That's because the author is blatantly trying(and succeeding) to emotionally manipulate the readers.
We're so deep in justifying everything she does that it all seems genuine now. 😅
Dion's drawing is too funny to me. He has a huge body compared to his head size. Koreans do really have a huge complex about small heads. Other than that, drawings and the story is very entertaining. Thanks for the translation.
I wouldn't say that the female lead is manipulative. She's trying to survive and make others survive also, no matter what. You can't survive among these nutcases by being "honest, lawful, good".