Akuyaku Reijo no Nariagari Ringoku de Hoseki no Seijo to Yobareru Made - Vol. 1 Ch. 2
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He saved her autistic ass.
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So, the real tiara would be in her room? Why?
Wouldn't she "get" the real one for the wedding, so there is no reason to swap to a fake one. The only thing I could think of, is that the crown is stored away unless it is an official event. Holding it or selling it would both be near impossible.
When framing someone, one needs to create a motive you can pin on them. Really hard (if not impossible) to prove they didn't want to do something. They forgot that step entirely.
Wouldn't she "get" the real one for the wedding, so there is no reason to swap to a fake one. The only thing I could think of, is that the crown is stored away unless it is an official event. Holding it or selling it would both be near impossible.
When framing someone, one needs to create a motive you can pin on them. Really hard (if not impossible) to prove they didn't want to do something. They forgot that step entirely.
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Makis' ploy was to switch the real tiara for a fake, and plant the real one in her room.
MC is called the "Gem Eating Villainess" because false rumors were spread about her spending tons of royal coffer money on gems and jewelry, making her seem like an unfit candidate for queen and to undermine her image.
So the tiara in the ceremony was "fake", and then they'd just so happen to find the "real" one in MC's room - meaning they could claim she tried to steal it, to horde it away or do something "untoward" with it.
You are correct, in that it's not like she'd "get" the tiara; it's a jewelry piece that she'd use in ceremonies and other possible occasions, but it's still owned by the kingdom, and passed down generation to generation.
Because that tiara is specifically a "national treasure", and is far more important than its actual material worth.
But more importantly, Makis and his faction have been laying the groundwork of smearing MC's name amongst everyone around, and if they then said "she stole our national treasure for her own selfish ends and even replaced it with a fake", it'd be easy to call for her head.
MC is already not trusted by the majority of the people in that kingdom - we see that in the first chapter, and she echoes it in this second chapter when she talks about how she's already seen in a bad light, and how this could end up affecting her home and family, to boot.
Because it happened within the royal castle, thus the crown prince can do whatsoever as he wished. He already spread the rumors through out the whole country and he is an idiot but a prince, nonetheless.
If the tiara was real upon presented, then Jewel Eater will be married but either died offscreen or get framed for other crimes by wedding, then get executed.
If the tiara was fake upon presented, then Jewel Eater will either endure the humillation and wear it, or she refused to wear it. Both paths ended up following the first scenario. No other nobles will defend her because the rumors and her bad reputation.
So, Jewel Eater was lucky because the neighbouring country prince took advantage of the situation and he walked out with huge winning. An expert in jewel bussiness and the country's favour for clearing the fiasco.
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Oooh, interesting 🤔
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he doesn't seem good though.
unless "i can't wait for you to become mine" is talking about a miner mine.
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Isn't this the kind of bad boy character a female audience would want?
Either way the writing is refreshing after having read what feels like one hundred of the same cut out villainess stories.
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Why does he have to be such a fucking creep?
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One thing Makis and his faction have not taking into account is the king, and what he'd say about it.
From this chapter, it can be surmised that the king is at least amicable towards the MC, and so I can see little reason for him to believe that she'd be able to or willing to steal the tiara for such a reason. I don't think they actually have a strong enough case to accuse the MC of the theft that isn't explainable by falsifying the evidence and hearsay.
Most of the nobles will jump on it and make it difficult for the king to manoeuvre around the 'witch hunt'. Makis will get his wish and have his engagement with the MC broken, but I feel like the woman he's with is hiding something too, which will be found and ruin everything.
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The king is more than "at least amicable" toward her - she's the spitting image of the late First Queen, whom he (apparently) still loves dearly.
Makis cites that lingering attachment as part of his hatred of MC; because he's convinced that his father ignores both him and his mother (the Second Queen) in favor of MC.
On top of that - MC's family is heavily involved with and knowledgeable in the gemstone business and trade - which represents the lifeblood of this kingdom's economy due to their value for the surrounding nations.
But because the king (allegedly) refuses to hand over the gemstone trade to noble families--even those knowledgeable in gemstone valuation and trade--and desires it be kept entirely within the purview of the royal family, MC was engaged to Makis to "incorporate her family into the Crown" and thus take advantage of her knowledge to prevent the kingdom from falling into economic ruin.
Which is how we get to this point - and Makis resents MC because of her mannerisms and seeming lack of emotion. He effectively feels inferior to her, and his pride has taken a hit and he's being petulant about being abandoned and ignored (in his eyes).
So he wants to break the engagement, but can't, because his father the king is so invested in getting MC into the royal family (for those personal reasons relating to the Late First Queen, and for her family's gemstone business and knowledge).
And yes - the "mistress" undoubtedly has something to do with all of this, though it's currently unclear whether it's simple ambition on her part, or some larger/more complex scheme. But she was the one who hinted at "having more fun" involving the engagement ceremony, and the implication is she hatched this "fake national treasure plan", or at least inspired it in Makis.
But also - the king wouldn't be able to unilaterally tell off the whole nation from persecuting MC. There's an entire faction of nobles alone who despise MC because of her family's acumen and the resulting "proximity & access & favor" her family gets to/with the Crown.
At best now he can prevent her execution, but even that's not really his doing, so much as it is this foreign prince who's sweeping her away. But the king is now also risking access to her family business - but she solved that by asking him for their protection, in exchange for using their expertise.
Yes, there's a chance that the hard evidence wouldn't be enough to confirm guilt in a court of law, but MC is reviled by the kingdom because of all the rumors spread about her by the prince and his faction as the "gem eating villainess". So there's a chance she or her family could be attacked at any point, or any number of "accidents" if nothing else. (In the first chapter she comments about how even the royal servants are interfering with her own personal maid, and that she could potentially see her meals poisoned as a result by those who believe all the rumors/have it out for her.)
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nah i can't ship it yet. I'd want it toxic on both sides, or wholesome on both sides.
since he's being a prick, i want her to reject him.
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neat chapter, thanks!
