Im so fucking conflicted. What if the prince is a cool guy and treated Maria with the utmost love and respect. If true he is very deserving of consideration, but thats the issue here. Even if hes deserving of it, I dont want him to end up with Maria even though he would absolutely deserve it. Also he lived his whole life with her so all those emotions that he has carried on from his past life wont be easy to let go.
I want Maria and Jou to end up as a couple, but as heartbreaking as it must have been for Yahiro when he was rejected by Hina. It would feel the exact same for the prince if not more.