Maybe he is cold and ruthless because the well know story is viewed in the main heroine point of view, which she has no relationship with Ignis at all.
@Shunrei@Randompasserby18 You're both right; long hair is good on men, but what this guy has is a mullet e.g. one of the worst long hairstyles there is. I usually boo when male characters switch to short haircuts, but I'd definitely make an exception this time.
@someunregpunk@Yoshiko09 The only one poison tarnishes silver which is Arsenic, so it was probably for show because of how dramatic it looks. That is why in the live-action period dramas I've watched the royals have people employed as food tasters rather than use silver spoons which only detects one poison
aww the villain is getting adorable i wonder what would happen if the MC confessed everything, including the 'canon story'. ...the male lead would probably get executed
sigh. can't wait for him to finally figure out she's a girl