The fl, despite having been an investigator in her past life, seems to either disregard useful information, forget it completely, or is just not using her brain atleast 45% of the time. its kinda frustrating tbh
This is a funny pun on Sherlock Holmes. The fact that the duke is an Adler, the aid is a Watson and the FL is a Hauser (?) Well played. And making Adler seemingly dubious; like how Irene Adler always is. Pretty cool. Maybe the FL’s way of thinking is still alot like the stereotypical self-righteous Korean female main character, but yes…Watson would’ve been better suited with someone else. The FL is not it for him.
I like duke adler the most , he has a really traumatic past and him staying by his mothers side was adorable , he isn’t used to being loved and he felt betrayed by his father and stepmother so he has a harder time trusting .. I hope he is the male lead
They always do this. I hate the foreseeable future too. It’s either the female lead has a heart problem or the second male lead suddenly does a
180 to “prove to readers the ML was the right choice”
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The fl, despite having been an investigator in her past life, seems to either disregard useful information, forget it completely, or is just not using her brain atleast 45% of the time. its kinda frustrating tbh
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This is a funny pun on Sherlock Holmes. The fact that the duke is an Adler, the aid is a Watson and the FL is a Hauser (?) Well played. And making Adler seemingly dubious; like how Irene Adler always is. Pretty cool. Maybe the FL’s way of thinking is still alot like the stereotypical self-righteous Korean female main character, but yes…Watson would’ve been better suited with someone else. The FL is not it for him.
jorsten39
hes so much better than duke alder idcidc. in my mind the princess and him are in love
Soviya
I feel bad for him. He deserves a good lady. But not the fl. She is for the duke . 😐
alby94
I like duke adler the most , he has a really traumatic past and him staying by his mothers side was adorable , he isn’t used to being loved and he felt betrayed by his father and stepmother so he has a harder time trusting .. I hope he is the male lead
Spicy_Sunflower
😭😭😭 noooo! Second ML strikes again 😭 I wanted them to be friends and bring the other Duke as the second ML
Boonahcuelars
Urghh although this guy is good, I still lean towards the ml bc as another comment said, the duke is coming around and changing
Nezu Noir
She and the duke is the perfect match, no one else can take his place:)
Rahul67
Just make him the ML
Their chemistry is just too perfect
ShiningEvelun
i still like Adler better.
Melbelwel
I prefer the ml, he’s growing, his character is slowly evolving.
Iris Foxglove
Bruh, sns but I still think he’s the killer
Truckk-kunn
I likkeee him more than ml😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️
enig121598
This man deserves to be the ML
avatheran
He’s the ml in my mind
Karma95
Ah yes, my favorite trope authors uselessly pull 😶
Genkan
They always do this. I hate the foreseeable future too. It’s either the female lead has a heart problem or the second male lead suddenly does a
180 to “prove to readers the ML was the right choice”
Oreocake3
I hate second male lead syndrome🤧😖
Origin77
More handsome than the ML
More proactive than the ML
Actually care for the FL and not being toxic unlike the ML
Why are author always make characters like them… :v it’s just makes you compare him to ML and make ML look like Popo compared to them.
Sky3xo11
CANT HE JUST BE THEML😭😭😭😓😓😭😭😓