That's because the author is blatantly trying(and succeeding) to emotionally manipulate the readers.
We're so deep in justifying everything she does that it all seems genuine now.
Dion's drawing is too funny to me. He has a huge body compared to his head size. Koreans do really have a huge complex about small heads. Other than that, drawings and the story is very entertaining. Thanks for the translation.
I wouldn't say that the female lead is manipulative. She's trying to survive and make others survive also, no matter what. You can't survive among these nutcases by being "honest, lawful, good".