I get the Aria didn't understand what was happening because she was being sheltered to such an extent that it not only hurt her mentally, but her social reputation too. And it really annoyed me that she is a high schooler, and I get that you are in a unknown world, but girl you had every chance to see something was wrong with the Prince mandating your schedule and everything. Like I'm a highschool student, I would have been extremely annoyed and irked by the "helicopter parent" prince and is pose. Like you shouldn't be so naive that you be taken advantage of just because you are in the unknown. Aria should have made an effort herself to LEARN and UNDERSTAND how this world works, TALK TO AN ADULT WHO ISN'T THE PRINCE and just make the effort to get used to this new world you're in. It shouldn't have had to stop until Sei came to rectify the situation with the King. Aria just continued to be ignorant of what was happening around her and decide to feign ignorance and continue depending on the prince, regardless of the fact her reputation has hitting rock bottom.
IDK THIS JUST FELT LIKE A RANT I NEEDED TO PUT OUT THERE SINCE IT HELLA BOTHERED ME EVER SINCE THE EARLY CHAPTERS, I CONTINUED TO GET IRKED BY ARIA'S FEIGNING IGNORANCE OF WHAT WAS ACTUALLY HAPPENING IT IT WAS SERIOUSLY GETTING ON MY NERVES!!!!