The Knight and Her Emperor - Ch. 93

[oreore]

I've never seen a girl with this level of masculine face that resembles nothing of a girl in any manga... And I have read like 50 mangas with reverse trap characters...

I didn't have a slightest problem with her face being like that, quite on the contrary, I'm very much glad she's portrayed like that -- just normal looking. And your statement just proves the point that industry tends to cater to whatever 'girly' image is build in people's minds. Can't we just enjoy 'normal' looking women that don't need to look and behave 'feminine'? You just said there are already 50 titles to suit your tastes, but I'm, for one, so sick of this repeating over and over image that this manhwa is just a breath of fresh air in every aspect, these kind of titles are rare af, there's literally no need to try and fit it into mainstream ones and make it 'another one' to those 50.

Also, femc of Irregular Empress looks just as normal as Paulina in terms of femininity... I really don't see her face being 'feminine' by default as you see it to be. In shots where she pretends to be a man, she looks like a man, in shots where she pretends to be a woman she looks like a woman.

And just so you know, one of these ↓ faces' owner is a boy. But both faces have same traits...
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/367074848268353538/795111038848335894/unknown.png

 

[Nixnaw]

@oreore Agreed. I am sick of the beautiful and slender women who claim to be swordsmen but look like they have never lifted anything heavy. Pol is normal looking, she has trained hard in the summer and winter, and gone through pain and war. I think the way she looks is perfectly fine and a reflection of her efforts.

 

[mio116]

Thanks for the update 😌

 

[Bigups]

I really liked this chapter because it's been a while since we've seen her deeply think about her role and other women in the society she lives in and be vulnerable. I agree with many other commenters that I have to remind myself that Paulina is a woman and is an exception only because the Emperor allows her to be so. It's so easy to think that because she was able to be a female knight it would all of a sudden lead to a revolution and a surge of female rights activism, but that's not the case. Society isn't changed that easily and Paulina wasn't trying Tu change the role of women, but the role of HERSELF

 

[KingDM23]

Excellent chapter

 

[Ally-el]

Oh this chapter is really great! The portrayal of women in that exact era and place, and how an anomaly (that is Miss Paul) were forced to face and think of the reality of women is conveyed subtly but not humbly.

It is an emotional chapter cause even in the modern times, not all women could have the luck and rewards such as Miss Paul's. And she, realizing it, probly couldn't help the heartache and helplessness that comes after.

 

[literal]

Dang, this chapter had a lot going on.
Maybe it's because the feminism is an ongoing theme, but what stuck out to me was: Donau is gonna have a kid.

My mind: But he's baby.
(I know, I know. Medieval setting = families much earlier) B-but, but he's baby!