there is all this supposed "tension/drama"... and i feel none of this shit. it simple doesn't work.
like, there is no drama if mc and her family are gods, almost omnipotent and omniscient.
the king is painted as this smart and scheming bastard and all... but how much scheming work against absolute massive power? SIMPLE: IT DOESN'T.
and his schemes are so weak too, it only work because the hero is doing only one thing: opening his legs to be fucked. if he didn't give a fuck, he per example could become the king, he could kill him and let someone else become the king, he could kill them all, he could simple leave again, he could move his family somewhere else, he could break his bones until he couldn't scheme (and all kind of shady stuff and make the king shit his pants out of fear). THERE IS SO MUCH HE COULD DO and the king can do nothing to stop him (or the queen or the daughter).
and in addition to all this attrition that amounts to nothing: he wants to marry into their family... HOW COULD THAT BE! he doesn't want to kill the hero and eliminate the danger.
he doesn't want to free themselves from the 'shitty curse' by killing the spirits. becoming totally independent.
he wants a contract with the magical girl so his family can gain power from the spirits!!!!!!!! he wants to try to do the same that put them in this situation, manipulative enslavement.
I am baffled. he is like a weakling bully in school, but he is bulling a 'whole fighting club that is supper strong, 1st place Olympic', and the whole bullying is because he wants to join the club, which he needs the acceptance of the club themselves in addition to pass a lot of test. and he ain't achieving it, as he is only causing anger to the club and represents everything the club goes against. now imagine the club are gods that law doesn't apply to, and only some empty and fragile moral is holding them from BREAKING HIM DOWN. FROM SUCKING OUT EVERY ML OF HIS BLOOD AND CUTTING HIM INTO PIECES OR ANYTHING IN BETWEEN THAT AND DOING NOTHING.
it really baflles me... it really does. this ones win at it. it got a high mark on something, not that is a good one lol.