I've Become the Villainous Empress of a Novel - Ch. 2

[unniechan]

@Siquall I agree with you, this story is kinda refreshing to read

 

[Pyoro]

Should have gone for some sort of reversal; where it turns out that the guard is a corrupt schemer who selfishly rebelled for one reason or another (like the Empress favoring other guys over him), while the "new Empress" would be good and honest.
Like this it's basically just generic isekai romance, unfortunately. Especially with the attitude of the males around the (supposedly) super-awesome Empress.

Plus ... the plot is kinda stupid. Tell the Rebell Dude that as a sign of turning over a new leaf you ordered a stay of executions. The great thing about being an absolute ruler is that (within limits) you can do whatever the heck you want, and that's certainly within those limits.
Or just friggin' abdicate if your primary concern is (not) getting murdered ...

 

[chonkury]

A well-organized rebellion in less than a week? That's even less plausible than stopping a rebellion in 3 days. Just the logistics alone of gathering support from different factions in the empire would take months. Then again Eusto's plan is to assassinate everyone he thinks is corrupt; I'm just not sure if anyone would be left once he's done. And why wouldn't he succumb to the same bloodlust that overcame Yulia in the end?

 

[Lustrius]

Why does she need a reason again? She's the empress, she can do whatever the fuck she wants without reason.

 

[Xevinaly]

How ironic, to stop a mass execution they conduct a mass execution.

 

[Xevinaly]

@chonkury Since its a military coup d'etat its much easier to organize. They already have everything they need so its just convincing everyone to do it. They've also probably been planning it longer than that, that's just when eustus decided to join.

 

[xXPenisXx]

Never forgetti

 

[Dudley]

She tries to stop massacre only to save her skin, how noble.
@lionfromnorth

When a 'male emperor' has many concubines, it is to produce a male heir because women (unlike men) have a gestation period of 9 months

I can also give some flimsy explanation: uhh, she wants to produce a heir so has sex excessively; she needs a large amount of partners because men (unlike women) have a long reload time. Now, I haven't seen any children, so it's certainly necessary. Actually, in manga/manhwa/books you rarely hear about emperor's children too... But it can't be only about sex, there must be other explanations.
I'm neutral about whoring, but I cannot miss covering up simple distaste with wobbly logic.

 

[ZayB]

Meh

 

[fabiaville]

why do they think pinching themselves is a way to verify if they're dreaming or not? don't think that would work 99% of the time cuz you know, you're dreaming

 

[Glomoro]

@fabiaville It's just something so many people say that many people believe it, it's basically an old wives tale if you want to compare it to some other things in that category. A repeated trope in stories and such as well, obviously. The thing is, there's not really any means to test for its effectiveness while dreaming. As far as I'm aware, the second you even think you might be dreaming, you pretty much start lucid dreaming right there. Awareness gives you some control over the dreaming state. Whether you "feel" anything or not would potentially already be up to you to decide.

Outside of dreams, the reason to do it is more along the lines of verifying you're already awake, as the belief is that you shouldn't feel pain if you're dreaming. So, if you see something unbelievable, pinch yourself and feel it distinctly, then you maybe wonder if you're hallucinating or going insane or something. But again, this is probably something that's more of a story trope than something anyone actually ever does. It's an illogical test in reality as well as dreams, because in reality there are things that can make you incapable of feeling pain. If you're suspecting something might be wrong with you because of something you're experiencing, ignoring the possibility that there's something wrong with your senses in general is dumb as hell.

 

[SovietWeeb]

I know it's unlikely. But man, I hope this guy isn't the love interest. He seems so eh. I feel like I've seen his type of character multiple times before. The righteous kid. A lot of the time they have the same type of haircut as him. I'd rather no romance, to be honest. But that's doubtful, especially with the romance tag.