From Cursed Prince to Wise King—Led by a Marquis’s Daughter’s Clumsy Devotion
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Dietrich, nicknamed the “Cold-Disaster Prince” because he seems incapable of warmth, became king at 17 under his ambitious mother’s influence. But life turns tragically cruel: his younger brother Oscar seizes the throne, then he is publicly executed. Miraculously, at the very moment of his beheading, Dietrich’s consciousness returns to when he was 13—that is, four years earlier. With that memory, he resolves to right his mistakes: this time he will cherish his fiancée, Marguerite. In his previous life, he pushed her away with coldness—even though she stayed loyal and kind until the end, praying for him. Now, knowing what he lost, he vows to do everything differently. Thus begins his revenge, his path to being called the “Wise King.”
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So I like the story so far, ML was bad, but not unforgivably so in the first timeline, and is great in the second. FL is lovely and compassionate. But...
This translation is absolutely awful in one particular way. There are two queens and two princes, but the translation uses first, second, and third interchangeably. As of chapter four I literally have no idea which of the queens is the first queen. There are also plenty of moments where it is impossible to tell which queen or prince is being referred to.
I wouldn't say that he was bad, he hated himself and felt she deserves better than him, because to him if she was with him she would be cursed by his existence, like he is with his mother
I am also confused because of the translation. It throws me off from the story.
Tbf, he was at the lowest point of his depression. Even still, he did what he could to keep her alive, safe and especially out of the sinking ship.
In the first tl, he would die no matter what. The kingdom was about to explode no matter what. At least he saved her.
Also, his redemption arc is great, for he knows he alone can't do sh.t and works with others.
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The translation is just awful. There’s clearly no third queen. So why does that keep coming up?
I just can't read It anymore - translation too bad. I don't know if I correctly understand what happens annymore because after you read something It can change after few chapter with correct or incorrect translation.
I was gonna be okay if that was from time to time but It's happens each chapter.
The translation is off to a rocky start. Both queens are apparently the second queen, and ML's birth was rushed in order to insure he was the third prince. But I guess one of the unnamed princes died because he's later the second prince, while Oscar is the first prince (I guess he was born primi but still came out second). But he's still first in line for the throne? It's convoluted enough that I can't even fully correct the mistakes in my head.
The story would be pretty nice, but the translation makes it really hard to follow...
is Dietrich now the first, the second or the third prince...? Is his mother the first, second or third consort...?
I thought there are only 2 princes and 1 princess. And two queens.
As far as I can grasp the situation, Dietrich is the 1st prince born by the 1st consort and oscar and his sister are born by the 2nd consort.
But I can't know for sure, because the numbers change on almost every. single. page. Translation-Mistakes are possible and understandable - Japanese is really hard to translate. But honestly... Even a cheap translater would have done better....
I am still confused about how old everyone. They all look too old for 13 years olds.
I only added this to my library just because this is by far the only one from ML's POV.
The plot, the characterization, everything, everything just too shallow. Ugh, I'll continue read this if I have no more to read
The brother's mother got demoted to 3rd queen in this chapter. I'm still curious who the 1st queen is. /s
He's obsessed with her. I love it
Artlapsa translation has always been so bad regarding number and pronounce.
And in this chapter we have the 3rd queen apparently putting unreasonable expectations on FL in order to "get back at the third queen". Guess there's some self loathing going on with the 3rd queen (of two queens remember).
They are cute. At least he can love her a lot in this life
At this point I don't know how nany wives or which child he is or whatever. I'm just waiting for the end for the brother and even his own mother
This is confusing. Is the position of crown prince based on merit?
Alright, this chapter the brother got demoted to 3rd prince, and the mom was both 2nd and 3rd queen. We also got mention of a 1st queen for the first time! Though I genuinely don't know who she is, because there wasn't enough context.