Once a drunkard tries to talk with Claudia saying she is the prettiest person he has ever seen. And Claudia shields the FL from the drunkard, when she is the one being targeted. And this bit*h the FL (Irene) hiding behind Claudia says sh*t like "Aren't you embarrassed to say things like that to people of your daughter's age" and riles him up if someone didn't help them it would have been an assault.

Due to the way the text works, I think there's confusion on who is speaking. Claudia is the one escalating not Irene. You can tell because Claudia has a definite 'rough' way of speaking when she's angry, like her father, that Irene doesn't. Also the fact that the guy reaches for Claudia and not for Irene, which is who he would have gone for if Irene was the one insulting him

Also it's literally spelled out by Irene as being an attempt to make the 'heroes' know how unnecessary they are to Claudia and hopefully give up on her

Aside from the fact that this kind of event is situational in real life and is dependent on area and the people around. Also not everyone reacts to these bad situations perfectly, and nor will the harasser act how you want them to

Even if Irene was escalating, they are in a busy district with many people around, and regardless of that they have literal guards protecting them, it wouldnt be a s*upid decision to make honestly even if there wasn't an obvious reason for them doing so

And what's wrong with it? Honestly the worst of her desire is that she wants to live an easy life without work, Claudia and Felix are happy to keep her with them in this way as well. She also is often the straight man to the aggressive shows of wealth in the first place, and doesnt make any form of demands for money in exchange for her company

Irene even explicitely says that if Claudia one day gets bored of her and decides to get a new friend, Irene wouldn't hang on like an ex-boyfriend and would send her off in tears. Honestly I can't even consider her a gold digger since she isn't actively attempting to get things from these people, they just enjoy spoiling her. She's a sugar baby at worst

Irene is genuine in her desire to both repay Claudia and also have her be happy, when she realises what she's doing would just hurt Claudia, she immediately drops it without hesitation and changes gears conpletely

I don't really know how this is a issue tbh? It's a major part of her character, also it's brought up multiple times, her ability to charm is the main reason the plot goes places

It's explicitly brought up that her ability does work with men as well, but she is bad at talking with them so she can't do it effectively. This is most obviously shown with the second prince, being that she can't figure out a way to approach him until she thinks of him as a woman

The plot keeps a good pace, but it definitely hits its stride around chapter 40 when the demon event happens. The part before that is also good, but it is quite a bit weaker, far less time should have been spent on Irene being spoiled, and more on the characters themselves and their relationships with each other. I would say have the financial spoiling be done with the parents present, as it gives the parents more presence in the plot and some characterisation as well

I don't consider the start section to be irrelevent and wouldn't suggest skipping it. While it is weaker, its not bad to read and you would be confused later on if you did so. I wont argue it gets a lot better once the devil section hits, but you wont have the same emotional investment if you just start there imo

One thing I particularly enjoy is that the villains aren't continually present, they do show up on occasion, but they don't stay long enough where your dislike of them begins to wear on the story itself. They are present when necessary and don't stay past when they are welcome

While, on that subject, its not a case of things actually being different from what the MC read, it's actually entirely the same but reading is different from living. The villains were villains in the original work as well, they just aren't fictional anymore and thats what makes the difference

The primary focus is Irene's relationship with others, but the interactions with others are still interesting, even if they don't last. Felix is protective of Claudia, but they still prod at each other like actual siblings and it's not a weird blind siscon/brocon situation

As described by others, she is very sincere. A bit dense in a way, but feels like its an intentional block more than anything, and usually the words used are ambiguous enough that I can let it slide since she is pretty cute. Has a calculating side to her, and is a lot smarter than either herself or the readers give credit for. Is physically weak but mentally very strong

Genuinely just wants the best for everyone, aside from those three, while prioritising Claudia (valid considering everything) and utilises all she has in order to do it. Is pretty capable and smart, utilised her information of the novel in order to pull the right people to her side

That isn't even considering the effort she puts in for Claudia who she is determined to give a happy ending even if it kills her. Irene literally rebuilt the poor girls self esteem from scratch, which is why she doesnt buckle to those menaces whims even a little bit

One of the best male leads I've seen, only fault being that he doesnt consider himself more so you do want to smack him. Very much the epitome of a second male lead who is the absolute best but is never chosen >->

He has a calculating side to him, but its couched but a lot of self control and an unwillingness to harm the people around him. A definite wolf in sheeps skin, if the wolf was actually earnestly attempting to become the sheep through sheer will alone

He gets a lot more prevalent after the demon event, and his relationship with Irene does show a lot of natural development

Thoroughly likeable, a bit overbearing but cute. Has a brutish aspect to her where she doesn't think before she acts or speaks on occasion. Whenever she verbally decimates someone I'm watching with delight and popcorn

Is also a very relatable character, she is very anxious and reliant, suffers from depression. Reading about what the original had to go through is heartbreaking