Two years late to the party, but I loved this story so much because it remembered that it's supposed to be about the villainess, not some rando playing too many self insert fantasies. Her anger at the prince was so refreshing, what a satisfying takedown.
That said, it was a real brutal takedown of everyone...poor Lucia, both of them.
And I pity a few of the boys, even though they did deserve punishment. Their lives ruined and even ended because they fell in love with a manipulative ho.
Not to mention the crusade... Since when do aggressive conquests involving the deaths and subjugation of "barbarians" make for a happy ending? Totally unnecessary and leaves a sour aftertaste.