The Duchess' 50 Tea Recipes - Ch. 10

[Angrod]

@MasterPannya
Lookin like some male MC too...

 

[icarushector]

@Mojo there's definitely a strong misery loves company vibe here. Though I am curious, other than being able to elevate herself if there was maybe something she actually liked about the old Chloe.

 

[MadnessUnlimited]

Thanks for the update! ✨

 

[cherokeemoon]

ew beeotch get away from my bby

 

[redpandamaniacal]

Alright, alright, you've made me order some lapsang souchong to try, manhwa.

 

[Aslinn]

I always heard/read the saying: if you want a man love, win his stomach first, lol

 

[Balancegrim]

ugh, more asian yin yang bs. "Oh no, the evil character can't actually be evil. They're just misguided/misunderstood. They're really good at heart" And somehow always have a tragic backstory, because it's not possible to be evil without that... complete bs. I'm so dissapointed in this series.
We didn't need to know the head maids "tragic" backstory, and she didn't need to have one. She's of significant lesser status but used to being the real power in the household. Her being angry at that being challenged and taken away is an understandable motivation for a bully. And her being a bully doesn't have to come from her being bullied, and it usually isn't
https://www.verywellfamily.com/common-myths-and-misconceptions-about-bullying-460490

-Edit:
no it isn't basic writing 101. A villan can be evil just to be evil. what any writing teacher would tell you is to give them a reason for it. That reasoning can be pride, lust for power, or prestige. They need to have somethign to gain by their actions. They don't need to be a good person forcibly shunted down an evil path by circumstances or other people. they can choose it for themselves. A 2 dimensional character is the mustashe twirling villian in cartoons. a fleshed out character has goals and reasons for them. but the reason shouldn't be "I was bullied into it" every. damn. time. A wonderful example of this is Walter from Breaking bad. It wasn't his circumstances that made him evil. it wasn't others bullying him and he was't misguided. each and every time he was presented with a choice he chose to be cruel, uncaring, or greedy and eventually that true nature was revealed to all.

And in many wasy it does excuse and forgive them. That's the f*ing point. that's why this type of writing is terrible. a character that is only evil by circumstance just needs love and kindness to change and that's why no one should ever be killed and all the other bs arguments made in these stories. Villans are not people to whom terrible things have happened. Villans are people that are villanous (cruel) to others.

I am tired of the misunderstood villan trope that infects most asian media. it rarely makes for a compelling villan. and it usually requires a suspension of critical thinking or extremely convoluted circumstances to have their origins make any sort of sense. Make a real villan: Wheel of time, Shannara universe/series, ... hell even inu yasha, or the saw movies. Make a real villan.

TLDR: tragedy does not equal goals and motiations. This character already had both. she had most of the authority of the duchess prior to this, by her own machinations, and she aims to keep it/take it back.



@Amairani

 

[JWChibi]

here comes a sad back story, good, because I thought she was just interested in the Duke

 

[Pocky8]

@jimmyclear Thank you for the info! I thought that this tea doesn't have tobacco as ingredient, but now I'm confused. Is there any tobacco in it?
I don't like tobacco, so definitely no research from me related to that.

 

[Amairani]

This is basic writing 101: Villains are real people to whom terrible things have happened.
Maybe in childhood, maybe in adolescence, maybe later. At some point, rather than learning and growing, their maturation process stunted and stalled. Roots of bitterness and anger sprang up in them. On the surface they may have many, if not most, of the same attractive qualities of your hero.
While this may explain the reasons for your villain’s actions, it doesn’t excuse or forgive them. He’s still evil, and he must still be brought to justice. But giving him motivation will make him more than a cardboard cutout.
Many writing professors engrave this into every writers essence, DON'T MAKE SOMEONE EVIL FOR THE SAKE OF JUST BEING EVIL, that just makes a flat, 2 dimensional prop.

You might not like profound side characters that have been fleshed out and thats to each their own, but understand the author is actually a grade A author for giving her antagonist a reason for her actions.

@Balancegrim​

 

[DiaFinis]

Wow who does she think she is??? She's just a maid, she better get that ro her haid sooner or later.
On the other hand, a tea that tastes like ham?? Then there's a plate of ham also? I don't know about that combination tho.

 

[Cynic]

@Amairani Freud is not an excuse to mistreat people.

 

[Amairani]

I believe you tagged the wrong person.​

@Cynic​

 

[Aria321]

Thanks for the chapter. =)

 

[QueenKumQuat]

Bruh, fire her ass and be done with her.

 

[Mck26]

There is a way to fire people like from noble head maid.💀

 

[Mck26]

😜

Spoiler

Spoiler to the future charters Duke is going to try get freaky with the Duchess. I can't say where or when but it will be good.

😁

Mod Note: Please use spoiler tags when talking about chapter-specific or future events.

 

[Darkmint13]

@Cynic They're not saying it excuses them but rather gives them depth as a character. At least that's what I took from it.

 

[McQuinn]

Still not update yet?

 

[Kineblue]

It’s refreshing that Chloe is not hell bent in getting revenge on those who bullied her but instead enjoying her starting to stand up against them.