I started to read this because of the ads in Instagram for years now. I gave in to read it because honestly, I don't really like Manhwa (Korean manga) because of their art style and the stupidly dragging with many many filler and unrelated stories, bad at characters development and many more... Oh, boy, I was wrong.... at the beginning only.
The start is VERY good! Very very GOOD! I was sucked into it, I want more of it. I want to see more of Edna and Eli, but ho boy... it all started to fall apart after Edna's become cheery duchess... It's not wrong to see her becomes a change woman, from a stoic to a cheerful woman, but she seems like an extreme bipolar patient. She will suddenly angry like Hulk, showing those deadly eyes, acting arrogant then calm down again within a minute, back to her smiley face.
I also want to start of how Mary-sue and stupid the story is...
When Monde and his men attack the town, Edna smacks all of them with her own strength. Edna is a woman, yes, she was Prince Eden, she trained during her childhood, but how come a woman WITHOUT a real war experience or battle experience or even training for the last 2-3 years (maybe more) do this thing by herself? Chris is a whip wielder too and had gone to a WAR, a REAL WAR! Yet, he just sits around and let Edna do the stuff so she can becomes the super hero. Also, other EXPERIENCED knights, who have gone to WAR with Eli, like Kian, Mcfonnald (forget how to spell his name) wounded here and there, what about Edna? She RESCUED those knights and doesn't have any single scratch on her.
And what about Eli? He feels like an extra in the future chapters so Edna can find her happiness and also to have Edna pregnant. He's a war hero for God's sake, show him battling somebody, not only his wife who do the battles.
I like Edna with short hair better, her attitude becomes so fake and very Mary-sue-ish after 3 years later. You can make Edna as an invisible woman, but hey, let's not forget her husband.
I know people are sick to see lame and weak women in story (like those Disney princesses just waiting her prince charming while singing those goddamn song so Disney can sell them with overpriced and copyrighted everything or most shoujo mangas where the mc just take all the abuse doing nothing but crying), but this is FAR BEYOND unrealistic.Look at Mulan 1998 vs Mulan 2020. Which one is better? Mulan 1998 is weak physically, well, duh, she's a woman. As a woman myself, I can't lift heavy things, I need my brother to do those thing for me and I accept it. Women have limit to their physical strength, it's the real truth, unless you want to train like those muscly women, be my guest, I'm not gonna judge. But we need to agree with one thing, her (Mulan 1998) brain is beyond those men. She makes men bow down to her with her brain! What Mulan 2020 do? Conquer your inner womanhood and manhood so you can become an invincible Mary-sue by kicking all those arrows and spears that come to you?
What makes me fall apart is how the ending is. As I mention above, Eli becomes like an extra in later chapters (after 10ish chapters), and in the end it still the same, an extra. So, they prepare for the war against Count Polit (Pilot? Polot? Pilit? forget his name too) and after finally I think I can see Eli in action, Edna comes... Hahahaha... OMG... The goddess of war comes to defeat that count within 10 sec. Bruh... the enemies here either doesn't do any training or too dumb or just too suicidal.
You know what Eli does in the end? Punching a traitor to save his brother. That's it... and we get more talking.
And suddenly Katrina, whoever that is comes to the finale so Cayden can get married (a happy ending for him?)
And suddenly Alex (Edna and Eli's kid) becomes 20yo and training sword. And suddenly Edna challenges Eli. And suddenly, Edna's won. Jesus... All hail to Edna!!! Yay!! (sarcasm)
And as this is not enough already, they have a sequel. Staring Alex, maybe so their lines can reclaim the throne as Katrina can't have a child.
Oh, almost forget, how in the world, a broken man like Eli falls in love with Edna within less than a week? How in the world a rape victim (Eli raped Edna in chapter 1) who shown fear when Eli tries to touch her falls in love within less than a week? Is it because how gentle Eli is for their second time? This is absurd... And this manga is for all age I guess? The ads are everywhere for these past 3 years. Man, how dangerous internet nowadays... And looking at the 10 stars rating here makes me scarred. Is this how a good story wish to be told nowadays?
3.3/10 after the great beginning.
Disappointed....
