Y'all please remember this is a narrative from the onlookers perspective. If these comic tropes go as they normally do, the emperor is probs stuck in some form of conspiracy (and/or is being manipulated). If he's ML chances are he`s ruthless but not psycho.
Then again I could be wrong and he...
I did not come here for more pain. Jeez. Guess I'll pause this again until things stabilize. Hope it's not till the finale or something. I miss my cute princess antics. ;0;
This feels like the first half of an otome game, where you're introduced to the ML's and get to pick a route.
Slice-of-life vibes. Don't expect her to end up with anyone. Series like this will either drag out her not picking because of obliviousness and then suddenly making her become "aware"...