I Shall Master This Family - Vol. 4 Ch. 177
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Why am I this invested in a story about politics?
It is good to see that the Empress is shown as generally competent but lacking the context she actually needs to win. Not knowing about the MC's out of context knowledge, it really would be hard to out maneuver her.
It is good to see that the Empress is shown as generally competent but lacking the context she actually needs to win. Not knowing about the MC's out of context knowledge, it really would be hard to out maneuver her.
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Perez this chapter:
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The Empress is trying to start a smarm fight, but Tia does not care. Tia starts economic fights. Perez wants to start a makeout club, Tia is... not immune.
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The cake doesn't even need to be wrong for showing the Empress hasn't been able to find any actual information on Tia... Without uncovering Pellet none of the trivial details like cake preference matter.
Tia invited Perez to lunch with a woman he absolutely despises...and he still came over like she texted him she was alone in her mansion.
That's a sign of true love, alright. Well, that and a lot of other stuff.
Ngl, I kinda feel bad for the empress. She is just sooo outmatched. We could probably do with an unexpected antagonist Tia has little knowledge about just to shake things up, but the royal family is so good at being hateable that I'm not sure there's space for a new one.
That's a sign of true love, alright. Well, that and a lot of other stuff.
Ngl, I kinda feel bad for the empress. She is just sooo outmatched. We could probably do with an unexpected antagonist Tia has little knowledge about just to shake things up, but the royal family is so good at being hateable that I'm not sure there's space for a new one.
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I am guessing a piece of jewelry that has some really negative significance. The Emperess thinks she is way to smart to do something crass like a finger.
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It’s almost embarrassing to see somebody so clever and powerful stumble while thinking they have the upper hand. I wonder what’s in the box? Diamonds perhaps? There was that mine the Empress was trying to fight for. I can’t imagine the box would be something actually dangerous.
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Seeing the empress get so outwitted at politics keeps me wondering: at what point will she resort to violence? When she really has her back against the wall, I guess.
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I mean, his lover told him "I'm going over to your bitch stepmom's because she 'invited' me for lunch. Do you want to spit in her face together with me?" How could he miss such an opportunity?
Probably something like an defaced piece of Perez's mother's jewelry. If not something purposefully rigged to harm her at a later point in time.
Honestly, really love the empress as a villain. Tia without her foreknowledge would be cooked. The only sympathy i feel for the empress is that she implied to only be the monster her own family turned her into. That and a husband who literally cheated on her so many times that she feared for her own position makes me hate the greedy emperor more if i am honest?
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Might be reaching a little, but in a way, the empress is like Tia, if she had been given Larane's intended fate. Unable to inherit and lead her family, she's forced to derive power from the whims of the capricious emperor and her dumbass son, unlike Tia, who's allowed to hold power on her own and isn't forced to rely on the men in her life for it. No wonder she became bitter and resentful.
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I love the art in this episode especially much. Being able to see our MCS have a direct verbal battle with the empress is exciting. And thank goodness for Tia's internal monologuing kinda spelling everything out for us. I'm not very politically savvy but I feel like I'm laur3l hearing her explanations and things. The empress looks sharper than usual perhaps bc she finds our MCs to be more of an engaging "target" so she has to lock in. Very cool I loved it 😊
See? this is what i mean. Like i hate her but i understand her you know? I sincerely hate the emperor far more than her simply cause he doesn't seem at all relatable.
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OOF. Empress really a Villain I would burn villages for. Such a stunning woman.
Perez, Loyal to a fucking fault. Tia said I need you to be my plus one and he did not even blink. Had to get to town early and get a new fit ready.
Also we know Perez was secretly thanking the Empresses for giving him a chance to kiss Tia's hand and hold it... That slay dog. He got his reward for being so loyal.
People, we are in the good arch right now. The Empress is about to be on her A game, and like I said last chapter, she is really good at being the bad guy.
Perez, Loyal to a fucking fault. Tia said I need you to be my plus one and he did not even blink. Had to get to town early and get a new fit ready.
Also we know Perez was secretly thanking the Empresses for giving him a chance to kiss Tia's hand and hold it... That slay dog. He got his reward for being so loyal.
People, we are in the good arch right now. The Empress is about to be on her A game, and like I said last chapter, she is really good at being the bad guy.
can'twait for the hunting arc.
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Because you are tired with the current state of world politics where nothing made sense and all the winning party is what most would call the "Bad Guy"?
Ah, yeah. That'd explain why the empress jumps to Gallahan* as the next family head, not Shananet or Tia. She can't comprehend a woman going so far on her own merits.
Makes me wonder if her treatment isn't average or her family's just old-fashioned... A lot of the women in the series seem well-respected and hold decently high positions---wasn't the former Sershaw head an old lady?---but many of them revolve around Tia, so it's hard to judge what's normal.
*Once again, it's really funny to me that Laurels (is that the name?) doesn't occur to the empress either. That poor second child.
