga
Also the way the cake was drawn I first thought it was bacon.
Just gets more confusing as it goes. The family tree resembles the Gordian Knot. As things are I'll probably need graph paper or Vizio to chart this out.
Putting aside the insane family relationships, just why does she want to be a concubine? In a European setting the position doesn't exist...
links to the novel
(1) https://ridibooks.com/books/297026209
(2) https://page.kakao.com/home?seriesId=51650725
(3) http://m.yes24.com/Goods/Detail/89831444
Well I hate the MC already, her family is also garbage and Cinderella needs some sense slapped into her.
Anyway, I'll stick around see if it goes someplace interesting